The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-07-14
Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Parish of Ascension.
CoURT-HoUsE, July 10, 1877,

The Police jury met this day, pursuant
to adjournment.
Memb ers present-R T Hanson, presiden.
Henry Heyman, Hillely Rice, Arthur Bur
nett, p. +. Allemau, Joseph Terrier, Joseph
L. Brent, Henry Mccall.
Absent-William King.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The following petition was read
DONALDsoNvILLE, July 10. 1877.
To the Hon. President and members of the
Police Jury, parish of Ascension:
GenttenleR-Having faithfully discharged
the functions of the office of District Attor-
ney for the past four years, and having re-
ceiyed in payment vouchers amounting to
balance on hand of the year 1875 to two
hundred and eighty-ti dollars, and of 1876
the sum of one hundred and twenty dollars,
and having seen no provisions made for
their payment, / desire to call your atten-
ton to said fact, believing confidentially i'll
your sense of justice to make some provision
for the payment Of this legitimate claim.
l remain yours, very respectfully.
NJ. MARKS.
On motion, duly seconded, the above peti-
ton was received
PARISH OF ASCENSION,
Donaldsonyille, July I, 1877.
To the President and members of the Police
Jury, parish of Ascension:
Conference.-The undersigned master and
part owner of the steam propeller Little
Minnie, proposes to your Hon. body to run
the said steam propeller us public ferry
across the Mississippi river, from the head
of Chetimaehes street to the opposite side,
provided the parish authorities grant the
ferry privilege for the space and term of five
years for which privilege they will pay into
the parish Treasury monthly, the sum of
ten dollars, and the following reduced rate
OF tariff: Foot passenger zoe; buggy or
sulky, 81 %; carriage, 81 rs; horse and cart,
empty, 81 horse and cart, loaded, 81 so;
two horses and wagon, empty, 81 80: do.
loaded, 81 25 three mules and cart, empty,
81 10; do. loaded, 81 SO; Peddler's cart,
small, 50; do. large, So; head of horned cat
tie, horse, mule or ass, 60c; head of hog OF
sheep, 20c. All parties are to be crossed free
who are so entitled under existing laws:
jurymen, witnesses in criminal eases, State
officers OH duty, children going to and from
school and niitiamen.
Very respectfully submitted.
JOHN SIGAI,
Master of Little Minnie.
On motion, duly seconded, the above petit
ton was referred to the Committee on Ferry.
To the Hon. President and members of the
Police Jury:
Conference.-The undersigned respectfully
represents that he has lost Il certain amount
of scrips of the year 1879. for the amount OF
ten and halt dollars. said scrips having
been registered on the 3rd day of january,
1876, and respectfully request your Hon.
body to approve the enclosed duplicate to
the same. Yours respectfully,
W. w. BUFORD.
The above petition was received.
Joseph Ferrier called up his former reso-
luton relative to the collection of parish IL
censes within the limits of the town of Dom
jacksonville, whercupon Henry Mccall offered
~. F,lI II,
RcSOteed, That the Collector be and he is
hereby notified to suspend the collection of
all parish licenses within the limits of the
corporation of the town of Donaldsonyille
until further orders or until legal opinion
can be obtained on the subject
PrOrided. 1t be not inferred from this res
6ffFfftion that the Police jury have any right
or propose -te:renlit the licenses if they be
imposed by law be i further
Prorided, That this rcs0!uti9i,frss- will be
operative only until the end Of the next SEES
sion of the Legislature.
Seconded and adopted.
The following report WAS then read:
To the Hon. President and members of the
Police Jury of the parish of Ascension
The committee appointed to report on the
amount and nature of the parish debt, ro-
spectfully beg leave to report:
That they have examined the books of the
Treasurer, and append herewith the result
OF their labor which shows only the amount
of the debt for the year 1876, that is, the
amounts registered against the parish in ex-
cess of the amount paid. AS regards the
debt of the parish dating prior to 1876, your
committee are not able to make a report at
this meeting, as the books are in the posses
sion of the Parish Attorney, who is and has
been i'll for some time.
We append herewith letter from the
Parish Attorney, saying that it would be
Impossible for any one without his aid to
establish correctly the amount of the old
debt of the parish. Hence your committee
have thought it best to report only on that
part of tie debt for which they could obtain
the correct data Respectfully submitted.
b. LEMANN,
JOS. FERRIER,
Committee on Statement of Debt
DUE By TIE PARISH OF ASCENSION
on REGISTERED WARRANTS OF 1876.
Appropri- Amt Balance
alton. paid. due.
~ ~ ~
Grand & Petit Jurors. 5000 l746 ~ II 40
Tailor, ---.--...-.--200 0 l1G6 30 1913 20
Coroner, ..-....-. 900 494 90 POI 90
Physician att'g Coroner, 25 90
Jail Physician so 90
District Attorney and
Dist. Atty. pro ten.,-- 800 265 90 2lS 10
Tax Collector, making
assessment rolls, .--. 364 3i3 45 50 55
Paupers, -...-- 400 268 90 2S8 90
Parish Attorney 300 225 90 % 90
Police Jury, ...-- 400 $50 90 60 90
49,. 90 50 90 Is 90
Psh. Atty. expenses on
delinquent taxes. 49,. 500 1872 30 103 &c
Contingent fund, 1900 90
Justices of the Peace. 1856 90
...... 1856 80
Witnesses i'll criminal
prosecutions, -. 10 30
Election expenses, 1876, 80 30
Total balance due for 1876, 1925 Sc
The scrips for election expenses were made
for licenses, hence it is probable
hat the greater part of the warrants for
election expenses have been received by the
Tax Collector i'll settlement of licenses due
;he parish.
The Treasurer has ON hand cash balance
IF S134 to meet some of the above registered
claims, which reduces the parish debt by 50
much.
On motion, the above report was accepted,
md the committee allowed till the next reg
liar meeting to complete their report.
Adopted.
Tho .f.oounf of .TtRSanh Tonas NJ n foy.