The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-07-24
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury
of Grant Parish, Louisiana.

Continued from Last Week

Whereas, The House of Repre-
sentatives has passed the House
Bill No. 100. by Mr.. Nunez, tt
regulate traffic on public roads
4 empowering police juries to spec
ify the tonnage of loads hauled
the Kind of tires used on vehicles
after bond has been given to re-
| pal1damages to said roads by
such unusual traffic; and
| Whereas we deem such iegis.
I1atlon timely and necessary tc
| preHent the destruction be abuse
LOT, Father than a legitimate use
OF roads built at enormous ex-
|pense to the people; therefore be
lit
Resolved, That we. respectful
~ urge our Senator, the Hon.
George Wear, to support said
bill, and his Excellency Govern
or Parker to approve same should
it pass the Senate.
The following bonds were APP
proved and permits issued to run
public service cars, to-wit, Os-
bin Lee Andre, M. C. LaCroix,
G. r. Colvin, Chas. H. Ussery.
A petition from citizehs OF
ward I, was presented asking
that Miss E. Compere, be placed
upon the paupers' list be-
ginning with Jan. /, 1920, with
j. W. Duncan as agent, and on
motion same was granted.
On motion of Mr.. Nugent, Sec
onded by Mr.. Lenioine, the fol-
Loving resolution was adopted:
Whereas, The law requires the
owner of any motor vehicle who
operates, or allows any one else
to operate, his car, truck or other
motor vehicle, without conspicu-
ously displaying. on the front
and rear Of such vehicle while so
driven or used the number plates
of sech vehicle showing the le-
gal registration of such vehicle
for the current year" And said
law provides penalty on con-
victiOn of not less than SIS. 90 nor
more than $500. and .infprison-
merf for not more than 30 days
or both at the discretion Of
the court; and,
Whereas, 1t has come to the
knowledge of the police jury that
probably less than fifty per cent
of the motor vehicles in Grant
Parish are not displaying said
plates. and are thus laying the
owners liable to said fine or i'm
prlsonment; and,
Whereas, The fees paid for
said plates are returned to Grant
Parish for use on the roads, less
10 per cent for cost of plates and
registration; and
Whereas, Motor Vehicles en-
JOY the greatest use of our pub
lie roads. and their owners are
the strongest advocates of good
roads, and the first to protest to
the police jury of bad roads and
ask for repairs of same; and
Whereas, The police jur; are
pressed for funds to meet such.
demands from the very persons
who are due these road fees;
therefore be it
Resolved, That the police Jury
requests the district attorney and
our court to enforce this law, and
We urge our people to call on
their members of this body or
the sheriff for application blanks
and other information they MAY
not have in securing the regis
tration plates.
We further notify the public
that after thirty days from this
notice each member will take the
owners name of all MOTOR We
hicles being used in violation of
said law, and the body will fur
nish same to the district attorney,
with the request that prosecu-
tion be proceeded with at once.
On motion of DR.. Corley, Sec
onded by Mr.. Nugent, the presi-
dent of the police jury, John
Randolph. was authorized TO sign
a note to the Bank Of Colfax for
the sum of $10,000.00 to meet
current expenses.
On motion of Mr.. Jones, Sec
onded by DR.. Corley, Mr.. Le-
MONIES was authorized to -pur-
chase 1000 feet of lumber for
bridges on the Lake road in ward |
6, TO be paid out of the parish
road and bridge fund.
On motion the police jury ad-