The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-08-01
Circuit Court in Assumption.


The Circuit Court, Fifth Circuit, parish of
Assumption, recently remanded the two tax
cases of David and Pintado against the
Sheriff and others, mention Of tho appeals
in whicaTv1ss sra.ssNbe time ago in this
paper. On the 9Th of Mir if,s; 1884, the
- Sheriff of the parish of Assdsi p.on, under
tll6 provisions Of net No. 81 OF 1884 nd
judicated. among number of other proper
tiea the plantation of Mr.. Joseph David of
Ne1 Ofleans and valuable town lot in
Paincourtville of v. T. Pintado, Esq, the
first to Claiborne Dugas and the second to
Miss Marie Landry. Upon attempting to
place th6sa PARTIES in possession the Sheriff
by the former owners, the
90 . en'o M ing forth improper descrip-
pesis'on1 - -, ,perties errors i'll the assess
Mons % ~ rs.,,sl hments and sale and the I'M
@sn.ss'.;.nality q 4 the act under which the
:. ,,ere Ttl.s ~ saken. In exception
~s!s pria'1t.e: th tbs set up several
kicud mt one Of which nre.
4as $500 ~ On. were referred to the
"a 81. -. I " lie, who ordered that
s,,eoations ofswhich +. "u"i.'eo' 9uose
Carver, representing tho fe!enoan.s' mere
a reserved a kll to the IT Plng OF the court
Aud lust ate fwaras pref scented what ne
-termsd supplemental al Rswer' AS TINS
.>,.ta;ned matters antagolR istio OF his
sorrner pleading, the presiding Judge ruled
unnt. Later, on the day of tho trial OF the
49, and at a different term of VIE court
Sro.n that at which the pleadings weree nlea
Judge Carver presented for Judge MO
blocks signature the bill he had reserseef.
ilts Honor on objection of the counsel TO-
rlaintiis, refused to sign the bill, and Tor !
teasGoduis stated in substance that he had no
knowiedke Of its correctness, OF the reasons
aseianed ~ Judge Beattie or OF the occur
renoea ut the time Of taking the bill ana
That should he acquiesoe in the wishes OF 90
fendant he would usurp power not his own,
especially as the bill hadnot been presented
"a Judge Beattie, the ruling Judge, which
ahonld have been done. To this Judge Car
xerexcepted. These cases then presented the
:nnotnalous features, as it were, OF suits all
Che facts Of which were admitted, and there
remained nothing but legal deduction to
De argued from those facts. The cases be-
ing similar were Joined, tried and decided
IN favor Of David and Fintado and fso1n
the judgments appeals to the Circuit Court
were taken. In the Z >urt of Appeals Judge
Carver contended that iy the constitution
and acts Of the lRgisfstnre the TAX iced is
made proof that all fornnalities in the ad-
vertisments, assessments and saiea have
been complied with, and by powerful
argument, Notwithstanding the repeated
decisions Of our Supreme Court to the eff
feet that these laws only regard relative
and not absolute utilities and the fact of the
plea of unconstitutionality being entered,
succeeded in convincing the court that the
cases should be remanded. which was Or
dered. y motion for 8 rehearins was i'm
lnediately entered and argued and decis
ion is being awaited. Judge Carver de
serves great praise for his exhaustive and
eloquent arguments in the matters
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