The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-02
Proceedings Of the Police Jury,
Parish of Ascension.
SPECIAL MEETING.


day in special session. at the courthouse, and
was called to order at Il 80 q. Present: g. B.
Reuss, president first ward K. A. Aucoin, sec
ond ward Michael Tobias, third ward; H. L.
We'll fourth ward L. w. Armitage, fifth ward !;
Oreal Gonzales. seventh ward. Absent-Rose-
mond Brand, sixth ward: H. A. Webb, eighth
ward.
The minutes of the last preceding meeting were
read and approved.
In accordance with the resolution adopted at
the last meeting of the jury, Sheriff E. c. Hanson
submitted transcript of the license register for
the year 1908, as required by Section Of the
miscellaneous provisions of the parochial license
ordinance.
Mr.. We'll offered the following resolution. which
was seconded by Mr.. Gonzales and unanimously
adopted:
jury be and he is hereby directed to notify all the
constables throughout the parish to give their
attention to the enforcement OF the collection OF
the peddlers' and hawkers licenses.
Petitions for retail liquor licenses for the year
1909, submitted by the following persons, were
read, received and acted upon as stated:
E. 7. Melancon & Bro. first ward. On motion,
duly seconded, the license was granted, roll-caH
resulting in yeas 6, nays 0.
Kahn & Meyer, first ward. On motion, duly
seconded, the license was granted. roll-caH re-
sulting in yeas g. nays 0.
Victor GagIiano, first ward. On motion.
duly seconded, the license was granted, roll-call
resulting in yeas s, nays 0.
Jos. NJ. Belle, first ward. On motion, duly Sc
conded, the license was granted, rol-call result
ing in yeas 6, nays 0.
E. P. Melancon. first ward. On motion, duly
seconded, the license was granted, roll-can re-
sulting in yeas s, nays 0.
Henry Mccall, first ward. On notion duly
seconded, the license was granted. roll-can re-
sulting in yeas s. nays0.
Aleide Leroy, first ward. On motion. duly sec
onded, the license was granted, roll-call result
ing in yeas6, nays 0.
D. Cassard, second ward. On motion, duly sec
onded, the license was granted, rou-calI resulting
in yeas 6, nays 0.
a. e. Truxillo fourth ward. On motion duly
seconded, the license was granted, roll-caH re-
sulting in yeas 6, nays 0.
Dominick Casso, fifth ward On motion, duly
seconded the license was granted, roIl-caH re-
sulting in yeas 6, nays0.
Leon WE'LL Bros, Ltd, fifth ward. On mo-
ton, duly seconded, the license was granted,
roll-ca1l resulting in yeas 6, nays 0.
j. A. Rome, fifth ward. On motion, duly sec
onded, the license was granted, roll-cal result
ing in yeas6, nays 0.
Miles Planting and Manufacturing Co.. fifth
ward. On motion, duly seconded, the license
was granted roll-calI resulting in yeas 6, nays o.
G. D. Gondran. sixth ward On motion, duly
seconded, the license was granted. rol1-call re-
sulting in yeas 6. nays0 0.
Picard & Geismar, Ltd, sixth ward. On mo-
ton, duly seconded. the license was granted.
roll-call resulting in yeas 6. nays 0.
A protest to the granting of license to David
Kahn to conduct saloon at Smoke Bend in the
first ward based on the ground that Mr.. Kahn
is not the sole owner of the business, was filed
by E. P. Melancon. Mr.. Kahn having stated in
his petition that he wished the license for his
own use, and Mr.. Melancon being unable to de-
clare positively that the applicant would not be
the sole owner of the business, the jury. after
general discussion, decided that it was without
other discretion than to grant the applicant IL
cense, and that should it be ascertained after
ward that Mr.. Kahn is not the owner of the bust
ness. the permit could be revoked by legal pro-
ceedings. Mr.. MeIancon thereupon asked per
mission to withdraw his protest, and on motion
of Mr.. We'll, seconded by Mr.. Tobias and unani-
mously adopted, the request was granted and
the protest withdrawn.
On motion, duly seconded, Mr.. Kahn was
granted a license to conduct barroom at the
location stated in his petition roll-cau resulting
in yeas g. nays o.
The following protest to the granting of Ii
cense to Morris Corbo to conduct a saloon at
Barton. in the second ward, was read and re-
ceiyed:
State Of Louisiana Parish of Ascension.
We, the undersigned do hereby enter protest
III lloI.
to Mr.. Morris Corbo to obtain a license for the
sale of intoxicating liquors, on the grounds that
Mr.. Corbo will not be bona fide owner OF said
business. J. NJ. OURS0,
D. CASSARD,
LUCIEN ACOSTA.
Messrss Curse and Cassard being present, were
asked to address the jury with reference to their
protest. and stated that they had reason to be
Iieve that Mr.. Corbo is not the bona fde owner
of the business, but that Felix Sagona, an ur-
naturalized resident, is the real owner. Mr.. Sa-
COMA was called and stated, in response to
queries by District Attorney Gilbert. that while
he owned the building in which the business
would be conducted, he had arranged to rent
portion of it to Mr.. Corbo; that the latter would
be the sole owner of the business and that he,
sagona. would not share in the profits thereof.
On motion, duly seconded, Mr.. Corbo was
granted license, rol1-cal1 resulting as follows:
Yeas-Reuss, Aucoin. Tobias, Well. Arnitagei
nay Gonzales.
bill for $3.50 covering the amount paid for
board, railroad ticket to Lancaster, Pa and
food en- route for Mrs. VIM. Clark and baby. who
were left in INDECENT circumstances in Donald
sonVille as result of the arrest of her husband
on charge OF embezzlement, was presented by
sheriff E. C. Hanson. On motion of Mr.. We'll. |
seconded by Mr.. Gonzales the finance committee |
was authorized to issue voucher in favor of Mr..
Hanson for this amount roll-eaI resulting in !
yeas s, nays 0.