Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-05
PROC12I;DINGS
OF TnR
POLICE JURY
STATE OF LOUISIANA, /
PARISH OF TENsAs. (

in said month, and the day tor the regu
lar meeting of the Police Jury OF the Par
ish of Tensas, Louisiana, said Board me-
at the Court House at st. Joseph, La
There were present.
Hon. Frank r. Curry, President, and
Messrs. Jnos d. Fultz, F. L. Guthrie
T. s. Coons, Ions 7. Hunter, r. B.
Lynch and +. d. Coleman, members.
On motion, Messrs. Guthrie and Fult7
were authorized to have Styx bayou
bridge repaired.
On motion, Mr.. Lynch was authorized
to have washes across road along Tensas
River between New Light and Mound
Bayou repaired.
On motion, duly seconded, the follow
ing ordinance was adopted:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of the
Parish of Tensas, That the Parish License
for the sale, at retail, of distilled or alcohol
ic and malt liquors in the Parish of Tensas,
for the year 1914. be and the same is hereby
fixed at Two Thousand Dollars, the same to
be due and collectible on January l, 1914,
and to expire December S1st, 1914.
Be IL further ordained, That the six months
license to be issued during the latter half OF
the year 1914 be and the same is hereby fixed
at One Hundred per centum of the annual
| license.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of the
Parish of Tensas, That Parish license, for
| the sale, at retail. of pistols, pistol cart
ridges, blank pistols and blank pistol cart
ridges for the year 1914, be and the same is
hereby fixed az an amount equal to One Hun
dred per centum of the license imposed by
the State Of Louisiana for the same.
On motion, the sum Of Six Dollars per
month, is allowed R. H. Tyler to assist
him in caring for his insane son, Thomas
Tyler, until such time as said son can be
received at the State Insane Asylum.
Louis Handy and his wife, old and in
digent persons, unable to earn living,
and having no one legally bound To sup
port them, were placed on the pauper
roll at $500 per month for each.
On motion the sum of Two Hundred
Dollars was appropriated for the purpose
Of defraying travelling expenses of the
Farm Demonstration to be furnished by
the U. S. Department of Agriculture, for
the year 1914.
1t being the purpose of this Board to
pass Tick eradication ordinances at its
next meeting, and in order to be ready
for such tick eradication work and com
pulsory dipping OF all cattle in the par
ish, committee composed of Messrs.
Frank L. Guthrie, f. d. Coleman, r. b.
Lynch and F. Fl. Curry was appointed
TO have built at suitable and necessary
points in the parish, standard dipping
watts, according to specifications furnished
by the Department of Agriculture, said
committee being given full power to build
as many as fifteen watts, if in the opinion
Of the committee, that is necessary.
A petition from residents of the 2nd
and 9Th Wards of this parish, asking for
the laying out and establishment of a
public road starting from the public road
now leading from Lake st. Joseph to
Deerbun, at point about 800 yards
North of Holly Grove plantation barn,
and crossing Durossett Bayou North of
mouth OF Copperas Bayou, thence in
Southeasterly direction up bank OF Cop
peras Bayou to Backland plantation gate
and thence along plantation road to Som
erset Station, was presented, and on mo-
ton, commission composed of Messrs.
n. R. Pendary, W. II. Ally, F. p. Viii
lard, I. S. Coons and VIM NJ. Davidson
was appointed to lay out said road and
assess the damages therefor.
On motion OF Mr.. Guthrie, duly Sec
onded, the following resolution was unan-
imously adopted:
BE it Resolved, That by reason of the
fact that the Northeast quarter of Section
%, Township 10, Range IL, has been
held in private ownership for a number
OF years, and has paid its full proportion
Of taxes, and for the further reason that
said tract of land was within recent years
bought at tax sale by James p. Harrison,
who claims the title thereto by reason of
said tax sale, it is the opinion of this
body that the Parish of Tensas has no
right, title or interest in or TO said land,
because of that certain act or certificate
in Deed Book sd" page 3d.
Therefore be it further Resolved, That
in order to remove any possible cloud on
the title of said tract of land, by reason
Of said Tax Collectors certificate, the
President OF this Body is hereby author
lied and instructed to sign quit claim
deed to said property in favor of the pres
emit owners thereof, but the title thereto
not to be warranted.
The following bills were allowed and
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