The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-20
TAXABLE VALUE FIXED At % PER CENT
Portion of Assessment Upon Which Ascension Property
Owners will Pay Taxes This Year Determined by
Police Jury-Ten-NIill Levy Ordained as Heretofore
New Polling Precinct Established at McElroy

tricts, subject to the provisions Of
| Act No. 30 Of the general assembly of
the state of Louisiana for the extra
session of 1917.
Be it further resolved, that in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of said
Act No. 80 Of 1917, said road dis
tricts are hereby directed to transfer
| TO the clerk of the police jury all Of
| the documents, books, minutes and
papers Of said road districts; and TO
/ transfer to the parish treasurer the
funds in The treasures of said road
| districts.
Mr.. Reuss moved the adoption Of
| the resolutions, which motion was
seconded by Mr.. Tobias and unani-
l.1ously carried, roll-call resulting III
7s vote Of six yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Landry offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, the new law governing
| the pay Of sferiffs makes it incurn-
bent on the police juries to change the
system of recompensing these officers
for the maintenance of prisoners:
Be it resolved by the police jury or
the parish of Ascension, that the fl
nance committee be and is hereby au-
thorized and instructed TO hereafter
pay to the sheriff Of this parish che
sum Of so cents daily per capita for
! the maintenance Of prisoners.
! On motion of Mr.. Landry, seconded
Iby Mr.. Arn1itage, the resolution was
adopted, roll-call resulting as follows:
Yeas-Reuss, Falcon, Tobias, Landry,
Arrnitage, Newman; nays--none.
Mr.. Falcon offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, in accordance with an
election held in Road District No. 2
| Of the parish of Ascension on the 18th
day of October, 1915, at which cleo
ton bonds were voted in an amount
of $4,000 for the construction Of
gravel roads in said district and main
|tenance thereof:
Be it resolved by the police jury Of
/ the parish of Ascension, that tor the
purpose Of paying the principal ana
| interest due on said bonds, and pro-
| yiaing funds for the maintenance OF
said roads, during and tor the year
1917, tax Of three mills on the dol
lar on all taxable property in said dis
trict is hereby levied for the year
1917.
On motion of Mr.. Falcon, seconded
by Mr.. Landry, the resolution was
adopted, roll-call resulting as follows
Yeas-Reuss, Falcon, Tobias, Landry,
Armitage, Newman; nays--none.
/ Mr.. Armitage offered the following
resolution:
T. Whereas, in accordance with an
election held in Road District No. 2
Of the parish Of Ascension on the first
day of May, 1917, at which election
bonds were voted in an amount OF
$4,000 for the construction of grav-
lei roads in said district and mainte-
nance thereof:
4 Be it resolved by the police jury Of
the parish Of Ascension, that for the
purpose of paying the principal and
Interest due on said bonds, and pro-
viding funds for the maintenance Of
said roads, during and for the year
1917, tax Of three mills on the dol
lar on all taxable property in said dis
trict is hereby levied for the year
l1917.
/ On motion of Mr.. Arrnitage, sec
onded by Mr.. Landry, the resolution
was adopted, roll-call resulting as fol-
lows: Yeas-Reuss, Falcon, Tobias,
Landry, Armitage, Newman; mays
none.
Mr.. Reuas offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, the police jury Of the par
ish Of Ascension applied to the State
Highway Department for state and
federal aid in constructing the Baton
|Rouge-New Orleans highway through
said parish; and
/ Whereas, it is fit and proper that
suitable provision be made for the
maintenance Of said highway after its
/ Improvement; and
| Whereas, the State Highway Depart
Imant and the United States govern
ment require that adequate provision
be made for the maintenance Of such
road; now therefore,
! Be 1t resolved, that the police jury
Of Ascension parish does hereby prom
se and bind itself to have available
each year after said road is improved,
to be used solely for the purpose Of
maintaining the same, the sum Of not
less than one hundred dollars per mile
| per year, which sum shall consist OF,
| ~ the maintenance fund furnished
| By the state to the parish; ~ the par
ish's proportion OF the receipts from
the issuance Of automobile licenses;
and (3l such additional tax on the
part Of the parish as may be neces-
sary to raise this specified sum.