Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-09-01

ca Printer as there has been ne
provision made by the Police Jury
to pay their additional salary, pay.
able on their own order.
Whereas, the Parish Treasurer
has failed to make a monthly report
of the collections and settlements
made by him during the month OF
July. as required by law and 10y re-
solution of the Police Jury, be it re-
solved, that the President appoint
ii committee Of three for the pnlpo-
Sc OF calling upon the Treasurer for
such settlement, and in default the
rcot to report the ease to the Par
1>h Attorney for prosecution accord
u" to law.
The following persons were APP
( pointed on said Committee 10y the
President: Messrs. +. Wagncspack,
\. l.. Bourgeois and \. Mire.
On motion OF y. Mire, duly sec
oinled, the following resolution was
adopted: Resolved that the com
m%unication addressed to this body
signed y. $. Landry, be returned to
It's author. on account of the unbe-
coming language Which it contains.
On motion of j. b. Ferclaud, du-
ly seconded, the following rrsolu-
ton Was adopted: Resolved. that
the Parish Attorney and Parish
Treasurer shall attend each meet
ingof the Police Jury and in default
thereof shall pay fine OF Twenty
five dollars for each non attendance.
\ petition OF MI. W. II. Aymar.
was read, and on motion duly sec
ondeu was referred to the Parish
Attorney who made the following
report:
st. James, Aug. 1lth., 1877.
TO the President and Members of
the Police Jury:
The petition from Mr.. W. ii. Ay-
mar requesting a reduction oftaNes,
having been referred to me. | make
the following answer: | believe that
any delinquent taxpayer, on tend
ering four stills for general propo-
SEES and the member of mills levied
each year forCourt House and school
purposes Is entitled to parish tax
receipt, whether said delinquent tax
has ripened into a Judgment or not,
provided the tender be made be-
tore the LIST. Of December 1917.
j. Il. WINCHESTER,
Parish Attorney.
On motion it vas Resolved, That
w. II. Aymar'S petition asking a re-
duction of the rate of Parish taxes
for the years 1873, 1875 and 1S7G,to
the rate restricted by the decision
of the Supreme Court i'll the cas- OF
Iatitte vs.. MorganS Tax Collector,
be received the relief, provided said
Taxes be paid within two weeks
from date. That the Parish Atty.
he i. Structed 20 report to the Tax
Collector the rate of School and
Court House fund taxes levied by
the Police Jury tor each of said
years and that such rates being adj
acA to the four mil tax. sl.alI be
the basis of the settlement and that
the Tax Collector be instructed to
suspend further proceedings against
him until the expiration of the abo-
We delay.
That the Tax Collector BE autho-
rizcd and instructed to give to w.
II. Aymar a duplicate receipt for
the Taxes of 1874 which are shown
by the books OF the Parish Treasu-
rer to have been paid and account
ed for.
\ vote was taken on the above
resolution which resulted as follows:
Yeas, \. l.. Bourgeois, J. X. Druil-
het, JAS. Davis, }. j. Fershaud, D..
Leblanc, Thos. Mooney, F!'Nagues-
pack and A. Mire-S. Nay, Henry.
Johnson. Not voting, II. A. Harri-
| son. Resolution carried.
The following reports were read
aud adopted:
St. James, Aug. 9TH, 1877.
, TO the Hon. the President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury:
We the undersigned members Of
the Committee appointed to make Il
settlement with Mr.. y. S. Landry,
ex- Presidcnt of the Police Jury, cal
led on Mr.. Landry at his residence
and demanded a settlement. Mr..
Landry said that he was and had
always been ready to settle in the
following manner, to-wit:
He offered us in settlement OF
claims for the year 1875 various
bills against the Parish amount
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