Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-08-18

year shall be divided pro rata bet
ween the Parish Attorney and Off
cial Printer as there has been lie
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
IL committee of three for the purpo-
Sc OF calling upon the Treasurer for
such settlement, and in default the
reot to report the case to the Par
ish Attorney for prosecution accord
ing to law.
The following persons were APP
pointed on said Committee by the
President: Messrs. L. Waguespack,
\. l.. Bourgeois and A. Mire.
sOn motion of a. Mire. duly sec
onded, the following resolution was
adopted: Resolved that the com
%munication addressed to this body
signed n. s. Landry, be returned to
its author, on account of the unbe-
coming language which it contains.
On motion of j. Il. Ferclland, du-
~ seconded, the following resolu-
ton was adopted: Resolved, that
the Parish Attorney and Parish
Treasurer shall attend each meet
ing of the Police Jury and in default
thereof shall pay a fine OF Twenty
five dollars for each non attendance.
\ petition of Mr.. w. II. Aymar,
was read, and on motion duly sec
onded was referred to the Parish
Attorney who made the following
report:
st. James, Aug. 11th., 1877.
To the President and Members of
the Police Jury:
The petition from Mr.. w. II. Ay-
mar requesting reduction oftaAes,
having been referred to me, | make
the following answer: l believe that
any delinquent taxpayer, on tend
ering four Mills for general propo-
SEES and the member OF mills levied
each year for Court Uouseand school
purposes Is entitled to parish tax
receipt, whether said delinquent tax
has ripcned into a judgment OF not,
provided the tender be made be-
fore the LIST. CT December 1877.
J. Il. WINCHESTER,
Parish Attorney.
On motion it was Resolved, That
W. II. Aymar's petition asking a re.
dnction of the rate OF Parish taxes
for the years 1873, 1915 and 1S16,to
the rate restricted 10y the decision
of the Supreme Court in the case OF
Latitte VS.. Morgans Tax Collector,
be received the relief, provided said
Taxes be paid within two weeks
from date. That the Parish Atty.
be i! structcd TO report to the Tax
Collector the rate of School and
Court House fund taxes levied by
r the Police Jury for each OF said
years and that such rates being adj
died. to the four mill tax, shall 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 he autho.
rized and instructed to give to w,
ii. Aymar a duplicate receipt fol
the Taxes OF 1874 which are shown
by the books of the Parish Treasu.
rer to have been paid and account.
l ell for.
} n vote was taken Oh the above
; resolution which resulted as follows
: + Yeas, A. L. Bourgeois, IA. Druil
I het, JAS. Davis, }. 3. FetAaud, D
Leblanc, Thos. Mooney, +. Wagu1
. pack and A. Mire-S. Nay, Henry
T johnson. Not voting, Il. A. Harri
son. Resolution carried.
: The following reports were reat
l and adopted:
. ST. Games, aug. |til., 1914:
To the Hon. the President and Mem
y bers of the Police Jury:
We the undersigned members o
/ the Committee appointed to make
settlement with MI. n. S. Landry
ex.President OF the Police Jury, cal
y led on Mr.. Landry at his residence
and demanded a settlement. MI
Ilandry said that he was and hat
s always been ready to settle in tn
following manner, to-wit:
h He offered us in settlement Q
claims for the year 1875 variou
bills against the Parish amount mo" n
and in Z. WCurrrency...- 10
d making a total of;-..:..:..S32l'9
|. which we declined to receive.
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