The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-07-20
the parish of Natchitochea:

:. Thousand Dollars is Immediately nee
V essary to pay for the cost or repair O.
certain bridges and,
|. Whereas the Parish Bridge Fund i!
it without the necessary funds of which
to pay such repairs and,
= Whereas it is necessary to borrow
;. the sum of Three Thousand Dollars fol
y account of the Parish Bridge Fund fol
said purpose.
! Therefore be it ordained:by the Pol
e ice Jury of the Parish eof Natchitochss
that W. H. Airey, President of the
Police Jury and w. w. Page from the
= finance committee be and they are
hereby appointed committee of this
body and authorized and directed to
borrow in the name of this body for
the use of the Bridge Fund from three
of the fiscal agent banks Of the Parish
Iof Natchitoches the sum of Three
thousand Dollars payable February
:, 18th, 1923 at the rate of per cent in
. terest per annum until paid and to
execute and deliver to said fiscal agent
banks, viz: Exchange Bank, Peoples
Bank and Merchants and Farmers
Bank. all of Natchitoches, La. prom
issory notes of this body for the sums
so borrowed payable to the order of
, said banks and bearing interest and
payable at the time aforesaid and also
to execute and deliver to the said banks
in the name Of this body and authentic
now pledging and hypothecating as
securities for the payment of the prin-
cipal and interest the sum so borrowed
the special milage out of the General
fund set aside for Parish Bridges. for
the year 1922, budgeted to the Parish
l Rridno E,,rl nd 81; ,1ok -
Act for the payment of this and of all
or holders of said notes may be put in
the effort to compel payment thereof
including ten per cent on the amount
of principal and interest that may be
owing on said notes as Attorneys fees
in event of suit to collect same.
| Carried unanimously
! BY MIR. Knott, seconded by Mr.. Page:
That in accordance with letter from
the President of the Police Jury, Ouach- |
ita Parish, regarding a conference to
be held in Ruston on July Goth. eor the
purpose of securing relief from the |
Federal quarantine now placed on those
parishes lying between the Ouachita |
and Red Rivers in this State prohibit
ing any cattle being shipped from this
area out of the State, also as the Fed
eral Bureau of Animal Industry refuses
to cooperate with any or q part of
these parishes until such time as the
whole area co-operates III the work of
tick eradication whereby the quaran-
tine can be raised, in view of this con-
dition it practically kills the cattle
industry of this region, therefore be it;
resolved that committee composed of
j. I. Sandlin. and 4. J. W. Knott be
appointed to attend this meeting, rep
resenting the Police Jury of this parish
Carried unanimously
BY Mr.. Sandlin, seconded by DR..
Joyner: Il
That the Assessor be instructed to Is
assess the property of jeff DeBlieux
for the number of acres as contained ,
in the original deed. Further, to make
complete assessment of all cattle on .
back of place, assessing same to De-
Blieux unless otherwise proven to be-
long to other parties. |.
An amendment by MIR. Page, seconded
by Mr.. Knott:
That the land of jeff DeBlieux be
to ascertain the number of
acres, one-third to be paid by the State :
and two-thirds by the parish. Further,
that complete assessment of cattle
be made on back Of place. /.
Vote o1 amehdment: Yeas, Messrs.
Knott, Page and Copellar. Nays,
Messrs: Sandlin Joyner. Airey. Dow
len. Absent. Messrs. Phillips. Fried
nan and Lacaze. fLost.)
Vote on original: Yeas, Messrs. t
Sandlin, Joyner, Copellar, Airey, .
Knott, Dowden. Nays. Mr.. Page. E
Absent, Phillips, Friedman, Lacaze.
By Mr.. Page, seconded by DR.. joyner: 9
That for the purpose of testing the y
'ense of this body toward making an v
appropriation of $25OO. 90 for the Parish
'oard Of Health for the year 1922-1923, o.
vote be taken as to whether this a
be made or not.
Yeas: Mr. sandIin and DR.. Joyner.
Nays: Messrs. Copellar, Airey.
Knott, Page, Dowden. Absent: Mes
uost.)
'y Mr.. Knott, seconded by Mr.. Page:
That the Police Jury hereby author
zes the President Of the Police Jury
o enter into q contract with some
man for the purpose of get.
ing up digest of the parish laws,
eginning with the digest published in
9O4 and carrying same up to date.
Further, that the party employed to
,ake up this digest shall furnish to
his Police jury one hundred copies.
Carried unanimously
y Mr.. Page, seconded by Mr.. Dow
den:
Be it resolved by this Police Jury,
nat the catch limit regarding trout in
ane River Lake be placed at 10 trout
lstead of 10 as heretofore fixed.
Carried unanimously
The following resolution was intro
iced by Mr.. Page and its acceptance
lly moved:
Whereas, the interest coupons of
'ad bonds of Road District No. %,
ard 9, amounting to $l45O. 90, viii be
le and payable on the 1st day Of
ugust, 1922, and,
Whereas, there is not at the present
me sufficient funds to the credit of
e account Of said road district to pay
e coupons so maturing; therefore,
Section /. Be it resolved and or
ined by the Police Jury Of Natchi-
ches Parish, Louisiana, in regular
ssion, that W. H. Airey president,
d Leon Friedman, be and they are
reby instructed to authorize the pay
ant of said interest coupons out Of
3 General Parish Fund.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved.
e. That said amount so paid shall be
id and returned to the general fund
Of the proceeds of taxes collected
said road district on the 1922 tax
]. and the said Police Jury pledges
elf to levy sufficient amount, in
.ordance with law, to pay the inter-
coupons, and the bonds which fall
J. Carried unanimously
loved and seconded, the Hon. Police
" adjourned until next regular