The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-06-19
CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS.


The Board met. Present:
JAMES WELSH. Mayor.
l. u Lemon. Evan. White, W. Richarts. L. Risi.
tn minutes of The preceding meeting were read
T6 following report was read hy l. y. Lemon
and oametou. Wj- received and ordered 10 lespread
on Tire minutes.
lo e Hon. Mayor aud Board Of Aldermen ot the cor
rultliaa Of the Town Of Clinton:
Wc. Tire undar.lgnod committee, appointed for thrl
purpose oi invest eating the revenues and eNpelai-
Ura. If lie Corporation for the past Two year, To-
,.tlo0 Nth the present state of the Treasury. and
ranleioaso thc Board respectfully submit the fol-
lowing Rnport
lBp latal revenues collected for the year
ending sunc lst. lSj1 amounted TO 1851 90
Tie total aaount paid out for .ad period, l522 W
balance in to Treasury, June 1T. lsj7,s. So 90
or tn amount paid ont during this period " IND
tf ntif fls sum Of 500 was paid out warrants
i-ua prior 10 he 1t June 1856, leaving only the
.um Of S572 for the expenditures Of the year fhAine
luae / ls57 At that time. the total indebtedncss
III lho corporation was about Sl2O0; the most Of ilr
debt Has contracted prior to June ], ls5G.
TtctatIl amount Of revenue collected lof
III year ending June !. lSjS, was .,... SlC'o ~
raid out On warrants issued prior to the lst
Of Jmle, lS57,..,,. ..'',''.'',..,=.t ol9 w
! AmaHt expended by the present board. $50 90
From all The information gather, The pre-
ent liabilities are less than $500 while its available
assets are: 81
Balance of Taxes and Licenses uncollccted, 39lS 90
| AMOUNT due of Parish Taxes, about $500. 40 90
Total amount of present available assott- 3l32G 90
This large amount of uucoIlected Taxes should not
be considered altogether the fault Of the officers Of
ihn Board when il is rpcollccted that decision oi
the District court in April 1857, decrced Indirectly
il moi directly) that the Mayor had jttdcmt p0wrs
,ldr the riayhr. This decree, landed rs 1t was hy
many OF our worthy citizens and regarded rs JrCt
l. license by all peace disturbers to do rs they pleased
appears also to have been hailed rs happy event ny
most of the tax payers, and Notwithstanding all The
l. stringent acts that have been passed by this Board
u from time to time, for the purpose OF maintaining
II GOOD order and enforcing the collection OF Faxes, th'
II officers have found it impossible TO do either without
litigation on the part Of the corporation, and this the.
have not felt warranted in entering into, until ih'
i charter was amended the question OF the judcll
y powers Of the Mayor defined.
% By examination Of the Tax Roll ii will be seen tina
g many of our most solvent taxpayers have refused t.
pny their taxes, and under this embarrassing state
at affairs the board have been necessarily compelled T.
Dn act in IA limited and cautious manner respecting pul
Ii lie improvements The streets however, are in goo
~ rrpair at this time and under contract TO the Is
te of April lS50 for the Of S515. The contraco
on has ayen bond and security in the sum OF one ihot
ny sand dollars for the faithful performance OF his dt
h Ties and he is bound to keep each and every stree
and bridge within the limits of the incorporation
,,n thorough repair, ana lullllsh al a'ei'lS' '' wv
- necessary therefor.
ON The present state of the finances ii VIII be obser
ge- ed is far better than it has been at any time dur
or the existence Of the corporation
~ Respectfully submitted by your committee,
en- |. y. LEMON,
)us EVANS WHITE,
June Z, 1858. NJ hlchARr'