The People's vindicator., 1878-02-16
UNWR1TTEN HISTORY.

UNWR1TTEN HISTORY.
The Judgment creditors are criti-
cising very severely the action of
the PoI,ce Jury in refusing to memo
rialize the Legislature for authority
to fund outstanding obligations; to
issue bombs therefor, and levy tax
to provide for their payment.
We desire to premise our remarks
on this subject by stating, that tile
Police Jury, the good people of this
parish, and ourself a tax payer,
are willing that all the honest debts
due by the parish should be liquida-
ted in fair and equitable manner
But, We affirm with equal distinct
ness, that they, and we, with our
humble efforts, propose to resist the
payment Of a single dollar of the
large amount Of these claims, known
to be founded on freud, to the
last extremity. The PEopLE's VN-
DICTATOR assumed chat position at the
beginning, and will steadfastly main
tain 1t to the end.
The discussion of this whole Ques-
ton, we think, is eminently proper,
and is in fact required, to the end
that the public, and those particular
ly who pay taxes, si"uld thoroughly
understand the whole history Of these
judgments, and particularly should
they know what efforts have been
made to settle them, and the result
of those efforts.
A tax REFORM ASSOCIATION, with
NJ. BoycE Esq, as President, was
organized in this parish in the year
1871, for the purpose of checking the
issuance of warrants, at the behest
and to supply the wants of the ring
of plunderers at that time and afer-
wards lnfestiDg this parish. This
REFORM ASSOCIATION appointed a
Committee of two of their members,
Messrs. Carver and Caspari, to ap-
peal from the findings of the ju0g-
merts in the District and Parish
Courts of tins parish to the Supreme
Court. Well knowing their fate
when that tribunal was reached, the
Judgment creditors entered into the
following solemn agreement:
NArcmrocHEs, La, Z
February, ~, 1872.
We, the undersigned Judgment
holders against the parish of Natchi-
toches, hereby obligate and bind our
selves to Marshall H. Carver and
Leopold Caspari, 10 consideration of
the said Carver aud Caspari with
drawing their appeal from the Dis.
trict Court OF the parish of Natclllto-
ches to the Supreme Court, to sub
nit our Judgments and the warrants
aud other Indebtedness, on which the
Judgments were founded, TO the ar
bitlation of three disinterested per-
sons, with power to reject all war.
rants or evidences founded on illegal
or unjust considerations. The amonut
of said rejected paper to be credited
on the Judgments, the paper them
selves to be returned to the owners
ou their giving receipt for the same,
specifying their numbers, time when
issued, and amounts, who agree to
seek relief against their endorsers or
transferers only, and not to hold the
parish liable for the same. That af-
ter the rejection Of said papers as
above mentioned shall have been
made, there shall be no objection
made by said Carver and CasPari to
the collection of the amounts found
due, justly and legally BY the parish,
to the parties signing this agreement.
The said amounts found by said ar
bitors to be just and due, to he paid
by the parish in two annual pay
ments. It is agreed that the said ar
bitraters are to lie selected and ap-
pointed as follows: One by the un-
dersigned Judgment holders, one BY
said Carver and Caspari, or BY the
Committee of Reform, and one by the
two so appointed. None Of tho ar:
biraters bat Attorneys, may appear
before the arb,tratars, In case said
arbitrato,s shall find any paper on
which Judgment has been rendered
more than once, snch paper, if legal
and just, shall be credited on all judg.
menls based on it, except the first
one so rendered, and if illegal or un.
just the amouut Of said paper shall
be credited on all judgments basod
on same. February 18th, 1872.
(Signed) D. Pierson $500; Morse