The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-08-10
PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
MEETING OF POLICE JURY
Arcadia, La, July 10th 1922
Ordinance

BE 1t ordained by the Ponce jury, OF
Bienville parish, in regular session
convened, that when any male person
over the age of IS years, and undr the
age of 50 years, shall be convicted and
sentenced by any competent court in
and for Bienville parish, state Of Lou
isiana to imprisonment in the parish
jail, or to such Imprisonment and the
payment of fine. or to such imprison.
ment in default of payment Of fine
such person shall be confined in the
parish Jail, and shall be worked on the
public roads or other public works of
Bienyille parish, and shall be kept at
work on said public roads or works
until the expiration Of such sentence,
in accodance with the provision of
Act 2O4 of 1908.
Be it further ordained that while
any cOnyicts are being worked BY the
Police Jury as here-in-above provided.
they shall be kept over night and such
times as they are not at work In the
parish Jail, and such other place as
the police jury shall direct for safe
keeping.
BE il further ordained that D. NJ,
White, president, be and is hereby au.
athOrized to secure by purchase, or
otherwise a sufficient amount Of wheel
barrows, picks and other tools neces'
sary to fit out complete road work
ing outfit. -.
Be it further ordained that a mana
ger shall be appointed and approved
by the president Of the Police Jury
and the the sheriff of Bienville parish
who shall be 4 qualified elector Of
Bienville parish, and shall be commits
stoned as deputy sheriff, whose sal
arl is hereby fixed at not more than
One Hundred ($1O000) Dollars per
month which shall be paid out Of the
funds created from fines imposed on
those convicted Of violating the prohi'
bition law, known as the Hood Bill
heretofore set aside and authorized
paid into the sheriff's salary fund, dur.
ing the remainder Of this year, after
u nd salary shall be taken caro
! of in the budget, said salary to be paid
monthly on the warrant of the Sheriff.
| The above resolution was adopted by
the following vote Of these members:
ytas--Bert Davis, J. H. Thuru.ond,
J. F Albums, W. H. Began, A. G. Wait
low, and ]. H. King.
Nays-NONE.
Ordinance
Whereas, in order to maintain the
public roads and bridges in Bienville
parish, Louisiana, and in order to get
additional money for this purpose, the
Police Jury of said parish has decided
to impose and levy an annual license
tax upon all vehicles, automobiles
trucks and motorcycles for the year
1922, In order that such additional
revenues may be obtained to keep said
roads and bridges.
| Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of
Bienville parish, state of Louisiana, il
regular session convened, that there
shall be and is hereby imposed and
levied an annual license tax for thu
year 1922, upon all vehicles, automo
biles, trucks and motorcycles of sale
parish and state, and used for locomo
ton over public roads Of said parish
OF Bienville, state Of Louisiana, which
license tax be graduated as follows to
wit:
Upon one-horse vehicles, q tax Of
One (N.O0) Dollar; Two-horse. ve
hicles, a tax of One ($1.OO) Dollar
upon all log wagons, a tax Of XIV,
$500 Dollars; upon all automobile,
a tax of Five $4,000 upon all one-to,
trucks, tax Of Ten $4,000 Dollars
upon all trucks over one-ton, the Ia,
shall be Twenty $4,000 Dollars: up
on all tractors, tax of Twenty iv,
($25OO) Dollars; upon all MOTORCYCLE
a tax Of Two and one-half $3.50
Dollars.
Be 1t further ordained, ETC., tia
the sheriff and tax collector Of Bieu
vile parish, Louisinan will collect Il
license tax as specified and turn sam
over to the parish treasurer as pro
vided by law, same to be kept separst
as to respective wards from whic]
the license tax Is collected.
Be it further ordained, that the "a,
assessor of the parish Of Bienville b
and is hereby authorized and. require,
to list and assess upon his rolls 10
the year 1922 all vehicles, automobile
trucks, and motorcycles, as above men
toned and specified in resolution
SUBJECT to the license tax for the yea
1922.
Be 1t further ordained etc., that al
| laws and ordinances in conflict here
with are hereby repealed, and tina
this ordinance take effect from IN,
after due and legal PRONUNCIATION.
1 On roll call the above ordinance va
adopted By the following vote Of tn
members: .
Yeas Bert Davis, ]. H. Thurmond
j.. F. Albums, w. H. Began, A.. G
Whitlow and J. H. King.
| Nays--NONE.
Ordinance
| Be 1t further ordained By the Polio