The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-03-12
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Ordinance Adopted Requiring Mark
ing of Cattle Dipped.
Donalds onv;lIe. La. March 0, 1921

j. I'VE Landry. Absent-None.
On motion of C. II. Landry, Sr.. seconde
by Mr.. Sibley the reading OF the minutes Q
the last meeting was dispensed with and IN
said minutes were ordered approved
The following resolution was offered b!
&c. II. Landry. ST.. seconded by Mr. Leblanc
Ee it resolved by the police jury of HI
parish of Ascension. that the district at
torney be and he is hereby authorized ant
instructed to take the necessary legal steps
to recover from the Bayou Conway Drain
5nd be M S R pranase psrct
all of the parish of state of Louisiana. The
amounts due by the said districts as theil
respective shares, parts and portions of the
commissions of the assessor of the parish
of Ascension as per the statement of sale
lassessor
Roll-calI on the above resolution resulted
as follows: Ayes-Stuart, Reuss, Corbo
Leblanc, c. H. Landry. ST., Martin, Wright
Gautreau, Sibley and j. we Landry. Nays
None; and the resolution was declared
adopted.
the jury to the fact, that when the system
of making appropriations for beneficiary
students was adopted several years ago, the
public school system had not reached the
| high standard that it occupies today and the
purpose of the aid given by the police jury
was to enable students to complete their
education and qualify themselves to teach
that conditions have changed and it is
now possible for any student who so de-
sres to acquire good education in the
high schools of. the parish. He suggested
! that in view of this fact and in view of
the further fact that the parish was heavily
in debt, that the appropriation heretofore
made for the beneficiary students be with
drawn; that the student at the State Nor
NAL had graduated recently and the appro-
priation for this one might be withdrawn
at once, and for the Louisiana State Uni
verslty student, the withdrawal might take
effect upon the completion of his studies.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Leblanc, seconded by Mr.. Martin:
Whereas, it is possible under our
advanced public educational system for any
student who SO desires to acquire a good
education in the high schools of the parish.
Be it resolved by the police jury that
the appropriations heretofore made sin aid
of beneficiary students to the State Normal
School and the Louisiana State University,
be and they hereby withdrawn; said
withdrawal to take effect Immediately as
regards the student to the State Normal,
who graduated recently, and upon the COM
pletlon of his studies regards the student
to the Louisiana State University.
Roll-call on the resolution resulted as
follows: Ayes-Stuart, Reuss, Corbo, Le-
Blanc, c. H. Landry, Sr., Martin, Wright,
Gautreau, Sibley and j. I'VE Landry. Nays
None; and the resolution was declared
adopted.
The following letter from President w.
Donaldsonville, La, March 9, 1921.
Police Jury, Parish of Ascension.
Gentlemen-I beg to submit for your CON-
sideration the following
Financing the work of cattle tick eradi-
cation in this parish has become serious
problem. This work has made progress
in the past year. Conditions are no better
but probably worse than March l, 1920,
when the federal Inspector in charge in
timated to the police jury that the in
f1uence of petty politics was a hevy handi-
cap to his work. The present police jury
tried to sever this influence, by advising the
federal inspector to ''hire and fire. his Dip
ping inspectors without submitting the mat
ter to the police jury for approval.
Cattle dipping is about to start for the
season of 1921. The handicap complained
of last year seems to be as strongly en-
trenched and determined as ever. If this
tion to the already large debt of the parish,
which has been created by the expense of
this work without getting any lasting
results. The cattle owners are the ones
who will receive the direct benefit derived
from this work and it is up to them to see
that the work has their undivided support |
Petty politics and small prejudices must be
laid aside to bring this work to success
ful conclusion within q reasonable time.
Under the existing. conditions the parish |
is not justified in financially supporting T
this work, and the; cattle owners should |
take as forewarning that if these condi-
lions are not Immediately replaced by q I
united cooperation that will assure suc- |
late the police jury will withdraw the fl
nancial support given this work by the |
parish. Respectfully,
W. B. STUART.
Mr.. Sibley and unanimously carried the
said letter was approved and ordered in
in the minutes of the proceedings
If today's meeting of the police jury. !
The following communication was read: I
st. Amant, Feb. 20, 1921
70 the Honorable Police Jury.
Honorable Sirs-This is to certify that
presented to your honorable body claim
If Joseph D. Aey of St. Amant, La, for
wo cows, valued at $50 per COW, total of
;100o Mr.. Acy claims cows were killed or
lied from ecects of dipping.
My, sole interest in this matter is to call l.
-our attention to the fact that this claim
vas presented to your honorable body in
he presence of Dr. E. J. Meixel federal in
pector in charge at that time. The jury
claim and turned same over to
Dr.. Nickel for his approval. Whether DIR.
1eixel returned same to the jury for pay
nent or not, do not know.
JOHN G. NARGAssANs.
Acy, La., Feb. 25, 1921.
o the Honorable Police Jury.
Honorable sirs-This is to certify that
alton work in the seventh ward of the
arish of Ascension, signed claim of Jos.
}. Acy for two cows, killed or died from
he effects of dipping in the Barman vat
st. Amant, La. !
On motion, duly seconded and carried,
he communication was ordered received,
nd as the records do not show that the
lain of Mr.. Acy returned to
ne police jury by DR.. Nickel with. his ap-
rovaP the secretary was instructee to ad-
ise Mr.. Nargassans to that effect.
Ihe following resolution was offered by 7
fr. Wright. seconded by Mr.. Gautreau. and
unanimously adopted:
Be it resolved by the police jury, that the 6
lstrict attorney be and he is hereby au- !.
lorized and directed to take the necessary /
,eps to compel the Louisiana Railway and
aV1gatlon Company to open up the drain ]
ge ditch under its culvert at mile post No. !;
so, near Brittany in this parish. which
as become clogged up and closed to the
steht of seriously interfering with the rs
'ainage thereof e
The following ordinance was offered by =
+. Wright seconded by Mr.. Martin J
AN ORDINANCE
10 provide for the marking of cattle Dip :
ID. and providing penalty for owner who :,
fuses to allow their cattle to be marked >
I'd those who interfer with inspectors in
id marking. z
Be it ordained by the police jury of the :,
IRISH OF Ascension, that it is hereby made q y
e duty of the cattle inspectors employed .
supervise the dipping of cattle for tick
adication in this parish, to mark, after
ch dipping, all cattle dipped under their r
pervision, with colored paint. on the hip, r
evidence the fact that they have been
pped.
Be it further ordained, etc., that any
vner of cattle other person or persons.
fusing to allow their cattle to be marked O
provided for in this ordinance, or in ;,
rterlng in any way with the cattle in
ector in the marking of said cattle eha11 O.
on conviction. be fined in a sum not ex.. C;
edng s25. or be imprisoned for term T