The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-10
Protest..

ALEXANDRIA,. La, July goth 1870.
TO the Honorable P,l;ce Jury of the Par
ish Of Rapides:
GENTLEMEN Permit me to call
YOUR attention to the following ab-
stract of the proceedings of your Hon
orabae body of July 10Th:
On motion of John Began,
Whereas. The Ordinance passed at
the June session of this jury i'll rela-
ton to the Rail Road Tax was, and
is couched IN language not such as was
intended, aAd this Jury was led INTO
error in regard to the Principal OF sald
Tax, therefore be it
Resolved, That said ordinance be
and is hereby repealed. and the COM
missioners of election at the various
precincts are hereby ordered not to
hold the election ordered in compile
ance with said ordinance. Whewupon
j. w. Moore, called for the Yeas and
Nays, with the following result. Yeas:
Began, Moore, Walker and Williams;
Nays: Bennett, Randolph and Robin
son.
Under section 4. of Act No. so, ap-
proved March 10th 1870 it is provided
that the Police Juries of certain par
ishes through whose limits the line or
branches of the N. o. B. r & V. r. r.
may run, when requested SO to do, ny
the President or Lawful representa-
tive of said Company, shall pass res
olutions or ordinances granting aid to
said Company, proportionate to the
ability of such parish and under Sec
ton of said act, said Jury is re-
quired to provide for taking the sense
of the voters of the Parish on the or
dinance aforesaid, and if such ordinance
shall be rejected by a majority of the
| aforesaid voters it shall be lawful fol
the President or Lawful representa-
tive of said company at any subse'
quent period to require the vote again
to be taken as at the first election, at
intervals from time to time, of not less
than three months.
Under tlle circumstances, the action
of your Honorable body in repeating
the ordinance passed in June, and
wherein referred to, is excepted to by
the Company represent:
LIST. The requirements of the law il
mandatory on your body and leaves
you no discretion as to submitting sale
ordinance, to the voters of your parish,
After the ordinance was passed ant
published, as provided by law, it wal
final as to the Police Jury, and became
the property Of the voters, and the!
alone were competent to dispose of it
by approving or rejecting the same a
the polls.
I'd. If, under the circumstances, j
was competent for your Honorable
body TO repeal said ordinance, the sal
pretended repeal complained of wa
invalid, because not made by a major
ity of the members present. TIL
record shows that eight members wer
/ present, but only seven voted viz
: Yeas: Messrs. Began, Moore, Wake
, and Williams. Nays: Randolph, Rot
, inson and Bennett. Mr.. Andrews tn
, President of the Board of Represents
tives for the precinct Of Rapides wa
present but failed to vote. A MAORI
3 fty vote was required, and four is nc
r a majority of eight. For these, an
: other considerations, we except to I'll
validity of your action in the premise
q and accept tho same under protest, n
0 serving to the Company the right
such action as the law in question a,
: thorizes and provides.
Believing that the aid solicited /
s the Company from the Parish, will NJ
4 only facilitate the construction of IL
q contemplated Rail Road, but all
! greatly benefit the good people Their
}. of, we propose at some future day
e ask your Honorable body to subm
the issue to the Qualified voters of tt
- Parish of Rapides. respectfully al
: that this communication may be +
~ ceived and filed with the minutes
- your Honorable body.
W Respectfully,
GEORGEW. CARTER,
;c Atty N. O. B. r s. V. B. R. R., {