Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-06-17
POLICE JURY.
Parish of East Baton ROUGE.

IObt1E jbh1s
Parish of East Baton Rouge.
Monday, 5h June, ls43.-The police Iur,
of this parish assembled this day"in cohforrti
NY 10 law. Present,
Ward No 9, ] u kloinpeter 5, John 70
gan 10, VIM HAYES; il, Egbert Morgan
j., D II Penny.
The following members presented theil
certificates Of election which being exannIhed
by a committee appointed for that purpose,
and reported in die form, took their sea's.
Ward no. I, Anthony Monget ., James
Alley 3, TT Rhodes d, Robert T Young
7, Joseph Heard 8, p y Conrad.
WIN, Halves, President. Ssrnl Sheffield,
Clerk. Oran Hacket, Constable.
The police iuri being called to order, the
proceedings Of last meeting were read.
Mr. Conrad then laid before the police Jury
a petition from Adam Winthrop, Esq. for the
emancipation Of his slave Abraham, which
was read, and passed first reading.
1t was then moved that Mr. Winthrop's pc
titon be reconsidered, which passed, and the
first reading of said petition recinded.
Resolved, That the 18th chapter of laws
and ordinances of the police jury of the parish
Of East Baton Rouge, concerning hogs in the
9th ward, shall be in force in that part of the
9Th ward, fronting on the Mississippi, and all
laws and ordinances to the contrary are here
by repealed, provided, that no one shall have
have a right TO kill a hog running at large on
the front, or land of the owner Of the animal,
and provided, further, that no one shall have
n right to kill a hog running at large, unless
he previously warn the owner that his hogs
arc committing depfedatinns on the levee of
complainant; and he 1t further resolved that
the foregoing amendments apply TO the law
in regard to hogs in the 9th ward.
Messrs. kleinpeter and Monget were APP
Pointed a committee TO examine the account
of the Tailor.
Mr.. Conrad, gave notice that he would Of
fer a resolution, in the course of the session
for the employment of the State hands on
public works in this parish.
The fury then adjourned to meet at three
o'clock this afternoon.
Monday aficrnoon-The bolice Jury met
pursuant to adjournment. Present the same
members az this morning.
Resolved, That road district No 5, be ex-
tended TO the 9th mile post on said road, and
that The same hands continue on said read,
and that the hands of 3. Burgess Of No %,
be added to those Of district No 3. adopted,
The committee appointed TO examine the
jailor's account, report that said account
amounting to $40 45 was correct, said report
wac adopted.
The committee appointed TO examine a
piece of new road made by Thomas Canty in
front of his plantation, made the following
report which was adopted.
BATON RoucE, June 3, 1919.
To The hon Police,-Gentlemen.-We
have this day met on the new road in front of
Thomas Canty's plantation for the purpose of
inspecting said road, we find the road in COM
plete order, better and nearer than the old
road, and therefore recommend to your hon
orable body to receive said road as a public
road, and in so doing you will oblige,
Yours respectfully,
(Signod), George David, John Kleinpetcr,
iunr, John A HARRISON, Frederic Piker.
A petition from James Seals was laid be-
fore the police jury Upon which the following
resolution was passed Resolved, That the
hands Of James Seals be exempt from work
ing on any public road for The term of one
year from the passage Of this resolution, on
condition that he opens, and keeps in good or
der, a road from his plantation across the
comite to road no II, leading to Baton Rouge.
~ The petition of Adam Winthrop for the
SAtidiiSi tfdbitat " HE SidhC diidlli, W ii = tCdu
and rejected.
Resolved, That the sum of eleven dollars
be allowed Augustus Lcmpp, for the funeral
expenses of Joseph parnell, which shall be in
full of all appropriations hitherto made in be-
half of said Parnell.
Resolved, That the sum of twenty dollars
be allowed William Britt, for the funeral a, d
other expenses of William Jones, a destitute
stranger.
Resolved, That the sum of four hundred
dollars be, and the same is hereby appropri-
ated for the support of common schools with
in this parish. under the 9Th section of an act
of the Legislature, ''entitled an act to re-
trench the expenses of the State of Louisiana
and to reduce the salaries and emoluments of
certain officers, approved march rs, 1912.
The police jury then adjourned to meet at
o o'clock tomorrow morning.
Tuesday morning 9Th jane, lSi3.-The
police jury met this morning pursuant to ad-
journment.
Present, l, A Monget; ?, James Alley 8,
TB Rhodes; 4, R t Young 5, Jno Began
o., Ii kleinpeter; Z, Joseph Heard 6, f
Conrad 9, Sosthene Allan ; 10. VIM Halves;
IL, Egbert Morgan; II, D Ii Penny.-Wm
Halves, President.
Inc minutes OF yesterday S proceedings
having been read, the following resolution
was offered and passed: Resolved, That the
sum of six hundred dollars, be appropriated
10 purchase provisions and to meet other ex-
penses of the State hands while employed at
work on the Baton Rouge and Clinton rail-
road, and the bayou Fontaine. in this parish.
The yeas and nays being called for on this
resolution, were as follows: Yeas--Messrs.
Conrad, Allan, Monget, Heard, kleinpeter,
Morgan, Alley and Rhodes, s. Nays-Bo-
gan, Penny and Young, 8. 1t was then moved
and seconded, that the sum of seven hundred
dollars be inserted in the above resolution in
stead of six hundred dollars. which passed,
the yeas and nays being called on this no.
were Yeas--Conrad, Allan. Kleinpe-
ter, Alley, Penny, Rhodes, Morgan and
Monget, 8. Nays-Bogan, Heard and Young,
3. Mr. Conrad then offered the following
preamble and resolution which were adopted.
Whereas it has been represented. that for
ty-fye of the State hands, are now, and have
for a week in this neighbothool, unen-