The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1881-06-18

az -. A; bergeron, I. Clement, Octave
H,1iguet. IL. Clement, Nine. julie Sognew
Nine. ID. oriliion, Gustaye MorytE5
| ~ Hte N0n. P1rSiatnt aad Members of iGt
fottce Ja'y Of tie Parish Of LafoucAe
Ereeting: Gentlemen, !, .he underSigu
en' conhdin: IN your iib-rality and huni mi
| ", venture To make the following huuIl.
appeal to yonr Honorable Bonrd.
Advcrse circumstances despite Il long
NE OF toll and privation have almost re,
"uSed me to penury.
by blfth, l am cripple and have no trad =
OF profession wherewith to supuort a large
family 49," y
through the assistance Of friends and
personal avings, have succeeded in pn,-
tlns up a bar and billiard ruou, tor a means
OF support.
With the fnll assurance. as my autecs.
ucuts may justify, that said establishment,
WIZ prove to be no scene OF disorder nor
source of yexation to the parish. viii,
whose administrator your Hou,'r,hl. had 9. q
Is entrusted.
hunbiy and respectfully solicit at Your
hanas to be exempted from parish license
ana taxation for the ensuing year.
nave gentlemen the honor 10 be antici
patedly.
ioar grateful servant.
Is'gncd l.. L. ..ASSEiGSE,
~'''" VI AdiottfcIic, Ia. AprN o0tb, 1881.
On motion of Mr. Cou!on seconded by
Mr. Moran. the foregoing memorial was re-
eelVeu and laid over for future reference.
ou motion Of Mr. Couion seconded by
Mr.. Kramer the following. memorial was
received and laid over Tor future action.
10 the Honorable lie Police Jura of Me
Parish OF Lafourchc
Gents.-Tbe undrrsi Gned /. Citizen of
this Parish would respec fully show HAT
on or about the 18th day Of May 1873 he
became Jolutly security with one a. j.
Donaldson for MS Il, peara.ce at Cont for
having COMMIT ed \ breach tthe pc;,c NV hic
under the Influence of iisuor or the sum
OF hve hundred Dollars. thut said Junal,l-
son faiie:i to appear ami that udeement
was Il n cred i,y defaalt against the under
signed on the i9th day of April 1851 lie
maxim. nodrien e.
Bnt the un,ter-i.!. e,l b.-licres the bail
VAS an ex,'s>ive bad for the offence and
respectfully ask Tor such relief as yuu can
extend, 1t being impossible for him to pay
that anionnt. but if reduced within MS
nc:ins he will pay the s;tI:;e al oncr.
The above IS se.y respectfully submitted
aud the undersi sncl viii ever pray.
lsisncdI GEO. slNCLAIR\
Lafourche June Sih, 1881. I
On motion, seconded. the following re-
ports were read and laid over for future rc-
ference.
Osiicc Local Board of swamp Land }
Commissioners Parish of La.ourche and
y Tcrrebonne, TAioodaux, March !, 'sl.
To the Police larry of the Parish of Iafous-
che:
Gentlemen.-Enelo.e cd fnd copy OF he re
port Of the Treas lrer nf the abtye Hyu..
from its organisation to this date
Also copy OF resolution i'll reference To
the assessment Of a tax for contn.,anc. OF
sad work to bc collected on the roll It
l6Sl.
(signed) S. T. GIIsAMo*E.
Secretary.
Tlibo'laax. La. March 5, 1881.
s. 7. Grs.iinore, Treasurer.
To Local Duard Swatnp Land Commissiun-
er3.
From July 10. i6.S to March 1881.
To cash received from Tax Collector Par
sh Of LafourcEe 1i57 -
- cash received from Tax
Collector previous collie
tons for drainage pur-
poses 6l7 II
Total taxes collected. 277l J3
To cash received as Loans
AS advanced Taxes from
ct:zels of Laiourche fi23 90
citizens OF IerreGonue :.l %
+. Jury OF Icrreb"nne 20JD G)
Total loans received 677aa, 20
Total receipts 9i97 43
By expenditures rs follows, paid
Recording contracts 1900
Labor surveys &c. 3iS G9
Stationery and postage sos
loaus rs taxes returned 100 90
Sal. of commissioners 49, 90
Printing $500
$4,000 cnbic-ytls canal cut 5000 90
Certified copy of Swamp
Lands cpuriny to the Par
ishcs of Lafourchn and
TcrrebOnne under Act
100 being .3l 300. acres 36i 0)
Lawyers fees 125 90
Trca> >urers commission 100 AZ
Tax Collectors Jl3 G6
Total expenses 1851 90
On hand 4,iJ So
To which may lie added
subscribed and subject
to draft 151 %
$685. J3
isisned) $. T. GEIsaMoHI1,
Treasurer.
certify the within to be trus copy OF
report read before the Local Board OF
NWh1uD Lana commissioners at y session
held March 4, 1881.
(Sisned) S. r. GRISAMORF.
Secretary
March 4, 1881, Thibodaux. La.
Resolved. That the Police Juries Of the
Parishes of Lafourche and Telrcbonue be-
requested to levy u special tax ut one mill
on the assessment roll Of the year 1881, on
all properties assessed respectively in Il! &
two Parishes lying between Bayous La
fourche and Terrebonnc below the Town of
Thibodaux as provided for in Act No. loo
Approved March lS, 1873.
Thbodaux, La, March i 1873.
/ certify the above resolution to be a true
copy OF resolution passed hy the Local
Board of Swamp Land Commissioners fol
the Parishes of Latourchc and Terre bonat
at session, held on March ! 1881.
iaigned] :. I. GkiSAMORG,
Secretary
On motion seconded. the following re-
ports was received and referred TO the com
uni;tee on Finance.
F. SAMOAN, Treasurer, III account with
Parise Of Lafourche:
/ GENERAL Fun 1880.
Bal. oD hand as per last report $!455 AZ
To receipts since March 9th. 1881.
From Tax OF 1888. 423 ~
a." j. w. knoblcch. witness
fees refunded by defeu's. 6 10
lax of 1880 3ieiG.
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