The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-07-05

tAe wharf. So great was our disap-
pointment and chagrin, and n vindic-
tive did We feel towards tho Able and
her officers, that we almost believe
the news of the stalking of the
z blarstedn boat would have been
pleasant music to our ears. Perhaps
that il putting it = little too strongly,
bat at least We were " powerful mad. !"
We should have missed the conven-
ton entirely had it not continued it's
session until to-day, when we arrived
at Baton Rouge on the steamer Selma.
THE TABLES TURNED. Quite an
amusing incident occurred not a thou
sand miles from the Market House
at an early hour one morning during
the present week. Without entering
into particulars with regard to the
origin of the affair, we will begin by
saying that q colored woman was
charged by certain well known citi-
zen Of our town with having stolen
from him abouta thirty dollars, and
the citizen aforesaid insisted upon
searching her person thoroughly in
order to recover the money. This
search (which was unsuccessfuD the
woman Submitted 4 to with no bad
grace, but when it was finished and
the citizen added insult to injury by
striking her several times her patience
and good humor became exhausted,
and she forthwith charged into the
person Of her tormentor with an
energy that astonished aud upset him
completely. She slapped him, threw
him down and then kicked him, to
the great edification of the numerous
witnesses 'of the scene, and after
punishing him to her hearts content
without seriously injaring him, she
walked OF triumphantly, expressing
her ability to administer a like castiga-
ton to any man that dared strike her.
Susan B. Anthony and the other wo-
men Fighters should glory in the
spunk Of such female.
Police JuRY.-The Jury held SEES
sions on jane Goth, July LIST and 2nd,
and considerable business of impor-
lance was transacted.
At the session of the 3Oth, Mr.. Rey-
maud offered resolutions to the follow
ing effect, which were adopted: That
the late Collector be allowed until
Tuesday, July LIST, to make final set
Element with the, Parish Treasurer
that the Offices Of syndics be abolished;
that the Parish Attorney he requested
to draw up a series of resolutions for
adoption by the Jury necessary to
carry out the recommendations in his
report of the 9th of June. Mr.. F..
Cantey offered resolution allowing
to members of the Jury their usual
per diem for all subsequent sessions;
carried. The report of l.. E. Bentley,
Tax Collector, stating the amount Of
delinquent parish taxes collected by
him, was received.
At the session Of July LIST, the Par
ish Attorney presented form of an
ordinance which he had prepared in
accordance with the request of the
Police Jury, entitled ian ordinance
relative to the revenue of the parish,
providing the manner in which the
same shall be collected and expended,
and fixing the duties and accounta-
bility of its officers, and for other pur-
poses." This ordinance, which was
adopted by the Jury, is very concise
and strict in its requirements with
regard to the duty Of the Tax Col
lector in receiving and collecting
funds for parish dues, tax and licenses
and turning the same over to the
Treasurer. The Collector is directed,
in giving receipt for the payment Of
parish taxes or licenses, to specify
upon the same in what description of
funds the same were respectively
paid, and also the date of the pay
ment, and is required to make a
with the Treasurer within
the first five days Of each month for
all taxes and licenses collected during
the month presiding. The Treasurer
is ordered to open in his books sep
arate account with each of the items
IN tho ovnna1 %ohlaon of