The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-01-19
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Continued from page one.)

zales Gonzales, Nargassans, Dixon
total, 8. Mr.. Newman was elected
president of the police jury.
Mr.. Newman, on assuming the
presidency again, thanked the police
jurors for the confidence bestowed
and promised afaithful and impartial
| administration of the affairs of the
parish.
The jury then took a recess until
1870 p. m.
1T the hour fixed the jury recon.
vened, with all members present as
above enumerated.
The reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with.
DR.. E. I. Smith of the Louisiana
State Live Stock Sanitary Board made
an interesting talk to the jury on the
subject of tick eradication, at the con-
clusion of which he was given hearty
vote of thanks by reclamation.
The election of a parish health Of
ficer being declared in order, Mr.. Con
zales nominated DR.. Guy S. st. Amant
for the Office, the motion being sec
onded by Mr.. Cambre. Mr.. Tobias
placed DIR. P. T. Thibodaux in nomiRa
ton, Mr.. Armitage seconding the mo-
ton. Roll-call resulted as follows
For DR.. st. Acknowledgements, Con
zales, Cambre, Dixon; total, 4. For
DR.. Thibodaux-Reuss, Falcon, To-
bias, Landry, Armitage, Newman; to-
tai, 6. DIR. Thibodaux was declared
elected parish health officer for full
term.
Mr.. Tobias moved that Mr.. Landry
be elected vice president of the jury
for a full term from date, the mo-
ton being seconded by Mr.. Reuss.
Mr.. Gonzales nominated Mr.. Mar
gassans, a second being offered by Mr..
Cambre. Roll-call resulted as fol-
lows: For Mr.. Nargassans-Nar-
gassans, Gonzales, Cambre, Dixon; to-
tai, q. For Mr.. Landry-Reuss, Fal-
con, Tobias, Landry, Armitage, New
man; total, 6. Mr.. Landry was de-
clared elected vice president of the
jury.
President Newman appointed
Messrs. Armitage and Landry to con-
stitute the finance committee, with
himself a member also.
Mr.. Armitage offered the following
ordinance:
Be it ordained by the police jury
of the parish Of Ascension, state of
Louisiana, that every retail dealer in
malt liquors containing less than two
~ per cent of alcohol, commonly
called "Near Bear" shall pay an an
nual license tax on said business grad
uated as follows:
First-class-When the gross sales
are $4,000 or more the license shall
be $500.
s econd-class-Wh the gross sales
are less than $4,000 and more than
$4,000, the license shall be $500.
Third-class-Whe the gross sales
are less than $4,000, the license shall
be $3.50. s.zs -
Provided, that no license shall be
issued for shorter period than one
year, or for less than $3.50.
Be it further ordained, etc., that
whoever shall sell at retail any malt
liquors containing less than two per
cent alcohol without first obtaining
the license herein provided for, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shalIbe fined not less than
$3.50 nor more than six months inn
prisonment, or both at the discretion
of the court.
Be it further ordained, etc., that
the provisions Of this ordinance shall
not be construed as conflicting with
the present law touching the sale OF
malt liquors, and shall
have application exclusively to malt
liquors containing less than two per
cent alcohol.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that
this act shall take effect from and at
ter it's passage.
Mr.. Armitage moved the adoption
Of the ordinance, which motion was
seconded by Mr.. Landry and on roll
call adopted by a vote of 10 yeas and
no nays.
The following resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Landry:
Be it resolved, that having entered
into an agreement with the police jury
Of East Baton Rouge parish and the
State Highway Department for the
building of bridge across Bayou
Manchac at Hope Villa, and having
appropriated $4,000 as part
Of Ascension's pro rata Of the cost
thereof, the police jury of Ascension
parish does hereby pledge the pay
mept of an additional sum of about |
s3262.67 for the above purpose, one
year after the completion OF said
bridge.
Mr.. Landry moved the adoption Of
he resolution, which motion was sec
,nded by Mr.. Gonzales and on roll
.all carried by vote of 10 yeas and
10 nays.
In view of the fact that considera-
lie sickness exists among the pupils
# some of the schools in the seventh
ind eighth wards, Mr.. Nargassans Of
cred the following resolution:
Be it resolved, that the parish
.ealth officer will be required to visit
he school grounds in the seventh and
Eighth wards and report to the State
Board of Health, the expense thereby
incurred to be borne by the parish.
On motion of Mr.. Nargassans, sec-I
nded by Mr.. Gonzales, the resolu-
ion was adopted, roll-call resulting
n 10 yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Gonzales offered the following
esolution and moved it's adoption:
Be it resolved, that the sum of S26
expended by J. o. Montegut, parish
emonstration agent, for the trans
ortation of Ascension exhibits to
nd from the jefferson parish fair, be
afunded to Mr.. Montegut. !