The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-01-15

ular session convened with President
Person presiding and all members
p"asent except Mr.. Page and Mr..
CJckfeld.
Moved and seconded that the read.
ing, of the Minutes of the previous
meeting be dispensed with,
Carried.
by Mr.. Williams:
That in accordance with petition OF
citizens of Ward Two that road No.
l6 beginning at Evergreen School
House and running round Clarks
field and lntersecting with same near
M. Pierce be dropped and the road be
placed back as it were.
Carried.
BY Mr.. Parker:
That in accordance with petition
Of Citizens of Ward 7 that road No. 5
be discontinued, said road being from
Green Simmons to Parish line, and
change at Green Summons and make
connection with public road at Parish
line near J. J. Alfred.
Carried.
Moved and seconded the Hon. Police
Jury adjourned until 2 O'Clock P. M.
EVENING SESSION.
The Hon. Police Jury met pers uant
to adjournment with President Pierson
Presiding and all members present
except Mr.. Page and Mr.. Cockfe Id.
BY Mr.. Cockerham:
That the petition Of citizens of
Ward Nine relative to Traffic
Brt lye across Cane River be laid
over until next regular meeting.
Carried.
Moved and seconded the Hon. Police
Jury adjourned until Tuesday at l0I
o'clock a. m.
TUESDAY MORNING,
Dec. 9th. 1914.
The Hon. Police Jury met persuant
to adjournment with Pre- sident Pier
son presiding and all members pre-
sent except Mr.. Page and Mr.. Cock :
field.
BY Mr.. Knott:
That Ann Bailey and Mary Town
saad be replaced on the pauper list i
of Ward 5 and draw their allowance
for the past two quarters.
Carried.
Nv Mr. piareou.
Resolve that we extend our thanks /
to Miss Kelly for her interesting talk
0 development of our social condi-
ton among the rural population, and
that we recommend her over to the
School Board as this lies within their
worA and should be handled by them. |
Carried.
By Mr.. Cockerham:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches, State
of uisiana, that acting under the
authority vested in it by article POI of
the constitution of the State of Louis |
lana and such laws amendatory there |
of and relating thereto that in order
to raise additional funds for the Dur
pose 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 per capita tax OF Two
dollars per annnm 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 betweenthe ages ofEighteen
and Fifty Five years except those re-
siding in Incorporated towns and
municipalities, Villages or town that
maintain their own streets, who shall
t be subject to the per capita tax
aforesaid.
Be it further ordained that the fail
ure to pay the said per capita tax on
OF before the first day OF Novem-
Der 1914 and on the LIST. day of Nov
ember of each subsequent year, is
hereby declared to be misdemeane
and any party failing, neglecting or
refusing to pay said TAX within the
time prescribed, upon conviction shall
be fined in sum of not less than One
Dollar and not more than Twenty Five
Dollars and in default Of payment
imprisoned in the parish Jail for a
period of not less than one day nor
more than Sixty days or both at the
Il
Be it further ordained that it shall
be the duty of the assessor OF the
Parish of Natchitoches, Ia. to place
said per capita tax on his assess
ment rolls in and for said Ward Four
OF the Parish of Natchitoches.
Yeas: Mr.. Pierson, Mr.. Williams,
Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Cockerham, Mr..
Knott, Mr.. Parker, Mr.. Derbanne,
and Mr.. Russell.
Carried unanimously.
BY Mr. Russell.
That the following report of Road
Tracers be accepted.
Galbraith, La, Dec. 10, 1913.
To the Hon. Members of the Police
Jury duly convinced.
We the undersigned Road Tracers
Commissioned at a previous meeting
to trace Road from Marco via Gal
braith thence to intersect Road No. 8
at I. g. p. Ry. crossing near j. M
Cottens place one half mile East OF
Galbraith. We do hereby make this
our report, having traced and blazed
this ROAD to the best of our knowledge