The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-09-18

/ fraud or it's equivalent, unless attack
! able on legal grounds.
! Section S Be it further ordained, etc,
! that the officers of the police jury of the
! parish of Ascension shall be the officers Of
/ the road district herein created, and shall
serve without extra compensation. The treas
/ urer of the police jury of the parish of As
I cension shall be the treasurer of SAID road
district, and shall give special bona TOT
the faithful performance OF ms once. ne
shall receive extra compensation tor the
performance of the duties incumbent upon
/ him. but the police jury, acting as the gov,
erning authority of this road district, shall
pay the premium on his bond and all othef
expenses incurred by him.
Section s. Be it further ordained. ETC.,
that in order to carry out the PROVISIONS OF
this ordinance relative to the proper admins
tration of the affairs of this road district.
the police jury, the governing authority
thereof, shall have the right to call elections,
in accordance with the terms and condi-
tions of Act No. 256 of the general assem-
b1y of the state of Louisiana for the year
1910, and the amendments thereto, or any
subsequent acts of the legislature suppant-
ing OF amending the same, and shall nave
the right to incur debt and Issue bonds in
accordance with the terms and conditions
and provisions of the constitution and laws
of the state of Louisiana, now in force or
that hereafter may be enacted, IN ordef 20
provide means for the construction OF pub
lie roads in accordance with the purposes
and intents of this ordinance; that when
said bonds are issued in accordance with the
constitution and laws Of the state of Louisi-
ana, the said bonds shall pc offered by the
police jury, as the governing authority OF
this road district in conformity with the
terms and provisions of section of Act No.
1873 of the general assembly of the state OF
Louisiana, for the year 1914.
Section T. Be it further ordained, etc,
that in all matters pertaining to the con-
struction of roads within this road district,
the same shall be handled in accordance with
the terms and provisions of sections and
of the said Act No. 1873 of the general as
semby of 1914, which said sections shall
apply to the letting of contracts, bids, speci-
fications, and all matters referred 20 and
contained in said mentioned sections,
seetn f has been sss
by the levy of special taxes or the issuance
of bonds, any good roads within this road
district, the police jury of the parish of
Ascension will provide annually IN its budget
for such amount as is required for the main
tenance and. repair of said roads thus
structed.
Section O. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that in all matters pertaining to the collec-
ton of taxes imposed for the purpose OF
providing for the payment of the principal
and interest any bonds issued by the po-
lice jury. the governing authority of this
road district, the shall be levied, as
sessed and collected in strict accordance
with the terms and provisions of sections
and 10 of said Act No. 1873 of 1914; and
the article of the constitution of Louisiana,
Il,
of said sections 9 and 10 of said Act
No. 1888 of 1914 and of the constitution
of Louisiana and the laws of the state
of Louisiana regulating and relating to the
collection of taxes and the creation of tax
liens and mortgages and tax penalties and
sales, shall also apply to and regulate the
collection of special taxes that may be levied
under the provisions OF this ordinance.
Section 10. Be it further ordained, ETC..
that the members of the police jury of the
parish of Ascension, Louisiana, shall re-
teive no extra compensation for their SER
vices as members of the governing au-
thority OF this road district; that the
governing authority of this road district,
they may meet as often as they deem neces-
sary and their minutes as the governing au-
thority of this road district shall be kept
separately from the minutes of the police
jury of the parish. That the said minutes
shall constitute a public record, open at all
times for inspection, and the proceedings
shall be published in the same manner as
the proceedings of the police jury. When
ever, however, it is necessary for the mem
bers of the police jury to incur expenses for
the special account of this road district,
they shall be reimbursed allowed that
expense by proper resolution and proper APP
prevail by the said police jury, the govern
ing authority of this road district, and the
same shall be paid out of the funds of this
road district.
Section IL. Be it further ordained. ETC.,
that all ordinances or parts of ordinances III
conflict herewith be and the same are here
Section II. Be it further ordained, etc.
that this ordinance shall take effect from
and after it's passage and adoption by this
police jury
Mr.. Newman moved that the ordinance be
adopted. which motion seconded by Mr.. |
Causey and roll-call adopted by the follow
ing vote: Yeas-Reuss, Landry Newman, |
Gautreau, Causey; nay-Armitage; absent
Meter, Curse
Mr.. Armitage requested the following ex-
PLANTATION of his vote:
In voting against this ordinance I wish /
to state that am not opposed to good roads, |
but cannot support any measure that inn |
poses about sixty per cent of the cost Of |
good roads the fifth ward, while we only |
derive about thirtyfye per cent of the bene-
fits. In other words, opposed to tax
ing our people to build gravel roads through |
the New River section. l. therefore, vote no..
The jury adjourned. c, C. WEBER,