Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

township IL. range IL, sections 80
and 90, township, IL, range II:
herce last to the section line be.
yeen sections 40 and Al, township
II, range 12. at a point one-quarter
of a mile south of the corner betweer
sections 33. 80, 40 and Al, township
H. rarqe 12: thence rorth to the
corre- of sections 32, 33 38 and 80
same township and range; thence di-
egonally across section 33 to the cor
ner between sections 20 and 33 and
ga. same township and range: thence
east on-half mile along the line be-
tween sections % and "a. same town
ship and range to the half section
corner; thence north to the center OF
section 20, same township and rance !;
thence east to a line between Sec
tions 2S and 20 at the half section
corner; thence south along said line
one mile to the half section corner on
section line between sections 81 and
35, same township and range; thence
east to the Bray Lake public road !;
thence il a southeasterly direction
along the said BRAY Lake public
road, crosses the Pamela private
levee thence along the said private
levee to the point 81 beginning; all
of the said land being within the par
ish of Tensas and comprised within
the above limits. and containing ap-
proximately 27,500 acres of land.
Sec. 8: Be it further ordained that
the following named three persons
residing in the said district, and be-
irg citizens Of the state of Louisi-
ana, who, or whose wives, are as
sessed with at least five hundred dol
lars ($5O0) worth Of real estate in
said district. or who represents a cor
pcration owning land in said district
worth over $500 or officers desig-
mated to represent said corporation
by resolution Of the board Of direc-
tors thereof, and who have been rec
commended in writing by over twenty
five of the resident land owners Of
the said Lake st. Peter Drainage Dis
trict: Fremont Goodwine, and A. ].
Gibson. who are to serve from two
years from this date; and w. NJ,
Davidson, who represents the Pamela
Company, who is to serve for four
years from this date
And the Clerk Of the Board il di-
rected to notify the Honorable Ruf-
fin G. Pleasant, Governor of the
State Of Lcuisiana, Of the formation
of this District. in order that he NAV
name the other two Commissioner,
who are to serve for four vears.
Sec. a: And Il 4 further ordained
that the said three "Reminiscences
herein Appointed. ,toeeEher with the
tvo to be appoinfed 81 the Governor
of the State of LouisiSna. shall meet
in the Town Of St 3oseuh. "a at
the Court House. WEN 4 hereby de-
clared to be the dor<icile of the said
Board. at 12 O'clock n. on the 18th
day of Nav. 1919. ~ the purpose
of organizinr the 6Sfd District ia
accordance with tn lSu.
On motion u Mr.. ne. duly Sec
onded. the 4xilnviri1 kdiwancs -
offared and a5S11 ~,
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62 tko f6fi3h 81 fen6S9. i7 y K ),(3f
session that TIN sum Of one hundred
dollars, be and the same Il hereby
appropriated in aid of the Louisiana
Child Finding and Home Society, Inc.
On motion duly made and seconded
the following ordinance was adopted: /:
Be it ordained, bv the Police Jury
Of Tensas Parish. in lawful session,
that the sum Of $35. 90 per month for
three months be and the same Is here
by appropriated to augment the sal
ary Of the Federal Tick Inspector in
this District, and the further sum of
fifty dollars per month or one-half
of the salary of the State Inspector
located in this parish and doing work
Of this kind on Kings Point Island,
be and the same is hereby appropri-
ated for said purpose.
Mr.. L. T. Hunter was authorized TO
make a contract with the Forest
Construction Co., to grade up the
Azucema-Holly Park Road and have
other necessary dressing done on the
Waterproof Argent road already
built up.
The Board appointed Messrs. L.
T. Hunter and E. D. Coleman q COM
mittee to confer with the Police jury
Of Concordia Parish, as regards the
building of a new bridge across. Bay
ou L'Argent, said Committee being
hereby vested with full authority to
bind this parish in regard to all mat
tiers pertaining to said bridge includ-
ing the payment of one-haf the ex.
pense for said construction.
On motion duly made and secondod
the following resolution was offered
and adopted:
Be it resolved: That the sheriff
Of this parish be and he is hereby in
structed to use every effort to canse
the owners of automobiles to nav
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