The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-03-10
lOFFICIAL.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
FRANKLIN. LA. March 8, 1906.

FRANKLIN. La. March 8, 1906.
The Police Jury met this day. witt
the following members present: J. 4
Peterman. President: Simon Leopold
b. Levy, a. Allan, Hy. Hausmann
Ii. OBrien. L. AucOin, Hy. Penn, Il
L. Milling, f. E. Spiller and F. G.
Marsh.
On motion dul seconded. the read.
ing of the minut was dispensed with.
Carried.
DR.. B. w. Smith addressed the
Jury and accepted the position as
President of the Board of Health OF
the Parish of st. Mary.
DR.. +. Mayer. a member of the State
Board Of Health addressed the Jury.
and expressed his thanks to the Po-
lice Jury in behalf of the State Board
Of Health. for the manner the Health
Officers Of the parish taking hold on
the mosquito question. and recon-
mended the adoption of additional
ordinances.
Petition Of the citizens of the End
and eth wards was read-ordered
filed and referred to the road COM
missioner.
The following resolutions were
read: u
At a mass meeting OF the citizens
and taxpayers OF the Parish of st.
Mary called to consider the question
OF building new court house at the
parish seat proposed to be erected by
authority OF the Police Jury of said
parish, it was resolved,
|. That the proposed measure of
building new court house is without
- IS,,.
:. That the Police Jury has no
power to take the funds derived from
taxation for the ordinary expenses of
the parish and devote them to a pur-
pose not included in their budget.
). That the present court house,
with suitable repairs is adequate to
all purposes for which a court house
is necessary. w
I. That the question of necessity
for new court house should be sub
mitted to a vote Of the qualified voters
and Taxpayers of the Parish of St
Mary.
Resolved, l. That the question of
building new court house for the
Parish of ST. Mary at the city of
Franklin is for the qualified voter,
and taxpayers of the Parish of St.
Mary to decide after being submitted
to them by the Police Jury.
:. That the building of a new
court house by the Police Jury of St
Mary Parish out Of the funds derived
from taxes to defray the ordinary ex-
penses Of the parish is illegal and
usurpatOry.
3: That the policy adopted by the
Police Jury to keep taxation at high
point so as to produce surplus be
yOnd the ordinary expenses of the
parish to build an expensive court
house is illegal and pernicious.
I. That there is no necessity of
building new court house as the
present one easily repaired at small
cost is ample for all needs of the
parish for the administration of law
and justice.
.. That the public roads of the
parish are and have been in wretched
condition for many years. that the
funds to be derived from taxation
should be partly devoted to their
working and maintenance for the bene-
tit Of litigants and others interested to
reach the court house, which at pre-
sent they cannot do over the public
roads unless in periods of long
drought.
Same were received, ordered filed
and to be spread on the minutes and
published.
Mr.. Aucoin offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That in the opinion Of |
the Police Jury of the Parish of st.
Mary new court house in and for
TINS parish is necessity, and that |
this Police Jury in regular session |
convened do Immediately proceed to
pass such resolutions and ordinances
as may be necessary to the immediate
building OF new and suitable court
house.
Mr.. Marsh offered the following
'esOllltlon as substitute for the
above resolution:
Whereas, the problem of building
ana maintaining in good order the
public roads of the parish is a matter
hat this Police Jury must solve this
ear. and
Whereas, the amount of money
necessary to accomplish this end is
N unknown quantity and can only be
'scertalned by active experience. and
Whereas, the matter of maintain /.
az the public health of the parish is
mother expense that must be met, and j
Whereas the repairing and main
lining of our public school houses in {
good and sanitary condition is