The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-10-11

/ the taxes collected in l9O2 snail pay TN
| expenses Of 1902, in other words the law
c ntemplates that the taxes are spent be
fore they are collected, but the taxes o
1902 will overpay the amount and leav'
money to run the parish for four or sl'
months of the year 1903. We thinl
however it would be best if the Parisl
l could do so to arrange matters 50 as q
get on a cash basis and be able to pa,
for the services performed for the parlsl
/ as the bills are approved, in order to az
this at once, it would be necessary to In
crease the rate OF taxation, but as tnt
sugar industry is somewhat depreclatet,
at this time and sugar properties are o.
uncertain values we recommend that tne
tax be left as heretofore, to-wit: six mills
for all parochial expenses and three mlils
for schools, the six mills for parochia.
expenses would about pay the currehl
expenses of the Parish and the licenses
collected would assist in settling up inc
! deficiency above stated. and eventually
| the Police Jury be able to put the farish
| on a cash basis. -
We therefore recommend that a SIX
mill tax be levied upon the assessed
value of tho property IN the farlsh
which will yield revenue OF about
thirty thousand dollars from this VIII
have to be deducted the commission OF
the Sheriff which would reduce 1t below
the estimated expenses, but as above
stated the deficit can be made out OF the
licenses collected.
In addition to this we recommend the
continuation of the three mill tax for
school purposes, which under resolu
ton of the Police Jury goes directly into
the school treasury and yields a revenue
of about fifteen thousand dollars per
annum for the public schools.
Your committee further reports that
upon investigation we find that your
Honorable Body has already passed re-
solution fixing the parish license for the
year 1901 at $1,000 on all retail dealers Of
liquors.; we have carefully considered
this matter and as there are certain in
corporated towns which are exempt from
Parish licenses under the terms of their
charters, unless the cooperation OF these
towns could be secured and such towns
would fix the license for retailing liquor
at the same amount as that fixed by the
Police Jury, the increasing of the license
tax. would, in our opinion, have the
effect of driving said retailers to said
towns or would give the liquor dealers
in the towns an unjust advantage over
those in the country.
We recommend that your honorable
body secure the cooperation OF the towns
in fixing licenses and agree upon uni
form rate or allow the rate to remain as
heretofore fixed, at one hundred dollars
per annum. Respectfully submitted,
r. f. MILLING,
HENRY HAUsMANN,
II. DELUAYE.
The following resolution was then
offered, to-wit:-
Be 1t Resolved, by the Police Jury, Of
the Parish of st. Mary, that the follow
ing estimated expenses be and the same
is hereby adopted as budget of expenses
for the parish Of St. Mary for the year
1903, as fellows, to wit:
Public schools ......... -. $1,000 90
Sulary of sheriff in Grim cases. 1000 90
Fees of sheriff outside the par
ish for services performed
estimated. -. 900. " 800 90
Conveying prisoners to peni-
tiary, estimated 49,. 49,. 300 90
Maintenance of prisoners, est'm 5000 90
Coroner's fees, holding inquests
attending prisoners, etc.. oOO 90
Fees district attorney and ad.
visor police juror, est'm.. 1900 90
Jurors and witnesses, est'm... 1000 90
Justices peace and constables 1000 90
Medicine, bedding and supplies
for prisoners and other Jail
expenses, estimated. 49,. 200 90
Sheriff's fees opening court 1000 90
Public road and bridges. 800. 5000 90
Janitor. .... 300 90
Police jury. ........ SUI 90
Beneficiary cadets. 800 90
Clerk police jury. ..... ...... 600 90
Parish treasurer. ............. 400 90
Election expenses. -. ........ 800 90
Parish physician and president
board of health. ......... 200 90
Public printer. 49,. ..... 300 90
Pauper. ............ 400 90
Public buildings ............. 300 90
Assessors commission. :. H.. 1,7OO 90
Stationery for CLERKS rffice in
Guiding record books, etc. 100 90
Incidentals ....... $3.50. 3,240 90
Add to this deficit far year 'O1
and previous years ). $4,000 90
M.L;nr a total IF x1S 0C0 On