The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-10-09

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utes.
The President stated pursuan
to a resolution passed at the las
meeting of the Jury he was autho'
rized to instruct the District AT.
/, torney to bring suit against tht
Southwestern Traction and Power
Company for the sum of 1920
That he had taken the matter uI
with the District Attorney whe
stated to him that he felt tn al
alone he could not successfully
handle the suit and requested thai
legal help be employed tc
assist him, and asked that the
Police Jury employ Mr.. Borah tc
assist him in the suit. He stated
that he had called on Mr.. Borah
and consulted with him, and that
his fee would be 81, 100000 to assist
the District Attorney.
After a full discussion of the
matter by the members Of the
Jury and Mr.. Wilson McKeralI,
ST., president of the School Board,
and DR.. 7. F. Frere, member OF
the School Board. the following
resolution was introduced by Mr.
Drackett, who moved its adoption,
seconded by Mr.. Aucoin:
Upon the request of the Dis
trict Attorney that in prosecuting
the suit of the Southwestern Trac-
ton and Power Company forfeit
money, that legal assistance
be given him as he felt that he
could not successfully handle
the case without such assis-
lance, that the President of
the Police Jury be authorized to
employ the necessary assistance to
prosecute this suit in conjunction
with the District Attorney under
the following conditions, to-wit ::
That the fee shall be made by
authority given the President of
the Police Jury; in case that the
suit is won that the Police
Jury obligates itself to pay this
amount, but if the suit is lost the
employed attorney will receive no
fee whatever, and that the Police
Jury consents to pay in case of
loss of suit the costs of court. II
is also understood that this suit
involves the return Of tax monies
to taxpayers that has been paid
by them, and no other taxes shall
be assessed or collected, and that
all costs of the Parish, if any,
shall be met out of the forfeit
money"
The President then instructed
the Secretary to call the roll on
the motion, which resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas: LeBourgeois, Haydel,
Robichaux, Robertson, Boud-
reaux, Gooch, Aucoin, Drackett,
Roder.
Nays: None.
The President then declared the
carried.
Moved by Mr.. Gooch, seconded
Mr.. Boudreaux, that the President
be authorized to employ associ-
ciate counsel with the District At"
torney in the suit OF the Parish OF
st Mary against the South west
ern Traction and Power Company.
The President then instructed
the Secretary to call the roll on
the motion, which resulted as
follows:
Yeas: LeBourgeois, Haydel. Ro-
bichaux, Robertson, Boudreaux,
Gooch, Aucoin, Drackett, Roder.
Nays: None.
The President then declared the
N otion carried.
The President then made a gem
eral statement to the Jury in ref
erence to the amount of monies
that had been expended for GOOD
Roads. and amounts Of certificates
of deposit that had been turned
over to the Treasurer account of
Good Roads. fIe further stated
that On October 1st the semi-an-
nual interest amounting to s. 900
On the bonded Indebtedness for
Good Roads was due. and while
same should be paid out of the
general fund, that he found at the
line that there was not suffi cient |
money in the general fund 10 pay
said interest, and that he had |
aiken the amount out Of the q ood |
Roads fund.
Moved by Mr.. Drackett, second
d by Mr.. Aucoin, that the action
If the President of the Police Jury
n issuing the warrant Of IS 900 90 |
II m the Good Roads fund, during
he interim Of meetings OF the
Police Jury, to pay the semi-an-
1ual interest on the bonded in
iebtedness for Good Roads be
hereby approved and sustained
The President then INSTRUCTED