The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-05-27
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Financial Condition of Parish Shown in Report Of Finance
Committee-Expert Engaged to Measure Lumber on
Yards of East Ascension Cypress Companies-lax
Levied i'm First Road District 81 .#A5.<.z

strict.
Of four thousand five hundred dollars. for :. 9
period of thirty days from the date OF IT'S
present maturity.
The resolution was seconded by Mr. a eos
Ia, and ON roll -call adonted hy a vote of sax
yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Armitage offered the following resolu-
ton:
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Proceedings of the Police jury as Governing
Authority of First Road District
Donaldsonvilie, La, May TO- 49,
The police jury of the parish OF Ascension
met this day in regular session, as the goV-
erning authority of the First Road District
of the parish of Ascension, and was called
to order at 1870 o'clock p. m. PRESENT
Adoiphe Meter, president third ward; feix
Acosta. second ward; Geo. B. Reuss, first
ward: c. H. Landry, fourth ward; L. w.
Armitage. fifth ward; Leon Newman, slxth
ward Absent-C. NJ. Gautreau, seventh
ward: q. j. Causey. eighth ward.
Mr. Reuss offered the following ordinance:
Whereas, at meeting Of the police jury
Of the parish of Ascension. state Of Louls1-
ana, held on November 10, 1915. the follow
ing ordinance was adopted:
An ordinance Ievying and assessing tax
Of one and one-half mills on the dollar T, on
all property subject to taxation in the First
Road District of the parish OF Ascension,
Louisiana for the purpose of maintaining,
repairing, constructing and improving the
roads and highways of the First Road Dis
triet of the parish of Ascension, Louisiana.
Section /. Be it ordained by the police
jury of the parish of Ascension. Louisianas
acting as the governing authority for the
First Road District of the parish Of Aseen-
sion, Louisiana, that pursuant to the author
ity vested IN this police jury by virtue OF the
election held within the limits Of the FIRST
Road District of the parish of Ascension,
Louisiana, on Tuesday, October 10, 1915, and
the process verbal thereof, showing the adj
option of the proposition therein submitted
of levying tax of one and one-haf mills
on the dollar on all property subject to tax
alton within the limits sof said road district.
there is hereby leved a tax of one and one
half mills on the dollar on all property sub
jeet TO taxation within the limits OF said
First Road District of the parish of Ascen-
sion, for the purpose of maintaining, re-
pairing. constructing and improving the pubs
lie highways and roads situated within the
limits of said road district.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the assessor of the parish of Ascen-
sion, Louisiana, be and he is hereby au-
thorized and directed to extend upon the as
sessment rolls of the parish Of Ascension,
cording to Act ESQ of the general assembly
for the year 1910, and in accordance with
the acts amendatory thereof"
And whereas, said tax so levied for the
rolls by the assessor in accordance with
said ordinance, was not collected by the
sheriff and tax collector and remains at
this date uncoileeted therefore
Be it ordained by the police jury Of
the parish of Ascension, that the foregoing
ordinance adopted on November 10. 1915,
be and the same is hereby readopted and re-
enacted by this police jury. and there is
hereby levied 8 tax of and one-haH
mills on the dollar on all property within
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herein made being for the year 1915, for
the purpose of maintaining. repairing, con-
structing and Improving the public high
ways and roads situated within the limits Of
said First Road District of the parish of As
cension; and
Be it further ordained. ETC., that pur-
suant to the said authority vested in this
police jury, as the governing authority Of
held within the limits of the said First Road
District of the parish Of Ascension, on Tues
day. October ~, 1915, and the process YER
bal thereof, showing the adoption at said
election of the proposition therein submitted
of levying q tag of one and one-half mills
on the dollar on all property subject to taxa
ton within the limits Elf said road district.
there is hereby levied, for the year 8 ZIG, a.
tax Of one-haif Of one NIL on the dollar on
AL property subject "a taxation within thes
parish OF Ascension, for the purpose Of
maintaining, repairing, constructing and I'M
proving the public highways and roads stu
ated within the limits Of said road district:
and
Be il further ordained, etc. that the as
SCISSOR of the parish of Ascension, Louisi-
ana. be and he is hereby authorized and di-5
rected to extend upon the assessments of
this parish, for the year 1916. the taxes
herein levied-that is. the tax of one and
one-half mills on the dollar all property
situated within said road district, being the
tax levied in said district for the year 1916.
and the tax of one-half of one mill on the
dollar on ali property situated within the
levied in said district for the year 1916, all
in accordance with law: and
Be it further ordained. that the sheriff and
tax collector of the parish Of Ascension be
and he is hereby authorized and directed to
collect said taxes herein levied
The ordinance being read. Mr.. Reuss NOV
ed its adoption, which motion was seconded
by Mr.. Landry and adopted on rcll-call by
the following vote Yeas-Reuss, Acosta
Meter. Landry. Arnaitage. Newman: alb
sent-Gautreau. Causey.
Whereas, the First Road District Of the
parish of Ascension is in need of immediate
funds for the purpose Of maintaining, re-
pairing and improving the public highways
and roads of said district, and
Whereas, it is the desire of this jury to
advance said amount to said road district,
therefore,
Be it resolved, that the sum OF twenty
hereby advanced to said road district as a
loan for the purpose of maintaining. re-
pairing and improving the public roads and
highways OF said road district. and
/. Be it further resolved, that in view of
the fact that there are not sufficient funds
in the treasury of this parish at this time
to make the said advance, that the finance
committee Of the police jury of the parish
of Ascension be and ii is hereby author
lied and empowered to borrow said amount
from the Bank uf Ascension, af Donaldson
vile. La. and
Be it further resolved that said finance
committee Of this police jury be and it is
hereby authorized and empowered FOR and
on behalf Of the police jury Of the parish of
Ascension to issue in representation of said
loan certificate of Indebtedness for the
said sum of twenty five hundred dollars
tS25e0) payable to the order of the Bank
OF Ascension. Donaldsonville. La. with in
terest thereon at the rate of eight per cent
per annum from maturity until paid and
payable ait the Bank of Ascension on or be-
fore February 8. 1917. Said certificate to
pc secured by the revenues Of the parish of
Ascension.
he resolution was seconded by Mr.. Acos-
ia, and on rol-eail adopted by a vote OF s
yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Armitage offered the following orai-
nance:
An ordinance authorizing and ennatverinp
the finance committee Of the police jury to
borrow the sum of Twenty-Five hundred dol
lars. and to issue in representation of said
loan a certificate of indebtedness, payable
to bearer, or order. for said amount,
and piedging and defeating for the
payment thereof the tax Of one and one
half mills on the dollar levied for the year
1915. and the tax of one-half of one mill on
the dollar, levied for the year 1915. on all
property situated within the First Road
District Of the parish Of Ascension.
Whereas, this, the First Road District of |
the parish OF Ascension Louisiana. is in
need Of immediate funds for the purpose Of |