Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-04-14
OFFICIAL.
OF THE
POLICE JURY
OF THE
Parish of ST. james.
Regular Meeting.

The Police jury OF lne IaIisH III ct'
James met at the Court House, at | DC.
+. NJ, on Saturday the 9TH. day OF April
1-77, it being a regular meeting.
Members present:-Henry Johnson,f Tres
idcnt: James Davis, Jacob I. Dornberger
and Alfred Mire.
Absent:-R. a. Harrison.
The minutes OF the last meeting (March
3rl. 1917 were read and approved.
The following communications were re-
ccived and ordered filed:
Clerks Office, Parish Of St. James,
April eth. 1sT.
To the Hon. President and members ofthc
Police Jury:
Gentlemra-I herewith transmit to you
the amount and number of Witness war
rants that have been issued for the month
Of March 1877. to wit:
From No. .la35 to No. 2l79.
Amount of warrants issued, S:::O.o3.
All of which is respectfully submitted to
your Hon. Body as my monthly report.
L. T. FISHER,
Clerk of Court.
State Tax Collectors Office.
Convent p. O., st. James Mar. 81 le..,s
To the President and Members OF the
Police Jury:
Gemtlemen-It has been suggested that
the office of the State and Parish Tax Col
| lector should bc located ut the Court Hou-
Sc. Should the gentlemen composing the
| Police Jury he of this opinion, l respect
| fully request that some portion OF the
! Court House building he assigned for that
purpose.
Very respectfully.
GEO. Z. BOVEE,
State Tax Collector.
Mr.. Davis offered the following resoln-
ton, which on MOTION, was unanimously
Resolved, That Geo. E. BS See, Tax Col
lector Of the Parish Of st. James be allow
ed to use the room adjoining the office Of
| the Clerk Of Court i'll the Court House, as
an office; provided, that nothing in this
resolution shall interfere with the right OF
the Parish Attorney or President OF the
| Police Jury to use said room, also for an
Office.
By Mr.. Mire:
Resolved, That the President appoint a
committee of three, whose duty it shall be
to destroy all vouchers, warrants, &c, is
sued prior to the LIST. Of Jan. 1877, now in
the Treasury, after making a proces-veGbal
of the same, provided that the Treasurer
shall enter in a separate book the amount
| of each voucher, warrant, &c, the year for
which it was issued and to whom. and pro-
vided further, that the destruction OF said
vouchers. warrants, &c, be made i'll pres
ence of two citizens Of this Patish.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, the same was
laid on the table.
[Mr. Mire in the chair.]
By Mr.. Johnson:
Resolved, That the President is author
lied to issue warrants upon the treasurer
for payment of salaries of parish officers,
for the quarter ending Mar. 81, as follows:
Members of the Police -S125,W.
Secretary of the Police Jury-----.S 1900,
Parish
Parish Attorney 1o.on,
Road Overseers.. Sloo.Uo
Keeper of the Court House-----...$ 25.Uo,
Sergeant at arms. l5.OO'
Carried.
By Mr.. Dornberger:
Whereas, the Court House Ferry has
been for considerable time, a subject OF sse-
neral complaint Oh account of the bad con-
dition in which it is kept by the present
lessee, Widow Martel Peyret; in violation
Of the Parish ordinances and of her con
tract with the Parish, the boats used by
her being rotten and unsafe, and her agents
frequently causing long delays and loss OF
time to passengers, and even refusing ia
ferry over officers of the Parish who are
called on public business to or from the
Court House, and
Whereas, such violations Of her contract
with the Parish and Of the ordinances o.
this body, have rendered said lessee liable
to the fines and penalties imposed by said
ordinances and a forfeiture OF her SAID con-
tract.
Be it therefore resolved, that the Parish
Attorney be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to institute without delay
legal proceedings against said Widow Mar
tel Peyret for recovery of thef fines nncarr'
ed BY her as aforesaid and for a dissolution
Of her lease Of said ferry.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Davis:
Resolved, That the safe now in the Office
Of the Recorder of this Parish, be taken II
charge by the Parish Treasurer and the
costs of removal be paid by said Treasurer
Adopted.
By Mr. johnson: ;.
Resolved, That all delinquent taxes palt
into the Treasury after this date, shall ~
DIVIDED by the Treasurer into three funds
to-vit: General, School and Court Hous'