The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-03-08
Police Jury.

Regular Meeting of the Police Jury Of the Par
ish of st. Martin held March 2rd A. d. 1880.
The Meeting was called to order. the Roll
was called and the following named members
answered to their names: Hon. f. A. Dnchamp.
President, and Messrs. Savoy, st. German and
Ledoux: Absent Mr.. Gutekunst.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read and
approved.
The President was authorized to cause the
Jail to be properly repaired as to allow the
construction of the iron Cells.
On motion Of Mr.. Savoy seconded by Mr.. Lee
dOux put to vote and unanimously carried. Be
Il resolved that the estimate of the Probable Ex-
penses OF the Parish for the year 1880, based up
on the expenditures Of the year 1889. made out
at the Extra Meeting Of January 2lth 1870 and
published during thirty days in the Official
Journals be, and il hereby adopted.
petition, numeronsly signed by the resi-
dents Of the 4th Ward requesting this Body to
abolish the vacany Of cattle during the night in
said Ward was presented and read. Action on
said Petition was postponed until next meeting
The President was authorized to subscribe two
notes in favor of the Diebold Lock and safe Co.
Of Canton, Ohio for the payment of the Jail
and payable to order of said Co., as follows:
Note OF S7S7 30 payable on the 3lst day Of De-
cember 1850 and note of $9S7, 30 payable on the
S1st day Of December 1891. Both notes to bear
per cent interest from and after maturity.
At the request of Mr.. st. GERMAN, the sum of
$500 was appropriated for extra work to roads in
the ith Ward.
The following circular was received from the
Executive Department of the State was read
and ordered spread on the minutes.
BATON ROUGE, FEBRUARY 25th $780,
To Hon. Eugene A.. Duchamp. President Of the
Police Jury of the parish Of 81. Martin.
st. Martinville La.
Dear Sir: am directed by the Governor to
transmit to you herein copy of letter addressed
TO the Hon. Martin Glynn, President of the Po-
lice Jury Of the Parish of Pointe Coupee, in re-
lation To the Grand and Morganza Levees in
said Parish.
The people of the parish of Pointe Coupe urge
upon the Governor what they might not have to
bear the whole amount of the expenses of guard
ing said levees, rs the Parish of st. Martin az
we'll as other parishes in the interior vitality
interested in the matter.
The Governor asks and requests you to call a
meeting of the Pole Jury of your parish, at as
early a day as practicable and without delay, to
meet. and take prompt action in assisting the
Parish OF Pointe Coupee in protecting Grand
and Morganza Levees.
Please report the action of the Police Jury of
your parish Ia the Hon. Martin Glynn Arbroth
P.O. WestBaton Rouge La. without delay.
am very respectfully, your
Oscar Arroyo,
Considering the request of above Circular
proper and Just the President was authorized to
subscribe to an amount Of 500 TO assist the par
ish OF Pointe Coupee in protecting Grand and
Morganza Levees and was requested to report
this action of this Police Jury of Pointe Coupee.
The following communication from Mr.. Ro-
bert Martin read and ordered spread on the
minutes.
st. Martinville, La. March ID. 1890.
Hon. L. A. Duchamp,
President Police Jury of st. Martin Parish
Dear sir:
Being i'll nm unable to accept your appoint
ment TO represent this parish at the next meet
ing OF the Board of bevee Commissioners of the
Fourth Levee Dietrict in place OF Gen. Alex
Del lonet who has removed from this Fourth
Levee District.
At the same time permit me to call your at
tention that the tax payeS of this parish own
ing lands fronting on the East Bank of the Teche
to an average depth of forty arpents are made to
pay the Levee tax when in fact under the law
they are not subject to the payment of that tax
Act Ill OF 1854. amendment to act PA of the
constitution says That tax of 10 mills on
the taxable property situated within the limited
portions OF said Districts subject to overflow
may be levied.
Under that Law. the only one on the subject
i submit that the lands bordering the Teche on
the east bank TO an average depth of 10 arpents
which are not subject To overflow, and which
were not overflowed even in iss2 the highest wa
ter known, are not liable or subject TO the pay
ment of said levee tax.
Ii may be proper for your Honorable Body to
investigate this matter, m 10 relieve some of
our tax payers of the payment of a tax which
they do not owe.
Very respectfully.
X. Martin.
recess was now taken until 81, O'Clock p. NJ.
EVENING SESSIONS.
At 2li O'Clock p. NJ. the meeting was called to
order.
The Parish Treasurer being sick and unable TO
sttend this meeting, his monthly settlement was
prostponed until next meeting.
The President informed this Body that the
Iron Cells in me parish Jail were nearlycomplet-
ed and would be delivered in a day or two. He
invited the members TO visit the Jail and view
ne work. This was done