The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-01-23

tne non. President and Members OF the
Police Jury:
oeheiemen In conformity with a rnsolu.
Ilon OF y"ur honorable hndy for prnrosals for
ne rhhIir Printing. the undersigned submit
this their bid '"'
VI FURNISHING in accordance with law. the
proceedings and ordinances of the Police
Jury at the rate of Fonr Hundred Dollars
.F.S'oo, per year, said publication to he
ihaue III either :he "fhihodaux SExrryEJ".
or tht "Lafourche Conner" or both. said IA
Pers being published in the Town of Thihn.
aaux' Parish of Lafonrcle L..
A.JoLF I. JR.. & Co.
hroPrietors "FfHbodauy SENTINEL
JOHN B. TAYLOR.
PROPRIETOR ''Lafourcle Comet"
President Grisamore caIIo1 :, .to
muhlta'l'n from State Normal school State
no'ra "t Health. and the President ct the
S'f' RIVER and Taver Improvement
ASS"'}t'l"n- whrrrnpon the jnrv refused t.
tahr a1'N action thereon at tins time.
ihf "'rcn'ar letter Of His Exee)leucv Gov
Niciefs SUI costing that this marsh t,Le
Stell low lrtfs proper representation .t tho
daaiFs Convention to be convened at Nav
Greens on the 18th inst. relative 70 the col
mn Exhosltion. was taken up and the
pom a delagate thereto ~
MI. >erlY seconded h. Mr.. PARA moved
that the nraver OF Mr. F. Guer;naer-s netition
presented on We tcrda, 10 granted ana thar
an appropriation of $3.50 be made from
nfoper funds TO pay his claim AGAINST tho
Aarish as mail carrier. carried
IeaS -Grisa more. Lepine. Seelv par,o
aaux. - Mus
Nays Nome.
Mr.. Seelv seconded bv NJ Christian oa,roa
the following ordinance.
ResoEusio,. No-
Whereas. many of the citizens and tax-
PAYERS of the 3rd Drainage District &c tba
PARISH OF Laforrche have petifioned this hoiv
70 submit 20 Taxpayers of the said Third
I!raihage District for their Il .cision a nrono.
slflo to levy a special tax Of eiobt mills on
the dollar 10" the period five years. for he
purpose OF being applied to the drainage OF
eald district therefore be il
hrs"fVen, mat a special tax of eipht mills
on me dollar on all taxable property siruat-
Gu IN said itird Drainage District of the Par.
ISM OF Lafonrche he and the same ia barahv
levied for the period of five wears haginnjna
TINS present year and TO become du. and
coilecfihle annually in the sama manner nc
the state and parish taxes; provided. at the
eaection herein called, a majority Of the prop.
800 :paters In value and number voting
in SAID district shall vote in favor of the said
speciai tax, which if so confirmed by the IA <
payers as aforesaid. shall be levied and col
ieeted as other taxes and he placed to the
circuit OF aid drainage district to be used as
designated by law. %
Nc'i fFl. tnIC n Snpci9l RlnF,
ton Is hereby called and or,lera,l =, t.La
place in the said Third Drainage District of
Laiourc' e. Oh the same dav of the general
erection of April A ID. 1892, between the
l..ls OF nrt"ck' . m. and 6 O'clock. p M,
OF the following polling places. to.wit
The polling places designated for the gen.
efal election are hereby designated AS the
poiilng piac-s for this special election AT
each OF which there shall be IL special box as
erfinafter provided.
That there shall he one box at each of thu
polling places hereina5ove designated for The
receptiou of the ballots Of the propertv tax
payers voting at such election and two
commissioners Mt each poll to be apn0ipted
by the President of this body. duty OF which
commissioner shall be TO receive and record
the vofn 81 tax PAYERS voting, and to keep a
list OF the names of all persons voting at such
election and a tai V of the votes cast for or
against the said special tax.
Fiat the taxpayers in favor of said spe-
cial tax shall cast a written or printed ballot
.'for said special tax and tfose who are on
posed tn such tax shall deposit in the box "A
written or printed ballot against said spe-
eial tax"
That on closing the polls, the commission
ers Snail count the votes east and tally the
''for" or against the special tax. as the case
NAV be. and return them. together with the
tally sheets and the lists Of voters to the
President of this body, who shall proceed 10
canvass and tabulate the same and promul-
gate the result of the election. declaring in
said PRONUNCIATION the adoption or rejection
of the s aid special tax herein levied, "a the
case may he.
That in ascertaining the value of the prom.
ertv ut the taxpayers in said District the
value aS fixed by the Assessment rolls Tor the
year 1891 shall he taken
and saline was adopted by following vote:
Yeas :-irisamore. Lepine. SeeIy. PARA.
Christen. Bourgeois. Barrilleaux. and Thibo-
daux.
Nays:-Nnne.
Mr.. Snely seconded nv Mr.. Lepine ittro-
duceti the following resolution. adopted un-
animously.
Resolution No !
Authorizing the President to bring suit
y necessary. TO recover pnssession of the
Thibodaux Bridge.
BE it resolved by the Police jury Of La |
feurche in iegulur meeting assembled, that
the President of the Police Jury of Lafourche
be and he IL hereby authorized to resort to |
such legal proceeding as may be deemed nee
essary to obtain possession Of Tlnhodaux
Bridge in the name OF the Police jury Jointly
with the Mayor and Truntees of the Town of
Thibndanx, and to that end to make sucl,
athdayits and execute such bonds, IN the
name OF this body, as may be necessary from
the Institution to final prosecution of such ac-
ton t." proceedings which may he brought.
President Grisamare. at this time annonnc-
ed the fpnintment of Mr.. Alidor fhihndaux
to til f~aliowin. standing commuters OF this
body. 70 Wit. on drainage and on Road and
Levecs.
The Person Petitions were called NJ and
tie lGrr upon consideration of each case seu-
arateir oi'irred the following named persons
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