The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-06-13


At the request Of District ATTORNEY Gaudet
the report of Mr.. J. T. King, Inspector of the
seventh road district, naming those who had
refused or neglected to perform road dut,
under Ordinance No. %, n. S.
inspector King submitted report stating that
he had worked or attempted to work all the pub.
lie roads i'll the eighth Police Jury ward DURING
| the past twelve months in accordance with ex.
listing laws and ordinances. and succeeded yer,
well except i'll lower portion of Bayou Manchac
and Dutchtown, where on account Of the ma.
ture Of the soil and the very dry weather it was
impossible to do any blowing OF ditching at
the time Of his first trial Later in the season he
made second effort to work the roads in ques-
ton, but abandoned it because so many hands
were absent employed in sugar houses, and a
| nun1bef of those remaining at home refused to
to do road duty.
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the District Attorney be and
Is hereby allowed the sum of eight hundred
dollars as salary for the year 1885, from the
LIST Of January to the 3lst of December, in lieu
OF all his fees for convictions in criminal cases.
and that said sum be paid to him quarterly
upon his own warrant, approved by the Presi-
dent of the Police Jury.
In RESPONSE to the resolution adopted at the
last meeting Of the Jury the following commu-
nication from the Legal Adviser was read and
received
DoNALDsoNTYLLE; La, June 10, 1885,
To the President and members of the Police
Jury:
at your last meeting " that the Legal Adviser
of the Police Jury be requested to ADDRESS an
ofhclal communication to the Jury at its next
meeting stating his views as to whether the Po-
lice Jury has the right to release (pcrsons doing
business in) the town of Donaldsonviiie from
the payment of parish licenses" [ have the
honor to state that the charter or act of incor-
poratlon OF the town of Donaldsonville does
not relieve its inhabitants from the payment of
parish taxes or licenses, and in the absence of
any express provision of exemption in the char
ter or the general Law of the Stase the Police
taxes within the limits Of the town. This ones
ton was settled by the Supreme Court in the case
OF Z. A; Jones. Sheriff and Tax Collector, Is. G.
W. Butler ct ais, decitled,in 1882 in which The
authority of the Police jury of Ascension to
levy licenses in Donaldsonvllle under the gen
erai law was expressly recognized; Your power
to levy the license tax being settled, l come
now to the Question propounded to me in the
above resolution. VIE: whether the Police Jury
has the right to release persons doing business
N Donaidsonvllle from the payment of parish
your question III the negative. Parish licenses
are levied by virtue OF ordinances which must
operate generally, equally and uniformly upon
all persons who exercise the business OF calling
subject to the tax. The Police Jury has no pow.
or to exempt property or persons from taxa
ton. The only exemptions of property and per-
sons from the burden of taxes and license taxes
are prescribed by Arts. 206 and 2tI7 of the con-
stltutlon. In creating municipal corporations.
the Legislature may and has IN few instances
entirely excluded parochial taxation from
operation within the limits of the municipal
lty, but In the absence of express law confer
ring such Immunity, the territorial boundary
lines OF such municipality. under the operation
ct parochial tax ordinances. are practically
obAterated. Respectfully.
r. N. SIMS.
Tho Finance Committee reported the books
and accounts of the Parish Treasurer correct.
The following is statement of cash balances
to May 80. 1885:
To Government Square, s5.SE Is
SCHOOLS, Observation-Disclosures. 3.l57 81
. contingent, SO called, ............. 1888 %
special deposit, Observation-Disclosures. 2Oi Is
Total. Observation-Disclosures 2, O67 26
ny = y. >. N. Bank, .S1, s45 IS
q. Kline, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. al8 GO
amount IN hand, Observation-Disclosures. II 81
Total. .......................... .S12.Og7 %
The police Jury adjourned.