The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-29

organized, Tho board shall give notioe BY advar- |
tisiBE for thirty days In public newspaper In |
tho parish of Claiborne, Of tho time aud place at
which they viii begin the work OF auditing the
parish indebtedness, and tho time Of their regn.
iar meetings. They shall also give notice In said
advertisement. that within three months from
the time Of their first meeting, the work of audit
will close. and thai oil creditors Of the parish,
whose claims are not presented within the time
designated, will not BIO audited or funded.
Bno. 0. BE II further enacted, etc.,, That said
board OF audit shall keep in book, or books, .
complete register Of all claims audited. showing
therein the date, amount, nature OF the claim,
and name OF holder, which shall be numbered In
the consecutive order In which they are audited,
and similar registry Of Ill rejected claims shall
BIO kept, with an accurate index 10 each.
HEG. T. lie II further enacted, etc., That any
person feeling aEgrieyea by tho rejection OF
| claim may establish it's validity contradictory
with The parish, and any taxpayer OF ssid parish
may, 10 case he desires, institute suit before
sompstebt court, In his own natns 10 contest the
validity OF any claim audited: p,oBiasd, said suit
shall DO instituted within thirty days from the
time the board OF audit close the work Of audit.
ing, and In case tho decision be adverse 10 the
validity Of the claim, the same shall not be
| funded.
| Hsc 3. ID IL further enacted. eid., That after
| the expiration Of four months from The tims
when tho board commenced the work Of audit
| ing, the board shall proceed to issue bonds for
The debts audited, In favor Of tho creditors Of
| the parish, which bonds, with interest coupons
attschsd, shall be furnished by the police Jury,
and be for sums OF fifty, one hundred, two hum
| bred. three hundred. four hundred and fiye huu-
drsd dollars. Said bonds shall be signed by the
president OF the police jury, and eountsrsigned
by the secretary Of Tho board OF audit; but shall
only be issued by the sanction Of the board Of
audit, and under Tho immediate supervision
| thereof.
aEe. o. BE u further enacted. eto., That said
| bonds shall DO numbered in the consecutive
order in which they are issued Fabd registered In
q welkbound book, which book shall also eoti-
tain an aeeurhte record OF Tho debts for which
| each bond was issued, and deposited, togstbsr
with tho other books Oh TIE board. with The par.
ish treasurer, after tho completion Of tho labors
OF tho board.
| sEd. 10. De II further fndftea eto.. That ~
soon as saeh bond IL registered and the record is
fore the delivery Of tho bond, IL shall be the duty
OF the board 81 audit tosdestroy by Ere, in their
| immediate presence, the evidences OF debt on
| which each bond IL issued.
| HEo. II. BG II further enacted, en-, That In
case tho right TO fund any claim, under the pro.
visions Of this net s contested III the courts, and
the final decision shall be in favor Of ths validity
Of the claim, the board OF audit shall proceed 10
issue bonds for The same, a. II no contest h nd
taken place, and shall preserve their organization
| for that purpose until MI such suits are do
| cdsd.
| aEbs lHs Tf ~ tHHH@ HHtHbftt, 6tgt, lnHb MI
bonds issued under tho provisions Of this act
shall bear date u tho day, month and year on
which tho first botd il issued. and draw interest
payable annually, from that time.
sEo. 10. Ia il further ona6ied etc., That the
police jury Of Claiborne parish are hsre by author
lied and required TO leve, annually, special tar
In addition TO other parish taxes, payable In cur
rsney, sufficient in amount, after dsdustipg this
cost OF collection, which shall not exceed three
per cent on the amount OF said tax collected IL
discharge the annual interest on the bonds Issued
hereunder. and also TO extingnisb, by payment
n sufficient amount Of the principal OF SAID bondi
10 insure their final payment and discharge q
maturity.
BEe H. Dc IL further e,tdoted, ae., Tha
hereafter no snit shall be brought against ths
parish OF Claiborne on any claim now existing
except ~ hfre,pabovs provided, and that all Law
10 conflict with the provisions of this act so far u
th6y relate 10 the parish OF Claiborne be. aut
they are hereby repealed.
BBe ID. De u further eHacted, etc., That thi
act shall take effect from and after its passage.
| (5igned) LOUIS BUSH,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
(aigbsd) LOUIS A. WILT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of tn
| Senate.
Approved March 20, 1877.
(5gnsd) FRANCIS r. NTCHOLIA,
Governor OF tho state OF Louisiana.
A true copy
WILL A. HThoNd,
| Eenretarv oF tho Eeuatc