The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-22
(OFTICIAL.)
POLICE Jury PROCEEDINGS.

James A. Peterman. Roll call show
ed the following members present
James A. Peterman. r. E. Milling
Borou O'Brien, Simon Leopold, I.
Aucoin. Henry Penn and William
Gooch.-7. Absent: A. A. ain. b.
Levy. T.. B. Spiller and Fred G.
Marsh.-4. A quorum present.
The President stated that the Police
Jury had been called by him to meet
in special session to consider irregu-
larities that had come to his attention
in the keeping of the accounts and
books of the Police Jury by the Secre-
tary: to take action thereon and to
consider any other business that
might properly come before the Police
Jury.
He announced that he had placed the
books, vouchers and accounts OF the
Secretary in the hands OF book
keeper, with a view of making report
thereon as soon as possible, and that
he had requested the District Attorney.
in his official capacity as President OF
the Police Jury. to take note OF any
and all irregularities that might APP
pear in this examination. and to take
such steps as the law required. The
President then requested that the re-
sirnation of Il. Hanf as Secretary OF
the Police Jury be read and spread
upon the minutes Of the meeting, which
resignation is as follows:
GLENCOE. Feb y 18th. 1908.
.'James A. Peterman. Pesident Police
Jury:
Accept this my resignation as Sec
IL, f.,ly of oct
as soon as my successor is elected y
RUDOLPH HANF.
Secretary Police Jury.
On motion of Mr.. X. +. Milling.
seconded by Mr.. Simon Leopold. it
was resolved that theresignation OF the
Secretary be accepted to take effect at
once.
On motion of Mr.. B. O'Brien, sec
onded by Mr.. Simon Leopold. Mr.. C..
\. Bibbins of Morgan City was nom
mated as secretary. of the Police Jury
and there being no other nominations,
he was unanimously elected Secretary
Of the Police Jury.
On motion of Mr.. r. E. Milling Sec
onded by Mr.. B. O'Brien, it was re-
solved that the action of the President
in having the books, vouchers and
accounts of the secretary examined be
approved, and that also have the
books OF the Treasurer and of the
Court House Construction Committee
examined and checked.
On motion of MIR. r. b. Milling, Sec
Onded by Mr.. Simon Leopold, it was
resolved that if the books of the secre-
tary showed that he, or any other Of
ficer connected with the handling Of
public funds. used any money due the
Parish. that the President be, and he
is hereby authorized and empowered
to.have the District Attorney take such
action as may be necessary to protect
the interests of the Parish.
On motion of MIR. r E. Milling Sec
onded by Mr.. Simon Leopold, it was
resolved that no future warrants be
drawn to the account of +. Hanf in
payment of any services rendered by
him or due to him from the Parish
until full and complete investigation
be held.
Mr.. Louis S. Bigler. Deputy Sheriff
and Tax Collector. was requested by
the President to inform the Police Jury
as to whether r. Hanf had ever paid
into the Parish Treasury any license
for his livery stable, or as undertaken.
or as hotel keeper. He replied that
his books showed no such payments.
The President then requested the
District Attorney to examine into the
collection of licenses and see if all
persons in business had paid such
licenses and to report to the Police
Jury at its next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. B. O'Brien Sec
onded bv Mr.. Simon Leopold, it was
resolved that the new Secretary be re-
quested and ordered to make an in
spection of the Parish and to report to
the next meeting of the Police Jury a
list Of all persons found by him to be
in business and from whom licenses
would be due each year to the Parish.
On motion of Mr.. B. O'Brien second
ed by Mr.. Simon Leopold. it was re-
solved that the Secretary Of the Police
Jury shall not be permitted to collect
for the account of the Parish any
money due it from any source, but all
such bills shall be paid to and receipt
ed for by the Treasurer of the Parish.
Be it further resolved that the Secre-
tary shall not be permitted to endorse
any Parish warrants for any person
or act as witness to the endorsements
of any warrants for any person who
can not sign his name and makes his
mark to same, nor shall he collect for
th5 account of any one, any bill, claim
or warrant due to said person by the
Parish; provided, that the foregoing
shall not apply to warrants due and
payable to the secretary for services
by him rendered.
On motion of Mr.. r. f Milling. Sec
onded by Simon Leopold, it was re-
solved by the Police Jury of the Parish
of st. Mary that it shall be the duty
of the Secretary of the Police Jury to
keep faithful record of all proceed
ings held at each meeting of the Police
Jury and to record the minutes in a
bound book kept for that purpose:
that he shall index all minutes and