The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-04-08
OFFTCIAL.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

The Police Jury met this day il
regular session with the following
members present: J. A. Peterman
President; A. Allan, 3. O'Brien, Fly
Hausmann, F. c. Marsh, Hy. Penn
T. AucOin and B. Levy. Absent: X
: +. Milling and Simon Leopold.
On motion the reading OF the min
utes of last meeting were dispense
with, and same were ordered to stant
approved.
The following communication wa
read: ::
To the President and Members Of the Police Jur
Franklin La.
Herewith we make application TO
permission to construct a tram wa.
over the public road opposite our Re-
Cypress Mill. The tram way to be 0
! sufficient height to clear all vehicles
and not to infringe with the traffic il
any way. Your early attention t.
this matter will oblige us very much
Yours truly,
+. y. B. WILLIAMS CYPRESS co. LTD
Communication received and or
motion of Mr.. Hausmam permission
to construct a tram way across thu
public road as requested was granted
- N vi wi ~. " ALO" is
as follows was read:
FRANKLIN, La, April 3, 1905
Mr.. Jas. A. Peterman, President Franklin La,
Dear Sir: The insurance on the
Court House will expire on the llth inst.
and this is to request the privilege OF
renewing it from that date. The prop.
erty is now insured for $40, 600 for the
term of three years, the premium being
10000 Yours very truly,
JOHN G.. LEWIS, Agent.
/. On motion the President was reques-
+. ted to re-insure the Court House.
Adopted.
Mr.. Gates read the following COM
munication:
70 the Honorable Police Jury Of the Parish Of
Y St. Mary.
j Pursuant to your request in the
shape of resolution passed by your
body at its last meeting, calling upon
me to report to condition of the
licenses paid or to be paid by the
Standard Oil Co., the Waters-Pierce
Oil Co., and the fruit dealers travelling
through the parish in cars, will say:
That have examined the question
of the Waters-Pierce Oil Co., and find
that they have paid license of $1,000
for the year 1905. This being State
License. This Company has also
paid a municipal license Of $1,000.
The Waters-Pierce Oil Co, can only be
placed in the grade as wholesale
merchant and as such should pay a
license Of 5000.
/ am of the opinion that the Com
pany owes no Parish license, by rea-
sSSv rN$ f1r, 70 Mt hof q nj or for
ed into between your honorable body
and the Municipality of Franklin,
whereby the people of the latter are to
be exempt from taxes and license
provided the criminal expense are paid
BY the latter.
Under this agreement, all parties
doing business, either professionally
or rs merchants, in the Municipality
OF Franklin, pay no license to the
Parish, the only license being paid by
them being the State and Municipal
license.
To the neglect of the agent appoint
ed by you to grade all license payers
in the Parish, is due the fact that the
Waters-Pierce Oil,Co., pays a $1,000
instead of 5000.
The same condition exists as to the
Standard Oil Co., who are doing
business in the town of Morgan City.
ALI fruit dealers passing through
here IN cars are paying a license
q ded under the law on the amount
81 3heir gross annual receipts. One
merchant paying q Wholesale license
q the State and Municipality of
Franklin, and another paying
license as retail merchant, paying a
State and Parish license.
These last two parties doing the
fruit business have not been placed on
the list Of license payers by the proper
pMcer and | had to take their own
statement as to what business and the
amount OF business they were doing.
Under the system adopted by the
Police Jury whereby canvass was to
% made twice year of all parties
1Oing business in the Parish, the Tax
COlleCtOr and are some what handi-
capped and would suggest that your
honorable body take some steps to
lrnend that system.
AL persons doing business in this
,arish must pay license, which |
icense is graded according to the gross
annual receipts of the preceding year.
he license to be paid for the year
006, being graded according to the |
usine6s done In 1904.
The list OF the license payers for the
ear 1904 has not as yet been complet-
4 and tho Tax-CQllector has no list
pom which to grlde the license except |
= one for the business done in 1903.
Vhen the effort Is, made to collect the
cense for 1906 under the grade of 1903
lyment il refused for the reason that
- grade for 1904 is not the same
rede IS that of 1908. Therefore
nder the present system adopted by
~, Ne have to base the license for
l6 on The 1903 business basis and
is system can not be enforced as we
. not within the pale of the law.
! would suggest therefore that you
ke s0me steps to remedy this evil.
4 would suggest also that you take .
1ne steps to secure to the Parish the
ylptes due the Parish. II