Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-12-22

November lS14, a Judgment was obtained
against the Parish of st. james, in the SHIT
emitted Dr. Henry Lcmann VS.. No. 236,
the Police jury OF st. James. ~condcmnin"
me Parish OF st. lam" to pay the sum of
Four Hundred Dollars on IL claim for ser
wees alleged to have been performed in
IN" years l~tS and 1869. The evidence of
si'd clam Is shown upon its face to have
been prescribed. and the record ofthis case
Shn"> that The answer filed by the Parish,
.%tti"rncy contained the plea of ,ne>cYi,-
;:o'i. il appears, however. that tn. Judge
"ErE'ulel .ls:S plea
subsequently Y, we final that The Shrr.h'of
~fI1'-lar1sl' OF st. James. proceeding under
Il VIII OF teri tacias. issued in the above
ease, SeiZ'd Il certain tract OF land mcaslr-
ing one %ari"nt front by one all,ont and IL
i'li III depth. together with that large
building known As The Old Court House,
and another brick i,uil1:ng formerly used
rs the Clerk and Recorders office, sitna-
LED on sad tract of land. all of which pro-
l'eftN upon the report Of tive appraisers
sworn by the sheriff. was appraised ut the
sum at seven Hundred Dollars, sold at
iHhtI" Auction Tor Five Hundred and For
|the i'ntilr> and adj",tiratrti 10 widow
itEfel i~''F'"t. 1t is 4 notorious fact. that
"a the tiilr of the aforesaid sale, til" Par
its'l F'iS ''''l'in2 from sad property a
monthly revenue of Twenty Dollars from
TIE rent ri the same, and that said proper
= N:i> Sold for Il sum far below on" halfof
us Eea! value. We respectfully ask the po-
lice jury "t this Parish. to use proper dill
= nee iii n'>tlttln- proceedings for y null
i ) 81 ':ltt sale, III order to lc,tule to the |
-'t'} ~'r,i'l" 6 this Parish their r%i@,l,iul
l%'ot'"It J. winch has been so u~njHstly tak"l'
away iloln them.
W" append to this Report the statement
CT i'rntN tt!f"i Esq, Perish Treasurer.
WHICH upon examination. Was tould cor
rect. and the balance on hand amnnnt,u.
I" the sum of Eleven Hundred anI Eighty
Dollars and seventy on" cents pro
perry distributed aud applied to the credit
II the different funds. W. also annex to
his report his Statement as School Trea-
>urrl showing Il balance on hand of One
Thousand and Sixty Nine Dollars and
twenty cents to The credit of the school
Fund.
We extend orr thanks to the officers of
his Count, who have assisted us in our
.;li,o". II.
ST. james, December 18th. Isl.
Respectfully submitted.
W.P. C.AGNOLATTI.
FOREMAN.
:; II. iEtRllAt p:JoHNT MANY. ROB
l'.~4.OR, JOSIAH = PRESTON.
JULES GABRIELLE, BEN 4 BARNEY.
A tine copy:
Office, Dec. 18th. ,>.7.
+. J. LAlCHE.
Deputy CLERK.
We the undersigned Members OF tile
'rana jury duly "mi,annellcl and sworn
II and for this Parish OF st. James. hereby
protest against tina, portion of the rclort
iSued by the Forrmau and other Mem
of the said Grand Jury. in which ref
renee is made to the sale of the Old Court
losse, believing that there was not shit
lent evidence brought before this bouy To
Justify said report.
The other portion OF said Report we
prrove.
Respectfully submitted.
!. GRAIN. DIVIDE BOl nGENI>. RENE
DtliON, LOUIS SI!AnRICk,
c. A. BOURGEOIS.
A true copy:
Jerks Office. Dec. 18th. 1877.
Ed. LAlCl1E, Dpty. Clerk.