Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-06-29
Proceedings of the Police Jury
Parish of Assumption.
MEETING cF NAY 9. 1879,

MEETING CT NAY 9. 1879.
All members present.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion of Emile Tallisu, duly seeond-
ed:
Be it resolved, That heretofore the Il
cenEe now collected on stores be changed
80 IS to make the amount to be paid on
stores selling liquor by retail, at forty dol
lars; and on those not selling liquors be
fixed at thirty dollars.
On motion of W. B. Ratliff. the foregoing
motion was tabled.
On mstioa of W. B. Ratliff, w. 9. How
len, District Attorney pro tenn, was au-
lthorized to employ additional coansel, If
he deems necessary, 10 fight the two suits
now in court against the parish.
On motion of W. D. Ratliff, duly see
onded:
| Be it resolved, That from and after this
date all approved warrants, signed and
lapproved and regularly registered by the
the Police Jury of which w. B. Ratliff was
President and of which w. w. Pughis now
President. be and the same are hereby or
dered to be received by tho Tax Collector
for all debts. licenses, and all ether dues
due to the parish, excepting the school
tax, which is made payable in currency.
/ On motion of David Levy, the same was
referred to the Finance Commlttee.
A communication from the Rev. G..
Viollisr was received and read. asking for
Q dispensation of the payment Of the IL
cense upon fair to given for the benefit
of the st. Napoleon Church.
il Mr.. David Levy made motion 10 grant
the permission; on motion of Thos. D.
Cox, the motion was tabled.
4 On motion of e. Tallieu, duly seconded,
Resolved, That no person shall hereafter
Iplay With cards, dice, or any other game
of chance in front Of any public or private
place or In the public road, under q penalty
iof fire dollars for each and every offense;
!, land that copies of this resolution be print
led and posted at all the public places Of
the parish.
i Adopted.
| On motion Of John Webre, duly seconded,
Be it resolved by the Police Jury Of the
lparish of Assumption, That hereafter and
from this date no parish tax shall be as
J Isessed or enforced upon the property of
the Convent OF Mount Carmel and Of that
psad - ~ eonvsnt ~. fs H. =. Ss sn,omens
lconyents receive and educate ''irs frea ct ~
icharge the children of INDECENT persons
Mno th are sa;a unable 70 educate tneir children,
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Ihar ..-,n Isz7 =. .s...-a...s
70 wa "As "pp1oseu.
on motioh OF u. iaineus sne 0ali OF e. Z.
He1luin, ex-Sheriff. for services rendered.
lin the anti of w p. Rat,ig ana ai. :.
j tGaoraa c.-nsr .na .,s -al-a.-,.s-
ed ma n eorrect and inst cla;,a .r.;,s. t,,.
parrish.
| On motion of rbos n f,ox tba pres;d-
lent was ordered Z, anno;,,t : M ,nsstas
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IoI nse 70 examine the pubhc buildings Of
sA1o Ps'1AcA'