St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-07-29

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Commissions of Tax Collector. 13u
Contingent fund. ... 3UU
Sheriff in criminal matters 500
| Witnesses. .......... sou
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AN ORDINANCE.
The following ordinance was then
| adopted:
Be It ordained, by the Police jury Of st.
| Iammdny Parish, That there shall be
| levied for the year 1882, tax of two
mills on the dollar for the Public School
| fund; further tax of two mills on the
dollar tor expenses in criminal matters.
| a tax of one-half mill on the dollar tor
repairs to the court house, and tax of
| five and one-half mills on the dollar for
the general exper SEES OF the parish.
BE it further ordained, That the Sheriff
and ex-officio Tax Collector he and is
hereby instructed to collect, on all the
taxable property of the parish, the cor
porations of Covington and Vaudeville
| included, the two mill tax levied for the
school fund, the two mill tax levied for
expenses in criminal matters, and the
one-half mill tax for repairing the court
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currency and paid into the hands of the
parish treasurer.
Be further ordained, That the tax col
lector shall receive, in payment of the
five and one-half mill tax levied for gen.
eral expenses ofthe parish, the certif-
Gates of grand and petit Jurors, witness
es in criminal cases, and ell approved
bills of the Police Jury, of the curren:
year 1882.
On motion of Mr.. Burns, the tax col
lector was Instructed to proceed at once
with the collection OF the taxes, in &C.
cordance with the above ordinance.
The committee appointed to examine
the books of Mr.. foole, ex-parish treas
urer, reported as follow:
CONVICTION, La, June 5, 1882.
To the President and members of the
Police Jury:
Geatlemen-Th undersigned commit
tee, appointed to investigate the books
Of Mr.. JAS. D. Poole, ex-parish treasurer,
beg leave to report as follows:
We find the said books very much
mixed. and We are unable't to comprehend
the same. We also beg leave to report
that we find many discrepancies and
cross entries, which shows that Mr.
Poole has paid himself his salary for the
year 1880. A committee Of experts is |
necessary to arrive at 2 Just conclusion |
of the standing of the said Mr. Poole |
with the parish.
Signed, y. B. ROGERS,
MILToN BURNS,
w. L. PARKER
r. GALLATAs.
On motion, the report was received |
and committee discharged.
Sheriff Cook requested that an expert
be appointed to examine his books and
the State and parish tax rolls.
On motion, the President appointed
Mr. F. A. Guyol as an expert to make
said examination; also, to examine the
books of MIR. Poole, eX-Parish Treasurer,
his compensation for said work to be $50.
The following resolution was then
adopted:
Resolced, That the President be and is
hereby authorized to receive the report
If the expert appointed to examine the
books of the Tax. Collector, the State and
'arish tax rolls, and the books of Mr..
Poole, ex-Parish Treasurer and to issue
warrant to pay the expert cor his SER
ices.
By request of Messrs Chaffe 4 Sons,
he assessment Of their property In Cow
ngton, formerly the residence of Nj.
'oole, was reduced from 5000 to $1,000
BILLS PRESENTED.
W. B. Cook, to purchasing one pair of
blankets for the jail, 81; to cash paid for
flank licenses, 50; to feeding prison, rs,
5 follows: Frank Archer. from March IL
i'll discharged, 50; John Willy, 33 dal IS,
10 ID; Bull Green, 81 days. S3J 30; Lit
le Green, 63 DAYS, Sd so; Indian Joe, 4
avs, =; repairing fence around cuur;-
ouse and table in courtroom, So; total,
1u4 90. Approved.
Nm. Kennedy. Justice of the Peace. to
errlces In the case of parish vs.. Edmund
! ills and wife, $40 62!. Approved.
Win. kennedy, Justice of the Peace,
0 services in the case of the State VS..
erry Mchelvey, 81 62l.
Vim. Kennedy, Justice of the Peace, to
errices in the case of the parish VS., Her
nan Michaelis, 50 I2I. Approved.
F. A. Guvol, Justice of the Peace, to
Ell vices in the case of the State vs.. JAS :
}, Poole. So 80. approved.
F. A. Gnycl, Justice of the Peace, to
ervices in the case of the parish VS..
ules Cahier, 81 IS. Approved.
f. A. Guyol, Justice of the Peace, to
ervices in the case of the arish VS.. ALI.
leblanc, 50. Approved.
5. b. Staples. constable, to services in
ase of the State VS.. Edmund Willis and :
Tile, So 10: advertisement, s.; total.
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