The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-29
OFFICIAL.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
FRANKLIN, La, DEC, %. 19(

FRANKLIN, LA, DEC. %, 1905.
The Police Jury met this day in
regular session with the following
members present: j. A. Peter.
man, President; F. g. Marsh. Hy.
Hausma ann, T. Aucoin, B. O'Brien.
lily. Penn and Simon Leopold
Absent: R. E. Milling, B. Levy,
+. 3. Spiller and A. Allan. A
quorum present.
On motion, duly seconded. to
dispense with the reading of the
minutes OF last meeting. Carried.
Mr.. O'Brien offered the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas. This Jury under author
ity vested in it under Acts II and II
Of the General Assembly Of this State
for the year 1900, as amended by Act
159 OF the General Assembly OF the
State for the year 1902, relative to the
appointment of Drainage Commission
ers, did appoint and confirm April,
.190-, John Danjean and Oscar Martin
as members of the Board of Commits
sioners Of the Yellow Bayou Drainage
District, each for. "a term of two years,
and
Whereas, The term of said John
Danjean has expired and knowledge
of the death of the said Oscar Martin
being given this body, therefore, be it
Resolved. by the Police Jury OF ne
Parish of st. Mary. in regular session
convened, That the said John Dan
jean be, and he is hereby re-appointed
and confirmed as member of the
Board of Commissioners of the Vel
low Bayou Drainage District to sue
coed himself, and that Albert Hebert
be. and he is hereby appointed as a
member of the said Board of Commits
sioners of the said Drainage District
to succeed the said Oscar Martin. de-
ceased. and that their tenor in Office
shall begin from the date upon which
they shall take the constitutional oath
of Office before the proper official.
Adopted.
Moved and seconded to adopt
the budget as printed. Carried.
The Finance Committee report
ed they have approved all the
regular bills for the month OF
December. and deferred action on
all other bills until the next regu-
lar meeting of the Police Jury
January 7th, 1907.
Report received.
The following ordinance was Of |
fered by Mr.. O'Brien: 80 |
AN ORDINANCE. Wy
Fixing the annual license tax to be
imposed upon retailers of spiritu-
Gus, malt or Intoxicating liquors in
the Parish of St Mary, or, any per-
son engaging therein, prescribing
the manner of collection thereofAandl
fixing the penalties for failure to-
comply with the provisions of this
ordinance.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of st. Mary
n regular session assembled, That
here be levied and collected an an
lual license tax for the year 1907,
'r any part thereof, the sum of $4,000
IN all retailers of spirituous. malt or
liquors doing business
7ithin the limits of the Parish of st.
iary.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained that
here shall be no half year liquor Ii.
ense issued.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained.
hat any person engaging in the bust
ess of retailing spirituous. malt or
intoxicating liquors without previous
: obtaining license therefor as con-
emplated by the provision of this
ordinance, shall be guilty of said
ffense as contemplated by the State
aws of Louisiana, and subject to the
aims and penalties therein named.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained
lat the Sheriff and Ex-OfficiO Tax
ollector, or the District Attorney. or
he Attorney appointed for the col
ctiOn of Licenses shall have the same O
,medies for the enforcement of the b
election of such Licenses as are t
rovided for the collection of State a
licenses, and the same penalties and @
lterest shall be collected from any n
srson defaulting on the payment of d
e said License in the same manner as +
e required to be paid by persons [
efaulting upon the payment of State O
' %deptedE: ~: 0
The Police Jury adjourned until
leir next regular meeting, Mon t.
~, the 7th ofJanuary, ct 10 a. m. a
j. A. PETERMAN, President. =
RUDOLPH HANF, Secretary =
With the Donnelly & Hatfield g
agnificent Minstrels, shortly to q q
,pear in this city under the :.
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