The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-06-17

Deans Point, thence east to the cham |
mel of the lake. thence up the center
Of the channel of the Lake and Bayon
Bodcau to where the line between
townships q and % crosses said bayou,
thence west along said township line
to the point of beginning shall consti
tute and form a new ward, taking the
number 8.
Act %. BE it enacted. That all
roads In this parish shall be cleared
of logs. trees, brush ana all other OBJ
structions to the width of % feet, and
where the read runs through a lane
the lane shall be GO feet wide. and
bridges shall be at least is feet wide
Causeways shorter than 100 feet shall
be Mt least feet wide. those longer IA
feet wide. and whenever 1t shall be
necessary to dig lateral bitches the
same shall he IA feet apart, or more
Acts 26 to 33. inclusive. had reference
to the care of the Parish Jail by the
Sheriff. the keep and custody Of the
prisoners confined therein, set forth
rules that they must obey, restricted
prolniscllous visiting to the Jail, etc.
Act 20 reads:
Be it further enacted. That when
ever any prisoner charged with crimes
punishable by death or Imprisonment
over seven years is confined in Jail. the
Sheriff shall cause guard to attend
every time the Jail is opened, to be
| armed with double-barrel shotgun
| well loaded with buckshot, and to
| stand Just In front Of the outside door
| on the ground. whose duty 1t shall lie
to stop by shooting. if necessary every
prisoner attempting to escape. and that
for this guard the Sheriff shall he
allowed 30 cents for every days SER
vice: that such prisoner shall be con-
| fined In the dungeon when in repair.
/ and when under conviction shall be
shackeled or chained to the floor or
wall unless the Judge of the District
Court orders otherwise, or unless the
iail doctor certifies that escape would
he improbable because of III health OF
the prisoner
Act 81. Be it enacted. That any
prisoner found In possession after first
| inspection Of any instrument, as saw,
| auger, chisel and any instrument de.
signed for breaking Jail or overpower.
ing the jailor and guard. shall be liable
to have his rations reduced to bread
and water for ten days"
Act 3d. Be it further enacted, That
the Sheriff shall not allow the prison
ers case-knives In eating"
| A paragraph following Act 40 reads
The preceding acts, numbered from
i L ia 40. inclusive. We're nassed by !
unanimous vote OF the body, the Pres
ident himself voting Space forbid'
the publication Of more of the old act
than are here shown.
Stock in the Bodcau Bridge Com
pany has been taken UP to nearly 5000
and upon that the bridge will be begun
Possibly this sum will not he larg
: enough, and therefore the books ar
kept .open for the taking of more stock
!. and well wisllers to the enterprise ar
, silicited to assist 1t by taking the hal
ance. or $1,000. Should the bridge no
cost the full $1,000. Of course stocl
takers will not be compelled to pay Il
: the full amount subscribed. Tn
+ high water of the lake is seriously IN
r terfering with the surveys necessar
before letting the contract for th
BRIDGE
In last weeks issue, In this depart
ment abstracts were matle from til
e bylaws of the Bodcau Bridge Compan!
J. Referring to the charter we note tina
+ the stockholders were: w. II. Hill
: twenty shares: ]. G. Head, twent
shares: r. w. Turner, eight share
e J. r. Griffin. eight shares: w. M. Swan
!. / eight shares: r. NJ. Fort, four shares
j. b. T. Fort, eight shares; +. r. Moor
f sixteen shares; J. A. Snider, eigt
d shares; J. r. Biggs. eight shares: w. T
It Scanland. eight shares; G. $. Rasberr
r four shares: f. T. Russ, four shares
a w. ]. Motley, two shares; I. \. Br'
v den, two shares, r. b. Taylor, tw
II shares; Il. T. Stinson. twenty share
h and T.. c. Rasbel4y, twenty share
e These were no doubt the original su
scrihers for stock and there was Pc
raps even at that time another list. +,
: the total of IDS shares at S25 each do
not give the sum above referred to.