Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-23
REGULAR MEETING

|.Df The Police Jury Of the Parish Of Efst ia.
ION Ketiga,
MespAY, 9TH Sept, 1sAa,
The Police Jury Of the Pafieh Of East Baton
Rouge assembled this day In conformity
TO law.
Present. Ward No. |, Anthony Mnnget: q,
janice Alley J, i d Rhodes u, John b.
gan q, ] Il kleinpetef I. Joseph Heard /.
&. I d Conrad II 10, VIM lfawes, liz Nor.
gan. la, y IL Penny.
.WM laws, President,
Sam. skolield, Clerk,
Gran Haekat. Constable. g
e The Police Jury. was called to order and
the proceedings af laHt session read.
On motion, Messra, Conrad. Penny and Al
lain we're excused for non. attendance Oh the
laet day OF laat session.
Resolved, That IN future no member al tho
Police Jury shall be fined in n sutn exceeding
thirty dollars for each offence Of non aiten.
dance.
Meaars, Conrad and Penny were appointed
a committee 10 examine the account Of Ora,
Jacket, Parish Collector and Treasurer, and
report on the same.
Resolved, That Mrs. Jane Fllen, be placed
on the lat OF paupera IN The I'd class, and that
her time date trotnthe Let Of July laet, 1sl3.
!. The Police Jury adjourned TO meet at j
o'eloek this afternoon,
Monday afternoon.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn.
meht.
preRent. The Ratne members as this NOR
ming except Mr.. kleinpeter.
Mr.. John X, pufroeq was appointed Parish
Ranger.
Resolved, That from and after the paaeage
Or THE resolution, the Parish Jailor shall be nj.
loved to charge twenty-five cents per day for
Keeping and feeding each slave confined IN
jail aa runaway, all laws to the contrary are
hereby repealed.
Resolved. That the West endof road district
| No. 8 be extended EaFt to The . mile post, and
THAT the hands OH said road work tho same tn
the aaid five mile pest,
Mr.. William Martin laid before the Police
| Jury am account amounting to aixty.one dol.
lars for services rendered by him as 4 guard
in the eolored convict service while employed
on the Baton Rouge and Clihton Rail Road.
which account was examined by the Police
Jury and rejected, believing that the parish
was not liable for the payment OF thoae ae-
counts.
MIR. Heard was excused attendance this
evening.
An account in favoro Of Justice McIIugh, his
constable and several witnesses was examined
and rogisters&k
Mr.. Oran Dewey's petition for opening a
public road from his house TO the Baton
Rosve and Plains road, 10 intersect the latter
al the s mile post, was read and granted and
The following commissioners appointed To lay
out the same, Mastin Holden, Sylvester Da-
Wis, A 6 Russ, Elias Russ, o c Vanlaning-
ham and Jacob kromholt.
Resolved, That James Cooper, Esq, be au.
thorised to soil certain irons, or log chains be.
longing to the parish and pay the proceeds in
the Parish Treasury. =
The Jury then adjourned to meet at {
o'clock Tomorrow morning.
TUESDAY morning, 9th Sept. 1919.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn,
ment.'
Present, Ward No. |, a Mouget 20, Jas
ALLEY; 8, 4 B Rhodes 8, John Began ; G,
B Kleinpeter; Z, Joseph Heard. s, + Con
rad; 10, Wm Halves IL, E Morgan II, [
II Penny.
The Police Jury Vas calledto order and th'
minutes of yesterday read.
The petition of Charles d Bonney an,
Thompson w Bird, executors of the estate G
George Langley deceased, late of this parish
for the emancipation of the following slave
belonging to said estate, to wit:
Comfort aged thirty-three years, Name.
thirty three wears, Katy twenty-one years
Henry eighteen years, Eleanor twelve year
and James (son Of Katy two years, was rea
the first time, and passed by the requisit
number of the Police Jury.
"A petition from Abraham Bird for the emar
c~ipation of his slaves, Kitty or Kate, aged Thu
y.seven years, and her two children, Adowi
AHA William was read and rejected.
The following hands were placed on tn
Baton Rouge and Clinton Rail Road, /. e.
Green B White. S w Brashiers, John Bra
shiers, William Kitchens, David McCants an
Pollard Harrison, and Green B White ar
pointed overseer u the upper endo said roae
Resolved, That GreenB White, S w Bra
shiers, John Brashiers, William kitchens
David McCants and Pollard Harrison, be es
empt from the payment of any fine that ma
be imposed on them for refusing to work o
!. road district No. "a.
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