St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-06

although made in the absence Of other
data, has been submitted to many
gentlemen intimately acquainted with
the workings of the parish government
who declare 1t to be al under rather
than an over estimate. What does 1t
shOwI
cases before Justices of the peace
and parish and district courts
saving per annum, 81 parishes, at
5000 '................ ....... 80. .s114,ooo 90
Regulating fees for keeping prison.
ers-estimated average per annun
at $500 per parish .---.. .-.--..-...- $4,000 90
Printing for parishes-estiniated for
the whole e..-.-.-..-........ 10000 %
election laws. :. 100000 90
per parish per annun, -.....- u,400 90
lection Of revenue ............. $4,000 90
Estimated saving ill judicial printing
and other dvertisemrnts..... 10000 90
Estimated saving by cunvints working
on public works. etc., and appeals
in criminal cases beng facilitated 1900 90
Total savings to parishes es.-.....-...s .s379,60 0,
| have endeavored to estimate, but
many things cannot be estimated, and
If am correctly informed, the benefits
resulting from the work of this General
Assembly to the parishes are incalcu-
liable, have brought ortier out of chaos,
and have, by relief to the local govern
ments, furnished promise of relief To
the whole State !; for, sir, under our sys-
tenn the very foundation of society de-
peuds Oh the local governments. The
parish governments, however, have not
alone received attention. What has
been done for New Or!eans7 Her mode
Of making her budget regulated, the
manner of filling vacancies determined
SO rs to vest the authority to that end
in the municipal government, the regu-
latiOn Of assessing and collecting her
revenue. in so far rs not reached 10y the
general system, fixing the salaries of
the clerks of the Superior and First
District Courts, regulating and reducing
the number of the recorders courts,
regulating the drainage tax, regulating
the operation of tax Judgments, fixing
the compensation OF the criminal
sheriff, repeating the park tax, abolish
ing the smallpox hospital, and remit
ting to her the control of her own
police. These and the State laws al
ready referred to regulating education,
printing, assessing and collecting, have
brought her blessings Of relief difficult
accurately to state, but which upon an
estimate may be- mentioned as follows:
Saving In assessors salaries, per an
mum. 80. $4,000 90
saving III costs OF collection of revc-
6nues In clerks and sheriffs' fees
estlmated -............... ...... 50 900 90
Saving in crilaiua4 sheriff, aYerage
over 1876 and 1878, per annum,
totiiciaIl ................. ...-..... $1,000 90
Saving In salaries of clerks Of Su-
ptriOr Criminal and First District
Courts per annutu ...-............. 1876 IS
Saving it, police establishment over
average from 1873 rn 1875 inolu.
sive, per annull, (officiaI .-...... 272, ,3ss As
Saving III recorders courts, per an
NUN, totficiaD Observation-Disclosures. 10000 90
Saving III printing, per anullIl a,o00 90
Saving IN public education, over
1878. tofficiaD Observation-Disclosures. 255.sao es
Saving to citizens on judicial print
ing and legal advertisements OF
all kinds, estimated per annun 10000 90
Saving estimated to result, per an
u;.n. 5Tom law as to working
cunvicts, and to establish work
house, per annum ...-............. 1900 90