The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-06-08
Police Jury Proceedings.

Lafayette. La. June i, l9O4-The
Police Jury met this day pursuant to
call by President Billeaud with the
following members present: NJ. Bill
leaud. Jr.. j. e. Buchanan. AlOnzO
Lacy. Saul BrOussard. John Whit
tingtOn. j. .. Blanchet. Alex NJ.
Broussard. 2. r. Landry and F. G..
MOutOn.
The president explained the object
of the meeting to be final settlement
with Sheriff and Tax Collector BrOus-
sard.
! The committee appointed to effect
settlement submitted the following re-
, port which OF motion of Mr.. Whit
tingtOn was accepted and approved.
To the Honorable Police Jury
Your undersigned committee appoint
ed to settle with the Sheriff and Tax
Collector would respectfully submit
the following statement as the result
OF the investigation instituted. Owing
to limited time since May D. the COM
mittee discarded entirely the roll
books and deduction lists submitted
by the sheriff and proceeded to check
the sheritf's debts by his stubs. the
actual cash collected. and then veri-
fed the cash book and receipts as
showing actual credits. In several
instances the sheriff by wrong entries
and erroneous additions Overpaid and
underpaid correct amounts in sums
ranging from $1,000 t 20 $1,000 and
these errors justify the differences APP
pearing in the statement rendered
for your consideration.
SAUL BROUSSARD,
p. r. LANDRY,
r. c. GREG.
Lafayette. La. May 81. 1904.
ROAD TAX.
l9Wl-Sheriff DR.. 81. 49,. go. CIR. ST.
152.O Balance due by sheriff s29. 80.
l9O2-Sheriff DR.. 50. loo. 80. Or. So
2O9.-7O. Balance due sheriff 1913. 80.
l9O3-Sheriff DR.. s., 1O6. go. Or. S5.-
1885. Balance favor of sheriff 500 Is.
Total sheriff long s12s.l5, short
$3.50. Balance favor of sheriff 1913. %.
GENERAL TAX.
l9O3-Sheriff DR.. S25, 646. IS. Or. S25.-
63S.09. Balance favor sheriff Sl1.24.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL TAX.
lM3-Sheriff DR.. 81, 5O6. Is. CT. g..
oo4.-l4. Balance favor of parish $2.51.
UJCCNcrc
l9O3-Sheriff DR.. So, 532. so. Or. &c.
Balance favor sheriff $50.
1M4-Sheriff DR.. s., 900. 90. Or. s6.-
9Oo.W. Balance favor sheriff $500.
The following resolution by Mr..
Landry amended by Mr.. Buchanan,
adopted:
Resolved that whereas by report of
appointed to examine into
the accounts of l. A. Broussard, tax
collector. reported on the :3lst day of
May, 1904, that he had overpaid the
the sum of 81, O59. 30 which re-
port was adopted by this body on
aid date: and whereas by report of
committee appointed for the same
purpose to examine his nts for
taxes and licenses up to-date, have
his day reported a balance in favor
of said tax collector of SIS. Is.
Therefore be it resolved, That the
OF the parish is authorized
o issue a warrant to said sheriff for
ne aggregate of said sums, together
With $500. his quarterly salary enc.
ng June s., 1904.
BE it further resolved, That the
aid tax collector is hereby granted
discharge for all monies collected
~ him as collector of this parish.
his bonds as such Cancelled by the
Jerk or as provided by law.
Resolved further, That the thanks
II this Jury are rendered Sheriff
for his f~aithfulness as an
xecutive officer of this parish.
BY motion Of Mr.. Buchanan tho
ury then adjourned.
M. BILLEAUD, JR., President.
X. c. GRE1G. Secretary.