The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-10-27
Proceedings Of The Police jury
Continued from last week.

- oenneV, j.. /. Hawkins,
&. l. McSween, B. Z. nrskins,
H. y. Weatherford, A. R. Lively
anu r. |. Girod are hereby ap-
pointed a committee to obtain
the necessary rights-of-way for
the'proposed Columbia and Mon
roe highway and to advise the
Police Jury or the governing
board of Road District No. | rel.
atlVe to the route of said high
way.
On motion carried, the Clerk
OF the Police Jury is hereby in
structed to request the Secretary
OF State to furnish a list to this
Board Of all persons who have
paid automobile license in the
parish of Caldwell for the year
1916.
On motion carried, the Prcsi-
dent and Clerk of the Police Jury
are hereby authorized and in
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structed to enter into a contract
with the Caldwell Waterman for
the publication of the proceed
ings OF the Police Jury upon the
some terms and conditions as
contained in the last or existing
contract made with the Caldwell
Waterman, with full authority
to sign said contract on behalf
Of the Police Jury.
On motion carried, Tie Pies:
dent and the Clerk Of the ro',c-
Jury are hereby authorized to
enter into a contract with A. NJ
Ledbetter, the present keeper or
Waterman Of the Ouachita traffic
bridge, upon the same terms and
conditions as are embraced in
the last or existing contract.
On motion carried, the follow
ing ordinanch was unanimously
adopted.
ORDINANCE No. II.
An ordinance adopted by the Police
Jurv of the Parish of Caldwell provid-
ing for the working of parish prisoners
on the public roads and other public
wovkf'nf the parish of Caldwell: and
providing for the leasing or hireing out
ofisueh prisoners to individuals and fix
irg the price per month to be PAID by
persons leasing or hireing such pris-
ohsrS per month, and authorizing
.llSs Rsesident of said POLICE Jury to ex
a. such lessee Or lessees a, bond
for tn %safekeeping Of such prisoners.
and tofx the amount thereof; provid-
ed thu in cases where such prisoner
or priHsners shall have been adjudged
to pasa fine, that said bond shall nev-
er be'lss than the total amount OF the
fine Imposed, together with the costs
of the Prosecution.
Sec.sl. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury Of the parish OF Caldwell, pursu-
ant to Act No. 204 of 1908. that here
after when any mae pe.so1 between
the age of IL ar; 5 years shall have
been convicted iii the distric. court OF
Caldwell parish, and %sentanced to i'm
%prisonment in the parish jail, or to i'm
prisOrnent ard the payment of a fine,
or to such Imprisonment in default Of
the payment of a fine. such prisoner
shall be subject to work the full period
OF such Imprisonment on the public
roads and other public works Of the
parish Of Caldwell, and the President
is hereby authorized to designate the
person Or persons who shall! havecharge
of said prisoners while being worked
on said public roads and other public
worksof the said parish of Caldwell,
and tor who's care, protection apd safe
keeping, the person or persons thus
designated Shall be responsible.
Sec. z. Be it further ordained that
the President of the Police Jury be and
he is hereby Authorized and empower
ed to lease or hire out to any indi-
viduals, any prisoner of the class men
toned III section one of this ordnance;
provided that no prisoner shall be
leased Or hired out for less than five,
nor more than SIG.
Secs 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 pond IN favor of the parish Of
Cald we'll, all in accordance with Sec
ton IL OF Act 204 of 1908.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained that
IN the,event of the leasing or hireing
out OF any, prisoner as provided in this
ordiance Sections IL, IL, IA, Is and IL
OF AETNA Of 1908 shall be literally
construed and complied with.
Sec.,6. Be it further ordained that
whenever a prisoner shall have been
aoJuoeed to pay a fine, the person
leasing or hireing him shall give bond
as reqahed by section II of Act 2O4 OF
l9oo,, which bond shall not be for a sun
less tnan the amount of the fine and
costs Which the said prisoner shall have