Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-09-12

PRESENT
Elijah Scot, President, Ward No. :.
John Bishop. !.
John 4 Hrn,lc-, !.
Frank Hatch -.
Absent. Il. i Wynn Nad W.. ,.
a quorum being present and rhr Prc'!1rm;
having stated To the Board he object oi the
called meeting, iicy prcccr'i''' L. ha>''c,S
On motion of Flank Ilar',, ,'o;in \. HrnI-
Ter and John Bishop were appointed com
mi;;ce 10 prepare an address tur Publication
tn the taxpayers cr lsir'iand Parish. con-
ccr,n. the rcpcali'g ot an ordinance "f thl-
Board levy in" - -pcciIi tax for ~. wien
the Boar; .ouk - ,rc,.-- anjil : O'Clock, T. NJ,
for committee To report.
The meeting WAS called To order pursuant
to djuurnmcnI-pic,cn The same members
as this moniug-whcn the committee read
the following addresses. which was ordered
published in tie RichIand Beacon, with re-
0ur-' dat the Delhi Chronicle also publish
same, to-wu:
AN ADDRESS
To the tax payers of the Parish of Richand.
4, meeting Of the taxpayers of the
Parish of Richland on the | 9th day of Aug,
lS7 4 resolution was passed, requesting the
Police Jury to meet and reduce their assess
ment Of parish taxes, so As To correspond with
the opinion of attorney General Dibble rem
dercd in regard 10 the assessment Of parish
taxes in the parish Of Na,chitothes. In
pursuance thereof the Police Jury have met
and have carefully considered the wishes Of
the people, and all tue surroundings III re-
gard TO the impoverished condition of the
country, and the Indebtedness OF the Parish
heretofore existing by contracts OF the pre-
&C cding Police JurIcs-al,o by contracts
entered into By the present Police Jury III
building bridges. the necessities OF which
was rendered two fold by the recent over
flow. In view of al Of which We find
difficulties on all sides = large amount of the
work on bridges has already been completed,
the contracts having been taken in good faith,
and the WORK finished according 10 contract
! Now in case the Police Jury repeats the
taxes in excess of the 100 per ceEtum, honest
men for time would be deprived Of their
honest labor, and Holy Writ enoins Us not TO
defaud tie laborer o. his hire. In addition
to this we find the Parish indebted to Capt
f. Scott to the amount of 5 900 cash al
vanced to build your Court House. Again,
we find outstanding warrants given for The
building of the Red Mouth bridge to. the
amount Of several hundred dollars. This
with other Indebtedness requires every dollar
of the taxes assessed to place the Parish on
proper footing. Another thing we have
duly considered is, that non-payment of
! these debts owing by the parish woald in
voive the parish in immediate and eApensiv-
| litigation, which would finally result in moe
taxation. besides a loss Of credit and Lar'a.
The difference between the presen; assess
7 - IL, ioI h,-
| l4i mills, would be $3.50 on the thousand
/ dollars or 100 per cenium on the State tax
would be SlI.5O on tie thousand dollars, and
% mills will be twenty-three dollars on the
thousand dollars; difference ofeight dollars
and fifty cents on the thousand dollars. In
view of the small difference between the tax
proper, and that " it'll the special Tux levied,
/ will not the good citizens of our parish come
forward and pay the taxes as levied by the
| board, for the year 1874, or viii hey force
/ the board 10 resign We acknowi"dge our
selves to l. the servants OF he pc pie, and
/ as such have been faithful in al, things TO the
best of our Judgments. We have in our de-
cssion nothing selfish in view. We have no
personal friends whose interest we wish to
subserve. We wish no further tenure of
Office, but we wish to leave the financial con-
dition of our parish in a healthy state. With
proper respect for ourselves as your Imam
cial agents we cannot ignore our own acts
and repeal or modify the present assessment
| without making ourselves contemplate in
our own eyes, and in the eyes Of the world.
Respectfully submitted,
ELlJAH ScoTr, President.
foHS A. HENLEa,
FrASr RklcH,
JOHN Bisncr.
ORDISASca No. /.
Be Il ordained bS the Poke Jury of the
! Parish of Richand n Ibis a called session of
the Board duly convened, this the itll day of
September, 1874, That the following named
citizens of the Parish of Richland, State of
Louisiana, be and they are hereby appointed
commissioners of election fer the purpose OF
conducting the election in the several wards
Of the Parish of Richland at the coming
November election, lS74-and that the Presi-
dent proceed to commission said persons as
follows, viz:
Rayvilie, Ward No. ., of said Parish, f.
Conner, A. Thompson and L. II. Willard.
Delhi, Ward No. /, of said Parish, Daniel
s. Travis, James W. Flerirng and Thomas
NJ. Cochran.
Girard, Ward No. 3, Of said Parish, w. c.
! Mccoy, Ed. Nyrick AMI Il. y. Wynn.
Alto, Ward No. 1, of said Parish, VIM. I.
Ivy, Henry Dinkns and Thomas Earle.
Red Mouth, Ward No. S, of said Parish,
James T. Stokes, W. George Myers and
Samuel Montgomery.
ELIJAH SCOTT,
Attest: President p. jury.
J NEWT PITrs,
Clerk P. Jury.
ORDIyANcE No ,.
Be il further ordained by the Police Jury
&c, That Jno. A. Hemer, Frank Hatch and
J. Newt. Pitts, be and they are hereby ap-
pointed committee Of three for the purpose
of inspecting and examining the Parish Tax
Books and rolls of the deceased II. ID.
Daughtry, late Tax Collector Of .Richland
Parish, and required TO make a written re-
Port Of their examination, ana file same witt,
the President Of the Police Jury Of said
parish, at or before the next meeting of tue
Board. Adopted.
ELIJAH SCOTT,
Attest: President P. Jury.
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