The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-01-15
Police Jury Proceedings, Monday
January 5th, 1914.

The hon. PUIlCe jury LiSO III 80
lar session convened with PRESIDENT
Pierson presiding and all members
present except Mr.. Page and Mr..
Cockfield
Moved and seconded that the read
ing of the previous meeting DE dis
pensed with. Carried.
BY. Mr.. Williams: i
That in accordance with petition OF
citizens of ward two that road No. 10
beginning at Evergreen School house
and running around Clarks field ana
intersecting with same near NJ. Plerce
be dropped and the road be placed
back as it were. Carried.
By Mr.. Parker:
That in accordance with petition OF
citizens of ward that road No. . be
discontinued, said road being from
Green Simmons TO parish line, and
change at Green Simmons and make
connections with public road al
parish line near ). j. Affords.
Carried. -
Moved and seconded the Hon.
Police Jury adjourned until O'CLOCK
p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Hon, Police Jury met pursuant
to adjournment with president Pier
son presiding and all members present
except Mr.. Page and Mr.. Cockfield.
BY Mr.. Cockerham: =,
That the petition OF citizens OF
ward nine relative to Traffic Bridge
across Cane River be laid over until
next regular meeting. Carried.
Moved and seconded the Hon Police
Jury adjourned until Tuesday at III
O'Clock a. m.
TUESDAY MORNING.
Jan. 9Th, 1914
The Hon. Police Jury met pursuant
to adjournment with president Pier
son presiding and all members present
except Mr.. Page and Mr.. Cocktield.
By Mr.. Knott:
That Ann Bailey and Mary Town
sand be replaced on the paper list OF
ward 5, and draw their allowances for
the past two quarters. Carried.
By Mr.. Pierson:
Resolve that We extend our thanks
to Miss Kelly for her interesting talk
on DEVELOPMENT of our social condi-
tion among the rural population, ana
that we recommend her over to the
School Board as this lies within their
work and should be handled by them.
Carried.
BY Mr.. Cockerham:
Be IL ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of Natchitoches, state OF
Louisiana. that acting under the
authority vested in 1t by article 29l
of the constitution of the state OF
Louisiana and such laws amendatory
thereof and relating thereto that in
order to raise additional funds for the
purpose of constructing. maintaining
and repairing public roads and bridges
in ward four of the Parish of Natchi
toches, State of Louisiana there is
hereby levied q per capita tax of two
dollars per annum for the year 1914
and each subsequent year upon each
able bodied male inhabitant OF the
said ward four of the parish of Nat.
chitoches between the ages of eigh'
teen and fifty-iye years except thuse
residing in Incorporated towns ano
municipalities. villages or town that
maintain their own streets, who shat
not be subject to the per capita tal
aforesaid.
Be it further ordained that the
failure to pay the said per capita tai
on or before the first day OF Novem
Der 1914 and on the first day of No
vember of each subsequent year, Il
hereby declared to be misdemeano
and any party failing, neglecting o.
refusing to pay said tax within tint
time prescribed, upon conviction shall
be fined in sum Of not less than on
dollar and not more than twenty-five
dollars and In default Of payment b
imprisoned In the parish jail for
period of not less than one DAY no
more than sixty days or both at Tn
discretion OF the Court.
Be it further ordained that 1t shal
be the duty of the assessor of tn
parish OF Natchitoches La, TO plac
said per capita tax on his aSsessmen
rolls in and for said ward four of tn
parish of Natchitoches.
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson, William:
Adams, Cockerham, Knott, Parker
Derbanne, and Russell. Carried VI
animouSly.
BY Mr.. Russell:
That the following report OF Roa
Tracers be accepted
Galbraith, La, l2-l0, 1913.
To the Hon. members of the Polio
Jury duly convinced.
We the undersigned Road Tracer
commissioned ct previous meetiD
to trace q road from Marco via Ga
braith thence to iRtersect road No.
at II. and p. Ry. crossing near j.
Eottens place one half mile east {
Galbraith We do hereby make th
eur report, having traced and blaze
this road to the best Of onr knowiedg
for the good Of the citizens Twin
nearby and for the public benefit.
We do further ask your Hon. bod
to appoint either one OF the unde
signed rs syndic of this road for I'll
ensuing year OF 1914
lSignedl Il. W.. EDWARDS,
COLUMBUS BEEBE
Carries
BY Mr.. Pierson:
THAT Mr.. Cockerham be apIointe
a committee TO see Mr.. Scarborough
in regard to giving the Police Jul
his legal advise regarding certai
matter. Carried.
By Mr.. Pierson:
That in accordance with q petitio
OF citizens OF ward nine relative
repeating an old law passed by I'll
Police Jury, July 1910 regarding no,
running at large, same TO be change
80 as TO compel property owners
keep up cattle and horse proof fenc'
ONLY on the River front.
Votes on above stood as follow
Yeas, Mr. pierson. Nays, Messr