The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-10-16
Proceedings Police Jury.
Oct. Meeting, Monday, October
9Th, 1913.

Wv. NcCIIuSs "OIIudy. OCtOUcI
9th, 1913.
The Hon. Police Jury met in regu.
lar session convened with President
Pierson presiding and all members
nresent except Mr.. Derbanne.
Moved and seconded that the read
ing of the minutes of the previous
/ meeting be dispensed with, tarrled.
BY Mr.. Williams
That the petition Of Citizens of
ward 2 relative to reinscate road
that is said to be killed, from the
Cloud bridge or Saline creek running
to the public road near f. T. Weaver
that runs from Chestnut to Goldonna
be granted, Carried
~ BIZ. klsrsou;
That tile Secretary Of the Police
Jury be authorized TO purchase the
type writer which she now has on
trial. Carried.
By Mr.. Knott:
That the petition cf cit,.ena or
Bayou bii00utax TO grant Grisbam
and Emmerson permission TO place
gate across the public road on both
sides of their plantation on Bayou
Bilboueax, be granted. Carried.
Moved and seconded that tie lion.
7 Police lie JHFy adjourn 3httl 2'o:tlotk
EVENING SESSION,
The Hon. Police Iury met pursuant
10 adjournment with President Pier.
son presiding and all members present
except Mr.. Derbanne.
AN ORDINANCE.
Defining who are yagrants and how
they shall be punished.
By Mr.. Cockerham,
pe Il ppaaleu By the Police Jury Of
the Parish Of NatchitocheS in regular
session convened, that all persons
who have no visible means to main
tain themselves and live without en-
pIoyment, or who wander abroad with
no occupation, all persons who lead !
an idle life and openly .protligate life,
who have no property to support |
them, and who are able to WORK ana |
do not work, common prostitutes who |
walk the streets or public highways |
soliciting men, all persons of either |
sex, belonging to the white race, who |
shall habitually loiter around or fire. |
Quent or reside in private or public |
p aces owned or operated by negroes, |
2T tre4uented by negroes, A II persons
who live by begging, stealing, gam
bling, or trading In stolen goods, all
who can work and do not work, are
hereby declared to be yagrants.
Section 2. BE ii further enacted by
the Police Jury Of the Parish of Nat
chitocheS that all persons found
guilty of being vagrantS as defined in
Section one of this ordinance, shall
be punished by fine of not less than
ten dollars nor more than thirty |.
dollars, together with all cost of the
or by Imprisonment in I
the parish Jail OF not less than ten
days nor more than thirty days or
both at the discretio ioR Il slsSA { .eslrt {,
Yeas, Messfs. piersolf. Williams. II
Adams, Cockerham. kno Il. i'apv.
arker, C0ckfield AMI itu4 Ell.
Carried pnahimJLs;!.
tlr Mr.. i1eISon:
That in accordance with petition OF
citizens of ward one 10 grant tie
privilege of opening up road from J
J, Collins to the MOTEL road dis :
lance Of seven miles be granted. :
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson. Williams.
Adams, Cockerham, Knott, Parker,
!ocktield and Russell. Nays, Page. /
carried. :
By Mr.. Pierson: 9
Resolve that We issue Certificate OF | =
to Austin Brothers for
Jne Thousand -Four Hundred and Il
twenty Three and 42-l00 dollars @
due January lst, 1915, with
per cent interest to settle claim tor
epair on Montrose bridge. Carried. !
BY Mr.. Russell;
BE it resolved by the Police Jury OF
he Parish of NatchitocheS Louisiana
n regular session convened that said
Parish Of NatchitocheS be and is
hereby divided into road districts as
oll0ws:
All that portion of ward three and
our lying between Red Rivef on the
loTth anti Bayou Pierre on the south,
nd Lumbra BAYOU on the west, also
hat part of ward Ave beginning at
he point on township line between
OWL ship 10 and township III where
aid line crosses Bayou Pierre, thence
vest on said township line to the
enter of section 4, thence south to1 q
he southwest corner Of the north
alf OF northeast quarter of section 8,
hence to section line between sec
ions 8 and 10. thence south between
ections 3 and - Is tie northeast
ornerGf saDtlon Ii, thence west be-
Ween sections and lG to the north
asst corner Of section IL, thence south
et Ween sections I6 and II, and 70
nd q to the southeast corner of
ection 20, thence west between sec
ions 20 and 29 to the northeast cor
er OF the northwest quarter of north
uarter OF section 20, thence south to
he southeast coCHer Of snuthwest
uaTtfT Of northwest quarter of Sec
ion %, thence east to a line between
ards ! and 5, thence north along .
iard line to the sou utheast corner Of
ection %, township 10, range Q.
hence east along dividing line be-
ween wards | and to Flat River
hence up Flat River to Bayou Pierre
hence up Bayou Pierre to point ol
eginning, the same to be designated
S road district No. 2.
All that portion Of ward 10 begin
Ing at northwest cQrReE Of section 8.
oWnshig q, range 6 Natchitoches,
'arish, La, thence run east on range
ne to the eastern line Of Texas and
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