Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-02-26
No, A..


ing 10 The i~nsigent chi dren nj tDe parish,
An o po-tDattg Of oltainiag an EDUCATION,
q, usefll to lien in whatever p1r. otis they
may engage in afe ltfe.
The Committee also, with pleasure state,
that they have ben Informed by the Hon
ofsbIe Thomas Gibbes Morgan, Counsel
Tor The parish, that the suit against John
VIC Donou n, will PROBABLY he terminated
In favor Of the parish during this winter;
and that he confidently expects n Iudg.
ment FIR the amount claimed. Our friend
John Caldwell J0nr. Is now ID tine city, In
attendance on the h1atter. and we trust the
suit will be- brought to a close, and pay.
mept Of 50 just q claim, be no longer with.
held. The claim oi Mr.. Thomas wilkins
against the parish, l. still in suit. Tfhs
obtain judgntt VT, il Is 10 be hoped that the
claim against Hc Dooough will be suff-
cient ard will be collected in iims to meet
that If wilkins.
Tbe Committee are Of opinion ttat all
costs collected al sales Of properly Of deiin.
qtents, NJ well NJ printers bin shoui
be-, IN demand made, paid to those "
whom il may belong, md We accordingly
report a resolution TO that effect.
We have not only carefully examined
the account Of the Treasurer, and eompar~
ed it with the vouchers ard other dbctt.
meuts furnished with II; hut have also can.
ceiied and annulIed MI the said vouchers,
numbering fidm ore to $50, aid here with
subfn;t them aspart Of this report.
The Treasurer and Collector for the
year ls4s having furnished bis bond and
approved secatlty tor that year, and a1so
baVing faithfully accounted for aIl sums In
his hard for the year 1s47, We report a r..
20 u ion authorisjng De Recorder To- cam
Gel bis bong fot The year 1s47.
And We also report suGlr res ~Ittfons 6r
the consideration and action a the jury
a. appears % he proper. All Which i
respectfully submitted.
FEBaoAR1 5h 1s4s.
sjgnet VI. D. Lga
&C. w. C~uhtsrrvy.
The Finance Committee then pre-. epted
The following eeporf aud accounts currrn.
Of the Treasurer and Collector for ths
year 1877; which we're a opted:
To THR Ffs sNcE COMMITTEE
or THr PAhrsn or r BAToN RoUer
GEvTIrmg Aef ordina foIaw, ! here.
With transmit 10 you nv account current
as Treasurer and Collector for fle year
ending January 1s4a. which shows a bal.
ace deposited In Bank, Of three hundred
and fifty dollafs III seventy three cenis:
a part Of which balance il dte to- irdtgfdss
ais whose pr perry was sold for taxes; and
it b. ing the NET proceeds If such sale, after
deductiug costs and taxes, The ab6te sum
Il subject to their order, when ver present.
ed-(say 1895 So y pat Of this balances
ba~ been collected for advertising proper.
ty or stie for taxes, and | think properly
brlonqs to the printer. Br feeling myself
constrained fr0n pagipg tie same, en a..
count ola ReaoIati3n pissed BY The Police
jury, ! would hereby fectotume It'd, that The
Police Jury 49, q res ,ln len a~pprJpria.
ting said arn00fH 10 he Printer who per.
formed tlta~scrvite--say s79,50.
+ am happy u be able TO state to tbs
Committee, tat che Parish scrip Il al this
time a par, there being sufieiem funds on
hand to pay the whole amount G0w in ciF.
latIO1, with the exception If fae five thou
<tnddojlar appropriated FIR purcfasingtb the
location for The state.bou e; which war.
rant'is in tic hands 0f hose who will not
discount i | am now enforcing coIIec.
lions, in order ~ meet, at as early d day
. posstbI", said warrant. hereby re-
comag eHd that a resolution he brought for-
ward to restrict the Auditor from ogsrdraw
ing Ire specifications contained In the ap~
pfopriafioHs for the year 1873; and when
any item Of said specification has been
~exhau+ted, that then the Aufifor shall draw,
pay bic ous ofthe Tax for The year 1913,
to iher with or without iutefeats3 and tsat
the auditor be required TO bis
account from the first ofJune Of last year
as the greater part Of tie warrants drawn
from thai time, will be paid out IL tie tax
roll Of 1877. BY such Deans, .Ttth strict
esonospy on the part of fhe Police july, in
their appropriations, the parish scrip will
be- kept Mt par, exreps ON tn ton which
t'ggc wiI be required; and BIZ including
interest on the same, will be the means OF
enhancing its value.
| have likewise furnished you with =
summary account current for three years
viz 1914, ls45 and 1916, showing the un-
collected balance for that time to b. fur
hundred and nine dollars ard eighteen
cents.
All Of which / respectfully submit 6r
your consideration.
Signed WV. HUBS
COLLECTOR STREAsEREu.
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