Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1921-03-19
Official Proceedings
of The
POLICE JURY
Parish of ST. John the Baptist

farsn or ot. John the Baptist
Edgard, La, March 3rd. 1921.
The Police Jury of St. John the
baptist met this day at Edgard with
PRESIDENT P. G. Songy in the Chair,
ana the following members present:
Messrs. Reynaud, Barre, and Duhe.
ADsent-Messrs Montegut and Bour
tgeois.
t. The minutes of meetings held in
FEBRUARY were read and on motion
Iof Mr.. Barre, seconded by Mr.. Rev
maud and carried said minutes were
approved as sread.
"a letter from District ATTORNEY
Euchler giving his legal opinions on
the different matters reported in the
State Auditors reports, was read,
fand on motion of Mr.. Barre, second
led by Mr.. Duhe, it was moved that
1said, letter be filed, and that the Sc
}cretary be and is hereby directed and
fordered to make demand on the pro-
lper parties for reimbursement of
funds as stipulated in said auditors
reports, and as per opinion of the le-
4gal adviser. A vote on same resulted
fas follows:
i Yeas: Messrs. Reynaud, Barre, Som
gy and Dure. Absent, Messrs. Mon
Itegut and Bourgeois.
/ The Finance Committees report
tshowing'a tstaf of $4,20437 to cover
bills incurred, and an advance loan of
f$1.626.6E to the Assessors Salary
fund, was read and on motion of Mr..
EReynaud seconded by Mr.. Barre,
Il and carriesAsaid report was accepted
and said bills were ordered paid from
sth General Parish Funds. Bills of
Peter Mason for $2250 and of H. M.
| Bodin for $650.00 were ordered def
tfered for action until the next meet
ling. u
It was moved by Mr.. Duhe, second
ded by Mr.. Barre that the following
resolution be adopted:
4 Whereas, tire Parish of st. John the
Baptist is truly and justly indebted
H to Mr.. August3n Lasseigne for the
sum Of $3,230.08 with interest up x
xdate amounting to $306.85, total nj
s$2,536.93 for money advanced T.
bull irish. ~si5 shd ;sisss ! ils
Sufficient fund to meet this debt
n Be it resolved, that certificate o.
for the amount o.
Is3,536.93, (Three Thousand, fiv'
hundred and thirty six dollars ant
ninety three cents) bearing PEE
cent interest and payable on Januar!
End, 1922, be made to the said Au
gustin Lasse. .gne, and that said &C
acknowledgement of Indebtedness ant
promise to pay is serured by pledg.
of the excess revenues of the parlsl
hout of the parish taxes to be leviet
by the Police Jury for ordinary pur
poses.
Be it further ordained that the pre-
s:dent and Secretary be and are her
by authorized and directed TO sigl
said certificate of indebtedness IN De
half of the Police Jury of st. JONI
the Baptist. A vote on the above re
, suited as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Reynaud, Barre. Son
gy and Duhe. Absent, Messrs. Mon
segut and Bourgeois.
II was moved by Mr. Duhe, second
ed by Mr.. Barre that the follow-n
resolution be adopted:
Whereas the Parish of st. John Tn
Baptist is truly and justly lndeDte'
unto Paxton Miller for the 1uii SUI
of s1,794.90 with interest up 10 ga.
amounting to S82.28; totalilnl
s1.s77.18, for extra work Done u
the parish good roads in said st. 1onl
the Baptist Parish, and whereas
there is not sufficient fund to NEE
| this debt
BE it Resolved: That certlfleat
of Indebtedness for the amount .
s1.877.18 Eighteen Hundred an
Seventy Seven dollars AMI elgnteel
centsl. bearing Z per cent lntereS es
and payable on January Zno.' Iii, rL.
be made to the said Paxton Mthv, :,
and that said acknowledgment ci ~ -,
debtedness and promise to pay Is SO %
cured by pledge of the excess rev
mes of the parish taxes to be leVle'
by the Police Jury for ordinary Pun
poses.
Re II further ordained that the IRE
s;dent and Secretary be and are hel ,
a,,4Lor;zed and directed to sig