The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-02
Donaldsonville, La, Nov. 8, 1916.

Donaldsonville, La, Nov. 8, 1916.
The police jury of the parish of AS
cension met this day in regular ses-
sion, and was called to order at II
O'Clock IN. Present-Geo. 3. Reuss,
first ward; Jos. J. Falcon, second
ward; Jasmin Tobias, third ward; Z.
H. Landry, fourth ward; L. W. Armi-
tage, fifth ward; Leon Newman, sixth
ward J. G. Nargassans, seventh ward
Ben l.. Cambre, eighth ward. Alb
sent-Joseph Gonzales, seventh ward.
enjoined from serving by order of
court; E. D. Dixon, eighth ward, en-
Joined from serving by order of court.
The minutes of the meeting of Sep
TENDER IA, 1916, were read, and af-
ter the adoption of the following
amendment to the second paragraph
of said minutes, offered by Mr.. New
man, and duly seconded and carried,
to-wit:
The police jury being unable to
elect president by reason a a tie
vote of the eight members present,
and it being to the best interest of
the parish that meeting OF this BODY
should be held, it was UNANIMOUSLY
agreed by the eight members that at
the meeting of this day George B.
Reuss should preside and at the next
meeting C. H. Landry, each of said
gentlemen to act alternately as pre-
siding officer until the present litlga-
ton is settled.
said minutes as thus amended and cor
rected were ordered approved and
signed.
In pursuance to the agreement re-
garding the presiding officer, as shown
by the amended minutesSof Septem-
her Ia, 1915, and herein incorporated,
Mr.. Landry now assumed the chair OF
the president.
1t being called to the attention of
the jury that no provision had been
made in the budget FOR the beneficiary
cadet from this parish, it was pre-;
posed by N Nsmman, E. N. Pugh
and C. C. VI er, that the parish
should re-ebf.olish this cadetship.
whereupon Mfr. Newman offered the
following resolution:
Be it resolved, that the sum of two
hundred and fifty dollars per annum
be and the same is hereby appropriate
ed out of any funds in the parish
treasury, beginning with the session
of 1916-1917, for the purpose of de-
fraying the expenses OF a beneficiary
cadet from this parish to the Louisi-
ana State University.
Be it further resolved, that due
public notice shall be given, by at
least two publications in the official
journal of the parish, that a competi-
tive examination will be held for the
purpose of selecting said beneficiary
cadet, on such date as may be fixed
by committee appointed in this reso-
luton for this purpose, and under
such rules and regulations as may be
fixed by said committee.
Be it further resolved, that the
committee in charge of said examina-
ton shall be composed of the parish
of education, H. P.
Broussard, Prof. R. S. Vickers and C.
C. Weber.
The resolution was seconded by Mr..
Tobias, and on roll-call adopted by a
vote of yeas and no nays. |
Mr.. Newman offered the following
Be it resolved, that the salary of
The clerk of the police jury and parish
treasurer as fixed in the budget at
5000 per annum, be and the same is
hereby reduced to the sum of six hun
lred dollars per annum, said reduc-
ion to take effect December 1, 1916,
With the premium on the treasurer's
'ond to be paid by the police jury.
The resolution was seconded by Mr.
and on roll-call adopted
~ vote of yeas and no nays.
l.. j. DeHass, of Sorrento, appear
ID before the jury requesting an ap-
to aid in making the Sor-
ento public road from Sorrento to
he river front passable. After dis
ussion of the matter Mr.. Nargassans
ffered the following resolution:
Be it resolved, that the sum of one
undred and fifty dollars be and the
anne is hereby appropriated to assist ,
n the repair of the Sorrento public
Dad. :
' The resolgAqn was seconded by Mr..
lrmitage, on roll-call adopted by {
vote of 87ITs sad no nays. /
Mr.: T%ias offAed the following (
Be it resolved, that the clerk of s
ourt and ex-officio recorder of the /
arish be and he is hereby authorized g
} remove from his Office the origi- j
al notarial records therein for the q
urpose of having the same bound in
ook form 7
Be it further resolved, that the fl V
ance committee of the police jury
2 and it is hereby authorized and d. r
'cted to advertise for bids for the
'pying of the Index to the Miscel- I
neous Acts in the recorders office Il
the parish, said bids to be opened b
the meeting of the finance commit d
e to be held December 6, 1916, and il
vardad fn tho 1nuaof h.11ar n,