The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-09-11
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| district, the poifce Jury Oh the parish OF
Ascension will provide annually in its budget
1 for such amount is required for the MAIN
tenance and repair of said roads thus con-
| structed
Section 8. Be it further ordained etc.
| that in all matters pertaining to the collee-
! ton of taxes imposed for the purpose OF
/ providing for the payment of the principal
/ and interest ON any bonds issued by the po-
lice jury, as the governing authority Of this
| road district, the same shall be levied, as
/ sessed and collected in strict accordance
with the terms and provisions of sections
8 and 10 of said Act No. 1873 of 1914; and
/ the article of the constitution of Louisiana,
No. PSI, and all of the terms and provisions
/ of said sections 8 and 10 of said Act
No. 1873 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
i 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-
! ceive no extra compensation for their SER
i vices as members of the governing au-
thority of this road district; that the
governing authority Of this road district
! they may meet often 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 public record, open at all
| times for inspection, and the proceedings
4 shall be published in the same manner as
the proceedings of the police jury. When
| ever, however, it is necessary for the men,
bers H the police jury to incur expenses for
/ the special account of this road district
I they shall be reimbursed or allowed that
expense by proper resolution and proper ap-
proyal by the said police jury, as 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 In
conflict herewith be and the same are here
by repealed.
that this ordinance shall take effect from
| and after its passage and adoption by this
police jury.
Mr.. Newman moved that the ordinance be
| adopted, which motion seconded by Mr..
Causey and on roll-cali adopted by the follow
/ ing vote: Yeas-Reuss, Landry, Newman,
| Gautreau, Causev; nay-Armitage; absent
/ Meter, Ourso
! Mr.. Arnitage requested the follsSs ex-
| pianation of his vote:
In voting against this ordinance I wish
4 to state that am not opposed to good roads
/ but cannot support any measure that I'M
poses about sixty per cent OF the cost OF
good roads on the fifth ward, while we only
derive about thirty five per cent of the bene-
fits. In other words, am opposed to tax
I ing our people to build gravel roads through
! the New River section. /. therefore. vote no. >
The following ordinance was read:
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas. the police jury of the parish OF
| Ascension, by virtue of an ordinance adopt
| ed at its meeting of February 21. 1913,
/ created the First Road District of the par
/ ish of Ascension; and
Whereas, the police jury of the parish OF
| Ascension did, as the governing authority
| of said road district, in accordance with
law. issue and sell on behalf of said First
Road District series of bonds amount
| ing to the sum of thirty five thousand dol
| lars, secured by a special tax to be levied
/ and collected annually in an amount suffi
/ cient to pay the interest thereon semi
/ annually and the principal falling due each
/ year; and
Whereas, since the creation of said roae
district and the issuance Of said bonds
there has aelol,tedbg the gerasnals q,
] year 1914, Act No 183. entitled,
.tAn act to authorize the police Juries
of the several parishes OF the state the
/ respective parishes into road or sub-roae
districts. to provide for the admins traitor
of the affairs of said road districts and foi
the issuance OF bonds and the levying ol
taxes to conform with the constitution ane
| laws of the state of Louisiana; to accom-.
plish the construction of roads in said roae
districts. To invest the police juries of the
i state with the authority to act as the gov
erning body of said road and sub-road dis
tricts, with power to exproprlate property
and to provide the methods for the pay.
ment of the expenses OF SAID districts ant
the means to carry the business ant
4 operations of said road or sub-road districts
4 To prescribe the duties and powers of ths
/ assessors and tax collectors in said road OF
4 sub-road districts and the compensation OF
the assessors and tax collectors in assess
4 ing and collecting the special taxes 1eylet
for road purposes. Also to provide the me
/ thod and manner of selling the road bonds
issued by such road or suh-road districts
4 and the keeping, disposition and disburse
ments resultant from the sale of sale
bonds, and to determine the power apA au
4 thority Of the police juries of the s. q:
the governing authority of said roaauaASsub
road districts in the making of contracts ant
| the mourning of debts for the account o.
4 said districts.
act all actions of road districts are govern
/ ed; therefore,
Be it ordained by the police jury of th'
{. parish of Ascension, Louisiana, that IRON
and after the passage of this ordinance al
t. matters pertaining to the said First Roat
4 District of the parish of Ascension be ant
the same are hereby governed by the salt
i Act No 1873 of 1914, and in all future mat
!. ters concerning the affairs of said road dis
trict, creation of Indebtedness and issu
ance of bonds by said First Road District
the same shall be governed by the said Ac
No. 1873 of the general assembly OF the stat'
of Louisiana, for the year 1914.
Il Be it further ordained, ETC., that this or
dinanee shall take &Fect from and after it
adoption.
Mr@Reuss moved that the ordinance b
adopted, which motion was seconded by Mr
Newman and on roll-call adopted by the foi
!. lowing vote: Yeas-Reuss, Landry, Ar
!. mitage, Newman. Gautreau, causey; nays
7 0; absent-Netters Ourso.
y Mr.. Newman offered the following rese
luton:
Be it resolved, that the president of tn
police jury be authorized to appoint com
! mittee of two members of the jury to go =
New Orleans to confer with Major Caples,
| charge of the levee district on the east banl
of the river, with regard to the dangerou
condition of the Southwood levee; and
Be it further resolved, that the expense
of said committee be betrayed by the polio
! jury.
. Causey, and on roll-call adopted by vot
Of yeas and no nays.
President pro tenn Landry appointed o.
this committee Jurors Newman and ar
, mitage.
) Mr.. Reuss offered the following resolu
ton:
Be it resolved, that out of the funds o
! hand in the dipping vat account, the par
: ish treasurer be and he is hereby lnstructe
to pay all outstanding bills incurred for tn
dipping watts in this parish. as far as Tn
f balance of said account will CO. Al othe
bills remaining unpaid after said fund ma
. been exhausted shall be presented to Tn
! finance committee for payment and said n
nance committee is hereby authorized an
empowered to pay the same out OF the con
tingent fund of the budget
r The resolution was seconded by Mr.. Gau
= treau, and on roll-call adopted by vote G
6 yeas and no nays
The jury adjourned. c. G. WEBEE,
MEETING AS GOVERNING AUTHoRIT
0 OF FIRST ROAD DISTRICT.
Donaldsonville, La. Sept. 8. l9l D.
The police jury Of the parish OF Aseef