Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-08
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

Present: j. w. Dederick, v. D.lWaIsll,
J. j. Winn, Thos. Butler, Thos. Rayn..
ham. G. L. Decker.
A quorum being present, the Jury pro-
ceedcd to business.
Minutes ofmeeting held May 9th were
read and adopted. ,....
The Finance Committee submitted the
following report, which was read, &C.
copied, and ordered spread on the min
utes:
We the undersigned committee mp
pointed to examine the books, etc, co IL
nccted with the Office of the p arish
Treasurer, beg leave to make the follow
ing report:
At the outset the fact appeared that
the books, papers, vouchers, etc., of the
Treasurer's Office had not been examined
for IN ore than two years, which necessi-
| tated considerable trouble and time in
making proper Investigation and ex-
| animation.
We found that section 2646 r. Stat.
| utes, which requires that no claim
against any parish shall be received by
| any parish treasurer from any collector
| of taxes. unless the said collector shall
make oath or affirmat: on (said oath to
be administered by the treasurer of the
parishes "that lie has paid the full
amount expressed on the face Of such
claim, and that he has not directly or
Indirectly specialized in the public mon
cy" had been strictly complied with by
| the treasurer in his settlements with the
| collector.
We. found also that section 2645,
| which provides that "No parish treasn-
! rer shall be allowed credit for any vouch-
ers he ma? present in the settlement of
any account until he shall have first
| taken an cath or affirmation that he has
| paid the full amount of such vouchers
| in money, or that he has received the
| same in payment of Parish dues, and
that he has not specialized therein. him
self, nor has been directly or Indirectly
| interested in any speculation that may
have been made in it's acquisition" had
| been complied with, every voucher
showing the disbursement of money
being accompanied by the requisite at1i-
daviI.
Tho Treasurer has kept the registry
| book as required for the outstanding in
dcbtcdness from 1872 up to date, and has
$50 kept this book that whenever the reg
istered claims have been paid in for taxes
or cashed as the case might be, min
ute is made OF it on his books opposite to
the place gifts registration so that in Il
short time the registered outstanding i'll
debtcdness can be ascertained with but
little difficulty.
The Treasurer has also opened and
| kept what might be termed Cash
| Book, in which he has entered all cash
and description of all parish sc:ip re-
ceived for taxes an,! other sources,
and which shows the paper cancelled
| and the cash disbursed- BY tho aid of
| this book together with the statements
of collections made by Collector and paid
in to the Treasurer, we had compare
lively little trouble in examining the
| parish paper paid in for taxes, and the
vouchers for money disburscd in accor-
dance with laws and ordinances Of the
Police Jury.
Since the present incumbent has been
in office he has received from Collector
,nd other sources in paper which has
been cancelled the sun of
$14,O55. Al
In cash the sum of $S,577,G9 $S,577 ,Gc
OF which he has dis ---
burscd SS,13l ,96