The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-31

current year vi 1910 At q ooi"AJ Va
Hundred and fifty dollars and expenses
of member of said firm in attending
the meetings of the Police Jury. Said
sum of Two hundred fifty dollars shall
include compensation for advice
rendered to the Police Jury, but shall
not include compression for conducting
any suitssor litigation in which the
Police Jury of jefferson Davis Parish
or jefferson Davis Parish is a party.
Carried
By Ausem Marcantel; Resolved by
the Police Jury, that in the matter OF
expenditures for Public improvements
under the 1918 and future Budgets no
contracts or obligations be entered into
or authorized or expenditures made or
authorized. by any member OF the
Police Jury, or other party, without
first submitting to this Police Jury a
written application for authority to
make such obligations and expenditures
the said application to be referred to
the Roads and Bridges Committee for
consideration. and its report to be re.
ferred to this body for final action.
Carried.
BY Fontenot, seconded by Marcantel;
Resolution of the Police Jury of the
Parish of Jefferson Davis Louisiana,
declaring the order in which payments
shall be made of warrants issued by
this body.
Be it Resolved, by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Jefferson Davis. That all
warrants for money issued by this body
shall be paid in the order of time OF
their assurance: and the Treasurer Of
this Parish is hereby instructed to
notify the Bank in which the funds of
this Parish are deposited when Suff1ci.
ent warrants have been vouched for by
him to coveP the funds of this Parish
Warrants shall be considered as having
been issued by this body when they
were signed by the President thereof
Carried.
Moved by Arceneaux, seconded and
carried that the Police Jury adjourn
until LOO P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Police Jury re.convened at Loo
P. M. with all the members who were
present at the morning session, present
The Ordinance Committee reported
Ordinance No. 20, General Road Or.
dinance, which was on motion, on roll
call adopted, Yeas 6, Nays None.
The Ordinance Committee reported
Ordinance No. 81, Canals and Irrigating
Co. crossing Public Board, which was
on motion. on roll call adopted. Yeas.
Nays none.
The Ordinance Committee reported
Ordinance No. q, an Ordinance in
reference to trains standing on Public
Road crossings, which was on motion,
on roll call, adopted, Yeas, 6, Nays none
The Ordinance Committee reported
Ordinance No. %, an Ordinance prohib.
iting the obstructing of any Public
Road, which was on motion, on roll
call, adopted, Yeas, 6, Nays none.
The Ordinance Committee reported
Ordinance No. "a, making it an offence
to food Public Roads, which was, on
motion, on roll call, adopted, Yeas 8,
Nays none.
The Ordinance Committee reported
Ordinance No. rs, providing how
Traction engine and threshers may
cross Public Bridges, which Ordinance
was, on motion, on roll call, adopted,
Yeas 6, Nays none.
The Ordinance Committee reported
Ordinance No. rs, giving general speci.
f1cations of Bridges in Jefferson Davis
Parish. which Ordinance was, on motion
on roll call adopted, Yeas, s, Nays none
The Ordinance Committee reported
Ordinance No. q, declaring what shall
constitute a lawful fence, which Ordi
nance was on motion, on roll call
adopted, Yeas, 6, Nays none.
The Ordinance Committee reported
Ordinance No. rs, levying a special
school tax of three mill, which was on
motion, on roll call adopted, Yeas, g.
Nays none.
The iOrdinance Committee reported
Ordinance No. 20, prohibiting the plac
ing of dead animals on a public highway
which Ordinance was, on motion, or
roll call adopted, Yeas, 6, Nays, none
The Ordinance Committee reported
Ordinance No. 30, a general licence
ordinance, which Ordinance was
on motion, on roll call adopted, Yeas, 6
Nays, None.
| On motion of Guidry, seconded ant
carried, the Police Jury adjourned tt