St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-08-26
Police Jury.


CovIxorox. La Aug. p, 1879;
:. The Police Jury met at the Cour
house on the above date, pursual
to adjournment.
Present. II Abney, Geore
i Koeppe, Jr, b F Rogers, PETE
T Parker, Warren Thomas, A. PR
vost, S. H. Decker and Clay e
lott, Parish Attorney.
Absent-Jno. A. Tod and W
G. Davis.
The minutes of the last meetin
were read and approved.
The Board then proceeded to &C
on the cases OF contested assess
ments, as follows:
| The assessment Of the St. Tam
many Land and Lumber Com pan
for the year 1898 was increased from
g so 10 s. 90 per acre.
The assessment Of E. J. COpley
for the year 1898, was increase,
from 81 so to s. % per acre.
Mr.. Jos. \. Reid, attorney, &C
guessed in and ratified the abov,
assessments.
The assessments Of A1essrs. Man.
din and Perilloux were accepted q.
made by the Assessor.
Mr.. Decker offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the President Of
the Police Jury and the Parish At.
torney be instructed 10 take such
legal steps ~ may be necessary
to compel G. H. Cause, Assessor
Of the Parish Of St. Tammany to
furnish an assessment, according
to law. Of the Salmen Manufacturing
Company.
The yeas and nays being called
on the above resolution resulted
as follows:
Yeas-Geo. Koeppe, j.. s. H.
Decker-2.
Nays-B. f. Rogers, Peter
Parker, Warren Thomao, A. Pro.
vost-4.
And the above resolution failed
to pass.
Mr.. Warren Thomas then moved
that the assessment rolls be accept
ed. Carried.
The Board then proceeded to adopt
the tax ordinance for the year 1898,
as follows:
ORDINANCE
l. Be it enacted. by the Police
Jnry Of the Pari al, Of st. Tammary,
Louisiana, Thst there be and il.
hereby levied. for Tho year A. D.
1893. a tax OF nine mills npon :he
dollar upon all taxable property in
he parish.
2 Be- il further enacted. etc
That five mills shalt liz approrri.
stcd thrrefrom Tor criminal ex.
,enses. Or - mucl, Of il 10 may b.
,ecessa-y th, refor, aud two mills
'Or the benefit of Public :;chuols,
'nd tw" mills for the general *.
lenses OF :ll~ parish, and that tho
sLor'ff and ex-"flici" Tax Collector |
10 collcc' the amount .prrop, lated |
herefrOm f"r Criminal Expen es |
md for the benefit II the Public
upon all property in this
parish snl,j. I" t.xstion. inc:n.ling
hat situated in tho incorporated
owns OF COvimgton aud Msm.le.
lille,
3. Dc it further enacted. etc.
That the Sheriff anil ex.officio Tax
Collector shall receive. in payment
Il parish taxes, (ihs amount ~.
'ropri tied for Public Schools *.
~pted. the duly approved certii-
sies Vi Grand and Petit Jurors
Dr per diem aud mileage, and Ger
itic.tos Of members II tho Police
urv for per diem snL mileage. aud
ID: he l'r'cecI with tmn collection
| tue t'xcs now lcvie.l accurdiug TO
~.
The following petition was thon
cal:
Q the honorable President aud Mem,
beers of the Police Jury: /,
Gemtlen,-n-We the mmd .rxixne,l
tixeus and residents Ut She Eighth ,
lard Of ihis pnrisl, would respect
ll'y petition Your honorable body
} extent the rOa.i beat IN the Sill
III road I" Indian Village. 80 IA 10 ,
'iabii.h laid beat 10 comn,e,,c. at /,
'c corporation limits Of Sli.lcll to
'Aian Village. ima<much NJ said Z
MI. lS,,iing from Slisl-ll. il i,r a
III condition. anil is nscsl l.y the
sl.lic more than any other ru.d :
iais neiglsl,orlsoo.l.
lSig"s'l l,y Is citizens.
q" s""tiOn. thc '<l,Ovs petition =
~ granted. =
On motion. Warren Tl,o,nas, W.
=. Crnwf,r,l aud T. Is. ThOmms were :,
'pOntssl commissioners to lay out =
Z public road 10 commence about :
u ysr.ls allow" +. Il. C.ryc"ter's. :
ii thence BY Warren ThOmas' :,
ace. anil then leading ON nm old =
al by WIN. Crawlof.l's. AMI in. y
the Pearl River rOn,l inst ~
ith Of the Singlsiary old field. h.
The following resolution was :, :,
en- adopted: 3 !,
Resolved, That the President of !. :,
. Police Jury be authorized 10 -
quest Mr. G. H. Cause, State
ulster NJ Voters for the Perish