The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-12-10

him in 1920 that Mr.. Watson would
remain. A letter from Mr.. George
Yerger urging that Mr.. Watson's
services be retained in Madison Parish
was read by the Secretary. 4!
After hearing the request of the
citizens of the parish as presented by
Mr.. Patterson and Mr.. Yerger regard
ing retaining the services of Mr.. Wat
son. MIR. Heyes offered the following
motion with Mr.. Galloway's second:
That the services of Mr.. I. L.
Watson as Parish Demonstration, be |
employed next year 1922, at salary
Of $4,000 per month. Motion passed. /
Mr.. G. T. Wallace and Mr.. G. w.
Patterson requested that the Police
Jury have the road from Roundaway
Bayou to Mr. Wallace's place surveyed
by the Parish Surveyor.
On Mr.. Galloway's motion seconded
by Mr.. Hewes, the Secretary of tie
Police Jury was instructed to have
the Parish Surveyor survey the above
mentioned road.
The following resolution was offer
ed by MIR. Wright and seconded by
Mr.. Wallace:
Resolved, That Madison Parish nc
cept State and Federal Aid on the
Delta Point-Tallulah-De Highway
in Madison Parish as set forth in the
regular acceptance form and that the
regular acceptance form be incor-
porated.
Mr.. Hewes offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Police Jury meet
: promptly at eleven o'clock and ad-
journ at noon for dinner and meet
again for an afternoon session. Mr..
Hewes having received second to
: his resolution, it was put to vote and
passed.
!, Meeting adjourned for dinner to
: meet again at two o'clock.
Meeting called to order at o.
: clock P. M.
On motion of Mr.. Hewes seconded
}, by Mr.. Wright, the following re'olu'
ton was adopted:
y Resolved, That value fixed by tho
d Board Of State Affairs for State pur
4 poses be accepted and approved, anc
d that 1000 Of such values is adopted
o for purposes Of local taxation. Re
q solution passed.
o Ar Ordinance to levy and collect TO
= the calendar year 1921 a per capit'
Y, tax to raise funds for the cen
it struction, maintenance and repai
IT of public roads and bridges IN tn
ID Parish.
I'd Section 1. Be it ordained by tn
e. Police Jury Of the Parish Of Mad
y son, Louisiana, that to raise fund
IN for the construction, maintainanc
IN and repair Of the public roads an
re bridges Of the Parish, there be an
f. there is hereby levied and impose
te for the calendar year 1921 per cap
tie Ia tax of One Dollar upon each abb
bodied male iahabitant Of said Paris
d, between the ages Of Is and s. year
he Section 2. Be it further ordains
fy ETC., that the collection Of the Il
of hereby levied shall be enforced in Il
Of manner provided by law.
wo Mr.. Wright moved the adoption
nd the foregoing ordinance and M
o. Hewes seconded this motion, viii
in on being put to vote was carried al
,n- the ordinance adopted by the folio
cs. ing vote.
of Yeas: Clark, Galloway, Wrigl
md Holloway, Hewes and Wallace. Ma,
rs, None.
en- Mr.. Wright offered the followi
ear ordinance:
rty An Ordinance to levy assess and C
his lect for the calendar year 1921
be Parish purposes, an.advalorem
lin of five mills and an additional
ecs. of three mills for said year to
be principal and interest of the re
pm bond indebtedness falling due
1922; and to- fix the date Of
ED, Iinquency, the rate Of interest,
act penalties, the security Of said Ia
ex- and the manner of enforcing
the collection Of the taxes herein lev
lice Section /. Be it ordained by
and Parish Of Madison, Louisiana, t
,nal there be and there is hereby lev
lete and imposed for parish purposes
the calendar year 1921, an advoloI
ED, tax Of five mills on the valuation
the all taxable property in said par
tate one and one-half mill thereof be
up for school purposes.
ent, Section 2. Be 1t further ordair
,eed etc., that an additional special adv
orm rem tax Of three mills on the do
ons, valuation Of taxable property in
med parish, be and is hareby levied
,sals imposed for the calendar year 1
for the purpose Of paying those
ED. tons of the principal and interest
the the road bond indebtedness fal
Alex due in the year 1922.
he is Section 8. Be it further ordai
en- ETC., that the Assessor be and b
l. a.