The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-09-25

fraud or4zits equivalent, or unless attack
able legal grounds.
that the officers of the police jury. OF the
parish of Ascension shall be the officers OF
the road district herein created, and shalt
serve without extra compensation the treas
urer of the police jury of the PARISH or AS
cension shall be the treasurer OF said ROAD
district, and shall give special POND LOT
the faithful performance OF ms once. n e
shall receive no extra compensatory tor the
performance of the duties incumbent upon
him, but the police jury. acting as the gov
erning authority of this road d1strlcI shali
expenses incurred by him.
Section 6. 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, as 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-
bly, of the state of Louisiana for the year
1910, and the amendments thereto, or any
subsequent acts of the legislature supplant-
ing or amending the same, and shall have
to. 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 order to
provide means for the construction or pup
lie roads in accordance with the purposes
and intents of this ordinance; that when
said bonds are issued in accordance with the
authority conferred by the provisions OF tne
constitution and laws of the state of Ioulsl-
ana the said bonds shall De 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 7. 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
sembIy of 1914, which said sections saal
eftfoHssso the letting of contracts, bids, specl-
fllIfages, and all matters referred to and
contained in said mentioned sections,
Section s. Be it further ordained, etc,
that whenever there has been constructed,
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 con-
sttucted
Section 9. Be it further ordained, etc.,
that in all matters pertaining to the cot1ec-
ton of taxes imposed for the purpose OF
pro vidng for the payment of the principal
and interest 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
and 10 of said Act No. 1873 of 1914; and
the article Of the constitution of Louisiana,
l..
of said sections 8 and 10 of said Act
No 1873 of 1914 and of the coE1titution
Of ssspuisiana and the laws OF the state
Of Louisiana regulating and relating 90 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 TO- 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
vices as members of the governing au-
thority Of this road district; that as the
governing authority of this road district,
they may meet as often as they deem neces-
sary and their minutes as the governing au-
thorty 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
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 or allowed that
expense by proper resolution and proper APP
prevail 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 H. Be it further ordained, etc,
that all ordinances 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 its passage and adoption by this
police jury.
Mr.. Newman moved that the ordinance be
adopted, which motion was seconded by Mr..
Causey and on rolI-call adopted by the follow
ing vote: Yeas-Reuss, Landry, Newman,
Gautreau, Causey; nay--Armitage; absent
Meter, Curse.
Mr.. Armitage requested the following
PLANTATION Of his vote:
In voting against this ordinance wish
to state that am not opposed to good roads,
poses about sixty per cent of the cost of
good roads the fifth ward, while we only
derive about thrty-fve per cent of the bene-
fits In other words, | am opposed to tax
ing people to build gravel roads through
the New River section. l, therefore. vote no. 2
u y
The jury adjourned. c. C. WEBER,