The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-25
MASS MEETING In BATON
ROUGE.
The Resignation Of Parish Officers
Called for.

On last Tuesday large meeting of the citi-
zens of the parish and the city of Baton
Rouge was held at Pixies Hall
From the Daily Advocate, of the 22d inst.
we CLEAN the following particulars of the pro-
ceedings:
The meeting was organized BY the election
of the following named gentlemen as off GERS ::
John A. Doueherty, President, and James
McVay, A. D. Lyle. Joseph Larguier and
William Mark ham, Vice Presidents; H. Skol-
field, Secretary.
A resolution offered by Mr.. W. s. Booth
was adopted. It demanded Internationally
the resignation Of B. 7. .Beauregard and Geo.
P. Davis, and the vacation by them of the
Offices Of tax collector and parish judge. and
provided for the appointment of a committee
to carry out the demand, and that the keys Of
the collector be turned over to District At
torney A. E. Read for safe keeping.
The following. offered by Mr.. W. G.. Annis,
was adopted:
Whereas, under the present loose and ineffi-
cient organization OF the police force of this
city there is no safety for either the life or Che
property Of the taxpayer, therefore,
RESOLVED, That the citizens appoint vol
unteer night patrol of five or ten men for
each ward, who shall act under the orders of
captain, to be designated each night
RESOLVED, That q committee of three citi-
zens DO appointed to interview Tony Berja-
min and request him to a. once in writing
resign his office, and that his successor ap-
point three patrolmen to act as day police,
and require him not to appoint any others
without first obtaining the consent OF the tax
payers.
A resolution providing for committees to
bring before the meeting the parties above
named was adopted snd the committees ap-
pointed.
Benjamin appeared before the meeting,
stated that he did not wish to resign, was in
formed that the demand for his resignation
was imperative, that he was not competent to
fill the position of Administrator of Police,
and he then resigned.
would not resign, and said he would fill the
position and discharge the duties of Parish
Judge until his successor was appointed.
Beaursgard, the Tax Collector. could not
be found, but his clerk delivered all the pa
pers to the committee, and they we're deliv-
cred to District Attorney Read.
The meeting was addressed by Col E. W.
Robertson and Major A. l.. Gusman.
The following resolution offered by Mr..
Booth was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the president select six pei
sons, three from each ward, as permanent.
committee, who are to take charge of volun-
teer citizens police.
Tne chair appointed:
For First Wsrd-James McVay, r. J. Nc
For Second Ward-w. s. Booth, Ed Willis,
r. Wiseman.
The Beauregard Committee was declared
permanent and authorized to "act in the
premises" in case he (B.) demanded the re-
turn of the books and papers.
A committee Of three was appointed to wait
oh the School Board and request the removal
Of J. Henri Burch as Secretary and Treasurer.
The following was adopted:
Whereas, this meeting citizens Is in the
interests Of peace and good order, we deeply
regret the persistent refusal of George P.
Davis to vaca:e the Office of Parish Judge.
That having resigned this Office, the people
conceive it to be his duty no longer to exer.
else the duties thereof That ignoring alto.
gether the sacred feelings and protestations
of an outraged people, he pursues an unwise
and dangerous course. That his awaiting the
Governors pleasure to appoint his successor,
so that he may retire from the Office of
Parish Judge is q piece of deception SO akin to
falsehood that no one believes his statement.
That no act of his justifes thought OF con-
fidence in him, but, on the contrary, all that
be has ever done has been calculated to en-
gender the very worst feelings in the breasts
of those good and true men who nov feel that
they have no longer the power to protect this
bad man from the anger of an insulted
people; therefore
Be 1t resolved by the citizens of the parish of
East Baton Rouge in mass. meeting assembled,
That the greatest object in the way Of peace
and quiet is Geo. P. Davis, and that the con-
sequences of his refusal to grant the request
made of him, must rest with himself and not
the people, who have long and earnestly
sought genuine peace and been refused.
The nraetinu adinurrad