The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-09-16
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Regular Meeting Held with Juror Reuss Acting Presi
dent-Temporary Finance Committee Appointed
Appropriation Voted to South Louisiana Fair.
Donaldsonville, La, Sept. IA, 1916.
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LID, AoCpL. 1919.
The police jury of the parish of AS
cension met this day in regular ses-
sion, and was called to order at IL
o'clock a. m. Present-Geo. B.
Reuss, first ward; Jos. Falcon, second
ward; Jasmin Tobias, third ward C.
Il. Landry, fourth ward; L. w. Armi-
tage, fifth ward Leon Newman, sixth
ward; ]. G. Nargassans, seventh
ward Ben. L. Cambre, eighth ward.
ADsent-Joseph Gonzales, seventh
ward, enjoined by order of court
from serving; E. D. Dixon, eighth
ward, enjoined by order of court from
serving.
In the absence of the president it
was agreed that president pro tenn
be chosen from the members present
to act as president for this meeting.
Mr.. Landry moved that Mr.. Reuss be
selected as president pro tenn to act
as president Of this meeting. The
motion was seconded by Mr.. Newman,
and on roll-call adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Yeas-Ialcon, Tobias,
Landry, Armitage. Newman, Vargas
sans, Cambre; not voting-Reuss; abb
sent and enjoined from serving
Gonzales, Dixon.
Mr.. Tobias offered the following
resolution:
Be it resolved, that Jurors Arni-
tage, Landry and Newman be and
they are hereby appointed as the fl
nance committee of this police jury
to serve until such time as the pend
ing litigation affecting the eligibility
Of Jurors Gonzales and Dixon has
been decided by the COURTS.
The resolution was seconded by Mr..
Nargsysans, and on roll-call adopted
by a vote of 8 yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Tobias offered the following
resolution:
Be it resolved, that the finance
committee of the police jury of the
parish of Ascension this day appoint
ed by resolution of this jury, be and
it is hereby authorized and empow-
cred to borrow from the Bank of AS
cension the sum of fifteen thousand
dollars ($15, 000) or so much thereof
as may be necessary, for the purpose
of paying the necessary and running
expenses of the parish.
Be it further resolved, that said
finance committee of this police jury
this day appointed be and it is here
by authorized and empowered to is
sue in representation of said loan GER
tificate or certificates of Indebtedness
for such amounts as said committee
may determine, provided the total
thereof does not exceed in the aggre-
gate the sum of $4,000. Said GER
tiicates to be made payable to the
Bank of Ascension or order on or be-
fore January 10, 1917, and to bear in
terest at the rate of eight per cent
per annum from date of their matur-
ity, all in accordance with this resolu-
ton.
The resolution was seconded by Mr..
Cambre, and on roll-call adopted by
a vote of 8 yeas and no nays.
r. S. Vickers, secretary manager
Of the South Louisiana Fair Associa-
ton, addressed the jury in the inter
est Of an appropriation for the fair OF
1916. After discussion Of the mat
ter Mr.. Tobias offered the following
resolution:
Be it resolved, that the sum of one
thousand dollars be and the same is
hereby appropriated to the South
Louisiana Fair Association, the same
to be represented by two certificates
of indebtedness0for the sum of five
hundred dollars each, one payable
January Is, 1917, and the other Jan,
uary Is, 1918, with interest thereon
at the rate of eight per cent per an.
mum from date of their maturity
that Geo. B. Reuss, president pro TEN
of the jury for this meeting, be and
he is hereby authorized to sign said
certificates.
The resolution was seconded by Mr.
Landry, and adopted on roll-call by
the following vote: Yeas-Reuss
Falcon, Tobias, Landry, Armitage
Newman, Cambre; nay-Nargassans
absent-Gonzales, Dixon, enjoined
from serving.
Mr.. Nargassans moved that the
budget as published be amended by
increasing the item Of justices of the
peace from $720 to $756. The mo,
LlOn Was SGCOIlucu NY NAA. A>"hSAA - eANS
on roll-call adopted by a vote OF Z
yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Nargassans moved that the
itefn of constables in the budget be
increased from $756 to 1864. The
motion was seconded by Mr.. Tobias,
and on roll-call adopted by vote OF
yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Newman moved that the budget
as published be amended by increas-
inc the item of public schools from
the sum of S15,500 to $4,000. The
motion was seconded by Mr.. Cambre,
and on roll-call adopted by vote OF
8 yeas and no nays.
The following ordinance was read
Be it ordained by the police jury
of the parish of Ascension, that fo1
the fiscal year 1916--917 the follow,
ing budget of expenditures, as
prepared by the faa1ance committee
Of the police jury, and published fo1
the full period Of thirty days in the
official journal of the parish, and as
this day amended, be and the same Is
hereby ratified, approved and adopt
ed:
Estimated Revenues:
| J0-miu tax on assessment of S.
$4,000 ...,.-. ......-..-..s 38.361.7s
,e.. 6627.0t