The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-07-03
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| that he properly iaaa h4rsagAty suncel all
warrants as seea ~, they saEelp19 iates the
It haying lssn lsea alts oar asa.s that
the ex-Treasarer If the tpF,srqf skSpilaldson-
vile, as Charged ~ the 3qardspf 4 ldelipen.
has exercised the fpHetiv9s 81 the affige Of
Town Treasurer after lis term Of office had
legally expifcd ana his successor had duly
qualified according to las, uoednlu i1lkssti-
That SOME time B6fore the 9Th. dayasS Nay
last there Was held i'm the townapfi DenalG
sOnvilie an election for municipal OaAOoEA
and among them fof q Town Treasatck; that
at said election one n Vicknair waaG1ectedy
that on the 9th OF eth Of May he fled his
which was accepted by staAe' Town gbupfil.;
hence V1cknair elaIms to have becns4h foes
session Of the ofic53 from the day he qaAlihed
according to'laW, viz the Sth Of 3day. I'M
he intends 70 dihw his sahify. afine M0M
that day. The committee ;sf,p0iAtel sb5tVn4
Town Council at their session 0isthe Sth of
May e sxamine and receipt for the lapof of
prove them on thu 18Th of May, as aptStaf5
BY their certifcate Of approval duly record
ell in the Treasurer's book.
Now this said coinnitteo Of7sth6si Town
Council claim that on shid 18th .dayabf Msy
the functions of the ex-Trcasurer entirely
ceased and that he was no longer empowered
to act as Town Treasurer. 4 The books, how. 4
ever, were not taken away troul sthe ex-
'Trcasurer's office On the 18th, but the COM
stnittee say that Tho books Her6 left there for
sa1e Keeping as they might have been left i'll
any other safe place. On the 2Stli the COM
mittee took the books and found that the
ex-Tleasurel' had made certain entries in tho
c;tsll book, principally unGcr tle,dat6 0i the
18th Of May, at which time che sC6lhznftte6
and tho new Treasurer clai1as tha4i the aex..
Treasurer was Jatncfss obfciol. .lsu ssssf n Z
On our examining the entries niad0 blythe
ex-Treas,lrer subsequent to tho 18th, hS6sfnd
that he collected the rents due by thGwhaH
master, market master and rivopaf6rrynAaAE
Oh the 18th tbcsitles few otherf small COLI
lectlons made ON or about the sanl1 aAgl,-
which rents were not due till tile 3lst dAyef
May. and that he paid out tie apOldnts $50
collected to various parties who Ii Id, claims.
against the town. with the exception olaat
balance Of about 81 q which :NAn left in tho,
treasury and which was tlIai1 tpYNEf ~ Che.
new, 4. keaspreg. Eae 1gs;aspKeg alsQ areik
his warrant for his satary fp the 1ottI Pc May.
which warrant, u,asa bu141iAIa
it in haste ana ,,iidar amiss pprt SeSsEn, AI
knowing that the warrant wds fottllef1feAno11
urer's salary to the 10th, .Ehe itoSA asthQr~sy
tiles claim that the town suffers o., lpsRtq
some 80 Of. 10 dollars BY this Illegal and IN =.
action 81 tlie .Ireasurci, is IND &c
Town Council has lpropidod,,. BY 1resolnsSd nae
passed on the .l4th Of May to buy ,in,t hpl !,
tainlb Ss aise sr as Il SB sd RI ~
esericash balance mig ht be left ID the tbki ssi
treasury at these of eseh month, aftenioi
paying the curreat sal Aries ef the tav4.sf1si,
esfs & p Sa tn tfiasi ifsi sa ss
viz: tho new Treasures being 'ehtiti6dt Us l5 w
pay from the stlltday 0f sAlny, sand sahA exsise
Treasurer having already dawn, hisyub stp;s -
tl' 2oth DAY OF Nay AID II alse appaarf /,
rant Of $40 IN part payment OF THE lease off,
The wharf WHSLE the town ordinances, re.ts,
luired him to accept ns99fhiAg but currency Il
In view OF all the ircu,lstanaeg Of tIiSst.
Ease. and after examining the Law utPaieableHs,
20 this matter We find under sectia4 2543set II,
'eq of the revised statutes Of 1870. that
: When any person shah ttsurp, intrhde III = .
~, or nnl:lwiully hold or exercise any pub :
ic office within this State,' that the District
Attorney OF any NtlAer Interested partT,maY 4
'rlng an action against the defendant, and
plaintiff for damages incurred and costs. Sc
such being the law in the case, as wellAs Wso
nave been able to learn, we therefore IeeQna-
mend the town authorities or the, District -
Attorney to bring suit against the ax-Tfeas- :,
,rer to make good any loss. Witch tll6 itdWa,S
nay have incurred by his action 5,ss.i Nsaii :
or receiving a. warrant of 80 from ,tle. ~
wharf master in part payment OF fle lease ! /,
II tire wharf, instead OF requiring full pun IN
nent 10 be madelin legal ttsnikefsas I40Si1psl.I -
or by the regulations Vi the Town Couneh sId
md also for the restitution vi IsAl;qg dgxwnt,,,
ffer the expiration ' Of lstslm ct Office
..5:s@ Sanitary Measures. a. ST. o.
1t having been ;bro.igllt to our npties TINT o
he smallpox prevails in ssOu,e Localities in d.
he parish, We consider it only our duty to =
SIX that the attention Of the Pof7co jury Sc
allied to the fact, and that steps. 0ssis 6nc ~
aiken to lave; all lersofis who may hot bu s:it
ble to pay. for it vaeeipaited at the exnsnse -,
# the parish, and We generally recoHlnepd
q the public at large to observe all pfet;ft-
ions to prevent the spread of so dreaded q IA,
disease. Smoke Bend, and the CreNasse ares,i-
he be- l, . repSssfnted ~ being now
Thanking your honor fSr Your 'nilffofiifi 10
o.,rtesy, and Trusting that your horror viHes
xercise ali the poWsx which the Law confers
Nth thanks to all tic ofliesrs Of ths COLT
or their untiring attenthti this report Ii ies'i
l,ectfully sablnitted.f sfl4 ri s1itssaf1s i3soig
i BERNARD LINN ANN. -Fsfestiahi;;T !. ~.
fearing Taylor, James Lanilfy,, ''.'zaa
raphael Louis, Joseph Wahace sa7s5
as. Landry, ~ Jules Singef. .ah afi'.,'
ohm Lanoux, 30 8. JULES EeWifssn + 1921
). M0llere, Aaron Smith, affis.
reuben Smith, TO George Tayitdbff,s. ga
anderson Bryant, Eugene Family !. go.
Francois MOntfcinO. - sshss'z
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