The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-10-01

POLICE JURIES,
FOR THIRTY YEARS.
BY UNCLE SILAS.
1S75.-NO. 10.--lS7f

1S75.-No. 1O.--1S76.
January 18th, 1875. The newly
elected Police Jury met.
Present: S. T. Grisamore, Ernest
Roger, Oscar Lepine, George Leonard.
and absent Hermogene Bernard.
An organization was effected by
electing S. L. Grisamore. PRESIDENT,
L. S. Ailain Clerk. H. H MAchelet
Treasurer, L. A. Webre Scrgeant-at-
arms, Pierre Dansereau, Physician.
Dr. ii. Dansereau presented to the
Jury the journal of said body from
S52 TO 1862, that he had found among
t e books of the late Joseph Nicholas.
The Jury ordered the Parish Tax
Collector TO render monthly state
ments to the Parish Treasurer.
The following standing committees
were appointed,
On Claims, Roger. Leonard, Lepine.
On Finance, Roger, Leonard, Ber-
geron.
The parish was divided into six road
Districts.
The Treasurer was directed to audit
all properly approved claims and war
rants, numbering them as they were
presented, and pay the same in their
numerical order as fast as funds were
received into the Treasury for that
purpose. Holders of warrants or
claims living remote from ThibOdaux
had II" chance of having their claims
cashed, as holders vho were near the
Treasurer's Office, could always push
IN their paper frs thus competing
those living at IL distance t. sell their
claims ut discount, or work them in as
taxes.
The object Of this action of the Ju,y
was to place al holders of scrip in the
same position. Once their paper was
numbered the Treasurer was forbi 1den
to pay claims of later numbers until
those previously given were liquidated.
The salary of the Clerk was fixed at
$500 90; the Tax Collector was to
have five per cent on all collections ::
the sum OF $4,000 was appropriated
to close the Parr Crevasse. to be ex-
pended under the direction of Messrs
Max Delaune, 6. Leonard. and Jos. @.
Toups.
April 5th, 1873. The Jury approv-
ed claims for Sl2S2,97. repealed the
- mill school tax and levied tax of
one mill for public school purposes,
The Jury issued a warrant to Lang
mans, Ex-Treasurer, for S12O,UO and
gave him his quietus.
During his term of service he did
not receive enough cash to pay his own
salary. All claims and warrants for
general and school purposes were dis
counted by the Tax Collector, and in
settling with the Treasurer only war
rants were given.
The finances of the Parish had been
conducted on an easy scale by the rul-
ing powers.
Any one who possessed scrip and
presented it to the Treasurer, was in
formed that there We're no funds on
hand. Then he could go to the Coart
House where he could sell his scrip at
% per cent or more discount, and this
discounted scrip was all that ever de-
lighted the vision of the Treasurer.
where it was put in at face value.
The following transcripts shows a
synopsis of the Liabilities of the Par
ish at that date us compiled by Messrs.
F. Samoan and A J. Perrin, by author
lty of the Police Jury.
Warrants and Certificates !. : 1922, ,6S
Free Market Bonds. s......... 1853, 9,42
Parish Bonds. .............. 114,55
- 9 Coupons. 37.17
Levee Bonds. ........... 2S7 go
Old Certificates audited by
H. H. Michelet. 1888
Making the tctal approved -
Liabilities Observation-Disclosures. 1924 so
The assets We're
Bills receivable.......... 1856, ,45
Forfeited taxes from 1865 to
1878, ......... 5sOl ,O3
Certificates paid by Ii. Ill.
Mlchelet............----- 91,61
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