The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-07
Total amt unlawful warrants .s4,7o7 40

Total amt. unlawful warrants ,707 40
The above numbered warrants were issued
under the following circumstances: Nos. i,
Is, As, 10Y, I23, I25, Sd, $40 and 343 were is
sued to certain persons called . Road Mas
tiers" an Office which appears to have been
created by the members of the late Police
Jury solely with view to their own private
emolument. Two out of the three were cleo
ted from among themselves, and we are IN
formed that no duties were ever performed,
as such. by them. Nos. 2 and lS9 were is
sued to the parish Tax Collector by virtue OF
resolutions OF the Police Jury appropriating
those amounts to him for making % parish
assessment roll" We are of opinion that the
Tax Collector is not entitled to eompensa-
ton for performing that duty, and that those
resolutions are mere nullities. Nos. ~, $50
and l3l represent fraudulent claims OF the
Chief Constable forsepviees never performed.
No 5, to Z. w. Masen for travelling expenses
to Baton Rouge. We are OF opinion that the
Police Jury are not justified III assuming TO
defray the expenses of Mr.. Mason ON a self
imposed excursion to that city. No. Ia, to
L. w. Mason, Parish Judge, for his fees in
criminal proceedings. The law, we are IN
formed, provides a salary for that officer and
fees III specified cirit eases only. We there
fore conclude that the appropriation OF three
hundred dollars in favoro Judge Mason was
was without consideration and unlawful
i CUR CO0ll1IIG0 W0ulu IEFttGtlltli,y
mend that q resolution be adopted by your
honorable body prohibiting the Tax Coliec-
/ tor and the Parish Treasurer from receiving
any of the above numbered warrants IN pay
nlent of any parish tax, license or other dues,
and that the public be notified and warned
against trading for the same.
Second-We recommend the repeal OF the
/ following resolutions of the Police Jury, viz !:
/ First-rhe resolution adopted , 49,,
allowing annually to the Sheriff one hundred
/ dollars for cleaning the Court-House,
| Second-The resolution odopted ---, 1872,
| allowing twenty-five dollars per month to
Rodolph Braud as additional compensation
! for performing the duties of Auditor.
Third-The resolution adopted March 18th,
/ 1873. appropriatiIig five hundred dollars to
| C.. F. Smith for the parish assessment roll.
The two first resolutions involve Gnneccs-
sary expenditures, inconsistent with an eco
nomical administration, and the third was an
appropriation purely gratuitous, unwafrant-
ed by any existing law
1hird-With reference to the "Consolida-
ted debt" of the parish, represented by. the
| bonds above set forth. remaining unpaid, we
respectfully call the attention OF your honor
| able body$to resolution adopted by the late
Police Jury, prohibiting the Parish Tax Cot
| lector and the Parish Treasurer from receiv-
ing said bonds in payment of parish taxes.
| We would also remark that since said bonds
we're issued repeated decisions have been
rendered by the Supreme Court of the State
declaring obligations of that character, is
sued without legitimate sanction, to be lille
! ral and not binding There exists now ne
law, and none existed ut that time, author
| ling the Police Jury of Ascension TO iSsut
/ bonds for any purpose whatever. In view o
these circumstances, we deem it our duty tt
state that, in our opinion, the bonds in qnes
ton do not constitute a part OF the existing
valid indebtedness of this parish.
F6srtt-At page of this report It Will b
seen that the total debt OF the parish. ii1elud
:. ing the bonds and unregistered claims eS