The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-07-16
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Respectfully submitted.


and accepted
Parish of Lafourcho La, July 1892
To the Police Jury ::
Gentleman-I respectfully resign my position
of Road and Levee Inspector for the second
Road and Levee District Thanking you for
past favors. l am
L. j. CAILLOUET
The unfinished business of yesterdays
session being now order, the notice of Mr.
Gros K. lnspecto of the 9th District was .allen
mp and 1t was found to be the Unanimous
opinion OF the Jury that Mr., Gros be directed
to prepare estimates OF the probable cost of
the repairs that he reported as being neces-
sary to the Bridges III his district. and that
said Estimates be handed to this Jury at It's
next session.
The Petition from citizens of the Pad r.
and l.. District was laid on the table, in as
much as, the cause Tor said petition 10 longer
existed.
Mr.. Thibodaux stated that the vacancy
caused by the esignation of Mr.. Cal loust be
now filled. aud he thereupon nominated NJ.
Mareellin Berscron and there being no nther
nominations made Mr.. Berseron was by ac-
clamation declared elected e. Il L. nS,,cc tor
for the 2n.; District Of this parish.
At this stare Of the proceedings the ilry
resolved itself into a Board Of Reviewers
with MIR. PARA in the cliair,--and resnmmei
the examination Of lhe Assessors Rolls where
it had left off on esterday-Whereupo Mr.
be made to the jury.
The Board of Reviewers on the Rolls of the
Assessor for the year 1892, respectfully repoft
that they have examined the said rolls
But one protest has been presented us for
consideration. III which instance the party
protesting had failed to ill out the assesSmrDt
list presented to hitu the law requires.
Upon comparison with other properties n the
same portion of the Parish the assessment,
On tA3t Of complainant does not appear t" he
above rhat assessed upon similar property Of
his neig ghbors.
The Board of Reviewers recommend the
following. C~0}Utiat- by the Police Jury
Eesoiyrd. That the rolls of the Parish AS
SCISSOR for the year 1892 now before this body.
be adopted Hud approved.
Nhereupon the jury having resumed it's
session. Mr.. GrlSamore in the chair.
Mr. PARA chairman OF the Board of Re
viewers submitted it's report above referred
to, and the resolution therein contained ap-
proving and adopting the Assessors Rolls for
the year 1882 was duly passed by the follow
ing vote.
Yeas = Grisamore. Seely. PARA Ayo
Bourgeois. Barrilleaux, Christea and Thi ho
daux.
Two separate communications relation to
the SUCCESS ia closing. the crevasses in the
Parish OF St. James and the erevasses on Mrs
Zephyrin Foret in this parish addressed to
tins jury by the President of the Police jury
OF st. James Parish and Mrs T. Foret respec.
lively, Were now taken under consideration,
and on motion of Mr.. SeeIy seconded by Mr.
Ago the following Resolution was carried by
unanimous vote rs follows
Whereas the Parish of Lafourche has l,een
saved from great calamity by the closing of
crevaSses in the Parish of St James and ut
Mrs. z. Forets III this parish.
Therefore Be it Resolved, That the Com
missloner> OF the Lottery Levee Fund in Dis
trict No. be directed to appropriate the sum
of S250.00 towards the detraying the expenses
of closing of cievasses in the Parish of ST.
James aud that the commissioners OF the Lot
terry Levee Fund III District No. : be dir ected
to appropriate $3.50 90 towards the payment
of expenses incurred in closing the Eoret
crevasse aud that the sum of $3.50 90 he ap-
propriated out of the General Fund of this
parish tof the same purpose i'll each case and
that the checks drawn in favor of the same
lie made PAYABLE respectively to the order OF
the President Of tn" Police Jury OF the Par
ish Of ST. james and Mrs. Zephyrln Foret
The President at this time stated that al
though It had been usual to leave the adoV-
tion of the Revenue Ordinance to the inconl-
ing jury. but. in Us much as the Governor had
not made any appointment thus far, and not
| knowing when said appointments would be
| mace, he suggested that to facilitate the pay
ment of the taxes on immovables now soon
due tha. it might be best to adopt the Reve-
| nue. Ordinance establishing the rate of taxa
| tion.
Whereupon Mr.. Seely seconded by Mr..
PARA eff, red the following resolution, which
was adopted by vote as follows:
Yeas :-Grisamore, Seely. PARA. Ayo Bar
illeaux, Bourgeois, Christen, and rhibodaux.
| Nays None.
Ordinance No
Levying a tax for the year 1892 on all prop
| erty situated in the Parish of Lafourche sub
| ect to taxation under the Constitution of
| 1879.
| Sec. lst. Be it enacted by the Police Jury
| in regular session convened
| That an advalorem tax of eight mills on the
| dollar be and is hereby levied for the eur.
rent year, (S92) Eigb teen Hundred and nine
| two, on all property situated in the Parish of
| Lafourche, not exempt from taxation uuder
! the Constitution of 1879.
| Sec. 2nd. Be it further enacted &C.. That
| the said tax, uhen collected shall be appor-
toned and set apart as follows:
| First. Four ! Mills shall be set apart for
the current expenses of the Parish, including
all salaries OF officers OF the Parish. and shall
| be denominated the GENERAL FUND
Second, Two and p quarter Mills shall be
| set apart and used for the support AM, main
| tenanee of the Public Schools. and shall be
| designated as the PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND
| Third, 0ne-half Mills shall be set sl,tit. tu
| purchase, build. or rent. schoo. houses. i'm.
proving and repairing the same now in use
| by the Parish School Board paying the salary
OF tlre superintendent, ant other incidental
| expenses. and shall be designated the PUB
Lie SCHOOL HOUSE FUND
| The Pubic School and Public School House
| funds, shall be subject to the legal order o.
the School Board of the Parish of Lafou, che
| Fourth. Oae Mill shall be set apart and MS
Ell as the Drainage Fuud under Ordinance
| No. I6S passed by this body July Il. 1888