The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-08-24
PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
MEETING OF POLICE JURY
Arcadia, La, July 10th 1922
Ordinance


Re it ordained by the Police Jury, OF
Bienvile parish. in regular session
convened, that when any male person
over the aye of IS years, and undr the
age of - years, shall be convicted anu
sentenced by any competent court in
and for Bienville parish, state of Lou
isiana to Imprisonment in the parish
iail, or to such Imprisonment and the
payment of a fine, or to such imprlson'
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
Bienville 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 1905.
BE it further ordained that while
any convicts 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'
thorized to secure by purchase, or
otherwise sufficient amount Of wheel.
/ barrowS, picks and other tools neces'
sary to fit out a complete road work
ing outfit.
Be it further ordained that mana
ger shall be appointed and approved
by the president of the Police Jury
and the the sheriff of Bienville parish
who shall be qualified electOr Of
Bienville parish, and shall be commits
stoned as a deputy sheriff, whose sal
arl Is hereby fixed at not more thar
One Hundred ($l00OO) Dollars pc
month which shall be paid out of tn
, funds created from fines imposed Of
those convicted Of violating the prohI
hilton law, known as the Hood Bill
heretofore set aside and authorizes
paid into the sheriff's salary fund, dur
ing the remainder Of this year, afte
h aid salary shall be taken car
Of in the budget, said salary to be pal
monthly on the warrant of the Sheriff
The above resolution was adopted b.
the following vote of these members
yeas--Bert Davis, J. II. "hurn.on(
J. + Albums, W. H. RoEan, A. G. W1l|
low, and J. H. King.
Nays-NONE.
!. Ordinance
Whereas, in order to maintain tn
public roads and bridges in Bienvill
parish, Louisiana, and in order to &c
additional money for this purpose, th
Police Jury of said parish has decide
to impose and levy an annual licens
tax upon all vehicles, automobile
trucks and motorcycles for the yea
1922, in order that such additions
revenues may be obtained to keep sal
! roads and bridges.
d Be it ordained by the Police Jury {
f Bienville parish, state of Louisiana,
regular session convened, that thel
I shall be and is hereby imposed an
levied an annual license tax for Ii
year 1922, upon all vehicles, autom'
J biles, trucks and motorcycles Of sal
! parish and state, and used for locom'
i ton over public roads Of said paris
{ of Bienville, state Of Louisiana, whiC
license tax be graduated as follows t
wit:
Upon one-horse vehicles, tax
One ($10O) Dollar; Two-hOrse v
hicles, a tax Of One ($1.0O) Dollar
upon all log wagons, a tax of Fly
$500 Dollars; upon all automobile
a tax of Five ($5.OO) upon all one-tc
trucks, a tax of Ten $4,000 Dollar!
upon all trucks over One.ton, the ia
shall be Twenty $4,000 Dollars; U
on all tractors, a tax of Twenty-Fi'
($25.0O) Dollars; upon all motorcycle
a tax Of Two and one-half ($2.G
Dollars.
Be it further ordained, etc., th
$ the sheriff and tax collector Of Bic
= vile parish, Louisinan will collect &
~ license tax as specified and turn san
over to the parish treasurer as pr
u vided by law, same to be kept separa
u as to respective wards from whit
t the license tax is collected.
u Be it further ordained, that the Is
u assessor of the parish of Bienville