St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-07-19
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.


POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
CovNdr0S. La, July 3, 1896
The Police Jury met at the Cour,
house on the above date.
Present-W. G. Hutchison, Pres
ident BENZ. Williams, A. Proves,
Benz. Rogers, A. Cousin, HERNIA
Schultz, George Koepp, Jr., J. J
Cusachs, s. r. Poitevent, and Joa
A. Reid, Parish Attorney.
The minutes Of the last meetin'
were read and approved.
On motion, the Board then pro
ceeded to review the assessmen
roll.
The valuation BY the Assessor o
Messrs. Salmen Bros, of Slidell, il
the sun Of $4,000, was sustained
The assessment Of the y. .. 4
N. f. r. R., for elO4, GAO, was re-
duced to s95,SOO, being $4,000 pc
mile.
A petition was presented BY f
D. Saun lers, attorney for the St
Tsmmany Land and Lumber Co.
asking that their assessment be re.
duced from g 50 to 81 25 pel
acre, and ON motion the same wa.
rejected.
The rest Ut the day was con
sumed in reviewing the rolls, and q
Is minutes to 1 O'Clock the Board
adjourned till $3.50 O'Clock Thurs.
day morning, July 10.
SECOND DAI's PROCEEDINGS.
The Board met Thursday morn
ing, pursuant to adjournment, oil
members present, and proceeded
with the work Of reviewing the as
sessment roll.
1t Was found that . number Of
persons had given insufficient assess
ments, and Others had been omitted
from the roll 9 ,tirely.
On motion, duly seconded, the
following resolutions were adopted
Resolued. That the assessment
roll be rejected a. incomplete that
the Assessor be instructed to COM
plete the same by Friday, the 25th
Of July, 1890, and that the Secre-
tary be instructed to furnish the
Assessor with . list Of the names
OF persons omitted from the toll.
Rs~Iued fsrkkAr. That the Score.
tary be instructed to write out q
to all persons whose asses.
menis We lind to be too lox, in
structing them to appear before
this Board on Friday, July 25.
1880. to show cause Why tkeir as
sessments should not be increased:
and thu: said notices be served by
the Sheriff.
The following communi .ation
from n. H. Talley, Parish Treas.
arer, was then read:
CONVICTION, L., July 10, 1890.
70 the honorable President and nam.
hsn Of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen|I herewith have the
honor to tender this my resignation
y Parish Treasurer In and for the
Parish OF St. Tammany. Trusting
his will NEE: with immediate &C.
'eptance, - It il my wish rot to
'old the said office another DIV,
md holding myself anil boo::s ct
he disposal OF your honorable DO ",
am, truly and sincerely yours,
u. H. TAI: EY,
Parish Treasurer.
On motion, Mr.. Talley's resigna.
ion was accepted, 10 take eject on
'riday, July Is, 1900, and the Po-
Ice Jury to meet On that date to
canine his books and accounts.
The Board then proce. DID to
lect . Parish Treasurer, to al the
'acancy caused b. thu resign .tion
{ Mr.. Talley.
Messrs. H. r. Warren and Jos.
simmons were nominated, and the
'oard proceeded to ballot, with the
blowing result:
For II. II. Warrcn-Koerp D, Gu
achs. Poitevent and Schultz.
For JOS. Simm ,ns-Rogels, Pro-
ost, Williams, Cousin-.
There being . tie, the President
ast the decidiug vote in favor of
II. H. X. Warren. and he was de-
Jared duly elected Parish Treas
rer.
On motion, the Treasurer was
to give . bond in propor-
on to the amount Of funds In the
'easury. ard the bond Was fixed
$4,000.
Mr.. Clay Eli 1T, attorney for ,
II. ]. +. Smith, presented q judy {
'ent against the parish, in the |
of Ss4 20. l.
ORDER OF APPEAL.
On motion OF Mr.. Koepp, duly
conded, it was ordered that We
tify the appeal taken by our at- I
rney in the case Of j. E. Smith
!. the Parish Of st. Tammany. h
ID We instruct thu said attorney
perfect the appeal BY giving .
md. and carrying the case 10 the =
'urt Of final resort. B
1t was moved and adoDted that q
ltge Jas. n. Thompson be author b
ID to purchase . complete set Of .
wnship mans, bound In book q
nm, to he placed in the Clerks o
Ice Of the parish. and that the 9
esident be authorized to draw T
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