The St. Charles herald., 1917-05-05
Police Jury Proceedings.


ganized today with the following mem
bership: Ward |, H. Z. zee: ,, r. E
W0mack; 5, w. f. Morgan: 4, w. +
Morgan: ), r. d. Wilson; 6, j. S
Bridges.
BY an unanimous vote OF the bOarC
r. ID. Wilson was elected President
and j. Z. Wilson, Jr., Clerk.
A ballot on the Treasuryship re.
suited in three votes for w. L. Tillery
and three for w. G. Hamberlin.
Messrs. w. E. Morgan and Il. F.
WOmack were appointed to examine
the books and reports of the Parish
Treasurer and Tax Collector. After
thorough examination the books,
reports and vouchers were found cor
rect, whereupon quietus issued to
Tax Collector for the year ending Ju-
ly |, 1904, and the Treasurer's report
was accepted, showing balance on
hand, 81, 261.71.
A petition was granted the citizens
OF the 4th ward asking that Road
No. - be slightly changed so as to
run north and south on street
through the new town of Mont Pelier.
On motion MeSsrs. Lee and Wom-
ack are authorized to meet with COM
missioners from East Feliciana and
award contracts for repairing or re-
building McAdams and Thompson
bridges.
j. S. Bridges was authorized to
award contract for bridge on Tom
Day road.
r. 4. Womack was authorized to
award contracts for two bridges on
Joseph Branch.
PETITION.
To the Honorable Police Jury in and
for the Parish of st. Helena. La.
We, the undersigned voters and tax
payers of the Eighth School District,
as laid out by the Parish School
orable body to order an election to
he held at the sixth ward voting pre-
cinct, for the purpose of taking the
Ct nSus of the voters and Taxpayers of
said district as to whether or not a
five mill tax shall be levied and paid
for a period of five years, beginning
Sept. 1st 1904, for the purpose of
maintaining schools in said district.
w J Birch w w Travis
J J Bridges w B Easley
W f Blades j w Blades
Il X Lambert G w Amackeg,
F7Bart Travis 4 4 BOND
M Moore A G Lambert
B T Yonng G n Lee
n T Bridges u Strickland
J A Easley T Fl Easiey
James ID Easley H d Travis
G l. Smith j J Bridges
+ G Travis T Good
W Powell RIP Afford
D Williams JF Needham
On motion duly seconded, the fol-
lowing ordinance was adopted:
ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury in
and for the Parish of St. Helena, La,
that the petition relative to holding a |
special election be granted, and that
an election be called and held on the
third Tuesday in August, 1904, at the
place mentioned in said petition, by
commissioners to be named by the
president of the police jury, for the
purpose of voting for or against
special five mill tax to be levied on all
taxable properly situated in the Sth
school district as laid out and survey
ed by the school board of said parish,
for period of five years from the lst
day OF September, 1904, to the lst day
of September, 1909 inclusive, for the
support of said schools.
PROCLAMATION
Pursuant to the provisions of Arti-
Gle 232 of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, and of an ordinance
passed by the Police Jury in and for
the Parish of ST. Helena, La, relative
to levying special tax for the sup
p0f7t~Sf a-public school in the Eighth
Sehool District, |, r. ID. Wilson,
resident of the Police Jury in and for
said parish, do issue this my procla-
nation notifying the property tax-pay-
ers of said school district that spe-
,ial election will be held at the Sixth
ward election precinct, on the third ,
the
10Th DAY OF AUGUST, 1904,
Tor the purpose of voting for or
against proposition to levy a spe-
cial five mill tax on the dollar of the
assessed valuation of all taxable IL
within the limits of the said |
Eighth School District, for period s
Of five years, for the years 1904 to
1909, inclusive, for the support of !
public school in said school district.
That w. j. Birch, J. J. Strickland
and w. c. Afford be appointed Com
nissiOners to hold said election. and
hat the polls be opened at o'clock
q. m, and closed at q p. m, and the
returns thereof be duly certified to and
returned to the President of the Policel
Jury at the next regular session there
after.
Given by order of the Police Jury
his July 5th, 1904.
r. D. WILSON, President. II
PETITION.
Darlington, La, May, %, 1904
To the Honorable Police Jury of St.
Helena Parish.
We, the undersigned voters and tax
payers of the Fourth School District,