St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-06-05
THE POLICE JURY.

attention OF the members of the
Police Jury. In another column
will be found a notice calling upon
all holders of certificates on APP
proved bills against the parish OF
st. Tammany. issued prior to Janu-
cry l, 1879, t. present the same at
| the next meeting Of the Police Jury
for approval. As the Police Jury,
ut its last meeting, adjourned "sub-
iect to call" there is considerable
anxiety expressed by the holders OF
these warrants and certificates, to
know when the next meeting will
be held. In this respect the Jury
made n serious mistake in not adj
journing to some specified date, SO
that the parties interested would
have had ample tine TO present their
papers for the action Of the Board.
In order to remedy this EVIL, no.
tice of the next meeting should be
advertised at least two weeks in adj
vance. It is necessary that these
certificates and warrants should be
approved as soon as possible, as the
Tax Collector is now ready to col
lect all back taxes and licenses. He is
authorized to receive, for taxes and
licenses due the parish or munci-
pal corporations, prior to January
|, 1879, fall valid warrants, scrip,
or evidences of Indebtedness of the
parish or municipal corporations,
except Judgments"
But tue tax collector can not re-
ceive these certificates and war
rants until their validity is deter
mined in accordance with the plo-
visions of Act 10. 49, approved by |
the General Assembly, March 30, !
1880, as follows:
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, That ali parish or mu-
nicipai corporations in this State
shall receive for taxes and licenses
due said parish or municipal cor
posations prior to january !, 1879,
all valid warrants, scrip or evi-
lences Of indebtness of said parish
or municipal corporations, except
judgments, without any discrimina-
'lon as to what years said warrants,
scrip or evidences of indebtedness
shall have been issued preceded, that
Ill valid metropolitan police war
ants or scrip Tor the Years 1874,
1915 and 1876 sinai! be receivable
'niy tor that portion of the tax
evied for the metropolitan police
und and no other, without any dis
as to the Year III which
and warrants Were issued or said
axes levied; and that all school
certificates issued, according 20 law,
" any school board, shall be re-
eiyabie for any taxes due any par
SD or municipality only for that
'ortlon of the school tax due to /,
aid parish or municipality. The
rue intent OF meaning of this act !
'eing to allow the delinquent tax !
ayers to pay their indebted
ess of any year with any !
md of valid obligations issued
7 emitted by any such parish or {:
lun.cipal corporation is this State, /
nth the restrictions above provided,
'lthout any discrimination as I
the year in which said war q
ants, scrip, or other evidences :
indebtedness We're issued or the !
ebs contracted; procided, how !.
yer, that no warrant, scrip. or evil J
ence OF indebtedness of any p;tro- =
hal or municipal corporation 7
iall be receivable for a.v tax or .
cense until the same shall, after 4
lie passage CT this act, be examined
the Police Jury of the parish, a
the municipal authority Of the {.
'wn or city owing the indebted :,
sss, and found valid. and Endorsed I,
them us such; and it shall be tie al
atty Of said Police Juries and mu- q
clpal authorities throughout the
.ate, to pass on the validity of said ID
mp and other evidences of III u
'btedness immediately upon the n'
'esentaiiun Of the same to them; u
'ortded, no right to plead prescrip- y