Red River County Louisiana Archives News.....Physician's Petition to Police Jury of 1896 January 25, 1896 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com January 5, 2008, 3:00 pm Reprinted In The Centennial Edition Of 1971 January 25, 1896 PHYSICIAN'S PETITION We the undersigned physicians of your said parish and State with respect represent that we are frequently called upon to treat those unfortunate individuals whose names appear upon the pauper list, and out of humanity we are compelled to administer to their sufferings -- that this works a hardship on the profession of medicinem, and that morally we are entitled to an appropriation annually to pay us for thus treating the paupfers of this parish, Wherefore, premises considered, we pray your Hon. Body to make said appropriation to defray expenses incurred in treating the said paupers of this parish. BOLYSTON & McGOLDRICK, E. C. EDGERTON, S. W. GREENING. [ The following action was taken on this petition submitted to the Red River Parish Police Jury of 1896, "on motion duly seconded, the above petition was tabled." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/redriver/newspapers/physicia83gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb