The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-09-12
OFFICIAL
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

FRANKLIN, La, Sept. 9Th, 19OS
Regular meeting of the Police
Jury of the parish of st. Mary
postponed from Sept. list. to this
date on account of the Primary
Election being held on that day
which was the regular meeting
day.
President Jos. Brig called the
jury to order, and roll call showed
the following result: Present,
w. F. Giles, Bernard Levy, w. n.
Gooch. J. H. Drackett, T. Aucoir
IL. U. Bodin, w. T. Gilmore. All
sent, j. D. Bell, c. H. Boudreaux,
| w. j. Young. Eight members
and a quorum present.
The minutes of last meeting
was read and approved as read.
A communication from Gallery
& Martel Sugar Co., was read, in
which they submitted sketch of
a change they desired permission
to make in the public road at
Katie Plantation.
1t was moved by NJ. Gooch,
seconded by Mr.. Aucoin that the
petition of the Gallery & Martel
Sugar Co., to change the road at
Katie Plantation be granted, with
the express understanding chat
the new road be put in perfect
condition, be as wide as the old
road and there be no expense to
the parish and the new road be
accepted by the Road Commits
sioner. Carried.
A communication from the
Clerk of the Supreme Court was
read, being in regard to his fee of
$1,000 in the Stewart appeal case
and on motion OF Mr.. DrackeN,
seconded by Mr.. B. Levy and duly
carried it was ordered paid.
A communication from tho
Louisiana Congress of Mothers
was read and the SECRETARY Twas
ordered to acknowledge its receipt
and file it. !
A communication was read from
Mr.. r. E. Todd, of Berwick, Asking
that the Police Jury pay TIE rail-
road fare OF himself and prisoners
when he brings them to franklin. |
There was also a communication
read from Judge A. E./Gahn of
the 7th. ward stating that he had
done the work of two wards, the
7th, and End, since no Justice had
been in the 2nd. ward for a long
time.
Both these communications were
ordered filed.
A petition from the citizens of
Clarendon was read asking that
Mr.. and Mrs. Valcour Siniterre be
placed upon the pauper list.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch, Sec
onded by Mr.. Drackett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Valcour Siniterre were placed
upon the pauper list at $500 each !.
per month to begin with the month
Of August.
Mr.. Drackett presented petition j
from the citizens of the Morgan
City School District, asking the !,
Police Jury to call a special elec-
ion to determine whether special
AK should be levied for the pur- '
pose of erecting school building :
n or near Morgan City. Iii
Mayor Wise of Morgan City. t
cad the petition and presented =
he matter in detail. i
70 the Honorable President and Police n
Jury OF the Parish of st. Mary: r
We, the undersigned citizens and resi-. y
Tents, comprising more than one. fifth of y
he property taxpayers of the Morgan e.
,ity School District, as created by ordi- a.
lance and resolution of the Board of T
'chool Directors of the Parish of st. Mary, Il
tate OF Louisiana, at its regular meeting.
ED on the sth day Of July, A. D., 1908, S.
petition your Honorable Ell
'ody to order special election to be held SC
nder the general election laws of the D,
tate OF Louisiana, as far as applicable, pl
nd at the polling place or places at which a
ne last preceding general election in the sh
tate was held in said District. according
} law, for the purpose of submitting to ia
an City School District the proposition va
voting ~pecial tax of Two and one. at
alf e 1-2) Mills on the Dollar of the as. TO
,ssed valuation upon all property subject m
taxation within the limits of said School 70
istrict as SO created, for the full period an
Twenty Coy years, beginning with and in
cluding the year Nineteen Hundred and tn
Inc tloV0J, 1Or !ne purpose OF erecting, trl
e9uipping and maintaining. W;
suitable public school building for said
hool district in the Town Of Morgan So
ty, or within said District adjacent to q
i'd town, the title to which school build tn,
g and equipment shall vest in the public: jet
las authorized by Article 232 of the Con. Di
tuition of 1898 of this State, and in con- We,
rmity with the provisions of Act No. 1871 j e.
the General Assembly of this State for col
e year 1898, as amended by Act No. ia Blu
tie General Assembly of this State for lin
. year 1902, and as further amended bv sal
t No. 145 of the General Assembly OF it'll
Is State for the year 1904. :
The proceeds Of which special tax are to the
funded into bonds by the Board of Pal