The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-11-23


Whereas, the said J. N. George &
Sons has neglected to carry out and
perform the work stipulated in said
contract as fast as necessary, and has
failed to place upon said work suf-
ficient force to insure its completion
within the time and in the manner re-
CURED by said contract and the modi-
fications thereof subsequently enter
ed into and has otherwise violated
the provisions of said contract; and
Whereas, the Engineer represent
ing the Police Jury of the Parish of
Jefferson Davis has given notice to
said contractor, j. n. George & Sons
as authorized by said contract, order
ing and directing them to remedy
said contract, and to proceed more
rapidly with said work, to increase the
force employed, and otherwise COM
ply with the provisions of said con-
tract; and
Whereas, more than three days
have elapsed since the delivery of
said notice in writing to said J. N.
George & Sons, and the said delay
being named in said notice within
which the said j. N. George & Sons
were required to comply with the de-
mands set forth in said notice; and
Whereas, said J. N. George &
Sons, have failed and refused to
comply with the orders and instruc-
tons Of said engineer within the
time allotted in said notice;
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Jeffer-
son Davis, State of Louisiana, that
said contract be and the same is
hereby declared forfeited, in accord
ance with the provisions of said
contract hereinabove set forth.
Be it further resolved, That all
monies which remain unpaid the
said contractor under said contract,
if any, including the percentage re-
tanned by the Police Jury on month
ly estimates, as provided in said
contract, be and the same are here
by declared to be forfeited to the
Parish, to be kept and retained by
said Parish, and all of said funds
hereby appropriated as a partial pay
ment of the damages due and to
become due by the contractor to the
Police Jury of the Parish of Jeffer-
son Davis for breach of said con-
tract by said contractor.
Be it further resolved, That a copy
of this preamble and resolution, duly
certified by the Secretary thereof, be
forwarded to the said J. N. George
4 Sons by registered mail, said copy
of said preamble and resolution to
serve as written notice to said con-
tractors of the action hereby taken,
as required by said contract.
Resolution-Fiscal Agency.
Be it resolved by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Jefferson Davis.
State of Louisiana, that the follow
ing contract be entered into between
the said Police Jury, and the Calca-
sieu National bank of Southwest
Louisiana, at Lake Charles, Louis
lana, to-Wit:
State of Louisiana.
Parish of Jefferson Davis.
Know all men by these presents:
This contract made and entered
into by and between the Police Jury
OF the Parish of Jefferson Davis,
herein represented by J. Sidney
IRENE, its duly authorized President,
party of the first part; and the Cal
casieu National bank of Southwest
Louisiana corporation organized
under the laws of Louisiana, at its
office in the city of Jennings, Louis
lana, herein represented by H. H.
Hoag, its duly authorized manager,
herein called the party of the Sec
ond part:
Witnesseth: Whereas, it is neces-
sary for the party Of the first part to
make arrangements for the payment
Of the legally authorized obligations
Of the Parish of Jefferson Davis, prior
to the time any of the taxes of 1918
will become available, and whereas
said party of the second part is will
ing to furnish the funds necessary to
pay said legal obligations, on t he
terms and conditions herein provid-
ed, as follows:
LIST. Party of the first part during
me existence of this contract shall
deposit with said party of the second
part, at its offices in Jennings, Lou
slana, Welsh, Louisiana, and Lake
Arthur, Louisiana, all the revenues
If the Parish of Jefferson Davis over
which said party of the first part
'hall' have control; such deposits to
'e made promptly as funds are col
ected.
End. The said party of the second
'art hereby agrees and obligates it. |
elf to pay said party of the first
'art interest at the rate Of three per |
ent per annum on all deposits so |
made with it, said interest payments |
o be credited monthly on the aver |
zee daily balances deposited by said |
'arty of the first part as herein pro-
ided.
Bird. Said party of the second part |
urther binds and obligates itself to
ash all warrants legally issued bv
ne said party of the first part pre-
ented to it during the existence of
his contract; said party of the first
art to pay to the said party of the
econd part interest at the rate of
light per cent per annum on all
ayments from their respective dates
9 made by said party of the second
art; said interest to be paid monthly
n the daily average Of the amount
warrants so paid by it, statement
or interest due said party of the
scond part to be rendered and an
roved monthly.
4th. 1t is mutually stipulated and
greed that said party of the first
art shall redeem all warrants so
ashed by said party of the second
art in the order in which said war
ants are issued and as rapidly as
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