The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-01-09
Proceedings of the Police Jury,
! - Parish Of Ascension. ,'a's''' =

PrOceeGlngs OF the Police Jury,
q. Parish Of Ascension, ,'''''','5s 100
=. EXTRA SESSION. af.I. .aetaf
CoURT-HoUsE, Dec. 18th, 1874. i
The Po dice Jury " net g, this 18th day Of De-
to a call made by the Presiient.s.faT sftfs.
Members PRESENT.. Landry, President; 4
Msssrs. Henry Heyman, Louis Leblanc, !
Absent B: 'Hebert.s ! u staHia8' f'''i
The MINUTES Of the last meeting were read =
The following report was on motion duly =,
received and approved. fSsias3'5 i.s1 ss'
To the. Preaiden1 and members Of the Police -
Jury, parish, Of IAheenaian: ,sfs3 .s..-s,.E ,;
GEfTLEMEkTTheu undersigned committee n
alpomted by your Honorable ION g, bndy to re- :.
be paid to the parish Recorder, fer making a
the Mortgage and Conveyance Indices 81 4
his Office, under resolutions adopted hy you. ~
beg leave to report that they have received
the Conveyance Index prepared pursuant to
said resolution, and upon examining the
same, which - gottenQp in admirable style,
find therein Twenty one Thousand nine hun
bred and thirty sive IN 1851 entries, which !,
your committee believe to lie fully worth
vne Thousand and ninety-six dollars and j
sesenty-fye. cents u, 0s6 ~ in currency,
'P'' So : Respectfuiiy submitted, 49, !.
(Signed) = E y. PUGH,
.s5atl. B MSIMS. 80. s. -
-, FREDERICK DUTFEI,
| Il a go r. LANDRY, -. ~
f. y, }f'f.. ~ Il. HEYMAN, 49,
sftlf IL. 81 j.. b. HEBERT..s e al
On MOTION, of Henry Heymaa the follow 81
ing resolution was adopted: ~ y IL ]
Resdlred, That the sum Of three hundred
and sixty dollars be appropriated out Of the :,
Electien Funds to pay the eonirlissioners Of .
ELECTION, at the election hold onsthe End day =
Of November last, and that the Treasurer i
be Authorized to register tho claims of said i.
commissioners. i'.if va ts''sz1z
"A bill Of Is. Rybisk Of IS for medicines :;
A bill Of go Is for wofk done on levees
Yves approved. sq..ffIg sgse sd. . OIL
o. @stsn e asa s3o nsSn.n the folls~
hssoSsed, That the sum Of thirty dollars -
ID and the same il hereby appropriated out 81
Of the contingent fund for the year 1874, ia Il
favor Of Aaron Hill, Sheriff, for the purchase j,
I Of chairs for the Court HJuse. :, -.
E. On motion Of Henry Heyman the follow
Resolred, That the sum IF twenty dollars Y,
be and the same is hereby appropriated out :,
Of the contingent fund Of 1874. IN favor of :.
Aaron Hill, sheriff, for the purchase of coal :
fol- tho use Of the Court House. .l=ss. 3.tt*:f
| On motion Of Hillery Rice the following
preamble and resolution was adopted; - -;
Whereas, The collection Of parish taxea
for 1873 was not begun until the first OF
August, and the Collector il Of opinion AMI
extension Of time for fling the delinquent II
list would accrue to the benefit oftAe parish /,
Renolved, That tile Tax Collector Of As.
cension, parish shall be allowed until the.
first Monday of February. 1875, to file the {.
dalihqqent list OF current parish taxes, and, !.
no penalty shall attach to payment Of said I
tax beyond that date, except such costs OF +,
suit ~ may be incurred in enforcing pay
q motion Of nillety Rii,ss lie tAe following: !:
Resotuea That tho ordinance concefning ,
the river ferry opposite DonaldsmvilIe, =
adopted on the 10th Of November; last, be s
On motion Of Louis Leblanc the following
resolution was adopted: s. 'tpEss54-* II =
Res0lued That the Parish Attorney he =
and he is hereby instructed to defend the /
suits now pending before the 4th Judicial
District Court tf1 55sLa4 '''s-t*f'f
On motion Of, Hillery Rice the following
report vas received. ~ ;. '.sti y. - =
DoNALDsoNyILLE, Dec. 18th, 1874. II
TO tho Hon. President and members Of the
POLES Jury; Parish of Ascension. '''! . =
lSlRs-Dpnng the yexrs 1879 and paet tdf y
the year 1874, l, in my capacity of Tax Col
lector of this parish, collected current and de-
linquent parish taxes and licenses, to amount
of $50, ia. 80 a. will appear by my books
and the receipts Of the. Parish Treasurer.
Out Of said amount retained the sum q ;,
$2444S9 in parish script, etc, in part payment
of my commission Of 10 per cent. ON said col !
lection. These warrants and script. etc.,sI
stall hold as representing my commission
aforesaid. t'''f3 -
1 would respectfully ask that the Parish
Treasurer ba instructed to receive from me i
the said script, etc., and in lieu thereof your ];
Hon. body approve tie within bill against
tile parish for said AMOUNT OF commission,
instrueting the Parish Treasurer to register
same against the Tax Collectors apprOpria-
ton for 1872 upon the receipt by him If the
said warrants, script, etc. : ~. =4...,,s ,3s..
.sflf ;'t.G Very respectfully,
| -sy.l T. = , 'hhL. q. BENTLEY, 'f
LII Tax Collector. Ascension Parish. q -
On motion Of Henry Heyn,an Tho follow