Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-08-31
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED JOINTLY
BY THE TWO PARISH COMMIT
TEES.
TEES.

essary mako counter propositions to til;
same end, from and to the executive
committee of which Duncan Stewart ESQ
is chairman, beg leave to report as follows
Your committee, now that the Radica
party in this Parish no longer exist and
no longer confronts us foe, regard the
only and single issue of this campaign
obe retrenchment and reform, as ex-
pressed in the Democratic Conservative
platform of principles adopted in Janua-
ry and July 1876 and August 1873
1--WE advocate the abolition of useless
offices, moro especially that of tax-col-
lectors, which Office of tax-collectors
should be RENTED the Sherffs; and a
reduction of salaries, fees and peruuisites
Oh oiilce; and rigorous retrenchment in
the expenses of the various departments
OF the city and State governments"
! We advocate substantial reduction
of taxation, State and municipal"
And again in July 1876, in tho follow
ing resolutions reiterated in the late con-
vention at Baton Rouge, repeating
that the abolition of useless offices,
curtailment of fees and perquisites
OF office; and Il rigorous retrench-
mcnt in the expenses and fees of the
several pcrochial offices is the single is
sue in this campaign. We lay it down
that tho primary test ofmembership OF the
| Democratic Conservative party of this
Parish at this time is the determined
will and intention of each and every
Dcmocratlc-C Conservative voter and Of
| ficcr, that no delegate to any nominating
convention orprimary election, or persons
seeking Office, whether State, parish or
ward, shall be voted for unless he is sol.
emily pledged to carry out the rosolu-
tiOns of retrenchment and reform above
set forth.
That this should be the test of MEM
bcrship and Office holding applies with
peculiar force to the Parish Of West
Fcllciana, when the following facts are
brought to the attention of your COM
mittce. The last report made by the
Treasurer of the parish setting forth the
outstanding reg istercd and approxima-
ted indebtedness Of the Parish at that
date IN January 1873 showed the same
to be about S5,StO,OO. Since then near
ly all the juIo rs and coroncrs Jurors ccrti-
icates have been paid in and cancelled,
but other evidences Of indebtedness have
been registered increasing the indebted
ness ut that date, SO that the same
amounts to about S6,5O0,O0.
The current expenses of this year will
reach, if not exceed the budget provided
hy the Police Jury, which amounts to
-, 100000. The special judgment against
the parish, which have already cost the
people OF the parish more than 3,OOO,0 90 in
defending, amounts to now about L.: 600
90. The debt claimed by Madeira e. Gil
lingham amount to about 100000. Ag-
gregating in all about $31 100000.
With this concise and simple state
mcnt of facts, we would submit that a
condition precedent to Il compromise be
the recognition and adoption, in sub
stance, of the following propositions:
LIST. The primary test of membership of
the conservative party of
West Eeliclaua is the determined will |
and intention Of each and every Demo-
cratic Conservative voter, and seeker at |
ter Office and particularly the tax paying |
portion thereof that no delegate to any
nominating convention, or persons seek
ing office, whether state, parish or ward, |
shall be voted for or receive II nominal
ton unless lie is solemnly pledged to carry |
out the resolutions OF retrenchment and |
reform to the Strictcst letter thereof.
I'd. TO this end it should be required of !
each and every delegate to any nominal
ting convention that he pledge himself |
before being voted for not to cast vote |
for any person offering himself as Il can
didate for the Legislature, until he has |
pledged himself to carry out fully the |
resolutions above providing for the aboli
tion of useless offices, curtailment of fees |
and pcrquisitcs of office, and Il rigorous |
rctrenchmcnt in the expenses and fees of |
the State, parish and municipal offices.
Sd. That no person offering himself for |
nomination for Police Juror of the res.
pectivc wards shall receive the nominal
lions or be voted for until he has soelmn- |
ly pledged himself on his part to advo-
cate the passage Of an ordinance to enter |
into and make contracts with the follow
ing officers at the salaries not to exceed |
the amounts herein stated; with consta- |
bles in lieu of fees, &c, per annum not |
more thar $500; with magistrates in
lieu of fees, &c, per annum not more |
than SO; with Parish Treasurer in lieu of
fees, &c, per anu,lm not more than $500;
with Parish Attorney in lieu of fees, &C.,
per annum not more than 500: with |
Clerk Police Jury in lieu of fees, Nc, per |
annum not more than SIS; with Clerk of
Court in lieu of fees, &c, per annum not |