The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-04-06
Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Parish of Ascension.
CouRr-HousE, April l. 1873.

CoURT-HoUsE, April l, 1873.
Members present-R. 7. Hanson, Presi-
dent; p F. Alleman, Hillery Rice, Henry
Heyman, Joseph Ferrier, VIM. King Jos. l..
Brent, A Burnett and B. Lemann.
Absent-Henry Mccall.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
Mr.. Buiol being present informed the Po-
lice Jury that the levee in front of his place
caved in and neeessitates a new levee to be
built; that he applied to the Governor for
relief, but thus far without success.
The following petition was then read:
To the Hon. President and members of the
Police Jury of the parish of Ascension.
The petition of the undersigned, who is
store keeper in the first ward of this parish,
respectfully showeth, that he is informed
that an election was held on the 2nd Satlr-
day of February last, in pursuance to an or
dinance of your hon. body, regulating the
sale of Intoxicating liquors on Sundays;
further, that he is informed that on the 2lst
of February last the hon. President of your
hon. body did canvass the votes cast in the
said election and did declare that the said
ordinance was passed by majority of the
voters who voted at said election. Now,
your petitioner would respectfully show
that in his humble opinion this ordinance
y
said ordinance provides that this ordinance
shall be submitted to the voters Of the par
ish, and if q majority of the voters voting at
the election shall vote in it's favor the same
shall go into effect. At what time it shall
go into effect is not precisely stated. Again,
in the proclamation of the hon. President it
is declared that the ordinance was approved
by the voters and that by its own provisions
the said ordinance has become operative
and effective i'll manner and form as enacted
by said Police Jury. Thus it will be seen
that neither the ordinance nor the procla-
nation has fixed precisely the time when
/ the law should go into effect and as this law
is highly penal one, l respectfully submit
that nothing should have been left in doubt.
l considered that some further action would
have been taken in some sort of notice given
before the said ordinance should become
final, and in ignorance of the true meaning
of the law, sold spirituous liquors on Sun
day, the 3rd day of March last, and on being
prosecuted for violating the law, l respect
fully pray that be relieved in the premises
Respectfully, w. S. LITTLE.
The above petition was received, and on
! motion of B. Lemann, duly seconded, it is
ReSoired, That the above petitioner be
relieved FROM prosecution in this instance,
he being unaware that the law was in full
force and effect.
The PfeSluenD reported Ihat he mas can
vassed the votes cast at an election held on
the 2nd Saturday of February, 1878, to regu-
late the sale of Intoxicating liquors on Sun
days, and made the proclamation of the
same.
On motion of Jos. L. Brent:
Be il resolved. That the action of the Pres
ident be and is hereby approved and ratified.
The following petition was read:
DoNALDsoNvILLE, March q, 1878.
To the Hon. President and members of the
Police Jury.
We the voters in and for the parish of As
eensiun forward this petition to your hon.
body:
WHEREAS, There has been an election
held to enforce the Sunday law to stop all
stores of selling whiskey on Sunday and it
/ seems as if the law only takes effect outside
the corporation and not in Donaldsonyille,
| therefore we ask your hon. body to give us
the same chance as the stores in Donaldson
vile. That it is not correct for our stores
| TO stop selling whiskey on Sunday when the
stores in Donaldsonville are selling; that
we have licenses to pay for keeping and sell
| ing whiskey; therefore we the voters out
side the corporation, in and for the par
! ish of Ascension, do ask to be and granted
| to sell whiskey the same as the corporation
| in Donaldsopvilie. We are the petitioners
I to the same: