Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1878-04-20

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Funds, and report to our Hon. Body.
Respectfully submitted.
HENRY FEITEL,
Treasurer.
On account of sickness the Parish
Treasurer was excused from attend
ing this meeting.
The following report vas read,
and on motion of \. Mirc, duly sec
oudcd, was adopted, IS follows:
st. James. April 18th, 1878.
To the President aud Members of the Po-
lice jury of the Parish of st. james:
conference.-the undersigned ,%vonrCom-
mittcc appointed for the purpose of oh
tanning n settlement from George +. 30
wee, cX-TaX-Collcetor of this Parish. of the
balance due by him to this Parish, for col
@lcctions made during the years lo7G and
1877. beg leave to report,
That the balance due BY said Bcvcr, in
his capacity aforesaid is Seven Hundred
and Forty-Onc A4llM Dollars.
Iour Committee beg leave further to
state that under existing resolutions of
your predecessors it appears that IA very
large portion of said amount wa, paid int"
the hands OF said Collector i'll certificates
of indebtedness Of the Parish, and that Of
the balance above set forth, the sum of
six Hundred and E~ighty-Six 4lIlho Dol
lars is receivable in Parish Scrils and the
balance, to-wit, Thirty-Eivc Dollars, in
United States Currency.
Your Committee further report that out
of Il large sun of Parish certificates tend
cred by Mr.. Bovcc, they have selected,
with the valuable assistance OF orr Par
i>h Attorney, N. amount sufficient to cover
the balance above stated, and that MIR.
Bnvrc is really to settle for the IhlIty-tivc
Dollars due in l.. s.. Currency.
Your Committee therefore recommend
that Mr.. Hover's indebtedness he settled
OF! the basis above stated. and that Il uui-
rtus be granted to said Bovcc. and that
the Parish Attorney be authorized and re-
unircd 10 dismiss the suit pending against
him.
Respectfully submitted,
+. =. pOCilE,
j. \. DkUILIiE.T.
HENRY JOHNSON.
On motion OF \. Mire, duly sec
onded. d uuietuS was granted to Mr,
Bovee,as recommended by the Com
mittce.
On motion duly seconded, tho
Committee composed of Ferchand
W~agucspack and Leblanc, were cX
{ cuScd and granted further time t,
make their report.
Mr.. +. =. pochc offered the fol
lowin. resolution:
Whereas, the Court House ant
=. Parish Jail, are in urgent need o
repairs:
be it resolved that the Presiden
appoint a Committee of one wit
full power and special duty of CT
!, dcring and experimenting the mo
necessary repairs to said Coul
House and Jail;
That the Parish Treasurer be at
thoriZtd to pay out OF the Conl
House repair fund amy and all bill
g for work or materials furnished tC
I such repairs, when the said bill
shall have been approved by sal
Committee OF one.
On motion OF \. Mivc, duly Sc
r ondel, the above resolution W;
adopted, and the President appoin
. cd Mr. Druilhct to be that Cor
II mlttee.
.. The following resolution vas c
n fered by Mr.. Poche, and adopted ,
re motion of 4: Mirc, duly secondc
~ to-wit:
ID Resolved, that the Parish IRE
t. surer be required to purchase al
OF to put down cocoa-matti,g insi'
of the bar of the Court House al
to purchase two dozen substanti
. chairs for the use of the Court Roo,
and OF the offices held in the Con
House.
= That the funds necessary for sa
purchases be taken out OF the Cou
House Repair Fund.
That said purchase and work
completed before the sixth of NJ;
next.
BY Nh. Pochc the following res
luton was offered, and adopted
motion of L. Waguespack, duly 81
ondea, to.wit:
ct Whereas, the School Board
cr this Parish, have received in 81
Element from the former Treasul
II, of said Board, in jury and Witn'
re S"s warrants, the sum of three Ill,
is, uruu and Fourteen Dollars, VIII,