The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-07-04
Proceedings Of the Adjourned
Mass Meeting.
June 9th, 1874.

Report of the Committee OF Seven
ty was read and adopted, which Is IN
substance as follows:
They had succeeded in having the
collection of State and Parish taxes
postponed until lst November next
The Judgment creditors had postpon-
ed their demands also until that time,
and in the meanwhile, as this was the
largest tax, arrangements with the
creditors could be effected, which
would lessen the amount to be paid
them this year.
Owing to the Policy adopted by the
School Board, they had no use for the
funds now in hands Of the Collector,
amounting to over $1,000, and that
the Directors intended establishing a
white school with those funds in tins
CITY. on or about the LIST September
next. The $4,000 previously collect
ed had been expended in sustaining a
white school here. Query: Who
taught it and when was it taught.
No report was had of the dlsburse
ment of the funds received from the
State or city.
The Committee to examine the Re-
cords of the Parish relating to its
financial department, were enabled
to furnish but a meager report, as the
books were kept in such condition
as to render it impossible to find out
anything. Frauds were apparent in
pauper warrants and issues to favor
ties, but nothing could be done to put
them aside, as a previous committee
) had known of them and so reported.
The Reports were received and the
Committee ordered to continue its
lab0rs.
The following Resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
Whereas Judgments to very large
: amount are now in existence against
the Parish, and are now in course Of
+ collection, the rate of taxation re-
Quired to pay the Same being exceed
! inglv onerous; and whereas a great
! many Of said judgments could be sci
aside and annulled by appeal or other
wise, but at the cost of great trouble
and expense, and whereas, in view OF
the fact that the time for appealing
e from or bringing actions of nulIity
G against the most odious of these jnds
Q ments has elapsed. legal proceeding
against them would result in over
& turning the least Objectionable judg
c ments, be it therefore
+ Resolved, that we pledge the faiti
! of the taxpayers Of this Parish t.
pay the judgments now existing
/ against the Parish, without attacking
them by appeal or otherwise, provi
O ded the Judgment creditors will ex
tend the time for the collection there
. of so that the amount paid by tilt
I Parish on said judgments, in the az
0 gregatc on the roll of any one year
t shall not exceed two per cent on thu
# valuation of the property of the par
;, ish, and provided further that thu
Il taxpayers have the privilege o
IS awaiting themselves of the facility o
t the arrangement now in operation 0
paying said Special or Judgment ta
y by purchasing orders from judgmen
Q holders-and we furthermore pledg
Q ourselves, in case the judgment cred
t, itors or any part Of them refuse t.
accede to the above specified terms
to resort to every means within on
1t reach, legal or otherwise, to obtai
81 relief from said judgments and ayoi
10 paying them. Adopted.
a Resolved that a petition be sent t
W Gov. Kellogg signed by all the mem
't bers of this Mass Meeting, request
1t ing him to remove J. R. Hornsby
1. Ed. Mitchell, Sam Black and job
! Holmes, members of the present Pc
~ lice Jury, who are either corrupt q
O. incompetent, and appoint in their pls
,; ces II. II. Hathorn, W. A. Ponder, l
8. +. Hammett and L. B. L'lorens, an
- That q committee of five be appointe
10 to present the same to the Governo
!; Whereas the leaders of the Reput
10 lican party Of this parish have d.
in clared on the streets that they al
- not responsible for the appointmel
;" Of the present Police Jury.
J. Be it resolved, that q committee
H. three be appointed to wait upon the
or and solicit their signatures to a r.
tn quest to Gov. Kellogg to remove .
IN 4. Hornsby, Sam Black, Ed. Mitche
and John Holmes, and recommend
ing the appointment of the gentle
it men named as their successors III Il
an petition this day adopted by Il
~ Citizens Reform Association. Adop
ed.
as The following Committees were a.