The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-07-17
Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Parish Of Ascension.

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DoNALDsoNvILLE. July II. 1885.
The Police Jury met this day in regular
session, all the members present.
| The minutes Of the last meeting were read
and approved.
| Mr.. Mccall rendered his resignation as Preei-
| dent pro tenn and moved that Mr.. r. T. Hanson
be elected President Of the Police Jury,
Adopted unanimously.
Nj. Mccall then offered the following reso-
intion, which was unanimously adopted:
Be It resolved, That It is the sense Of this
Police Jury that in the removal of Mr.. Pierre
Kopman to New Orleans they have lost . most
an enterprising citizen, Intelligent, liberal and
public spirited. To him more than. to any one
else aresWe indebted for the amlcable arrange;
ment and settlement of our public debt and
also for the general interest he took in and the
active support he gave to all measures tending
to the material improvement Of our affairs.
Be it further resolved. That the Secretary be
and is hereby instructed to furnish q copy OF
these resolutions to Mr.. Pierre Klopman.
A communication from Mr.. L: 4. Bentley
asking the Police jury to reconsider the action
Of the committee which declared invalid GER
tainlwarrants by him held and submitted, and
to instruct the Treasurer to pay the same at ss7a
per centum of their face value, was read, land
the Treasurer was authorized to pay at that
rate such warrants only az were Endorsed
'.valid.''
A communication from DR.. John II. Duffel.
Coroner of the parish, called the attention OF
the Jury to the subject of elimination. He
showed the importance of providing against
the repetition of such case rs occurred in this
parish on the 18th Of last June, to-wit: the ex-
hv,,,o %son mud Recommendation ~ n lood hn1v
along fifteen miles of our public roads. In the
absence of any State law on the subject he sub
mitted an ordinance of the city OF New Orleans,
and asked the Police Jury to pass similar
ordinance for the parish of Ascension. Where
upon Mr.. Mccall offered the following. which
was unanimously adopted:
ORDINANCE No. 40, N. 8.
Relative to opening Of tombs and removal of
bodies.
Be 1t ordained bu the Police Jury of the
Darish of Ascension, That no tomb, vault or
grave containing any dead body shall be
opened without permission, in writing. from
the President Of the Police jury and Coroner Of
thereof within the jurisdiction Of said parish
shall be disinterred or disentombed without
such written authority: Or be removed from or
such authority first obtained.
On motion of Mr.. Mccall it was
Resolved, That the sum Of fifty dollars be and
is hereby appropriated from contingent funds
to pay the Returning Officer for his services in
the spring legislative election, and that this
amount be paid him by the Treasurer on his
warrant properly approved by the President Ut
the Police Jury.
Mr.. Mccall submitted the following extract
from the Parrish Treasurer's statement as the
report of the Finance COMMITTEES:
BALANCES, JUNE 50, 1885.
~ ecHeois. &esfsS N'.2
Supervising teachers ............ 20 %
Contingent &. C....................... 4.712 So
Special deposit Observation-Disclosures. 164 85
1885 17lz
Or.
BY G. Kline 908 60
Government Square. 817 81
r. D. 8. N. Bank. Observation-Disclosures. 5,919 OF
Amount in hand. Observation-Disclosures. 40 56.1
1883 l71s
Examined aud found correct.
HENRY MCCALL,