The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-07-22
JOHN McPEET.
Boiler Making. Blacksmithine
and Pipe Fitting,
MISSISSIPPI STREET,
DoNALD5oNviLLE. IA
All orders promptly and carefully executed.
Police Jury Ordinances.
Parish Of Ascension.

: Police Jury Ordinances
= Parish Of Ascension.
lOrdinance No. q, New Series.
AN ORDINANCE ordering aud autl,orizin
$ the sale of all the Lots in a certain a., M,
OF ground situated in the towl of Donale
souville, Parish Of Ascension, State I
Louisiana, known as the Estate. House
:, property, said square of ground bein
! bounded by Ol"'lousas, Houmas, Cha
borne streets and Rail Road Avenue ffol
merry Caballanosse street,; Providing fl,
the appraisement Of said property and til
3 method, terms and conditions Of sale. nm
further providing that the proceeds of sal
f sale be applied exclusively to the Dur
. poses Of public education
WHEREAS, The State Of Louisiana grantee
to the Police Jury of the parish of Ascension
all the right, title and interest of the Stat
in the property known as the " Governmen
House" situated in the town Of Donaldson
VILE IN =, said parish OF Ascension, as vii
more fully appear by reference to an Act o
the Legislature Of this State, entitled :. Ar
Act granting to the Police Jury of the Par
ish OF Ascension the lots and building,
erected by the State at the town of Donald
sonyille, commonly called the State House. :
| approved MAfch ~, 1855;
And, whereas, further. the Legislature OF
this State has empowered the Police Jury OF
this parish to sell, ALLEVIATE or dispose of said
property (more fully described herein), 90
will appear by reference to Act No. / II Of
said Legislature, approved March IL, 1912,
entitled +" An Act to amend an Act entitled
an Act granting to the Police Jury of the
parish Of Ascension tho lots and buildings
| erected by the State at the town of Donald
sonville, commonly called the State House. y
approved March 30, 1888; Now, therefore.
in order to SELL ALLEVIATE and dispose of said
property and apply the proceeds thereof to
the purpose Of education exclusively,
| SECTION l. BE it ordained by the Police
| Jury of the parish of Ascension, That the
| President of tho Police Jury be and he is
hereby authorized to advertise for sale at
public auction by the Sheriff Of the parish of
Ascension, to the highest bidder, on the
terms and conditions hereinafter act forth.
said sale to take place at the door Of the
Courthouse Of said parish on Saturday, the
Sixteenth day of December, A. d., eighteen
hundred and eighty two between the hours Of
eleven O'clock A. N. and four o'clock Z. N. Of
said day, and after advertising said sale for
Times Democrat Of New Orleans, New Or.
leans Bee and New Orleans German Gazette,
the following described lots Of ground, viz
Lot No. sc, fronting on OpelOusas str .et in
the square hereinafter described Lot No.
81, also fronting on said Opelousas street in
said square; Lot No. SO, forming the corner
of OpelUusas and Houmas streets in aaid
square Lot No. 143, fronting ON HoulOas
street in said square Lot No. la, fronting
also on HOumas street in said square: Lot
No. las. forming the corner Of Iioumas and
Claiborne streets in said square Lot No. l46.
fronting on Claiborne street in said square;
Lot No. 1853, forming the corner OF Claiborne
nlNul,p pu:1
streets in said square: and Lots Nos. l54,
l55 and l56, fronting on Railroad Avenue in
said square; and Lot No. Isl, forming the
corner of Railroad Avenue and Opelousas
streets in said square: Said square Of ground
in which all of said Lots are comprised, be-
ing situated in the town Of charlottesville, in
the said parish Of Ascension, bounded by
Opelousas. Homas, Claiborne and Railroad
Avenue formerly Cabahanosse street,
streets, and is the same property granted
to the Police Jury of said parish, of Ascen-
sion by the State of Louisiana, by an Act of
the Legislature of said State, approved
March 81, 1888, and entitled s. An Act grant
ing to the Police Jury of the parish Of As
cension the lots aud buildings erected by
the State at the town of Donaldsonville,
commonly called the State-House." Said
IOss "a gIUunu nIeasurIng sIAEy Iect 1rInI. I
more or less, by one hundred and twenty
feet i'll depth, more or less, French measure |
SECTION 2. Be it further ordained, That |
tho Police Jury shall elect three competent |
appraisers to value and appraise said lots of |
ground respectively. That said appraise-
nent shall he made any day before the day |
Of said sale of the same. That said APP
praisers shall make oath to we'll and truly |
appraise said lots respectively, and shall re-
ceive such compensation. if demanded, as
may be fixed hereafter. That the return Of
said appraisements shall be made before the
second Tuesday in October, 1882, in writing,
subscribed and sworn to by said appraisers
and deposited with the President of the
Police Jury, and that no adjudication of said
lots shall lie made uni .ss the amount of the |
bid or bids arc equ,l to the amount Of said
lppraisment of each lot to he sold as afore
said, and in the event of the failure to sell
my of said lots on the day OF said sale. for
lie reason that the price bid does not reach
,he amount OF said appraisemcnt, then and
u that case the lot OF lots not sold for the
:easons aforesaid shall be again offered for
'aje at public auction at such time and in
uch terms aud conditions as this Police
Jury shall hereafter provide.
SECTION g. Be it further ordained. That
he President Of tho Police Jury shall i'm
cause the Parish Surveyor to
make complete map Of said lots in said
quare OF ground, in which said map shall
'e specified the numbers, width depth and {
ther necessary description OF said lots re-
pectively, which plan shall he deposited
nth the Parish Notary as part of the ara
hives of this parish, and shall be omen to .
Inspection to all bidders to the tlay Of sale
nd on the said day of sale.
SECTION 4. Be it further ordained. That
he terms and conditions Of SAID sale shall
e as follows: One-fourth Of the price of
tiiudication in lawful current money Of the
United States, shall be paid cash on the day
sale, by the a1jutlicatee at the time of the
djudication; and for the balance of the price
said adjudication, the purchaser shall fur
ish his three several promissory notes, in
quail amounts, drawn and subscribed by
i'm t6 his own order, endorsed by him, AMI
lade payable at the office Of the Parish
treasurer of the parish of Ascension. one.
80 and three years after date, and stipn- a
ting to bear interest respectively at the .
tie OF eight per eentum per annun from v
ate until full and final payment, which said
notes shall he secured by special
ortsage with vendors lien and privilege N
! the lots sold and atjudicated as afure- :
id, togather with all the usual and neces-
ry security clauses and ten per centum
torneys fees in the event of suit to collect
id notes at their maturity in the event of 81
All acts of sale of said prop
ty and lots of ground to be passed before
e Parish Notary at the expense of the pur-
laser. The President of the Police jury
ing and he is hereby authorized to sipn
I and in the name Of said Police jury Of
G said parish Of Ascension said acts of =
le, and to receive in their name, place and
eatl said purchase price and said prom Il
Ory notes as aforesaid. n
SECTION 5. Be it further ordained, That -
e District Attorney be and he is hereby pa
dered and authorized to Immediately insti- w