Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-06-24
POLICE JtTRY.
Regular meeting Of the police jury, Parish {

Monday OF said month, the police jury Inc
pursuant to adjournment. Present
let ward-IIilaire Bereeron Cd, Rose
mond ITebert 81, Treville Landry 4tb.
Bite Labanve 9th. Jacques Molaisun 9th
William Joyce. 7th, II J Grover: 9th, ] I
Durable 9th. r G Gordon; VIM Joyce, ESQ
was called TO the chair; az president pro lem
The president named a committee. com
posed of Messfs. Rosemond Ilebert, ] Bite La
hauye. and j V Durable. to examine the re
ttirns Of election in relation to tile following
new members IIilaire Bergeron, r G Cor
don, Trevi1le Landry, t~aeques Molaison, Jr
and II ] Grover, Said committee reported
the new members duly elected.
The jury proceeded 10 nominate d president
and Mr.. William Joyce was unanimously no
minated.
The jury then proceeded to The election o
a clerk for the ensuing year, and O Labaiye
was unanimously elected.
Resolved, That from this date stray horses
and mules will BIZ, advertised sixty days. AM
the keeper Of such animals will be allowed
twenty-five cents per day for the feed Of salt
aiiiinsls during the time 1t is advertised.
The jury then proceeded to the distribution
of the interest on the donation made to this
parish by Julien Puydras. with due diseffmi.
nation as to the situation OF the applicants.
and the following applicants were admitted to
the benefit Of the donation, as follows;
Resale Trahan s2I2 81 Elizabeth Ira
han $4Sg So Trelonise Tralan &2i2 80
Resale Bourg 1882 90 Josephine Trahan
$IS2 So: Helene Geotffoi s452 gS Anne.
lie Dupuy ss4S2 %. Total $4,000.
On motion, tie jury proceeded to the cleo
ftaE IF ~, nruaSrf.tf a., H,YiittftT,fr t1, bal1afa
Mr.. Valuiont IIebert was declared u,anlnuus-
ly elected.
The Jury then proceeded to nominate In
spector# of roads and %levees, and the follow
ing persons were appointed.
Let ward, Bouviere Robichaux 81, TraHi-
mond Landry 81. Dotville Landry 9TH,
Onesipbofo Bernard 9th, Villenpuve Lee
blanc 9th. james Devall !; 7th, G M Court.
ney; 9Th, ID z Cain ; in the double conees-
sion, lower end, Raphael Hebert, upper end.
Fergus Allan, for bayou Chlcotsi III the upper
part Of the parish, ] Simpson Taylor.
On motion, the Jury adjourned till to.mor.
row morning, at 10 o'clock.
This day, June g. 1s43-The Jury assem-.
hled this morning agreeable TO adjournment.
The same members were present as yester-
day,
On motion, Resolved, That the resolution
ordering tho treasurer to register In The office
OF The commissioners of The Atohafalaya and
Exchange banks; be amended 90 as to author
ise said treasurer to use said bills, by passing
them at their present quoted value.
Resolved, That the parish be divided in
three districts, of Justices of the peace, in
civil matters, az follows The first district to
commence at The lower line of the parish,
extending TO the upper line of holland Stew.
art,s plantation the I'd district to commence
at holland Stewards, extending to the lower
line of V, Leblanc the Sd district from v.
Leblanc, extending to The upper 1.-The Of the
parish providedI that all Judges Of the peace
resldingsin those different districts, will have
joint jurisdiction, and that their judgments
will be valid over all the parish; provided
that the person against whom Judgment was
re ndered, resided in their respective dietricts
at The time the proceedings were instituted.
Resolved, That the petition presented by
many signere, requesting the Jury to receive
as q public road such lines or pieces of ground
as are hereafter designated, namely: from,
the river, TO the depth between The lands of
Mossrs. VIM. s.. Lobiell and James Devall,
TO the end of their double concession. from
thence on the back line of the forty.eieht ar
penis belonging to said james Devall, az far
an the corner of sections Ii aud %, and from
thence following the sectional line as far ma
bayou Poydras resolved, that their request
be granted, provided, that said road be salts.
factory TO the persons over whose lands il
shall be made, and that said road shall be
kept and maintained at the expense Of those
interested therein.
Whereas, John Louis Peyronin, has lost his
privilege Of keeping n ferry at The cutoff
leading TO Plaquemine in this parish Re-
solved, That the Judge be authorised TO soil
said ferry, pursuant to the regulations of the
police jury. "
Resolved, That a committee be appointed
to examine the accounts of the Treasurer
Messrs. ] V Durable, J Lahauve, and u
Molaison, lunr, were appointed said commit
tee The said committee is authorised to
examine all previous accounts from 1880 to
this date, and to report ut the next regular
Of this body.
A motion was presented, to obtain an ap-
preparation from the parish, in the sum Of six
hundred dollars, for the maintenance and
keeping of state convicts, who. by au Hct of
the Legislature are granted to this parish to
work on The road from the landing Of James
Devall TO bayou Crosse Tate. The vdte being
taken on this question, resulted as follows :
in favor of the appropriation, r. G Gordon
and Ii Grover against, Jacques Mulaison, ir;
Hilalre Bergerop, J V Durable, Rosamond
Hebert, ] o Labauve, and Trevilld Landry.
In consequence, said motion was rejected.
Resolved, That the police jury grant leave
to those interested to introduce the ~convicts
of the State into this parish, To w6tk on tho
road leading from the landing at Jas Devall's
to bayou Crosse Tdte, according TO the inton-
ton Of the legislature; provided that the pa
will be in no ways bound or interested in
the maintenance or keeping of said convicts,
the vote being called on the above resolution,
the following result in favor of the reso-
luton, Messrs. Jacques Molaison, Jr, II J
] D Labauve,R G Gordon, 4 ; against
Hilaire Bergeron, ] V Durable, Ro-
semond Hebert, Treville Landry, A.. The
president having given the casting vote in the
affirmative, said resolution was adopted.
Resolved, That the nomination of INDECENT
children to the Baton Rouge College, be post
poned Until the September session, SO that
ample notice may be given.
Resolved, that a committee composed Of
four members be appointed to petition the le-
g~islature for tie purpose of Joining the upper
road with that of the double concession, now
terminating a mile from the court house in
ihis parish the following persons were APP
said committee ] v Durable, II Ber-
geron, ] Molaison, Jr, and T Landry.
Resolved, That in future the commission of
he collector of parish taxes be fixed at three
per cent.
Resolved that in future the clerk will re-
ceive but fifty dollars as salary, but will be
to his notices and mileage as FORM
srly.
Resolved, That the committee appointed at
thn last snssinn of fhixinrr Iatnnr Darall [