Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-08
PROCEEDINGS OF POLICE JURY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Tensas.


ST. Joseph, La June 4th, 1917.
Be it known, That on this the
4th day of June, 1917, it being the
first Monday in said month";. and
the regular day for the meeting OF
the Police Jury in and for the above
parish and State, said honorable
body met at the Court House in St.
Joseph, La.
There were present: Mr.. F. III.
Curry, President, and Messrs. w.
H. Ally, E. C. Grace, E. D. Cole
man, ID. H. O'Kelley, F. G. Smith,
Louis T. Hunter, members, being a
full meeting of said Board.
On motion, duly seconded, the
reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
The committee appointed at the
last meeting to investigate the feast,
bility of constructing public road
through Elenora field in the 9Th
ward, a distance of about three
miles, report, that they had investi.
gated and discussed with the own
ers of said property the putting Of
a road through said place, and that
permission had been granted them
to run said road.
The President authorized Mr.. D.
II. O'Kelley to have said road con.
struc:ed as outlined and agreed or
by the said committee aforesaid
The committee appointed to ex.
anime the books of the Parish
Treasurer reported that said exami.
nation had been made, and the
books of said Treasurer were found
correct.
Mr.. F. G.. Smith was authorized
to have the road through Justina
plantation worked.
An official resolution of the
School Board of this parish, calling
on the Police Jury for the three
mills tax permitted said Board I'M
der Article 255 of the Constitution
OF this State, was received and read
On motion, duly seconded, the
following resolution was adopted,
to-wit:
Whereas, The Board of School
Directors has notified the Police
Jury that it will expect the Police
Jury to appropriate three mills of
the parish tax for the public schools;
and
Whereas this would mean the loss
to the Police Jury of 81 5 per cent
Of its unpledged revenues, thus leav-
ing the Police Jury with revenues
very much too small to properly
run the parish affairs; and
Whereas the only means by which
the Police Jury could raise the adj
ditional amount of revenue would
be by greatly increasing the assess
ment of all property subject to tax
alton;
Therefore be it Resolved, That a
mass meeting of the people is here
10y called to meet at the Court House
at II a. m. on Thursday, June IA,
1917, to discuss the advisability of
voting special tax for school pur-
poses.
Be it further Resolved, That it
is the wish of the Police Jury that
a large and representative meeting
he held, as it is a matter which
greatly concerns the people of the
entire parish, and it is specially
urged upon all members of the
School Board to be present.
On motion, duly seconded, the
following resolution was offered and
adopted:
Be it Resolved, That the Police
Jury as a Committee of the whole
take up with. and ascertain from
the State and National Govern
ments as to what proportion per
mile assistance said governments
will render towards construction of
good roads throughout the parish,
based on cost of construction.
And the Police Jury, constituting
into a Board of Review
ers, now proceeded to review the
Lists presented by the
Assessor in person. and after hear
ings granted several taxpayers, as
10 their assessments, decided to add
iourn their sitting as such Board of
Reviewers until Monday, June IL.
1917, for the further consideration
If assessments.
And the Police Jury adjourned
Until Monday. June 18th, 1917.
F. H. CURRY, President.