Tensas gazette., 1917-10-12
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF TENsAs.
st. Joseph, La, October ?, l9lH

this 2nd day Ot OctoDer, l'l', II "'''S
the first Tuesday in said month, and me
day Of the regular meeting of the Police
Jury in and for above Parish and state
said Honorable body met at the Court
Honse in st. Joseph, La.
There were present Mr.. Frank ii. Cur
~, President; and Messrs. W. II. Aiy'
Ed. Coleman, f. c. Grace, Wiley Gavin,
I.ouis T. Hunter, members. Absent d.
II. O'Kelley.
There being quorum present 'iie DUAL"
proceeded to business.
The minutes of the last regular meeting
were read and approved >,
On motion duly seconded The sum oil
One Hnndred Dol1ars is Hereby appropri-
;ated in aid of the Louisiana Child flho-
ing & Home Society, Inc.
On motion duly made and seconded the
President was authorized to make answer
TO a communication from the Chairman
.of the Board Of State Affairs, relative 10
assessment values of this Parish.
On motion duly made and seconded the
President is hereby authorized to borrow
the sum of Three Thousand Dollars anu
to pledge the revenues of the Parlsll I"r
the payment of the same, in order 10
meet current expenses.
On ayplication of residents OF the oth
Ward, asking tor the laying out oi pun
lie road from a point on the public Ievee
on Arcola front, thence through SAID Ar
cola Plantation, and to terminate al
point on said public levee, on the Aquasco
Plantation. was received. and on motion,
,dulv made and seconded, committee
composed of Messrs. J. q. Gorton, VI.
Knllman, Henry Marks, \. B. Hunter,
w. d. A. Gorton, DR.. ii. Z. Greaves ana
Rdtrrt 6. Graves, was appointed to lay
ont sa;d road, in lieu of the present levee
,o,sa. and to assess damages therefor, and
to report at the next regular meeting o'
this Board.
On motion Of Mr.. Coleman, seconded
nv Mr.. Grace, the following Ordinance
was adopted, to-wit:
"Be it Ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of Tensas, in lawful session
convened: Tat license OF One Huhd-
,rel Dollars per annum be and the same
;,,,oSed upon all persons, firms
and corporations, importing into tins par
,ish for sale herein, inferior horses, mare
mnA colts. commonly known as Tack
.,.s
-, a., IL. .o,.,..l,.,
M ''"' d ny A'S ""''
,,..f 81 Ing Ordinance was a""p''"'
n. :, ordained by the Poicc Jury {"
-. g Ta,s,s in lawful srsSioi
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convened, Iha' '''
p..lirr lu'N - >. 1-
I9,a. 1912
,,. :, u,.,r . ,.,.r District l.
wv I'm ,:..., e lat.
th'3 far>h' ''" wv
October Ith, l9i2, hellg an o'"'''"'''
amending said first named ordinance "i
g., ,o,I, IqIo he and the same
"''' ,,,,II.J ,or ,b,
are HEREBY ''Pf""'u anu '''''"'
rrasnuS that none oi thp PROVISIONS w
.,iI Ordnance were ever carried mt"
A.,
8 Az ,Iy d,lv SOC.
ANA on ih"''" vi W. "''' ''
oyoded, the following Ordinance was
os..reI and unanimously adopted, to-wit
D.;
.An.ordinancr creating "it',,i' i VIC "ia
.oi iei'Sas ,rai'I'sr ,;,,,,; Dl.;,,v; =, a''a
'c"rdahre WIN .le OIi'r''t" i,';';',,'. sn;J
Laws ol me Nia'e "i iou'S''li", ~ -.
district t" he KNOWN ~ me i-ahr 9a
Peter PralhaSe pis!.itt, "ppI," p,hnrnnf
Jennino the limits and designating
tha Jomicile thereof.
7. - orJ.;nad lc the Police Jury OF the
Do of T.ms.s IL regular session:
ra,as.r ue,ror ", 0xe. Thai a drainage district
SECTION osh. ,,, ' Iatn ~ peter Drain
to be Known 40 'l'e ~ ,S'r a. sa,,o ' ~ harahv
aso s.i
Sr1,r,ox Two. Re il further ordained
.,,.t ,i,a l;n,its of fine said district shall
tn". s'IIn., ,,J ,b. sam, shall he COM
DC az io,'V w., i',mis u.i,I,iu thp following
@ Us ~ ';,.
i''%S' Ss,;nr;n, mn tine Pamela Plantation
iin,., tl,n Tn,yn nj II Ioseph. i'm
.nT,,,,sl,;, El.v.n Rany. TNelye. at in,
wv ~" 'np,., Gao ,,,;yate L.ve,. in front OF
pu' ,;i'I,',,, ,',r,t,.rlv n.ed a. the Panola
VIC o'i'..' ,,,,tJ;,. st,t..,r lsv.e.,hrnc,
SUI III I'.lr,, ,i;,actinn along ,hr Wes,
'o';',' ';t ,'';y,,l;'. l..,n ~ what i known
81 nm, A., nui,lic road diyid
a. ,N' ri ,,,,,,inn h,l,noin,, I,
Ing ' - a. G. Goldman. from til,
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