The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-11-11
Police Jury Ordinances.
rnn,innnea No % New Seriea.
Parish ofAsCensi0n

IOreiinance No. Is, New Serles.I
| AN ORDINANCE to amend and re-enact Sec
tons 1, 2 and 3 of Ordinance No. a. New
Series of 1852. adopted by the Police jury OF
the parish of Ascension july IL. 1852, relative
to the sale of all the lots IN square NO. :.
situated IN the town of Donal as0alville, parish
Of Ascension. State OF Louisiana. known as
the :. State-Hoase y property and bounded by
Gpeiousas, Houmas, Claiborne streets ana
Railroad Avenue; the appraisement, method
! terms and conditions OF said sale, and tue
exclusive application OF the proceeds OF ssid
sale TO the purposes of public education.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted By the Police Jury
of the parish of ascension in special session
conuencd, That Section of said Ordinance NO.
q, New Series, be amended and re-enacted so as
to read as follows: That the President of the
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 last
and highest bidder, at the Courthouse door of
said parish, on Saturday. the sixth day OF Janu-
ary eighteen hundred and eighty-three, between
the hours of II o'clock A. NJ and o'clock 2. NJ
on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth, and after advertising said sale during
| thirty full days in the Ascension Democrat
| Donaldsonville Grief and New Orleans Times
| Of ground. viz: Lots Nos. 157 corner Of Ope-
| lousas street and Railroad Avenue, 1876 1855 and
| 154 fronting Railroad Avenue, 1873 forming cor
| ner of Railroad Avenue and Claiborne street,
l.S fronting on Claiborne street. LIS forming the
corner of Claiborne and Houmas streets, i4l and
143 fronting on Houmas street, SO forming the
corner OF Houmas and Opeiousas streets and W
No. 8, bounded by Opelousas, Houmas, Clai-
borne streets and Railroad Avenue formerly
| Cabahonosse street), situated in the town of
Donaldsonville. 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. 1888 entitled ian Act granting TO the Police
i Jury of the parish Of Ascension the lots and
buildings erected by the State, at the town of
Donaldsonyille. commonly called the State
House." Said lots of ground measuring sixty
feet front more Or less, by one hundred and
twenty Deep more OF less, French measure.
with the exception of the key lots Nos: 155 and
| 143, which have depth of one hundred and
| fifty feet, more or less.
| Sec. q Be it further enacted, ETC., That Sec
ton Of the same Ordinance be amended and
re-enacted SO to read follows: That the
Police Jury shall elect five competent APP
| constitute one, to value and appralse SAID lots
of ground, who shall before entering upon the
/ discharge of their duties take oath before any
officer qualified by law to administer oaths, to
makes true and justappralsemento OF SAID lots and
each portion of said lots separately, Wnen sub.
divided at their actual cash value to the best OF
such compensation, if demanded, as may be
fixed hereafter; they shall return their said
assessments In meeting and annex their oaths
thereto, on OF before the 18th day of December,
1882. to the Clerk of the Police Jury, who shall
deliver the same to the Sheriff on or before the
day and hour appointed for the sale, to serve as
basis fGf the SAio anu IL the price OneiEAl ny
the highest and last bidder for any OF said lots
or fractions of said lots when subdivided does
not reach the appraisements made on the same,
as directed above, then such of said lots or
fractions thereof shal! not be adjudged; but 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 DC
again advertised to be sold at public auction at
| such time and Oh such terms and conditions as
| this Police Jury shall hereafter provide:
Sec 3. Be 1t enacted etc. That Section 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 tc
Immediately cause the Parish Surveyor to make
square showing the numbers width, depth anc
| subdivisions Of said lots; when occupied By
more than one lessee, the names OF all lessees
and such other necessary description OF sale
lots respectively; which plan shall be deposited
with the Parish Notary part of the archives
of this parish, and shall serve a basis for the
advertisement and sale of said lots of grounC
and be open to the inspection of all bidders K
the day OF sale and down to the moment OF ad
Indication. On the day and hour appointed To-
| the sale it shall be the duty of the Sheriff q
this parish or his deputy to repair to the Court
House and cry the lots to be sold and the Sub
division thereof, when leased to more than OF
person separately, as represented on SAID map.
SEC. i. Be ii enacted, etc. That all OrdlEan
ces of this Jury in conflict herewith be and tn
same are hereby expressly repealed.
Adopted by the Police Jury of the parish o
ISignedi r. I. HANSON, President.
| tSigned1 R. PROSPER LANDRY Clerk.
A true copy: r. PROSPER LANDRY,
Clerk.