Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-12-08
PROCEEDINGS POLICE IuRy.
State Of Louisiana,
Parish Of Tensas.

Parish Of Tensas.
Tuesday, Dec. 5th, 1922.
Be it known and remember ed,
that on this 5th day Of December,
1922, it being the first tuesday Ill
said month and the day for the
regular meeting Of the toiice Jury
in and for above parish anu state,
said Hon. body met At the Court
House in said parish.
There were present Mr.. +. h.
Curry, President, and Messis. f. D..
Coleman, F. N. Hopkins and Il. b.
Lynch, absent Messrs. Burnside, o.
Kelley and Ratcliff.
There being a quorum present the
Board proceeded to business as tOi-
lows
On motion duly made and Sec
onded reading Of the minutes OF last
meeting was dispensed with.
On motion duly made and sec
onded it was resolved that Mr..
John X. Guice, be and he Is hereby
employed for the year 1928, as ilck
Inspector for this parish, at the
same salary as he now receives; 1t
being hereby stipulated that it snail
be the duty of said Inspector TO as
sist planters and stock owners on
vaccinating stock, treatment OF dis
ease Of stock and other similar mat
ters, free Of charge, upon being
furnished necessary vaccine and APP
paratus.
On motion duly made and Sec
onded it was resolved that the Pres
ident Of this board be and be here
by is authorized to borrow the sum
of Two Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars, to meet current expenses,
and to pledge the incoming revenues
Tor security Of same.
The President appointed the fol
lowing named persons as Com
mittee, to inspect the books, and
accounts Of the Tax Collector, and
the Parish Treaurer, to-wit: Messrs.
w. NJ. Davidson, Jos. T. Curry and
C. H. Rowan, the said Commute
being hereby vested with full and
complete authority to issue to said
Tax Collector q quietus for and on
behalf Of the Parish Of Tensas.
On motion duly made and second
ed the following resolution was Of
fered and adopted to-wit:
Be it Resolved by the Police
Jury Of Tensas parish, in lawful
session convened. that the President
Of this body be. and he is hereby
authorized to execute the contract
for the construction Of the st. Jo-
seph- Tallulah Highway, project No.
331, Of which the Parish Of Tensas
is to pay approximately $71,667.15,
out of the proceeds Good Road
Funds set aside for the construction
Of the said st. Joseph Tallulah High
way.
Be It further Resolved, that the
President be, and he 10 hereby au-
thorized to place to the credit Of
the Louisiana Highway Commission
the sum of $71,667.15 in the fol-
lowing banks in the proportions As
follows
$30,e46.35 in Canal Commercial
Trust 4 Savings bsm~; $24,940.55
in Marine Bank Il Trust Co., and
$16,0S0.25 in Whitney Central Trust
& Savings Bank Of New Orleans,
La, in accordance with the resolu-
ton Of the Police Jury adopted on
Dec. 5th, 1922, and the Resolution
Of the Louisiana Highway Com
mission. adopted. 1922, for the
construction Of the said st. Joseph
Tallulah Highway.
Be It further Resolved, that the
said three banks Of New Orleans,
La, b and each Of them required
to furnish Surety Bond or col
lateral sufficient and acceptable to
the State Treasurer, - depository
Of the above mentioned fund, in the
sum Of 1905 Of said deposit, in
favor Of the Louisiana Highway
Commission.
F. b. CURRY, President.
e. F. NEWELL, Clerk.