The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-03-17
taxes have been paid

t ta~ - 81 1872, tr'n kim which pays u NJ
'aA'S INTO the parish tressnao
override by their votes The w;, lry,
me country members OF tho ~, OF
jury?' '''e police
IA answer to this, will, 49,.
snat thr votes OF the two mem Ih.a'e
from the town OF Franklin aid oefs
override the Will of the co,. aot
members. The vote stood Sy
To four, aud if the two NJ .n SI'Fa
from Franklin had not voted t n'efs
SUI would have been tn. san
m otnef words, a maioritv ~ que
country members declared in :, Tue
OF the erection Of a new co"'l
| house. court
fou next inquire:
DO you prefer that 49,
money should be spent VIC
tn public roads and in ny, "a
nc schools? Ii so, send p pa
name Tor membership to 'y ~
league. There Will be no 'ae
hcrshlp fee; but if you wish
contribute to our fund for flghtin'os
this scheme, send us whats"g
amount you will"
do not prefer that the mo..
appropriated for the erection 81
court house should be spent a.
any other purpose. 1t should W. \.
spent fora court house. Thon.s1
am not in favor OF taking s;ea,
dollar from the roads or schne,s
with which to build court hous"
! am in favor of the roads a~s
schools having the lions share :.
the taxes, and | feel sure this ~
the unanimous sentiment Of ths
police jury. AS evidence Of this
they set aside one-third Of w.
parish tax for schools. yieldino
$4,000 to $4,000. The ann,o
priation for public roads and ~.
salary of the road commissions;
SIT, 700. !"
The proposition is to build
court house to cost not exceed;ro
$4,000. OF this amount s1O 0S
will be paid in cash, and the ~
mainder in ten annual installmar,.
of $4,000 for the first five vears
and 900 for the next five years
So, in the next ten years there
will be paid sos, 900, plus the IN.
terest thereon at five per cent.
During the same ten years there
will be paid into the school treas.
ury at least SIS, 900 to $3.50 0OO hv
the parish, not including the three
mill assessment of Morgan Civ
and Franklin. There will be mt
into the public roads during the
same ten years at least S177.0O0
and II this Is not enough to main.
tain the roads. | believe the police
jury will make further appro.
priationS.
These appropriations for roads
and schools must necessarily be
perpetual; whereas, at the end Of
ten years the court house will be
paid for, and II such structure ia
built as is presently contemplated,
the citizens o, ST. Mary will have
Il court house provided with eyery
comfort and modern convenience
tor officers, jurors, witnesses, and
the people. They will have an
editice oI Which they and their
children can tel justly proud.
Then why 100; build a good court
house? Is not st. Mary entitled
TO the best?
The schools are in excellent con.
more money in the school
treasury thar ever before at this
time of the year.
Ii, however. further funds were
needed, the limit Of parish tax.
alton is not J i reached, only nine
mills being Wed when the limit
is ten. Therefore, the other mill
could be levie, i for schools or roads.
And if the tax payers of st. Mary
should demand the imposition Of
this mill for either of said purpos.
es, believe the police jury would
accede to such demand, Though
the majority of said body do not
believe it necessary. And as they
have already stated that they
would not increase taxation, they
would not feel authorized to do 90,
Unless there was an almost unant.
nous demand for the imposition
If such further tax.
You might take this matter up
With your league and see what
your membership think OF the
proposition.
Entertaining the views which
10 with reference to building .
lew court house, l must decline to
lccept your kind invitation to
DIN your organization at this
ime. But when the court house
S built, if the league sur.
ives such a disaster, (D, !
would be pleased to become .
nem Der, for the purpose of assist'