The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-08-17
PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
MEETING OF POLICE JURY
Arcadia. La, July 10th 1922
Ordinance

l't IL oIuuiitN ~ tAC Aoi'>' ""'s' y"
Eienyile parish, in regular session
convened. that when any male person
over the age of Is years, and unur the
age of IS years, shall be convicted and
sentenced by any competent court in
and for BielNille parish, state OF Lou
isiana to imprisonment in the parish
Jail, or to such imprisonment and the
payment of fine, or to such imprlson'
ment in default of payment of fine,
such person shall be confined in the
parish jail. and shall he 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,
d in accodance with the provision OF
Act 20l of 1905.
Be it further ordained that while
any convictS are being worked by the
Police Jury as herein-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 it further ordained that D. NJ,
White president, be and is hereby au-
thoriZed 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 mana.
ger shall be appointed and approved
by the president Of the Police Jury.
and the the sheriff of Bienville parish
who shall he 4 qualified electOr of
Bienville parish, and shall be commits
stoned as a deputy sheriff, whose sal.
arl is hereby fixed at not more than
One Hundred ($1OOOO) 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 sheritfs salary fund. dur.
ing The remainder of this year, after
salary shall be taken care
rt in the hndget said salary to be paid
monthly on the warrant of the Sheriff.
The above resolution was adopted by
the following vote of these members:
t'tas-Bert Davis. J. II. Thurn.0nd
J. T Albums W. H. RO.an, A. G. Wait
low, and J. II. King.
Nays-NOND.
Ordinance
Whereas, in order to maintain the
public roads and bridges in Bienville
parish. Louisiana, and in order to gel
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 veal
1922, in order that such additional
revenues may be obtained to keep sale
roads and bridges.
BE it ordained by the Police Jury o.
Bienville parish, state of Louisiana, il
regular session convened, that ther'
shall be and is hereby imposed ant
levied an annual license tax for th'
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, a tax O
One (S1.OO) Dollar; Two horse W
hicles, a tax Of One ($100) Dollar
upon all log wagons, a tax Of Fiv'
$500 Dollars; upon all automobile
a tax of Five ($5OO) upon all one-tol
trucks, tax Of Ten $4,000 Dollars
upon all trucks over one.ton, the ia,
shall be Twenty ($2O00) Dollars; up
on all tractors. a tax of Twenty-Fiv
} ($250O) Dollars; upon all motorcycle
a tax of Two and one-half ($2.D
Dollars.
Be it further ordained, etc., tina
the sheriff and tax collector of Bien
vile parish, Louisinan will collect al
license tax as specified and turn sam
) over to the parish treasurer as pre-
vided by law, same to be kept separat
as to respective wards from whicl
the license tax is collected.
Be it further ordained, that the ia.
; assessor Of the parish of Bienville b
and is hereby authorized and reQuire
to list and assess upon his rolls 70
2 the year 1922 all vehicles, automobile
trucks, and motorcycles, as above mer
toned and specified in resolution
Subject to the license tax for the yea
1922.
/ Be it further ordained etc., that al
laws and ordinances in conflict here
with are hereby repealed. and tina
this ordinance take effect from an
after due and legal PRONUNCIATION.
On roll call the above ordinance wa
:, adopted by the following vote of til
' members:
Yeas Bert Davis. J. H. Thurmon(
J. F. Albums, W. H. Began. A. {
Whitlow and J. II. King.
Nays-NONE.
G Ordinance s
e Be it further ordained BY the Polio
j. Jury Of Bienville parish, Louisiana,
S regular session convened, that ther
J. shall be levied an advelorem tax {
4 I mills on the dollar and collected O
\ all taxable property, real, personal {
e every kind subject to taxation in sal
:. parish of Bienville, state Of Louisian
: turing the year 1922, and to bear til
' same penalties and to be collected
the same manner as the state tax
collected of which 2 IL mills on th
" dollar is to defray the expenses of II
e Parish Government, ! IL mills on tt
!. dollar to be used for the public road
and bridges.
e Be it further ordained that 3 mill
. on the dollar is hereby levied Il
school purposes Of the parish Of Biel
vile as required by the constitute
: Of the state of Louisiana.