The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-07-26
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Donaldsonville, La, June 9. 1918.

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! Donaidsonvi1le, La, June 8, 1918.
/ The police jury OF the parish of AS
| cension met tnls day at the courthouse,
in regular session, and was called TO
order at IL O'Clock a. III. Present-tkarl
u. spalr, first ward; J.. M. fOurso. jr-,
secol.d ware; G. II. Landry, tourtn
ward; L. W. Arnaitage, tittA ward; Leon
/ Newman, sixth Waru: Z. N. Gautreau,
seventh Wards z. ]. Causeys eighth ward.
Apsent-Aaoipne Netrer. tn.rd ward.
in the absence OF President Netter,
Mr.. Landry, president pro TEN, occu-
pied the cnair.
The minutes of the last preceding
Ell.
chairman Armitage OF the advisory
committee appointed at the last meet
sns OF the Jury to GRAFT q new ordi-
! drainage of the public reaas OF the par
isn. reported the following ordinance as
| the work OF the committee:
ROAD ORDINANCE
TO provide for the maintenance, repair
and drainage Of the public roads of
the parish OF Ascens2on creation OF
road districts, and to levy, collect and
enforce payment oE per capita aau
license taxes Tor said purposes.
Section /. BE iI oruained py the po-
lice jury OF tne parlsn q q ascension
state OF Louisiana, as follows:
disldeu into Iour road dislrlcls. lo De
hliuWn as the first, second. third and
fourth road ulstcicts. Tns Ilrsl road DIS
trlct Shall comprise the 1Asl, seconu
tnlrd and fourth police jury wards as
now constiIuIeu, the second ROAD dis
trlct snail comprise the flfsn ana sixln
pu4lee Jury Wards as now constituted;
tne third road district shall comprise
the seventh police jury ward as now
constituted; the fourth road district snail
now constituted.
b. The members of the police jury
in the first. second, tliirus$ anu IourIu
wards shall constitute the first uistrlct
ROAD board, the members uk lie police
jury OF the 1lIth and sixth wards shall
constitute the second distrietsroad board; !;
the member of the police jury from the
seventh WaFu. and six IeeHotders re-
sitting in said ward, TO ne appolnled by
the police jury, shalH constitute the
tl44ru district road board and at ali
meetings of said board the attendance
or four members shall constitute a
quorum for the traasaetiaa OF all bust
ness; the member OF tAeFg police Jury
rom the eighth ward and aIght#
ireenoIuers residing In sd alssSSv TO be
appointed by fse police nj snail con
sstituts the fourth district Eoad uosar u,
and at all meetings OF said board the
attendance of five members snail con-
stitute a quorum fer the transaction of
all business.
c. The road boards of the first and sec
onu road dls1rtcts snail elect from among
their number a chairman and a secre-
tary, who shall serve during their term
OF office as member OF the police jury,
and without compensation, and the
treasurer of said board shall be the par
ish treasurer.
d. The road boards of the third and
fourth road districts shall elect a presi-
dent vice president and secretary-treas-
urers the member of the police jury from
each of said wards to be the president
of his respective board. and the said
boards shall elect from among their
number the remaining officials. The
secretary treasurer OF said board shall
furnish bond In favor of the parish OF
Ascension, in the sum of one thousand
dollars. said bond to be furnished In a
recognized surety company, the premium
therefor to be paid by the respective
boards, and said members of said boards
and officials shall serve without COM
pensation, and shall serve during the
term Of office OF their member of the
police jury.
e. The said third and fourth district
road boards shall meet monthly ON dates
to be fixed by the respective boards,
which said dates shall be fixed by said
boards at their first meeting. and the
president may, in cases of emergency,
call extra meetings. All meetings of
said boards shall be held publicly.
Section 2. The boards shall have full
charge OF all public roads in their re-
spectiye districts, with full and complete
power and authority in all matters per
tanning to the repair. maintenance and
drainage of said roads. and In all mat
ters pertaining to the property and ex-
penditures of said boards. under such
rules, regulations and bylaws which
shall be adopted by said boards at their
first meeting subject to approval OF the
police jury: provided that said boards
shall publish quarterly In the official
journal of the parish a detailed account
OF all receipts and disbursements for the
account of said boards.