The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-10-20
No.

AN ordnance adopted ny lhe Polio,
jury Of the Parish Of Caldwell proyjd
ing for the working of parish prisoner
on the public roads and other pub|i
works Of the parish Of Caldwell1 an
providing for the leasing or hireing gu
Of such prisoners to individuals and fix
ing the price per month to be paid b,
persons leasing or hireing such pris
oners, per month, and authorizirs
the President of said Police Jury to ex
act Of such lessee or lessees a bon
for the s~afekeeping Of such prisoners
and TO Tx the amount thereof; provid
ed that in cases where such prjsone
or prisoners shall have been adjudee,
to pay a fine, that said bond shall new
er be less than the totalamount of tn,
tine imposed, together with the cost:
OF the prosecution.
See. |. Be it ordained by the Police
jury Of the parish Of Caldwell, pursu
ant to Act No. "04 of 1908, that here,
after when any male person between
the age of Is and IS years shall hay.
been convicted in the district court O..
Caldwell parish, and sentanced to i'm
prlsonment in the parish Jail, or to i'm.
prlsonment and the payment of y fine,
or to such Imprisonment in default OF
the payment Of q fine. such prisone,
shall be subject to work the full period
OF such imprisonment on the pubic
roads and other public works Of t.
parish of Caldwell, and the Presidant
is hereby authorized to designate tie
person or persons who shall havechaVe
OF said prisoners while being worked
on said public reads and other public
works Of the said parish Of Caldwell,
and for who's care, protection and safe
keeping, the person or persons thus
designated Shall be responsible.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that
the President of the Police Jury be and
ne is hereby authorized and empower
ed to lease or hire out to any indi-
vlduals, any prisoner Of the class men,
toned IN section n Of this ordnance;
provided that no prisoner shall be
leased Or hired out for less than five,
nor more than SIG.
Sec. 8. Be il further ordained that
whenever any prisoners shall have
been leased or hired out as provided in
the foregoing sections of this ordinance
the person or persons leasing or hire
ing such prisoner, shall be REQUIRED to
give bond in favor Of the parish of
Cald sell, all in accordance with sect-
ion II OF Act 204 Of 1908.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained that
IN the event Of the leasing or hireiup
out of any prisoner as provided in this
ordnance, sections IL, Is, IA, Is and Is
OF Act 2O4 Of 1908 shall be literally
construed and complied with.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained hat
whenever \ prisoner shall have been
adJndged to pay & fine, the person
leasing or hireing him shall give band
as require ed by section II of Act M IT
1908, which bond shall not be for a sum |
less than the amount of the fms and
costs which the said prisoner shall have
been adjudged to pay.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained tho+
this ordinance shall have full force and
eHect from and after its ADDITION.
adopted this the 18th day Of Oct,
K + Redditt. Clerk protein. res
loRDlNANCE No, INV,
An ordinance adopted BY the Police
jury of the Parish of CaldweIl ,a 1uiiee
a per eaplts tax of sl.OO per wear ne s
ahnum upon all male persons res;d,na
IN wards |, 8, 4. S, 5, 9 and that nors
tion or ward 2 contained in tho "v
created road district No. I Of tho IVY
1 5a 81. o. Caldwell. between the aces go Of
10 ana 90 years for the purpose q eoul
tslucthg, maintaining and renairing
Il pubic roads in the said wsrd d.l'n
Ioad districts, providing for tho aa aasossl
ment and collection Of samo 'ne assess
such. Vile failure to pay
Be it ordained by the po,;oo ,u.,
ofat there shall be and is herehr , ouis
a per capita tax of ST. 0 per s suy ,es' en-
shS 8 % q years residing in wards 81 :? 3 4.
con q y aad all that portion Of ward ., 2
Gontained in the newly erestas war; noad
q 1G1s 4a. NO. 70 l, beginning with ths year year Z
aDd roi .he purpose Of constituting
al maintaining and REPAIRING = n,,h.
o az r noaas and bridges of the sam S'e e,prd i ,
"a, "a 'o sSan alsstrIcts in the parish which ! !
a ,4d s anaa,l be collected for thew the vs.r w 1916 /
o anH every year thereafter u yaaI This this Z
%0'q pm n shall be repealed. until '"'' 9
he I the IT d iurth ef ordained that It shall !
cs1dr rarlsh taxes for the p. o. pat of c
with SiIbS seia to assess all such ba narsou rs S
y ~,sn SAD tax at the same tim TIM p Pc s : he
e pstsssss tIp poll and other ts auas t and to to &
Of oft tha the same on the . vaass anu Of Of
VI Be- sef i p3 frr4h in the same msnsers t
shall bec 5rnses due ordained lain a that said tax + +