The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-12

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fore specified and until said bonds
and the interesl thereon shall be
fully paid, it will cause to be levied
fand when collected will apply ex,
clusively to the payment of the prin-
cipal and interest OF the bonds here
by authorized all of the 1915 mills
Of tax hereby. pledged or SO much
thereof as may be necessary; and
that it will levy such other and ad-
ditional taxes as may be needed and
as shall be permitted by law, to the
end that the bonds hereby authorized
together with the stipulated interest
thereon, shall be paid promptly as
they respectively mature.
Section VI. All ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
Mr.. Landry moved that the ordi-
nance be adopted, which motion was
seconded by Mr.. Newman, and on
roll-call adopted by the following
vote: Yeas-Spahr, Curse, Meter,
Landry, Newman, Gautreau, Causey,
total Z; nays-Armitage total 1.
On motion of Mr.. Causey, seconded
by Mr. Gautreau, the finance COM
mittee was directed to pay to
Messrs. Milton Cannon and Jas. B.
Marchand, special agents in farm
demonstration work in this parish,
salaries at S15 per month for the
months of February, March, April,
May and June of 1914, and the said
amounts charged to the appropria-
tion Of 1914-1915 of the demonstration
farm
Mr.. Armitage offered the following
resolution:
Be it resolved, that the sum of
SIS be and the same is hereby ap-
propriated out Of the general fund
Of this parish for premiums to the
boys corn club of the parish.
The resolution was seconded by
Mr.. Spahr, and ON roll-call adopted
by vote of 8 yeas and no nays
On motion of Mr.. Newman, second
ed by Mr.: Gautreau and adopted,
the secretary was directed to use
every effort to have the proceedings
of the police jury published in the
parish on the Saturday Immediately
following the meetings of the jury,
and also call the attention of the Of
ficial printer to this motion. The
parish treasurer was also directed
to publish monthly the receipts and
disbursements of the parish.
Mr.. Curse offered the following
resolution:
Be it resolved, that the finance
committee Of the police jury of the
parish of Ascension, state of Louisi-
ana, be and it is hereby author
lied to borrow from the Bank of As
cension, DonaldsonVille, La, Or any
other bank of the state of Louisi-
ana, the sum Of five thousand $4,000
dollars, as the needs of the parish re-
quire and to pay the running ex-
penses of the parish.
Be it further resolved, that the fl
nance committee of the police jury
Of the parish of Ascension, Louisi-
ana, be and it is hereby authorized
to issue certificates of Indebtedness
in representation of said indebted
ness, provided that the certificates
SO issued do not exceed in the ag-
gregate the sum of five thousand
($5000O dollars, said certificates to
be made payable on or before Feb
ruary 10, 1915, and to bear interest
at the rate of eight per cent per
annun from maturity.
Be it further resolved, that the
said finance committee be and it is
hereby authorized to pledge as Sc
curity for said certificates of indebt-
~, ~, ho,o ToyrY
River Drainage District of the de-
nomination of five hundred C$500)
dollars each, which said bonds are
dated December Is, 1913, and bear
interest at the rate of five per cent
per annum from their date.
Be it further resolved, that in Or
der to further secure said certificates
the taxes of 1914 are hereby special
ly pledged to the redemption of the
to be borrowed to be used exclusive
ly in paying items appearing on the
budget of 1914-1915.
The resolution was seconded by
Mr.. Spahr, and on roll-call adopted
by vote of yeas and no nays.
On motion of Mr.. Gautreau, second
ed by Mr.. Curse, the following reso-
luton was adopted by a vote of s
yeas and no nays:
Be it resolved, that Paul T. Thibo
daux, Jr., be and he is hereby ap-
pointed court stenographer of the
parish of Ascension, and to perform
such other work as he may be called
upon to perform by the jury, at a sal
airy Of twenty-five dollars per month
Said appointment to date from Oc-
tober 1, 1914, and to be held by him
at the pleasure of the police jury.
Mr.. Gautreau offered the following
resolution:
Be it resolved, that Henry Picard
be and he is hereby appointed a
member of the Third District Road
Board, vice D. T. Harvey, resigned.
The resolution was seconded by
Mr.. Landry and on roll-call adopted
by a vote of yeas and no nays.
The jury adjourned.
C. C. WEBER, Clerk.