The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-02-17
Proceedings Of the Police Jury,
Parish of Ascension.

aTlSH OF hSC6uS1Uui
Special meeting of the Police Jury of the
parish of Ascension held on the 9Th February,
1872, by order of the President.
Members present-C. N. Lewis, President;
Z. w. Mason, P. Landry, S. H. Fields, II.
Rice
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
A petition from several planters living in
the lower part of New River, was presented
to the Police Jury, praying to be exempted
from taxation on account of their crops hav
ing failed.
The prayer is refused.
A communication is received from the Ex-
ccutive Committee of the tax payers of the
parish of Ascension, asking this body to re-
scind tho resolution leyying the tax of
$4,000, and it is laid on the table temper
arily.
The Recorder presents a petition praying
for extension of time, viz: until LIST Sept,
1872, for the completion of the induces of his
office as required by Section 1904 of the Stat
utes of Louisiana.
/, On motion of S. H. Fields, duly seconded,
the request is granted.
On motion of Sam. H. Fields the follow
ing series of resolutions were offered.
Be it rssolred, That the resolution creating
Road Masters be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and the office annulled.
Be it further resotred, That the resolution
he,
same is hereby repealed and said office be dc
elared annulled.
Be it further resolved, That the Parish
Printers salary be reduced to $500 OO per
year.
Be it further rcsolced, That the Parish
Treasurer's salary be reduced to $500 20 per
year.
Be il further resolUed, That the salary ofthe
| Parish Attorney be reduced to $3.50 90 per
| year.
BE it further resolved, That the salary of
the Jail Physician be reduced to the amount
of SIPS 90 per year.
Signed S. H. FIELDS.
The above resolutions were received and
voted on together.
L. w. Mason and s. H. Fields voting aye.
P. Landry and Rice voting nay.
The President gave his casting vote nay,
and the resolution was lost
On motion of S. H. Fields, the following
resolution was offered:
Be it resolped, That the resolution passed
levying $4,000 90 special tax be and the
same is repealed.
Carried.
On motion of E. w. Mason:
Resotued, That tho resolution creating
Road Masters be repealed.
is. II. Fields stated that this resolution had
already been defeated and it was not proper
to bring it up again.
The Chair decided that it was in order.
Being voted upon it was lost.
! On motion of <. W. Mason:
Resolred, That Syndic or Road Master
| shall be elected for each ward, whose salary
shall be $50 90 per annum and all ordinances
conflicting herewith are repealed.
On motion of S. H. Fields this resolution
was tabled.
/ Z. w. Mason moved to take up his resolu
ton from the table, which was granted.
On call of the ayes and nays the resolu
ton was again lost.
On motion of E. W. Mason:
49, esolred, That the Treasurer of this parish
is hereby instructed not to register any more
parish approved accounts against this parisl
/ as receivable in payment OF dues against an,
fund that may have been exhausted.
Carried.
On motion of Sam. H. Fields:
Resolred, That Section 3 of Police Jury or
dinanees be altered aud changed-so amend
ed as to read thus, the words Treasurer o
the parish be stricken ont and tho word
!" President of the Police Jury" inserted IL
lieu thereof.
Carried.
i On motion of S. Fl. Fields:
Resotced, That the tariff for crossing {
horse and rider at Vincent Scirique ferry b.
fixed at 25cts for each crossing, and all reso
buttons conflicting with this resolution be re
pealed.
Adopted.
On motion Of S. H. Fields:
Be it resolved, That the Tax Collector b
and he is hereby authorized and instructet
to proceed at once to collect all the bael
taxes due the parish
Adopted.