The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-06
The following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted

Whereas, The Police Jury of the parish
of Ascension, did, at its sitting of May End,
1874, appoint a committee, whose duty it
was to proceed to the city of New Orleans,
to call upon his Exeelleney, the Governor of
the State of Louisiana and impress him with
the importance to this parish of his signing
the Parish fHndiug Bin, passed at the last
session of the Legislature of this State.
And whereas, said committee, did, III con
formity with said resolution, call upon the
Governor, who gave them to understand
that he would only sign said Funding Bill,
If he could be convinced that 1t was the
wish of the tax payers of this parish.
And whereas, THIS Police Jury is at loss
| 10 devise any means of iquidating the out
| standing Indebtedness of this parish outside
| OF said Funding Bill.
| BE ii therefore resolred, That the president
OF this body Is hereby instructed to call a
mass meeting OF the Tux payers Of this
| parish, to meet at the Court house in the
/ town of Donaldsonville, on Saturday June
/ 18TH at Ii o'clock A. NJ. fer the purpose of
taking into consideration the Importance of
| signing said Funding Bill, and should it
meet their appreciation, to appoint COM
nittee to call upon the Governor and bear
to him the sense Of the tax payers of this
parish.
/ Resolred further, That the Funding Bill
| as passed at the last session OF the Legs
lature be published in circular form at an as
| early day as practicable, and distributed all
~
faniliarize himself with its objects before
the day OF the mass meeting.
On motion of j. b. Hebert old Jacks I"
name was placed upon the Paupers list.
The Police Jury proceeded to an election
of eight Syndies, one for each ward. The
following names were unanimously elected
DIR. Edward Dutfel LIST ward; C. II. Ed
wards, zpd ward /; Z. +. Cleman, Bird ward
Edward Cantey, 4th ward Robert Maple,
9Th ward Isham liberty, 9th ward a.
eide Braud, eth ward ;~Prinee Dixon, stu
t ward
! The following communication was pre-
. scented and read:
PARISH OF ASCENSION, June lst, 1874.
To the Honorable President and Members
of the Police Jury of the parish Of AS
. eension:
propose to your honerahle body to settle
! and compromise the suit of the parrish now
: pending against me, by paying two tkous-
! and dollars III parish warrants, which have
: received for parish taxes.
!, Respectfully,
CHAS. F. SAITH
I, Whereupon, the following resolution was
o offered by Mr.. Hebert aud carried:
Be it resolred. That the proposition Of C..
;, +. Smith, late Tax Collector, to compromise
$3.50 ~ Sed sI,, he and tba s,,,l :; -
II | L.. .to,aJ - Ilrode,.nl- D,,,taI -.
It St+arney s,go lem who i herehy s,,tI.ar..s.,
= | and empowered to accept said proposition
i and to make any compromise of said suit he
: maM deem for the best interest of this parish
IS ont ra1narI,ed IN the Pofice Tur, +Lats \, L.
IS ;aiad the resolution refa,rino A. Sec
% ronosition to him tautamonpf 10 an oaao,t
of Pr ~ tho same Nv than h. =. ~
{, 90. e, - 10 osJ,;t : - 80 II .I 81 etA0
II To-, ady;senent Inf that he 1ra,,Id CT a.
K a';.haa+ tnrther DELAY flint ,,,da, az go
C. " III ,osair,t;o1, be sbnnid Ell IIs
Ne aid ,snnasition 4a
al - n !, nreyions oecns sion as Az I.;a
N In, were ali aware i; Commute
~ g - ,u,,,osa of.affact;n4r a st,IIp - !,
or ~, .no viii Ar S;th ~, s'.iu
1,4,tnt ,niyl,t he dine To fIa ,,,b hs I;,
r. i1 saf,s1f IN ACCOM- IN Epp;dats -:
40 a;d ;ndebtedness n note for S9a NIL. a;o,
e, 1.',' cent interest from th Jannarv tsaa
ct P pei - ~, u ~ Sn;tb a., Io' :, -
t,S nH sacnrad nv ,,.tr,o 20 ~, on Us
to oonu, ' 81 lanes otareJ ~, his pls.n
'e- 49,. - tha Sro,,,l ~ = M. y" a
es -. res which randorad T. e.
to o, nuhtf,, i' raili M
ng W., th n ,nsl+ d.;as
at - q y and = q S,e;,b =, -
id te S,,,u would aD.,, r. s =. ane SUI
III ~" - tLo, the note thaI - sI,a'i,
ny pG vi had as that ngh9 bo TIL. ~
he III, lin" for fine I,rv 10 oos;.,n. ..s No. =,
OF 49, void he for tha hest ;,,tnrast az ~
- parish, to accept in full settlement the sun
now offered Py Mr; smith OF prosecute tn
ment far a larger but uncertain ann zsl.ie
'as the parish might never be athletic have sal
lsned Dy an eA I;1a owing 70 tne NOR y,
snrety's property tar beyond it's value. Tha
was the only question Tor the Jury to d.
cenetent 70 deide s th a; s gn an on
- These were his views upon the subject an
- ne would therefore ask them at ence,in I've we
Al to accent or reject the proposition offere,
- This question of compromise had been b
and considered. and he presumed ever
member was now prepared to vote upon
90 one way or the other without seeking