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

refuse to register any moro claims
under he itsn and setify tho Police
Jury of the fact. He il ordered to
endossslon the hack - each properly
approved claim presented to him
Receivable in payment of psfiah
dues" etc, md can rseosi.s only war
rants 50 endorsed from the Tax Col
lector. Al claims against the parish
napst hereafter bs paassd upon by the
Police Jury n open assaion. An or
dinance relative to roads, bridges and
overseers of roads, anendatory Of
former ordinsnces upon tho same sub
ject matter, was offered and adopted.
This ordnance creates three roadn
distriets, the FIRST consisting Of all
that portiea ef the pariah lying on
the right bsnk q the riyer; the sec
cond coaaisting OF that portion Of the
parish lying on and adjacent to the
left bank Of the river the third COM
prising the portion know a. New River
diatrict. The appoiatment Of an over
seer fer each district b provided for,
and thsir salaries fixed - fallsws:
overseer first district, $500 per an
mum; second district, $50; third
district, $50. The passage Of a resola-
ton instrncting the Parish Attorney
to take. legal steps to have the injunc-
ton granted to J. A. Braud, j. set
aside and dissolved, concluded the
business Of the session Of July LIST,
and the Jury adjourned until next
day. sss,ss.s - i. s
On July End m ordinance was adopt
ed directing the Tax Collector to pro-
coed with the collection Of taxes due
upon town property for the years 1869
and 1870, aud also to add to the as
sessment roll Of 1871 a description Of
said property and hare the same as
sesssed by the parties authorized by
law to make such assessment. A SER
les of resolutions were offered by Mr..
Reynaud and adopted directing the
Parish Attorney to prepare from the
delinquent lists in the possession Of
the Jury a complete list of all persons
in arrears to the parish for taxes, the
same to be published in the official
Journal Of July 5th and during thirty
days thereafter; after the publication
a further delay of thirty days shall
be allowed to tax payers within which
to settle their dues, when the Parish
Attorney shall proceed to institute
legal proceedings to enforce the pay
ment thereof. These resolutions also
set forth that the names Of many per-
sons who have paid their taxes appear
upon the delinquent lists, and request
such persons to deliver their receipts
to the Secretary Of the Jury, who is
directed to give counter receipts for
the same and report to the Jury at each
session all receipts so received. A
preamble and resolution was present.
ed by Mr.. Reynaad setting forth that
q certain act had been passeti BY the
Legislature on February g. 1872,
and had become law by constitutional
limitation, being entitled an act to
authorize the Police Jury Of the par
ish Of Ascension to issue bonds and
assess tax to pay the same; and
that a committee of one be
appointed to visit New Orleans and
endeavor to procure q legal promul-
cation Of said act. This was adopted
and Mr.. Reynaud was appointed as
such committee. A motion of Mr..
Reynaud that the Parish Attorney be
allowed to employ clerk to assist
him in the preparation of the list
Of delinquents, at o salary Of five dol
lars per day, was adopted. Reso-
|utions providing for the payment of
The salary of the District Attorney
pro tens.; prohibiting persons from
bathing in Mississippi river and Bayou
Lafourche in day time; and instruct
ing the Parish Attorney to take the
necessary legal steps against G. F.
Smith, exTax Collector, were adopt
ed; after which the Jury adjourned
subject to call of the president.