St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12

Mr., Courtney called tor yeas and nays
Messrs. MCGEE. Clopton, Fontenot, Butler, Der
Seron and Lateur yotoH no. NJ boaS d Hotrd
voted yes. Motion lost.
Mr.. MCGEE called for the yeas and nays on
Dr.. CloptOn'S original motion. MesSrS McGce'
ron voted yes. Mr. Boagni voted blank, and
Mcssrs Courtney, Guidry and Dnprt voted no.
DR.. Copton's motion was carried.
On motion of Mr.. Laeur the police jury pro
cceded to ballot for President.
Mr.. Butler put Mr.. Fontenot i'll nomlnatl?n
who declined.
MI. Courtney put i'll nomination MI EoaSni
who declined.
There being no other nomination.
On motion of Mr.: Lailcur the jury proceeded
to ballot for President.
Mcssrs Fontcuot and Butler were appointed
tcllcrs.
J-nsn the request of Mr.. Courtney the chair
excused him from voting.
Mr.. MCGEE in the chair.
Mr.. Bcrgcron having received votes, was
| declared by the chair duly elected as President
of the body.
The following members voting: Messrs Nc
Gee, CloptOn, Lalleur, Butler, FOntcnot and
Bergcron. Messrs. BoaGn, Duprt and Guidry
not voting.
On motion of Mr. Courtney the Police Jury
| took a recess till 300 p lii.
EVENING SESSION.
| The Police Jury met at 500 p. III. Present -
| Mcssrs. McGee, Bcrgcron, GuidIy, CoptOn,
| DuprG, Fontcnot. Butler, Lafeur and Courtney.
| On motion of Dr. Clopton the following com
mUnicatiOn from the Assessor was read amt
| ordered spread upon the minutes.
| To the President and members of the Police
jury of st. Landry.
| Gentlemen When made my first appear
ancc before your Hon. Body asked you tor Il
| schedule of assessment for two reasons; one
was because you had to sit OH my work as a
Board of Reviewers and the other because
| recognized that each Police Juror knew more
tbff 1.,1I of is d
did. | know full well, and so stated, that your
| Hon. Body had no right to direct the Assessor
| in making his assessment, but took the above
| course in order to cIuaZe assessments by ana
with the aid Of each member OF the Police
! Jury. Your Hon. Body commended my action
| to a man, and caused to be written schedule,
| which I directed my deputies to carry out, at
| the same time telling them to use their judg-
| ments il cases of gullics washOuts, and lands
| not fit for cultivation, pasturaSe or wood.
| After about half of the assessment WAS taken,
| and when petitions from the 7th and 8th wards
| came in, your Hon. President declared those
| petitions ont OF order, and o one appealed
| from his decision, and as he stated that your
! Hon Body had no right 20 instruct the asses
| scr, and that although you had given me a
schedule it was unofficial; | then took 1t that
your Hon. Body wished to impress on the pub
| lie mind that tie assessor was wholly RESPONSE
! je for the increase i'll some portions of the
| parish, and in order to give the people a
chance to be heard [ instructed my deputies
| to cut III those wards to the schedule used last
year. The other wards did not petition there
fore concluded they must either be satisfied
| or preferred to go before you as a board OF
reviewers.
| Now / know it is the settled policy Of this
administration to reduce taxation, and there
| fore suggest to your Hon. Body that you first
| find out the needs OF the parish. economically
administered, and cut down Your per cGntum
| one, Two or three mills on the dollar put what
| you can stand, and you will fnd thai the State
government will do the same. Respectfully,
NJ. l.. SWORDS,
Assessor.
On motion OF DR.. C!opton the police jury went
in session as Board OF Reviewers.
Mr.. Buagni moved to reduce the assessment
of the piece of property belonging to Joachim
JOubert Oh Grolee street, from $50 to 5000.
On motion of Dr.. C!optOn the above motion
was LAID on the table
On motion Of MI Boagni, the board of review
ers adjourned till tomorrow at 10 a. III.
OrELoUsAs, July 27, 1898
The Police Jury met at 10 a. m. Present: J.
B. Ber@eron, President; and MeSSrS. McGcc,
Butler, Duprf, Clopton, Fontcnot, Guidry,
Courtney, Lalleur and Boagni.
Boagn moved that the assessment on the
First National Bank be reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000. Carried.
On motion of Bergeron the Board of Review
ers adjourned till L. Ill.
EVENING SESSION.
The police jury met DIS a Beard of Reviewers.
Present, BcrgerOn President and MCGEE, Bull
Ter, Lacur, CiOpton, Guidiy, Dupr", FOntcnot
and Courtney.
On motion of Latieur the Board of Reviewers
went in session as Il police jury.
On motion the reading of the minutes was
dispensed with till ue3t meeting.
On motto of Butler the police jury adjourned
till August It'll at - III.