The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-20
SPECIAL MEETING.
CouRT-HousE. june Is, 1874.

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plaint of the members of the jury, that they
are unable to procure the means of subsist-
anee on their own personal credit, or upon
their certificates for services as jurors. That
at the earliest possible moment you endeayer
to make some provision for same by reso-
luton of your body. That the appropriation
fer the judicial expenses of the Fourth Jul
dicial District Court of this parish, if pos
sible, be ordered to be paid in cash. Or if
you think you have legal right to assess
special tax in any legal manner, to meet the
exegencies of the ease. That it appears to
this court that unless some method Is adopt
ed by which citizens of this parish can pnr-
chase their warrants with some degree of
certainty, the result can not be toretold
That this court is inclined to the opinion,
that if you adopt II legal resolution, which
you are empowered to do by law, that there
viii be but little difficulty in solving this
question.
day, the Police Jury is hereby referred to
| Act No 81, Section IL, of the Act OF General
Assembly 1873.
Clerk
Parish of Ascension, June Is, 1874.
| On motion of J. B. Hebert
Resolred. That the Parish Recorder be
| and he is hereby instructed to erase, cancel
| and annul the official bond of Chas, L.
Smith as Tax Collector of this parish
The foregoing resolution was adopted by
the following vote: Hebert and Heynaan vo-
/ ting yea, and Leblanc voting nay.
The bill of Chas. Gccks, Recorder, for
/ STA for books of his Office, was approved.
The-claim of Mr.. Z. Bruno, Deputy Sher-
| if of the parish of st. James, having been
presented. was en- motion of H. Heyman laid
ON the table.
| The following committees were appointed
by the President:
Committee on Claims II. Heyman, j..
b. Hebert, Hillery Rice.
Committee on Finances j. b. Hebert,
H. Heyman, Louis Leblanc.
On motion of j. B. Hebert the following
Ordinance was unanimously adopted:
! WHEREAS, Each item of expenditure up.
on the - Estimate of Contingent Expenses
made by the Police Jury of Ascension on
the 3lst day of March, 1874, under section
| 9745 of the Revised Statutes. was Intended
TO create special fund under each item OF
expenditure to cover and meet exclusively
the payment of the expenditures under that
particular item, which would actually ac-
crue against the parish during the current
year.
Be it therefore enacted by the Police Jury
| of Ascension in session convened, That 1t
| shall be the duty of the Assessor and Tax
Collector in making out the assessment I'M
| der said Estimate, and the tax bills there
under, to make out separate assessment
| against each tax payer showing the amount
due by him for taxes under and for each
seperate item of expenditure on said est,
mate.
Re II further enacted, etc, That said tax
bills shall be made out so that the assess
ment under each special item shall begin as
special taxes for that special item.
Re If further enacted, ETC.. That when the
tox collector collects said taxes, he shall
nIace each amount received by him to the
| credit of the particular special tax for which
| II was paid, and on no account shall nc
| Mace the monies collected or to be collected
, by him into general fund, so that IN M
settlement with the Parish Treasurer tht
latter shall be able to place the amounts =
collected to the credit of particular special
funds.
Re it further enacted, ETC., That the tax
: | collector shall collect and receive IN pay
/; | ment of said taxes for the current fiscal yeal
, commencing on the LIST of January 1874, anu
ending on the 3lst of December 1879, only
hUnited States currency. provided, however
/, that scrip warrants or the valid evidence o.
i debts against the parish, issued for dent,
!. d,a for fhe current year, assessed and levied
under the estimate of expenditures adopted
/ by the Police Jury on the 18th day OF May
i 1874 shall he receivable in payment OF the
particular special tax for the payment o.
3 which the tax was collected.
5 Re If further enacted, ETC., That from ant
after the passage of this act, all valid scrlI
for debts due prior to January LIST 1874, shai
be received for all back taxes, licenses ane
interest and penalties, thereon due prior u
the first of January 1874, except the wv
mill tax for the school fund.
Be it further enacted. etc, That it shall b
the duty of the Parish Treasurer to keep II
$ his hook of !. Registered Claims a seperat
page for each item on the budget of eontin
II cent EXPENSES adopted for the current yeal
: and he shall register all properly approves
: accounts, when presented to him for tina
purpose, according to law, ON the page an
, under the item to which said accounts ma
respectfully belong, until the amounts so r.
It spectfully appropriated shall have been e1
h hausted. when he shall be and he is hereb
prohibited from registering any moro az
counts or claims under any item so exhans
l. ed, and Immediately notify the Police Jur
that said particular appropriation has bee
exhausted.
Be it further enacted, etc, That the Paris
= Treasurer shall keep each item OF expend
, ture ON the budget TOR the current year
:, a seperate account and as special fund
, cover and meet exclusively the payment
u the expenditures under that particular itei
i, during the current year. and he shall pla'
, the monies or warrants received by hi
y from the collector, to the credit OF the pa
ticular fund for which the same were pa
4. to said collector, and on no account shall
place the monies or scrip received BY hi
into general fund.
On motion of j. B. Hebert the Police Jun
adjourned sine die.
PIERRE LANDRY,
= President.
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