Red River County Louisiana Archives Court.....Harris, S. B. Et Al March 6, 1884

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Source: Coushatta Citizen, March 15, 1884
Written: March 6, 1884
Recorded: March 15, 1884

                  1884  POLICE JURY MEETING (#2)
COUSHATTA, LA. MARCH 6, 1884
   The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the 
President [THOMAS L. TERRY]. The following members were present: S. B. HARRIS, 
T. G. McGRAW and S. F. SPENCER.
   Minutes of the late meeting were read and approved.
   The following named persons were appointed overseers of roads for the 
parish of Red River in and for the year 1884, and until their several 
successors are appointed, to wit:
   ROAD NO. 1 -- JOHN R. YATES, WILLIAM NEWMAN and JASPER HUGGINS.
   ROAD NO. 2 -- GEORGE B. GRAY and J. H. PIERSON
   ROAD NO. 3 -- J. B. HOWARD, J. L. PARMER, SEABORN GARDINER AND JOHN CONNLY
   ROAD NO. 4 -- R. L. WARDLAW and J. M. TEER
   ROAD NO. 5 -- ELISHA T. TOSTER, K. D. HOLLY, GEORGE ANGLIN
   ROAD NO. 6 -- JOHN RATCLIFF and ED MURPH
   ROAD NO. 7 -- J. M. McDOWELL
   ROAD NO. 8 -- J. M. LOFTIN and J. M. NORMAN
   ROAD NO. 9 -- LEWIS COX
   ROAD "  10 -- H. L. BAMBERG
   ROAD "  11 -- O. M. PENNY
   ROAD "  12 -- J. D. PATTON,, A. J. McKINEY, and ____ OGLESBY
   ROAD "  13 -- B. F. SPENCER
   ROAD "  14 -- MARSTON JOHNSON, WILLIE GRAY and E. C. STRINGFELLOW
   ROAD "  15 -- W. B. CLARK and PRESLEY WATKINS
   ROAD "  16 -- J. R. GREENING
   ROAD "  17 -- A. A. FARMER
   ROAD "  18 -- J. R. JONES, R. H. ROUBIEU
   ROAD "  19 -- JOHN W. CARNES
   ROAD "  20 -- ALONZO EAST
   ROAD "  21 -- O. T. WEBB
   ROAD "  22 -- O. P. McDONALD
   ROAD "  23 -- O. R. PEROT
   ROAD "  24 -- JAMES DEFEE and PETER LIGHTSEY
   By virtue of a communication received from the Governor of the State of 
Louisiana requesting the Police Jury of Red River Parish to select some 
suitable person to be appointed and commissioned as a member of the Louisiana 
State Commission be it --
   RESOLVED, That HON. HOWARD C. STRINGFELLOW be selected to be appointed and 
commissioned as a member of the Louisiana State Commission of the World's 
Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition for the parish of Red River, and 
by virtue of a further and other communication received from the Governor 
requesting the Police Jury of Red River Parish to "take immediate measures to 
form a permanent local organization of citizens of said parish, and the 
distribution of information and such parish association should comprise all 
citizens to take interest in this great enterpirse; said organization to be 
called 'The Red River World's Exposition Association', " to elect a chairman 
and such other officers as may be requisite; and by virtue of the request of 
the Governor, said Police Jury have and do call a meeting of the citizens of 
the parish of Red River, to be held at the Courthouse on Saturday, April 5, 
1884, and at said time and place all citizens are requested to meet and take 
part in the permanent organization  of said local association, and to elect 
such officers as may be necessary; and the said Police Jury have appointed the 
herein named citizens as a special committee of the several wards to meet and 
assist in organization, viz:
Ward No. 1 -- JOHN H. REES, B. M. GIDDENS, J. H. SCHEEN, LYNN B. WATKINS,
              J. J. SPRAWLS, J. C. EGAN, JAMES F. PIERSON, W. W. WARDLAW,
              JAMES DEFEE, and D.H. HAYES.
Ward No. 2 -- P. L. COLLINS, B. F. TEER, S. M. TEER, RICHARD L. CAPERS,
              J. L. FARMER and JOHN RATCLIFF.
Ward No. 3 -- C. J. CONLEY, T. L. PAGE, R. S. GARDINER, C. E. HAYES, JOHN
              W. MADDEN, J. B. McGRAW, J. HUGGINS.
Ward No. 4 -- B. W. MARSTON, T. G. WAMSLEY, A. F. STEPHENSON, J. W. SANDIFORD,
              JOHN CRICHTON, B. C. STRINGFELLOW, J. B. GREENING, T. W. SMITH,
              and A. A. FARMER
Ward No. 5 -- FRANCOIS BOUBIOU, E. W. JACKSON, A. C. BROWN, O. R. PEROT,
              THOMAS E. ARMISTEAD, WALTER B. CLARK, and A. S. B. PIOR.
   Thereupon the Police Jury adjourned until Wednesday, the 3rd day of April, 
1884. 
   Approved.
                                       THOS. L. TERRY
                                  PRESIDENT OF POLICE JURY
Attest: J. J. SPRAWLS,Clerk 

   

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