The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-07-06
SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1907.
(OFFICIAL.)
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

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POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
FRANKLIN, La, July End, 1907.
The Police Jury met this day in
regular session with the following
members present: j. A. Peter
man, President; F. C. Marsh, w.
N. Gooch, B. O'Brien, T. Aucoin,
Simon Leopold, Hy. Penn, B.
Levy and R. E. Milling. Absent:
E. B. Spiller and A. Allan.
A quorum present.
Moved and seconded 10 dispense
with the reading of the minutes
of the last meeting.
Carried.
Senator Murphy j. Foster ad-
dressed the Jury regarding the
parish tax imposed by the Police
Jury against the towns of Nor
gan City, Franklin and!Patterson,
and requested them to modify the
ordinance adopted March 22nd,
1907.
Action deferred until July 9Th,
1907.
Mr.. Joseph Brig: chairman of
the court house finance committee,
made a verbal report that the
committee failed to find a pur-
chaser for the certificates author
lied to be issued for the purpose
of securing money for the court
house now under process OF con-
struction at their face value.
Mr.. Milling made the following
motion. duly seconded:
Whereas the Court House finance
committee of the Parish of st. Mary
as shown by their report, has failed to
find purchaser for the certificates au-
thOrized to be issued for the purpose
of securing money to pay for the new
Court House now under process and
construction. at their face value,
therefore,
Be it resolved by the Police Jury of
the Parish of St. Mary, That said
committees report be received and that
sad committee he discharged from
further duty in this regard, and that
all that portion of the ordinance of the
Police Jury Of 22nd day of March.
1907, authorizing said committee to
dispose of said bonds be repealed. and
that the power thus delegated be vested
back in this Police Jury Of the Parish
nj St. Mary, Louisiana.
Adopted.
IMr. Marsh offered the following
Resolution, duly seconded:
Be it resolved, That the President be
and he is hereby authorized to pledge
the deposit of all the parish, school
and drainage district monies, with
any bank or banks that will float its
court house bonds at not less than
par value.
Mr.. Milling submitted the fol-
lowing ordinance duly seconded:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish Of st. Mary in regular SEES
sion convened:
That the certificates of payment au-
thoriZed to be issued by the Police
Jury of the Parish Of st. Mary, La,
In its ordinances of March &, 1906 and
March 20, 1906, for the purpose of
erecting Court House in the Parish
Of st. Mary. La, be now issued and
dated Aug. l, 1907, made payable to
f. B. Hull or bearer, signed by the
President of the Police Jury, st. Mary
Parish, La. and countersigned by
the Secretary of said body, and
become due and payable at the
Office of the Treasurer of the
Parish Of ST.. Mary. La. o. Feb
ruary !, lyQSxt0t February l, 1916
Thousand (slO,OOO) Dollars each and
the las. five for Eleven Thousand (sl1,-
0O0) Dollars each. and that they each
bear 5 per cent per annum interest
from date until paid, and the interest
on all of said certificates or bonds to
be paid annually on February l. 1908
to 1916 inclusive, and evidenced by
coupons attached to each certificate.
All accrued interest due February |,
1908 shall be paid at that time and
interest thereafter to be paid annually |
of February l, of the year of the
Of said certificates.
SECTION ,. Be it further ordained |
by the Police jury of the Parish of St
Mary in regular session convened:
That the Pre-, ident Of the Police Jury
is hereby authorized to enter into a
contract for the sale OF said certificates
for not less than par. And in the
event that said certificates shall be
disposed Of that the said President.
James A. Peterman, is authorized to
make immediate delivery of said
certificates or bonds to such purchaser
Or purchasers upon payment of face
value therefor and turn the money
over to the treasurer OF the Parish Of
st. Mary and take his receipt for
anne.
Adopted.
The road committee through
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