A petition signed by Messrs. Nemour Bel,
Leo Blanchard, M. Tobias, and many others,
requesting the Police Jury to modify Ordi
nance No. 9 (the Sunday law) " in so far as
regards the limits of the town of Donald
sonville," was read and listened to with
marked attention by the members, and a
goodly number of citizens, evidently at
tracted by the interest taken in the matter
under consideration. Messrs. Klopman and
Braud had already commenced to discourse
upon the subjeet matter of said petition,
when the President caused to be read the
following communication: " Whereas, the
business men and merchants of the town of
Donaldsonville; have petitioned the Com
mon Council to take immediate steps to
prevent the Police Jury of the parish of
Ascension from enforcing within the corpo
rate limits of said town " the ordinance
above referred to; "and whereas, it is the
sense of the Common Council of the town of
Donaldsonville, that in passing said ordi
nance the Police Jury assumed power and
authority which is not legally delegated to
them, and infringing upon the rights and
powers vested only in said Common Coun
cil ;" and therefore resolving " that a com
mittee of three with the Mayor is hereby
earnestly requested to call upon the Presi
dent of the Police Jury and submit to him
a copy of the foregoing preamble and reso
lution and urge upon him the propriety of
calling together the Police Jury of the par
ish of Ascension at an early day as practica
ble, and repealing said ordinance in so far,
at least, as the town of Donaldsonville is
concerned."
Whereupon Mr. Klopman ceased to op
pose Mr. Braud, who moved to lay on the
table the petition and the resolution, which
was carried.
