The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-07-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Parish Of Ascension.


DoNALpsoNvILLE, July S, 1882.
Pursuant to notice. the Police Jury met
this day in extra session.
The roll was called and resulted "a follows
Present-R. T. Hanson, President; Pierre
| Klopman, Matthias Rodriguez, Ben. Gibson,
Dr. Edward Dufiel and G. z. BlouIn.
Absent-H. c. Brand and Solomon Bar.
mon.
| The President stated that the first object
which claimed the attention Of the Jury,
| and for which, chiefly, the meeting had
been called, was to fix the rate of taxation
for the year 1882. After thorough descrip.
ton and mature elaboration, DR.. Duffel
offered the following resolution
| Be 1t res0lyed By the Police Jury Of The
parish of ASCENSION, That a tax Of ten (lO)
| mills be and the same is hereby levied for
| the present year Of Eighteen Hundred and
! EightyTwo, on the taxable property of said
| parish, as assessed for and on the amount OF
the assessment of said year, to pay the
| current expenses as fixed in the various
| items of expenditures of this parish for the
SAID current year.
The vote for Or against the adoption Of
| the above resolution was taken by yeas and
| nays and resulted as follows:
Yeas-R. T. Hanson, DR.. Edward Duffel,
Matthias Rodriguez, Ben Gibson and c. q.
Blouin.
Nays-None.
Being called upon by DR.. Dufel, Mr..
Blouin made brief statement of tho condi-
ton of his people, the number Of rations
received by the committee of his ward, and
the manner in which the same had been
distributed.
ResOlued, That Messrs. Solomon Barmo
! and G. q. Blouin are respectfully requested
to ascertain rs far as possible the condition
of the people affected by tho overflow. and
report their wants to the President Of this
Jury.
The President read resolution by the
Police Jury Of Point coupee, and also the
accompanying letter of Mr.. A. d. Smith, q
commissioner under said resolution, request
ing the parish Of Ascension and others
interested in the rebuilding of the levees, to
appoint similar commissioners, and in order
to insure a concert of actor suggesting that
and place with the commissioners of the 4th
Levee District.
On motion, duly seconded, the President
appointed commissioner from this parish as
above requested, Mr.. Richard Mccall, with
the privilege of naming a substitute.
The President read a letter from the Hon.
Pierre Landry, Representative in the Gener-
al Assembly, Offering his assistance :" in the
furtherance of the best interest of the peo-
pie of the parish of Ascension" which was
duly accepted.
The President was authorized to settle in
the best manner possible the bill presented
by Mr.. E. N. Pugh for professional services
in the District and Supreme Courts, in the
matter Of Butler ps. Jones license cases. J
On motion Of Mr.. Klopman, duly secon-
ded, it was
RESOLVED, That the President inquire Of
the Sheriff and District Attorney why the
bail bond signed by MIR. b. r. biski, security
of one German, charged with bigamy, has
never been collected, and by whose author
ity the property seized in tho case wa,
released.
On motion, duly seconded, the Treasurer
was directed to make detailed statement
of amount due for rent of parish lots, by
whom due, etc. and deliver the same to the
President of the Jury.
On motion Of Mr.. klopman. duly seconded
the President, was requested to inquire Of
the Sheriff and District Attorney the cause
of the delay in collecting parish license
taxes due in the town Of Donaldsonville for
the years 1880 and 1881, and to request u
speedy collection of the same.
On motion of Mr.. Klopman, the following
committee was appointed to confer with tho
District Attorney as to the advisability of
selling the parish lots Hanson, chairman ;
klopman and Gibson.
The Jury adjourned.
fSigned] r. T. HANSON.
A true copy:
r. PROSPER LANDRY, Clerk.