The collection of licenses for the cur
rent year has been very unsatisfactory
up to this time, and Sheriff Jones has
found that he will be delinquent in the
performance of his duty as an officer if
he longer delays the employment of the
prerogatives with which the laws invest
him to compel the persons liable for this
tax to discharge the obligation. Under
this conviction the Sheriff gives notice,
by means of an official advertisement in
another column of the CHIEF, that un
less all State and parish licenses for 1881
are paid within twenty days from this
date, peremptory measures will be adop
ted to enforce payment. The admoni
tion will be heeded by all license debtors
who desire to avoid trouble and addi
tional expense.
An enjoyable fair or collation was
given in Donaldsonville on Saturday,
Sunday and Monday last, under the aus
pices of the St. Joseph Benevolent So
ciety, one of the oldest associations of
its class in our town, comprising in its
membership some of the best colored
people of the community. This was the
first entertainment the society had ever
given, and in view of the dullness of
the times and other unfortnitous circum
stances, the ladies who projected the
affair have every reason to feel satisfied
with its results. Music was furnished by
the St. Joseph and Crescent bands, and
the efforts of these -proficient organiza
tions formed one of the leading attrac
tions of the festival. A card of thanks
from the ladies of St. Joseph to the
friends who assisted in rendering their
entertainment successful, is published in
another column.
A new advertisement from the large
clothing house of Leon Godchaux, Nes.
