The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-04
Police Jury Ordinances.
Parish of Ascension.

[Ordinance No. %, New Series.1
AN ORDINANCE to amend and re-enact Sec
tons /, 2 and of Ordinance No. II, New
Series of 1882. adopted by the Police Jury of
the parish of Ascension July IL, 1882. relative
to the sale Of all the lots in square No. 8,
situated in the town of Donaldsonville, parish
of Ascension, State of Louisiana, known US
the : State-House property and bounded by
Dpelousas, Hournas, 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 i. Be it enacted bv the Police Jury
of the parish of Asee,lsio1, III special session
coav.nsd, That aartion Of said Ordinance No.
q, New Series be AMENDED and re-eaacted 80 as
Police jury be and he is hereby author, zea :"
advertise for sale at public auction, By the
Sheriff of the parish Of Ascension, to the last
said parish, on Saturday. the sixth day Of Janu-
airy. eighteen hundred and eighty-three between
the hours Of II o'clock A. n. and o'clock P. ~,
on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth, and after advertising said sale during
thirty full days in the Ascension Democrat,
Donaldsonville CHIEF and New Orleans Times
Democrat, Bee aud Gazette the following lots
lo,1sas street and Railroad Avenue, 1876, 1855 and
154 fronting Railroad Avenue, 1853 forming cor
ner of Railroad Avenue and Claiborne street.
14s fronting on Claiborne bort street - the
lib fronting on Houmas street, " forming the
corner of Houmas and OpeIeusas streets and 81
and IS fronting on Opelousas street, III square
borne. streets and Railroad Avenue formerly
Cabahonosse street,, situated in the town Of
Donaldsonville. i'll said parish! Of Ascension,
being sd toRRs Pc * as t. the
by an Act of the Legislature approved March
80. 1888, entitled an Act granting to the Police
Jury Of the parish of Ascension the lots and
buildings erected by the State, at the town of
Donaldsonviile, commonly called the State
House." Said lots of ground measuring sixty
feet front more or loss; by one hundred and
with the exception of the key lots Nos. 155 and
49, which have depth of one hundred ard
fifty feet. more or less.
SIC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That Sec
ton of the same ORDINANCE be amended ard
re-enacted 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 oaths, to
max true and justappraisement OF said lots and
each portion Of said lots separately, when sub
divided ut their actual cash galue to the best of
their Judgment and ability. They shall receive
such compensation, 1T demanded, as may be
assessments in meeting and annex their oaths
| thereto on or before the 18th day Of December,
1882, to the Clerk of the Police Jury, who shall
deliver the same to the sher ~ on or before 'e
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 subdIyided does
not reach the appraisements made on the same.
| as directed above, then such OF said lots or
| fractions thereof shall not be adjudged. bnt the
lot or lots or fraction of lots not sold for the
reason that the 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. 3. Be it enacted, etc, That Sectlon 3 OF
| the same Ordinance be amended and re-enacted
| so 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
| complete map Of said lots Of ground in said
| square showing the numbers. width, depth and
| 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 as part OF the archives
| of this parish, and shall serve basis for the
| advertisement and sale of said lots Of ground
and be open to the inspection OF all bidders to
| the day Of sale and down to the moment OF adj
| Indication. On the day and hour appointed fol-
| the sale it shall be the duty of the Sheriff OF
/ House and cry the lots to be sold and the sub
| division thereof. when leased to more than ons
| person separately, as represented OF SAID map.
/ SEC. 4. Be it enucted, etc, That all Ordlnan
/ ces of this jury in conflict herewith be and tbs
same are hereby expressly repealed.
| Adopted By the Pslice Jury of the parish o1
| AscensIon. October u 1852.
fSiemeN Il. r. HANsON. President.
/ FSigned1 r. PaospEE LANDRY, Clerk.
/ true copy. Il. fRosfEa Landry,
! Clerk.