The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-05-08
ADVERTISEMENT,
Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Parish Of Ascension.

COURT.HoUsE, May 3rd, 1875.
Members PRESENT.. d. Aroeneaux, Pres
ident. Henry Heyman and Hillery Rice.
Absent-Wm. Diggs and Solomon. harmon.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read
and approved. .#u. " g. ~
Tho following report of the Parish At
torHey having been read, was on motion Of
Henry Heyman referred to the next regular
meeting: -"
DoNALDsoNvILLE, La, May 3rd. 1879.
To the honorable President and members of
the Police Jury Of Ascension parish:
GEsrLEnEN-By resolution Of year Hon
body, adopted at its last session, tito pro-
priety Of the purchase Of the township rnaps
OF the parish of Ascension with approved
field notes OF the same, for the sum Of seven
hundred dollars, WAS referred to ine for NV
opinion. This question is based ON the 34th
section of Act No. 6 Of the extra session Of
the Legislature Of 1870, and pls,vidcs that
:" to enable the collectors Of tho different
parishes. other than the parish of Orlean,
to list the lands not included within til.
limits OF any Incorporated town or village,
as required by this Act, it is hereby made
the duty of tho Police Jury of each parish,
to procure, at the expense Of tho parishes
respectively from the original records Of tho
United states snrveys. correct map, prop
er1y authenticated, Of each and every town
ship and part OF = township CONTAINED in
each parish, with approved field notes OF the
same duly certified by tho proper officer.
Said map and field notes shall be bound in
q substantial volume, and shall be deposited
with the Recorder of the proper parish, and
be accessible to the Parish Surveyor when
called upon to make surveys, as well rs to
the Tax Collector when preparing his tles.ip-
tive rolls for the assessment of taxes"
1t will be seen that the object OF this sec
ton is to enable the Collector when prepar-
ing his descriptive rolls for the assessment OF
taxes, to list the lands not included within
the limits Of any Incorporated town or vii
lage. That officer seems to have heretofore
performed that duty satisfactorily without
the aid of the map and field notes required
by the Act in question, and as section Of
prohibits your body from levying any tax
upon he property situated in this parish
listed for taxation for the present year.
which shall exceed one hundred per centup1
Of the State tax for the same year. as you
have no money in the treasury, and have al
ready exhausted yOnr power-you have no
power to levy and collect an additional tax
cure the map and field notes, unless the |
lesying Of the additional tax, necessary for
such q laudable purpose, shall first be sane
toned by d vote of y majority Of the voters !
Of this parish. held for that purpose. know |
OF no other way to realize this year the sum !
required for said purchase. These reasons, |
believe, are sufficient to justify your re-
t I! to make said purchase. Besides, con-
slider that section "a of said Act is directory |
only, for no penalty is declared therein for
it's non-observance. A statute which affixes
no penalty to the non-obseryance Of an act
i commands is directory-Hen. Dig. Vol. l.
Verbo Laws II lg) No. s.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK DUFFEL,
Dist. Atty. pro tenn, parish of Ascension.
On motion of Henry Heyman the follow
ng resolution was adopted:
Whereas, The estimate Of Expenditures
II tho parish for the current year, has been
published during thirty days, as the law
lirects, be it therefore
Resolrcd, That the said estimate of Ex-
'enditures be and the same is hereby sp-
proved. ana the Parish Tax Collector is
lereby Instructed to proceed at once with
he collection of the Parish tax under it.
On motion of Henry Heyman the follow
Dg resolution was adopted:
Whereas, The Police Jury of the parish of
ascension, at it's last meeting did approve q
ill Of forty dollars in favor Of Jerry Sui
wan, for guarding and taking care Of the
erson Of Joseph Garcia. and the Same was
egistered against the Sherifrs appropriar
ion; and the Police Jury Of the parish iixed
salary of $500 year for the Sheriff's com
cnsation in criminsl matters, be it therefore
Aes0trea, That the Treasurer be instructed
, register the said bill out of the amount Of
&c contingent fund, instead of against the
herif's appropriation.
A bill of S36 for blankets furnished the
oil by Aaron Hill, Sheriff, was approved.
A bill of SIS presented by Aaron Hill,
heriff, for coffin furnished to bury Josenh
arcia. was on motion, referred to the fam
OF the deceased for payment.
A bill OF Hon. II. q. Maher, Parish Judge,
Sl5 for stationery for his Office, was an i
owed. al 49, II
On motion Of Hillery Rice the following
solution was adopted: ~.
Rcsolred, That the Tax Collootor he and
u hereby directed, after listing the tar
he property Of the parish of Ascension.
the purpose of State taxation. to mako y
II ecps OF said list or roll, which shall be- a