The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-07-07
Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Parish of Ascension.
CnuRr-HoUsE, July 2, 1871

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CoURr-HoUsE. July 2, 1877.
. Members D, esert-RT Hanson, President;
Henry Newman, HiIiery Rice, A: EtrLett,
Toseph Ferrief,, William King, Josepn Ii.
Brent, p +. Alleman and Henry Mccall.
in motion OF H. Mccall, the reading of
tbtes minutes Of the last meeting was dis
pensed with.
The President reported having exza.mlll:aed
the paupers now Oh the paHHper's list tp'snd
in his opinion that they were not entirely
destitute, and that with the balance remain
ing of their appropriation, to-wit: sSo, Il
would be impossible to continue to support
them without increasing said appropriation,
wbereupon II. Mccall offered the following
resolution
Resolred. That the pauper's list he en-
+ireIv snsnended, and that the balance in
the 'Treasury to the credit of Pauper's fund
he used by the President and two members
of the Jury; for the benefit OF such parties
as they may deem to be in greater want or
suffering until the appropriation Is expended.
adopted.
The President appointed according to
above resolution Messrs. P. +. Alleman and
B. Lemapn.
The following report was then read:
TREAsURERs OFFICE, I
Donaldsonville, July ,, 1877
Gentlemeu-I have the honor of making to
you the following report or the situation Oh
the Treasury:
February 16, 1877
/ Cash received from late Treasurer.
i'll L. S. currency ---.-------- OLD y
Received from same party i'll scrips,
sale of ferries, "l' ~
Received from same party lns cr1ps,
| back taxes, 100 III
| juno p, 1877
Cash received from p A. Jones,
Sheriff, fines by him collected, 39 ~
$3.50 80
Cash paid out from February Is
| to July 2, 1877, as per vouchers to -
| 10, both inclusive ----9 90 y!
Amount of scrips on hand, sale OF
| ferries, --------- ol1 ~
Amt. of scrips on hand back taxes, 15S 40
Cash on hand i'll L. S. CURRENCY 1856 6U
$3.50 s.
In the amount of cash on hand Sl62 20 be:
long to different appropriations Tor 1870 ana
$34 40 to fines.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS VICKNAlR,
Parish Treasurer
On motion, duly seconded, the above re
port was received.
The committee on parish ordinances re
ported progress.
The committee on parish debt reported
progress, and asked time to report at thu
next meeting.
The following petition was read:
DoNALDsoNyILLE, July 2, 1877.
To the Hon. President and members of tn
Police Jury of the parish of Ascension
The petition of the undersigned merchants
storekeepers and others DONG buslnes
within the corporate limits of the town o
! Donaldsonville, with respect shows:
That they have been served by the parisl
: Tax Collector with notices to pay paris
! licenses for the year 1877; that this is til
: first time within the recollection of the Oldes
inhabtant of said town that the payment o
! parish licenses was required of them tina
your petitioners are nearly all tax payers
l that in addition to the licenses required b
law to be paid to the State and town {
Donaldsonyille, your petitioners pay State
,,arochial and municipal taxes, amountin
to thirty-five mills on the dollar; that til
a tax payers of the parish outside of said tow
are paying only twenty-four and Il half mil
on the dollar of taxes to the State and parisl
Q Yout honorable body will not fail to Sc
= that your petitioners are paying ten and
II half mills more taxes on the dollar than the
!, fellow citizens of the parish.
Your petitioners therefore suggest an
9 respectfully urge that the eXactiJn of a pa
s ish license from them who are already owe
G burdened with taxation would be oppressiN
q and unjust.
II For the reasons above assigned, your pet
c TONERS pray that the parish Tax Colcett
be ordered to cease and suspend the collie
ton of parish licenses within said town
Donaldsonyiile, and for general and equi
y able relief aud as in duty bound your pei
IL TONERS shall ever pray, &c.
q S. Weinschenck, NJ. SchOnberg, &. '
d Mitchell, Jno +. Duffel, NJ. D., f. LeBlan
P Lefevre, P. Mollere, NJ. NJ. Kentzel,
n Dreyfus, Ambrose Rougeau, Henry LOe
n G. Feitel, c. W. Rose, Mrs. NJ. Israel & c,
is Jno. Il. Fayette, A. Spies, V. Maurin, P
y Ge1ger, A. Wiese, NJ. Tobias, JOS Gondra
y b. Rybiski, A. Grilhe, Emile Collin, c. Bo
+ dreaux, IL. s. Boudreaux. Aug. Barthelm
ii X. A. Oberkamp, w. 6. Wilkinson, A. &c
e azzini, John p. Harp.
~ On motion, the above petition was receive
Jos. Terrier offered the following prcamb
and resolution:
ID WHEREAS, 1t is generally understo
that reform in the administration of {
- affairs of the tax payers is absolutely nect
IL sary, which also means reduction of tax
ton; and
N Whereas, The tax payers of the town
5, Donaldsenxille are now paying thirty-ti
re mills on the dollar of State, parish and II
is nicipal taxes, while their fellow citizens
I'd the parish are paying only twentyf9ur a
t. half mills on the dollar; and
1t Whereas, The merchants and store kee
s. ers of said town are required to pay Sta
r. and municipal licenses, and are now call
II upon by the parish Tax Collector to p
IN licenses TO the parish, a thing heretofore
De heard Of and unknown; and
vi Whereas, The collection of such licens
6. from said merchants and tax payers, alrea
overburdened with taxation, would be {
pressive and unjust; be it therefore
50 Resofued, That the parish Tax Collecr
J., he and he is hereby req uiFed and instruct
nc to cease and suspend the collection Of par
d. licenses within the corporate limits of
IN town of Donaldsonville.