The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-04-07
The Court House Case.
continued from Page Four.

fornleu danoerous condition, the wall
s vsi. ana cracking, and there wa
Se"lsans made to renew the founda
30 and the house was frightened d
Nv wv or hog chains,
ssS;.snondent further AYERS that a
resp lsq6 the Grand .juries Of tn
ear! If St. Mary began to call at
,.ntion to the condition o. tne cou u
Rns some recommending repair
nod, others the building Of new cour
suu and he annexe> ana makes
no ut Of his answer the reports OF IN
par. ns Grand .Turies from 1896 dowl
sat ,oo9,at which latter date. he AYERS
% e. SSr,nd Jury specially recommended
me e. tho condition of the court house
n's s S that repairs were no longer
va ;I;nn and the only remedy was t
s'e'.I I'm the building and erect a new
one. ,ondent AYERS that the Grand
ne' ~ 1902 found ii unwi>e to attempt
:. 49, renair the present court house aho
sw,r,1yasted the building OF new court
sonse: that the Police Jury IN 1903 m
no :,.J The citizens Of the Parish OF 81.
nav vI, TO be present at it, meeting and
:. aynress their views as to the hul Id
p eaff a new court house. and aver that
~. nI.rge majority of those present cN-
sssed their opinion that a new court
p"so was absolutely necessary: that
~" police Jury then unanimously
w sontod an ordinance IL construct 4
suur court house: that after the adop-
NV wv II the resolution of February
s s,w 1908, opposition 10 the building
~ new court house having devel-
- the Police Jury appointed 4
sommittee of experts. two architects
sud a builder. to examine into the
ana;t;on of the court house: that tn
warts reported that the house was IN
ianoerous condition: that it would
10 useless to attempt to repair it: and
Commended a di,continuancc Of the
10 NJ the building as same was dan
-orous TO the lives of the occupants.
spesnondent aver, that on March 2Otll.
,on2 On account of threatened over
low Of the country by the Mississippi
River and other causes. the project Of
hlildipg new court house for the
parish of st. Mary wa, postponed bN
the Police Jury.
10 ayers that after this time the va
lions Grand JurieS Of the Parish or
81 Mary took up the question OF
building a new court house. recon-
mending the erection OF a new court
house as the preceding Grand luries |
had done: that the Police Jury of the
Parish of St. Mary, acting upon these |
recommendations and upon the known
condition Of the court house. and the |
said Jury being composed Of men
Of practical experience and known
business ability. decided to attempt |
the erection of a court house for
the Parish of ST. Mary dur
ing the year 1906, and with that
end in view. on the 9TH of March. 1906.
resolution was passed declaring the
necessity Of a new court house, and
that the Police Jury provide ways and
means for the erection of one by said
parish during the year 1867: that on
the same day another resolution was
passed setting aside the surplus reve-
nues Of the Parish Of St. Mary for the
purpose Of building new court house,
that subsequently resolutions were
passed providing the necessary COM
mittees to carry out the objects and
purposes of the resolution. l.
Respondent anneXes and makes part
Of his answer by exhibits. certified
copies OF the various recommendations
Of the Grand Jury and of the various
ordinances of the Police Jury of the
Parish of St. Mary, and also makes
NJ nth 80 hr r /
the Police Jury providing for other
expenditures of the parish, including
the budget of probable expenses Of III
the parish for the year 1906, adopted {
BY the Police Jury on November It'll.
lW5; and further anneXeS and makes
part OF his answer ordinances of the
Police Jury passed on March Goth, It
lW6, after the RULE NISI had issued. |
among which are the resolution cleo
ting +. b. Hull as the builder of said {
court house. another estimating the j:
surplus revenues of the parish for the
year 1905 based upon the actual result t
o. iNo, and another setting aside twO|
ana three-quarter mills Of the nine ,
mlll TAX to guarantee the deferred pay I
mentS due upon the court house to be I
quilt under the resolution Of March
9Th, 1906.
q respondent further specially AYERS 5
mat the financial condition of the Par !
sn OF st. Mary is such as to warrant q
Me building of "a new court house: ;,
!na1 there are surplus revenues from a
axes and licenses of 1905 amounting|
70 slo, 80; that there is now present | i
y 10 the treasury Of the Parish of ST. c
mary, IN addition to the above named G
sun, WI, 192. 10 or total of $50, 80. o5. +
n respondent finally AYERS that the l.
ioice Jury has performed all the t
uulleS imposed upon it under the law. h
ass provided for the schools and public i
, ssoaas, and is now attempting its fur t
mtr duty--to provide for suitable c
court house. ''' !
J, ne prays that he be discharged from
~. ae rule, and that the application of i
~. Plaintiffs for the injunction be re- i
ihe exceptions and answer as thus a
~ Jo ne up are sworn TO by the President
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