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LE MBSCHACEBE.
LU (AI OFFICIAL JOU-.NAL PA-RISH OF STI JOHN THE BAPTIST.
VOL. 69. LUCY (PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST), LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1922. NO. 33.
S!! g i m
State Tax Sale
STATE OF LOUISIANA AND
PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE
BAPTIST.
VS
DELINQUENT. TAX DEBTORS,
PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE
BAPTIST.
By virtue of the authority vested in
me by the Constitution and Laws of
the State of Louisiana, I will sell at:
the principal front door of the 'Court
house in which the Civil District
Court of said parish is held, within
legal hours for judicial sales, begin
ning at 11 o'clock A. M.,
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1922.
and continuing on- and each succeed
ing day until said sales are conplet
ed, all immovable property on which
taxes are now due ti the State of
Louisiana and Parish of St. John
'the Baptist, to enforce collection of
taxes assessed in the year 1921 toge
ther with the interest thereon from
the 31st. day of December 1921, un
:til paid, and all costs. The names of
said delinquent tax payers,t -the
amount of taxes due by each for the
assessment of said year and the im
movable property assessed to each to
be here for sale, as following, to-wit:
FIRST WARD:
MRS. VIRGINIA ALEXIS, (wife
.of Albert Gable) Bounided :p front
M. E. Church, below by Mrs. Gra
ner above by M. Landry, or assigns
One lot $150.00. One building $125:
$ 5.43
EUGENE CAIRE, Merchandise in
trade $1 200.00. One Truck (Ford)
$200.00. Furniture and Fixtures
S$200.00 $ 32.00
MRS. CLARA MULLER, Bounded
above by Raefeal and Jacknot, below
by Amedae Robert. 15 acres class A
.900;. 2 acres pasture $120.
4zg@@ $25.50
L.Ah~ IN, One buil d
. $ 2.40
25.00 ow 200 $.
- %E.KO, AYcw 2 mul$e7
ý $15A $ 9.8g9u
J A .IW, b One Forb
la $25.00 One95
B acre A land 480, Bui
a " $136.9263
I..JACK ~, 1 2 cows $70.00 V 179
CECO AU WtSTIN, 1 Ford Car 500
$ 4.95
.L WAIER. One Cow $20.00 $1.39
FOWRTH WARD:
WM. GORMAT ,One Ford Car $150
S$ 11.20
SAM HALL, One building $100; One
iujle$25.00 Vehicle $35.00 $4.20
VeO AUFPEIN, One Building
$125$,$ 3.50
LOBEN SMITH, Ones building
$2.50
SFPOSE, One car $2O00 $ 5.00
FIFTH .WARD:
PEBRE PRANiCOIS, Bd. above by
Idotir %Tchbe, below by V. Tregre,
One Lomt $25.00. One bulding
*15o0*0 $ 4.501
(WM. QJFF, One building $ 100
$3.00
l) 01JON , One horse $75; One
K _ at, $25; Vehicle $20 $2.40
:VOi R ~& tCO., One pump
$ 30.00
SJ ANLOUS, Bd. above
1' Ve imu below by Mrs. J. Cur
O lot $25.00; Building
60.0'$ 3.50
(, i One build ag, V7; One
hosey hice $30 $ 4.10
ES K, 'One btiding
2.00
11,.. E, <)ne Pulmping
and Tfactor $x1 400 $ 28.00
100.0ca0t,0 $ 2
One building
2.i
RAEFE :a, One building
$ 2.00
MR, One horse, 75 $2 5
MTITR, One bulding
by i eow by V. Tregre, Ongf
lot b as;zP$ bilin~ 150, $3.50i
attit N &,200.00, 21,00
Stxm&: WARfr
AlOW RUWNO, alti 32 bd morth by
.00 '$300.00, $ 9:00
CAM3RRE, North half
18.,e, d.erth by ?ark St
S b bialft debt0. 3 eastby
by` at 11 `ls north haf
Sti q. 5$. north ,by lot 5;
stmth bal folob 1i11_ eatb
ýetby af St one Lot"
ra. . - .. .$I'rMJ, $ 5.00f~
])E tl Soueb th
^. $nom. -y:*
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$100.00, $ 2.00
SAM, ANTOINETTE & ANESSE
MILLET, Bd. above by A. Lasseigne,
below by J. Pplito; 9 % acres class A
land, $585.00, $ 12.70
ALEXIS NICHOLAS, One building
$150.00. $ 4.00
WM. WRIGHT, stock in trade, $200
one car $500.00, $ 15.00
WARFIELD & BURNETTE Bd.
above by E. Duhme or ass gns; below
by Arthur Pletass, 30 acres class"B"
land, $1,350.00, $'27.00
On said day of sale, I will sell such
postions of property as each debtor
will point out and Fn case the debtor
will not point out sufficient property,
I will at once and without further de
lay sell the least quantity of said pro
perty of any debtor which any bidder
will buy for the amount of taxes, in
terest and costs due by said debtor.
The sale will be without appraise
ment for cash in legal tender money
of the United States, anl the proper
ty sold shall be redeemable at any
t.me for the space of one year by pay
ing the pr ce given, with twenty per
cent and costs and penalty added.
EMIILE A. PICOU,
Sheriff & Ex-Officio Tax Collector.
Sheriff's Office, St. John the Bap
tist August 12, 1922.
Aug. 12, 19, 26. Sept. 2, 1922.
SEALED BIDS.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids wids will be received by the Po
lice Jury of the Parish of St. John the
Baptist for the purchase of Thirty
One Thousand ($31,000.00) Dollars
public improvement road bonds to be
dated October 1st. 1922, bearing in
terest at the rate of Six (6) per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually.
Said bids will be received in open ses
sion at 12 :00 o'clock M. on Thursday,
September 7th. 1922, at the Edgard
Court House, Edgard, La. Allid
ders will be required in connection
with their bidsto deposit a cetifi
check to the amount of Two and.one
half ( ceitalof the a ent
the
Fhaisb of ; i; the Bamtest.
[JURY VE$4 N{I E1
List of names of Persons selected to
'serve as Grand Jurors for the Term
of the 28th. Judicial District Copt to
be held and begun on the Second Mon
day in September , 1Q22.
No. Names Ward
1 Francis Chases 1st.
2 Maurice Charpentier 1st.
3 Raoul Champagne 1st
4 Antoine Haydel l1t
5 Angelo Hymel 2nd
6 Pascal Duhe 2nd
7 Joseph Berthelot 2nd
8 Oldee C.. Dufresne 3rd
9 Wilje Tregre 3rd
10 Paul J. Ganier 3rd
11 Willie Melancon, Jr., 4th
12 James Haydel " 4th
13 Ozemee Hotard, Jr., 4th
14 Chas. Bruno Laiche 5th
15 Achile Vicknair 5th
16 Pierre O. Vicknair 5th
17 Emile Delaneuvilie th
18 A. Jeanfrau 6th
19 J. P. Lauret 6th
20 A. J. Sanchez 6th
List of names of persons drawn to
serve as Petit Jurors for the,week be
g inning'Monday, September 18, 1922.
N-o. Names Ward
1 Simon Vicknair 4th
2 Nemour4 Ioup 3rd
3 Lezm WagPespack 2nd
4 Raymond Abadie 3rd
SL.-'P. BroaSr., "2nd
OL. A. Songy 5th
7 Arnae d Tassin 1st
8 Robert Reise 5th
9. S.. L.largis "sth
109 phonse Ory . st
11 Charles C. Chauff 6th:
12. Louis Tssin 6th
13 Auguatin Ma. ee 4th
14 HPenry P. Madero '2nd
-1; P. A" Tempelain 5th
1~ Kenneth Wito.n . 5
SBeneit W0bre 4th
18 Augustin Desroche 6th
19 Joeph Hebert 6th
20 ,Seern Dufresne 3. rd
"2 Joseph Trid~ 4th=
22: Eusebe ' Desrcbe
23 C. P.l Rein 4th
24 Abel` Ory'th
25 lionel Webe 5th
27 Edward Simon 6
2a8 tat J. Cbammpagne 1
39 . Syj3eskim: t 3r*
A true lopy:
At .L. BBROU
Clerk of Court.
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Official ProceedinBs
--Of The--
POLICE JURY
Parish of St. John the I t.
Edgard, La., August 22.
The Police Jury met this
gular session with Hen. P.
in the Chair and the folloi em
bers present: Messrs. Re d, Bar
-r, Montegut, Duhe and o
Absent, None.
The minutes of the regular
held in July were read, and tio
of Mr. Barre, seconded byM
naud and carried said min r
ordered approved as read.
The report of the Finane%
tee showing a total of $695
against the Bank of Eda
-total of $1,269.43
if St. John, to pay
incurred during mo
read, and on motion
conded by Mr. Mon
sai. report was ordere
said bills were ordered p
voucliers drawn.
There being insuffici.nt in
Bank ti meet said full *se
it was moved by Mr. Duba
by Mr. Montegut and
President be and is h
to borrow from the
the sum of $650.00 to m5
debtedness.
The bill of A.-M. Monts .00
for removal of his fence, W
unfavorably acted upon y
ce Committee came up h
Police Jury for action, sa on
duly seconded and earrie,
tary was ut
Montz an 6ffetr..t
justement ofsaisd
A sworn statement of
receipts and resources
Cthe Baptist Parish as
Parish Treasurer, Ben,
then read as follows:
tie . $tat
FINANCIAL : STA
OBLIGATIONS 'OF THE P
OF ST. JOHN THE BA
Salary of the Parish Tra
surer $ .00
Salary of Secretary and Clerk
of Police Jury r00
Mileage and Per Diem of
Police Jury
.Statiinery and office supplies .0
Official Printer .00
Assessr's ' Codpea tlen
Salary of Sheriff for
Representative .00
Court Expeases.
Jurors and Witnaesse 1,
District Attorney 0.00
Transporting prisoners and
insanes
Feedihg and, maintaining 1
prisoners
Maintainance and repairs C a
Courthouse and Jail , 3
Coniner, jury and _exenses.
Parish Board of Health 0 ,
Justises of Peace and C 3q-"$
stable
Roads and Bridges - 0.0
Election Expenses
Registrar of"Voters 50.00
Beneficiary Student ..)
Mother's Pension Fund, 10.0
Dipping Cattle . 0.00 d
Contingent 1
Total current and $ 24 0'
necesMsary expense.
Total j tatanding ObligatlOa
due 1928 and 1924 $6,500.00
er year and. in t 1
i~6debtedi. * e....
Byrorn to end u
this 3rd. day of
L. . rEYNiAUD d;._
Notary Publie..
After due in~etietiea, th, foow
ing membert 6ii. thx Ue?
tPlekStP. oh the o
el nstateme
-, 11mMd*-,
tist M tb
* ~t******rJ
ci~~~;i ~ ~ *-;~l~al *ca
I fir the current year of 1922, amohnt
to $30,810.00, and
.Whereas, both of said statements
having been examined by the mem
bers of the Police Jury present have
[:been approved and ratified and sworn
to by the said financial officer; and
Whereas, it is shown that there is an
available surplus per year amounting
to $22,370.00, from which deducting
the item of $13,000.00 which is con
tingent, leaves a net surplus out of
the general parish tax of 4 mills,
equal to the sum of $9,370.00 per
year, and
r Whereas, a general parish tax of
- 3 mills based in the assessment of
the Parish for the year 1921 of
$9,295,000 being the last assessment
roll filed, will be sufficient to pay the
t ordiary current, usual and necessary,
e sema of the Parish of St. Jihn
_ the Baptist, and that there will be an
available % mill to pay for bonds
$).be issued for the construction, im
irove*gent and maintesance of the
4 ubli oads in the Parish of St. John
S aptist.
e it Ordained by the Pilice Jury of
ht Parish of St. John the Baptist
Sthat the said financial statement of
receipts and resources and of current
expenses and other obligations, be
the same are hereby ordered spread
on-tbe minutes of this Police Jury.
By It Ordained etc., That 1 mill
of.the general alimony tax if the Pa
risk of St. John the Baptist, be and is
I hereby irrvocably pledged and dedi
p sated to the Payment of the $31,100.
I 00 (Thirty One Thousand Dollars) of
I public improvement bonds this day
irdered to be issued, said pledge and
dedication is hereby made fir a pe
riod of. ten years from 1922 to 1931
p inelusive,.and that such pledge and
dedication shall be irrepealable and
p irrevocable by any authority whatso
eve until such bonds shall be paid in
pri and interest.
Ate on same resulted as follows:
. a# rs Reynaud, Barre, Son
X * Dua e and Bourgeois.
I yp: None.
V .- : f Polil 0bids5 were appriVd brg
i Finance.-Committee nd or.red
Ce drawa against the Bank of
1 r Me : P4ce
50.00
1S frc Dhhe, Road Man
75.00
161 Willie Melaneon, Sr., Road
Man Dist. $N 1, 75.00
. J itees of the Peac~E
182 Oscar Labat, 22.50
1833 P. R. Mhits, 22.50
6884 Leon Picou 22.50
Constables:
1685 Eugene Tamplain, 30.00
1636 -John Rodrigue 30.00
1687 Wilfred Vicknair 30.00
Coroner's Jury Cert:
1i39 John Duhe 2.00
1640 A. Rome 2.00
1641 Maurice Selexnaydre 2.00
142 Alert Riwan 2.00
1648 Henry Jackson, Work on
PiP. Vat, th ward 7.00
1644 Lutcher & Moore Lumber Ci.,
Lumb for vat ;6th ward 16.86
1645 Reynaud-Montz Co., Punip and
,ipe for Vat, 6th. ward 8.50
3t46 Ramirez, Jones Co., Blanks for
S3.00
16 W Thompsoli, Freight on 2
ears gravel, R. D. No 2, 45.55
6485 P R Cambre, Work in Road
Wagon, Dist. No. 1 17.75
1649 C Maurin & Son, Pay Roll to
L. W. Pters, Ditching R D No.
1, ·- 26.00
.~0 Allen Tepper, For Pipes Road
Diat No 2, 27.55
1661. T. Oubre, Hauling lumber for
d n vats 8th. ward 42.00
1 52 'rr Garage. Oils, Gas,
Partcand Repairs, Dist. 2, 149.27
1685 Manuel White, Ditching
RD No. 1 21.50
1664 F. .' Bros, Ice for Ciurt
Huse, 5.55
15 3~L Eng. Co., Oils, Gas
etc. D. No. 1;, 85.52
1646 A. L. Brou, Interdictions
etc., 14.15
1657 Dr, K. P. Feucht, Inquest
168 G. MLonts, Grading Hopevile 1
Road for gravel, 177.75
TOTAL: $ 1,253.78
1659 James Cox 12% Days
drainage $1.2,R. D. 2, ' 15.65
.$ 1,as6.4
Checks driwn against' the Bank if
of Edgard;
GOODO ROADS FUND:
Ni. Name Ai't.
1V Bilk of St. John, for payment of
Good Road. Bonds and Coupons to
Ribia Bank $ .2,4oo.oo0
GENERAL FUND:
.1 an Defresne, Par.
#" 1; s odrTgue, Road Spe- -.
125.00
11 J _ D. Reynaudd, Offia
* 50.00
le ; themVe sriCook al
adt F- : $ou0e:
iM , 'Di.. 22.5x0
16$ Dt _ , 2 .50
Constables:
166 Gustave Chasez, 20.00
167 A. B. Jones, 20.00
168 Elyzee -Monconduit, 20.00
169 E. V.. Cazenave, Parts for
Tractor R. D. No 2, 48.70
170 Emile A. Picou, Conveying
prisiners 12.91
171 Elysse Dufresne, For drainage
in R D No. 2, 10.50
172 C R Bertaut, Cement for An
gelina Vat 4.05
173 Lelpold Ory, Meat for prisoners
for 13 months 35.15
174 Son Webre, Road Work in
RD No. 2 28.75
175 Romeal Hilaire, Work in R. D.
Ni. 2, 28.75
176 Alfred Chapoton, Cord wood
for jail 13.50
177 Rayne Bakery, Bread fir
prisoners 4.00
178 E. J. Caire, Supplies for
prisoners 17.55
179 Assessor's Salary Fund,
Loan, 90.83
TOTAL: . $ 695.44
There being no further business, on
motion duly seconded and carried,
the meeting adjourned.
P. G. SONGY
President.
HENRY MAURIN,
Secretary.
ORDINANCE:
Don't fail to read Ordinance df the
Pilice Jury published on the last page
of this issue.
Also the report of our Parish Supe
rintendent if Education, Hon. Lubin
F. Laurent.
w.s.s. -
B .O RN:
To`Mr. and Mrs. Edward Iandesche,
of Killona, La., in Sunday morninig
July $22 1922, a pretty little giry. `
enar- n ems wase christenied at ·ti
bppy -corners.
neought Thought,
The thoughts. that come often an
sought, and, as it were, drop into the
mind, are commonly the most valuable
of any we have, and therefore should
be secured, because they' seldom re
turn agaiL-Locke.
RICE PLANTERS ATTENTION !
FOR SALE by Empire Rice Mill Co.
Ltd., New Orleans, La., reliable seed
ricer
10-Acre Tracts
Absolutely Free
* Strawberry Land
Garden Truck Land
On and After
September 1st
In order to get quick develop
ment of our cut-over lands near
Livingston, La., which we are pre
paring to open up for settlement,
we have set aside 10 acres of each
40-acre tractplotted, whic h on and
after September 1st will be given
absolutely free to. practical berry
or truck growers on' the foilowing
conditions:
1-Fivre acres must be cleared of every
thing except tree stumps 5 inches and
over within 6 months, end an addiional
3 acres within one year, from date of
contract.
2--A deposit of $10) must be made to
guarantee clearing within the time speci
ied, which $100 will be returned in full
as soon as clearing is completed in
accordance with contract.
3-A crop of berries, ve-tables crany
other crop which necestates plo -ing
of the land, must be raised on at least 7
acres of the cleared land within two
years from date of contract.
4-W, enV crop is raised a special war
yntry deed, rrrving all mineral rights,
wall be given without charge.
There are no other requirements.
Livingston is a town of about 1,000
. llO~ atiaon Icate.t 1'7 iles west of
-f amond at the unction of theY. & M.
--GsadGaryville Northern Railroads.
- s ha both Protesaant and Catholic
schools, hotel 6 passenger
f faiadaly.ow.ng wels, etc. Each of
these 10acre tracts is on a public road,
wthts a half mile to 3 miles of Living
siamand thelads when cleared areespe.
ciall iEfor strawberries aai adry
. s thtre are cly about , of these
J' rg5ltaer tracts, and isome are more
dema etbztt as.-arwcomnetot
-at a d.e" wl ibo ou the
-usa ealCroefor l is wig be consigi
thebpcant aasexamined
ýipr a , as "we desire to inP~t
fa o those who w jremml,
LYON LUMBER
COMPANY
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RINJrTING
La., visited our sanctum ths morning
on business connected with the grand
Presbytery Fair, which will take place
on Saturday and Sunday, September
2nd: and 3rd.
profit kaki ng
Farm Equipmc t
t pays to buy GOOD farm
equipment ---you can rely
on the Williams Line. ;,
Power Hay Balars
The well-known
standard Wi! i un3
Tuttle bl'3c-khs.
self-threadm'S Pow
er Hayy Bal h''e
features. tf4=st
eawlomica! to operate-strongflWdduLra.' iX..n
edso satisficloaers BoadleS feeo io : ,sic,
One-Hiorse Hay Press
TheWiBasSteel Princess.light. spe.splturd
d teel. with ample power and atr . Me
makeabebale. Su narn s
> for new fotd st. maz On. =mi 8 reA
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t .pric,
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Threshers
re- a safe and
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ca.. sad Eusiap CdbmKesu Ce E ina.
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