The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-06
PROCEEDINGS OF POLICE JURY.
Tallulah, La, Sept.

ing was dispensed with.
The Finance Committee presented It's
report, endorsing for payment of bills
of Indebtedness to the amount OF SO, l34.
%, and the necessary funds for the
payment OF same is hereby appropri-
ated.
The bridges constructed by the Vim
cennes Bridge Company were accepted
and ordered paid for upon the furnish
ing of a maintenance bond by said Com |
pany for three years, conditioned and
in amount as fixed by the Engineer and
District Attorney.
The Com mittee appointed to select
office fixtures for the Clerks Once
made it's report. Representatives OF
the Dorsey Co. and Art Metal Co. ap-
peared before the Board submitted their
plans and prices, which were carefully
examined by the Board, and on motion
of Mr.. Galloway, the plan submitted by
the Art Metal Co. was accepted at and
for the price of S398.O0 delivered and
installed in the Clerks Office ready for
use. The contract for same was signed
by the Board and said Company.
The President read the report made
by the State Board of Health and en-
motion of Mr.. Spann committee OF two
was appointed to confer with the Sheriff
| in reference to the Poor House and Jail.
Mrs. A. L. Slack's communication
was read. and action deferred until next
regular meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Galloway the fol-
ing ordinance was unanimously adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 489.
An ordinance to declare what persons
are Migrants and TO fix penalty
for vagrancy.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury Of the Parish of Madison,
Louisiana, That all and each Of the
persons hereinafter described and de-
defined are hereby declared to be va
grants and subject to be punished for
vagrancy, as set out in Section . OF
this ordinance, to-wt: All persons
wa ndeIing abroad and lodging in tav-
erns, groceries, beer houses, bar rooms,
market houses, sheds, barns, outhouses,
pumping stations, uninhabitated build
ing, railroad or street cars, shanty boats,
steam boats, or other water crafts, pub
lie buildings, or the open air; all per-
sons of either sex leading an idle or
openly profligate life who have no prop
erty TO support them, and who are able
to work and do not work; all persons
receiving, hiding, trading. or bartering
stolen property or who ualawtully sell
or barter any vinous, alcohalic, malt
intoxicating, or spirituous liquors, oil
any narcotic or intoxicating habit form
ing drugs, or any powder advertised as
as an abortifacient or so-called love
powder; every person who conducts
any game or games OF chance un.
der awnings, in booths, in enclosures
, on the streets, levees, public roads, Of
in any public place, whether the prizs
be in money or in kind; every common
prostitute who snail walk the streets Of
. public highways soliciting men; any
person of either sex OF the white rae,
who shall habitually loiter around c
frequent or reside in private or public
places owned OF operated by negroes O
.. freGuented by negroes; wandering abou
and begging or who 80 about from doc
to door, or place themselves on tn,
}. streets, highways, public roads, on doc
. steps, on church entrances, passages
!, alleys, or or other places TO beg or re
ceiye aims, who can work and do nc
work; all habitual drunkards; ali per
sors able to work who do not work, bu
live upon wages of personal earnings Q
their wives ana monor children.
IL. Section 2. BE it further ordained
etc, That every vagrant, as defined an
declared in Section of this ordinance
It shall be arrested, prosecuted and pun
e ished by any court OF competent juris
4 diction by fine OF not less than te
, dollars nor more than thirty dollars, G
- by Imprisonment of not less than tie
20 days nor more than thirty days in tn
lr parish Jail, or both at the discretion {
It the court.
;e on motion of Mr.. Clark, the follow
,ng resolution was adopted:
Whereas, This Board has accepte
lie eight thousand dollars (SSC00.0
apportioned to this Parish from Stat
, road funds by the State Highway De
7 partment for the construction of
2 model road from Tallulah North to Il
, Parish line; the balance of the sa
n sum necessary to build said road to |
10 paid by this Parish;
ID Therefore, beit resolved by the Polic
Jury of the Parish of Madison that Il
ne State HighMay Department be heret
w authorized and directed 10 proceed
H. advertise for bids covering the cousrut
te ton of said Highway from Tallula
H. North to the Parish line.
10 There being no further business, Il
Board adjourned, sine die.
y. F. l.. Maxwell,
No w. II. HARVEY, . Presiden