The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-01-19

Attorney; provided that the rents accruin&
in one year shall only be appropriated tt
pay the warrants in favor of said Distric
Attorney for the same year. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Jos. L. Brent,
ResolUed, That the Treasurer be author
lied to transfer to the iaiIor's fund the sun
of $500, out of any funds remaining in the
treasury and not otherwise appropriated
Adopted.
On motion of A. Burnett,
! PeS0lUeG. That committee of four mem
bers be appointed who with the Parish At
torney, shall be authorized to examine into
our parish debt with a view to arrange il
possible a compromise with the parish cred
| Itors, and that said committee report to the
Police Jury. Adopted.
The President appointed on said commit
tee Messrs. j. L. Brent, II. Mccall and b
| Lemann.
Mr. j. Ferrier moved to appropriate the
sum of $500 out of the contingent fund to
the Sheriff for incidental expenses. Upon
! taking the vote the same was lost.
On motion of p T. Alleman,
! ResOIued, That the President of the Police
Jury is authorized to draw on any fund
when the Treasurer has money to the credit
OF such fund i'll payment of salary or fees
allowed by previous vote Of the Police Jury,
provided that the Parish Attorney approve
the account before it is presented to the
said President. Adopted.
The committee on the Sunday law pre-
scented the following
AN ORDINANCE
Regulating the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
on Sunday.
Be IL enacted by the Police Jury of The Par
isb Of ascension. l. That no alcoholic, spir-
ituous, malt or Intoxicating liquors shall be
sold in the limits OF this parish on Sunday,
under.a penalty of fifty dollars for each IN
fraction, to be recovered from any party so
selling and from his employer, and all
devices and contriVances by which liquor is
given away as a disguise to cover a sale
shall be held Il sale and shall SUI beet the
party Or parties so using devices and con-
trivances to the same penalty OF fifty dol
lars.
=. That whoever offers for sale intoxica-
ting liquors on Sunday within this parish
shall be subject to a fine Of twenty-fYesdol-
lars.
3. That whenever this ordinance may be
violated, the Constable or Justice Of the
Peace of the ward shall have the power to
close any bar or shop where the said iptoxi-
eating liquor may have been sold.
4. That all bars where liquors are cxclu-
sively sold, shall be closed on Sundays.
>. Whenever this ordinance may be viola
ted, the license of the party shall be an
nulled, and no other license granted him or
his agents to sell liquors in this parish
8. This ordinance shall not apply to ho-
tells, eating houses and restaurants where
liquors are sold only to be drank in good
faith, at meals taken by the pun chasers
thereof.
7. That this ordinance shall be submitted
TO the voters OF the parish, and if majority
OF the voters voting at the election shall
vote i'll its favor, the same shall go into eff
feet.
s. That said election shall be held on the
second Saturday OF February, 1873, from
10 o'clock A. NJ, to 3 o'clock p. NJ. The JUS
tees OF the Peace and the Constables of the
various wards shall associate a citizen with
them they shall be the commissioners to
conduct the election, and that only citizens
OF ward shall be allowed to vote in said
ward and they who vote in favor of this or
dlnance shall write or print on their ballots
the words Sunday law" Those voting
against it shall write or print the words = No
Sunday law" and all returns shall be made
and filed with the Clerk of the Police Jury,
and the President of the Police Jury shall
nave power to canvass the said vote and to
make publication of the result.
9. Voting places shall be the offices of the
justices of the Peace of the wards and in
case the failure of Justices or Constables TO
attend at the time of opening the polls, the
voters present may name the commissioners
10. That all licenses shall be issued in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the above
ordinance and shall be revocable at the dis
erection OF the Police Jury for any violation,
III addition to the penalties hereinabove stip-
ulated. Respectfully submitted,
P. +. ALLEN AN,
A. BURNETT
Ii. RICE,
Committee.
On motion, the foregoing ordinance was
adopted.
The Parish Attorney presented to the Po-
lice Jury the bond Of Messrs. Mousse &
Bourgeois, lessees of the Mississippi river
ferry, with Mr.. Henry Cook as their surety.
The same was accepted and ordered to be
filed by the Secretary.
On motion of H. Mccall,
ResoGred, That the President be and is
hereby authorized to appoint one syndic in
each ward OF the parish; that said syndics
shall receive compensation of $50 per an
mum each, for all their services as such.
Adopted.
The Parish Attorney having reported fav-
orably on a bill of j. j. Sullivan, Coroner,
Tor holding an inquest on the body of An
thony Williams, of SO, and there being
money in the treasury to pay the same, said
bill was approved.
Several other bills were presented to the
Police Jury for approval, and on notion |
they were referred to the Parish Attorney
& The President appointed on the Commit |
tee for Printing, Messrs. j. L, Brent and JOS |
Terrier.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned.
r. t. HANSON,
President
A true copy: Z. VIokNAIR,
Secretary.
81 b. EARHART,
LAW OFFICE,
DONALDSONVILLE II !