Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-10-19
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ing oftFe Police jury the report duGht 10 state
Il as nearly aa Possible the amount Of damages
sustained by certain individuals by the con-
s~trnetioh 81 said lsvee; as we'll as a statement
3 as near as can be of the lands oyerfowed this
yedf. iho gqte being taken the result was
az - lo,iows; for-Gfoyer, Taylor; Bergerbn,
gufaiaei + liebett and Joyce; Against
Al4pauYe' Landry aid Molaison-said resolve
was adopted.
Whersa'i seward Respectable persons of
,nls parish haRe applled TO this Jury to have
ans attLege OF hoid!ig 4 Masonic Lodge. IN
ger the name Of st. James No. AZ. in tho room,
originally destined for The Office Of he parisE
Judge and whereas the said room is at nrpsont
unoccupled 1t ID fesUlted that safI lodyo
~ ny the present resolution, authorised ~
hoid their sessions therein and that ihev he
allowed TO open a communication between
the TWO rooms of aaid buildings provided that
az any time ths Police Jury NAV tsqiest n,
t9ey VIII replace the room in the condition
they receive It. The vote being taken. il ro-
suited as follows For-Grover. Hebor,
Taylor; Bergeronj Durable; joyce, Aga;nst
-Moialsoili ] Bite Eabauyo aud IJanuty-adop.
The committee appointed by1$BnF bodv n
examine the account ofthe sheriff in the above
afialr' reports that il is overcharged LAS 10.
mlleage) Of $50 7j, which deducted from tho
account leaves q balance Of $50 rs due.
II Bergeron,
Taylor;
V Durable,
! ne committee appointed 60 examine tho
account OF The sheriff, having reported thai
The sum OF $50 7Jc. is due to him in The af'
ialf q flpesi said SUM is hereby allowed to
Resolved, That tie President oftbe Police
5pry be tequired to report at The next session
o. the follce Jury the probable expenses Of
con'Pllng me regulations ofthe Police Jury.
any addlng thereto the laws of the state rela.
tiYe 70 9oice Jurless now III fbrce, and lR case
sns sala report is accepted, that one hundred
copies Of said digest will be puhIisbed ~ E.@
lish and one hundred in French. O"s"
On Totlohy it is resolved that ibs f,t,g.,,,L
pc added 70 SECTION 81; chapter Cd oftbs rSn =
latiohs Of the Police jury: after the 49, leSuE
all other sections of the parish" II wiIl +.
the duty of al! commissioners; soon a6st h.
appointment, to visit each land boldar i liz
district, for the purpose Of ascertaining The
number 81 male slaves able to work. hs1ong,
ing to HIM he will be autiotlsed to denan3.
statement IN writing from SAID owner If sIays
giving the number of working slaves. which
statement VIII De signed BY the probtistot ana
two Witnesses, which Statement sGai EoEn;U
IN Inc hahds OF the Inspector; and iffrom tbesG
statements, The Commissioner thinks ba SaE
obtaI1 a sufficient ninber Of hands in bis a.
trict 10 stop or prevent a crevasse. no will nro,
coed to perform the work required, hi 4 ,Io
number Of hands III His district bs M, .'g
Gent TO perform The NECESSARY taBbr. !, Iii
be his duty to notify immediateiy each insro"
tor OF roads and levees Of Tie adi6injn7 AZ
trlcts, above and below; 10 sehd him. wifsh,n
stated time, such number Of male slave H.
VIII think proper to order the inspecto, ~
inspectors TO whom this order NAV he sent,
VIII require the number of slaves; or 1fo rata
'on the nuHlber of hands III fta district. bnt II
the number asked for exceeds tie number ~
hands IN his district! he will sehd TO the in:
spectof Of the district adjoining for tie neces3
sary number 10 fill Up the demand. TFe Iat:
Ter inspector will then proceed ia the above
aescfiDed manner. 1t is well Understood that
IN case OF q c%reVasse, no one will be autbori.
sea 10 give ORDERS except the INSPECTOR of
ats'Iict n Wnich sad crevasse has taken blace;
the hands VIII all be Under his comma1d, o,J
those who will come to WORK will ranort t9Si4
selves directly to him il will be his dntv ~
keep a tEc6rd iii Which he will inscribe ,bS
number Of slaves furnished by each pronr;otor,
the date on which they PRESENTED tbentsaIyoa,
as well as the time they were aistbi6missed
be IT also understood that the reralB8er of
section % remains IN force.
Resolved, That in future the Parish t,dos
VIII Keep 3 record ofall LICENSES given by him
these records may serve to aaIf Tho sccomat
Of the Treasurer.
Resolved, That said Judge wilt rscsiys EF
his services tie sum of twelve cents for oaoE
entry on his books and for each notice he will
serve on the treasurer.
Resolved, That the Tfeasdret be required
to furnishia at the line he presents his accounts
exact Statements Of the taxes, licenses and
fines, OF which he shall have received notice
from the cdrfptf6llGr, and the reason for which
SAID shms 10 not appear credited to the par
ISL.
The use Of the Court.yafd IL granted to I.
n. Pulien5 for the purpose of keeping his bor-
sesi provided he maintains the fence n good
order and KEEPS said yard clear of weeds,
v: blanchard; sheriff, has been named coll
loctor Of Parish taxes:
On motion; the Jury adjourned to the fourth
Monday Of the present month.
WIN. JOYCE, Pte6ident.
ULIBAuvvt, CLERK:
SEf4GnbEER %, i844.
The Jury met Bdfsuant to adjournment.
Membet5 present-Rosemond Hebert, J Bite:
Labauye, Treyille Landry, ttm Joyce,J v
Durable, ! II Grover, s Taylor, ] w Chinn.
FIR. WIN Joyce presided:
The president appointed a committee 10 exs
anime the returns of the election J w ChinH
elected III place of NJ J Courtneyz=said COM
miltce reported Mr.. CHM duly slscted:
The committee appointed to. Contract with
the editor ofthe Baton Roug8 Gazette, report
that they have contracted with him for the sum
Of fifty dollars; be furnishing one copy of the
Gazette containing The proceedings 10 each
member Of the Police Jury and to the treasu-
rers
Whereas the report which Vas 10 have been
presented by the Commissioners named 10 as
certain The direction and location Of the leVes
to be made in the sixth distffcto III fhis. parish,
has been mislaid, tits resolved, That Messrs.
+ Habin and Vincent kifkland; two of the
members of said committee be authorised To-
state under oath, the contents Of said report.
ResolFedi That the report Of the commis-
sioners appointed TO lay 6at and establish a +
road snd levee OF lie lands Of WIN. Evans,
Lemnel Dupuy and T NJ Hereford be accep-
ted, and that the inspector pf roads and Ieyees
Of the district in which said lands are situated
be requested TO proceed immediately and force
the proprietors 70 make Or cause To- be made
The said road and legees in the manner strict
" prescribed by law and the regulations Of
the Polffe JGryi Without delay and that the
said road and leyees will not be made in any
pace nearer than Eve arpents from The river
bank: and that the clerk of the Jury immedi-
atciy furnish a copy OF this resolGtionft to the
inspector of said district. b
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