The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-18
Police Jury, Ordinances.
Parish Of Ascension,

LOTunanco NO. 70, New Series.
AN ORDINANCE to amend and re-enact Sec
Series Of 1882, adopted by the Police Jury of
the parish of Ascension July II, 1852, relative
to the sale OF all the lots in square No. 3,
situated III the town OF Donaldsonyille, parish
of Ascension. State of Louisiana, known as
the State-House property and bounded by
Opelousas, Houmas, Claiborne streets and
Railroad Avenue; the appraisement, method
terms and conditions of said sale, and the
exclusive application of the proceeds of said
sale to the purposes of public education.
SECTION l. Be it enacted BY the Police Jury
OF the parish Of ascension IN special session
conuened, That Section of said Ordinance No.
Il, New Series, be amended and re-enacted 10 as
to read rs follows: That the President of the
Police Jury, be and he is hereby authorized to
advertise for sale at public auction, by the
and highest bidder, at the Courthouse door Of
said parish OIL Saturday. the sixth day of Janu-
ary. eighteen hundred and eighty-three, between
the hours OF IL o'clock A. NJ. and clock P. NJ,
on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth, and after advertising said sale during
thirty full days in the Ascension Democrat
Donalosonynlle CHEF and New Orleans Times
of ground viz: Lots Nos. 157, corner of Ope-
lousas street and Railroad Avenue, 1856, 1855 and
l54 fronting Railroad Ayenne 15s forming cor
ner OF Railroad Avenue and Claiborne street.
l46 fronting on Claiborne street. 145 forming the
corner of Claiborne and Houmas streets, III and
143 fronting on Houmas street, SO forming the
corner of Hounas and Opelousas streets and 81
and IS fronting on Opelousas street, in square
No. 3, bounded by Opelousas, Houmas, Clai-
borne streets and Railroad Avenue formerly
Gabahonosse street,, situated In the town Of
Donaldsonyllle. In said parish of Ascension,
being the same property granted to the Police
jury OF said parish by the State of Louisiana,
by an Act Of the Legislature approved March
80 1883, entitled s'an ACT granting to the Police
jury OF the parish of Ascension the lots and
y,iiiu.nys erected by the State, ct the toWn OF
Donalsisonyllle, commonly called the State
House." Said lots of ground measuring sixty
feet front, more or less; by one hundred and
with the exception of the key lots Nos. 1855 and
14S, which have depth OF one hundred and
fifty feet, more or Less.
Sec. 2: BE it furtAer, enacted, ETC.. That Sec
ton of the same Ordinance be amended ard
re-enacted so as to read as follows: That the
Police jury shall elect five competent APP
praisers, the President of the Police Jury to
of ground, who shall before entering upon the
discharge of their duties take oath before any
officer qualified by law to administer oatlls, to
naSea true and justap praisement OF said lots and
each portion OF SAID lots separately. when sub
divided at their actual cash value to the best of
their Judgment and ability. They shall receive
such compensation, If demanded. as may be
fixed hereafter; they shall return their said
assessments III meeting and annex their oaths
thereto. on or before the 18th day Of December
1892. to the Clerk Of the Police Jury, who shall
deliver the same to the Sheriff on OF before the
dry and hour appointed for the sale, to serve as
basis for the sale, and if the price offered By
the highest and last bidder for any of said lots
or fractions of said lots when subdi7ided does
not reach the apprnlsements made the same
rs directed above, then such of said lots or
fractions thereof shall not be adjudged, but the
lot or lots or fraction of lots not sold for the
reason that tho price bid did not reach the
appraisement of the same respectively, shall be
again advertised to be sold at public auction at
such time and on such terms and conditions as
this Police jury shall hereafter provide.
SEC. 5. De it enacted, etc, That Section OF
the same Ordinance be amended and re-enacted
50 as to read as follows: That it shall be the
duty OF the President of the Police Jury to
Immediately cause the Parish Surveyor to make
square showing the numbers. width, depth and
subdivisions of said lots: when occupied by
more than one lessee, the names of all lessees,
and such other necessary description of said
lots respectively; which plan shall be deposited
with the Parish Notary rs part of the archives
of this parish. and shall serve az a basis for the
advertisement and sale OF said lots Of GROUND
the day OF sale ard down to the moment OF adj
Indication. On the day and hour appointed for
the sale il shall be the duty of the Sheriff of
this parish or has deputy to repair to the Court
HOUSE end CRY the lots to be sold and the sub
division thereof, when leased to more than one
person separately. as represented on said map.
ENG & BE If enacted, efr., That all Orlinan-
ces OF this jury in conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby expressly repealed.
Adopted By the Police Jury of the parish Of
Ascension. October q, 1882.
[signed r. r. HANSON. President.
lSigned1 r. pxosPER LAyDRY, Clerk.
4 true copy: h. PgosRKR LAHpaT,
Clerk.