Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-01-17

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, POLICE JURY or THE PARISH
: Or EAST BATON ROUGE.
Thu police jury Of The Parish IT East B4
ton Rouge a~sBBtnbled the day k4fonday Jan
uafg 9Th 1890 IN conformity to law.
Present Ward No. |, Anthony lionget
2lt fbmlins9n, j filaa Rtras, 4 Ri Young
D Thomas DsvalI. i Philip Gafip,B I
10 tfebeft Morgan, II William d Len, /.
David Palo. T'hoa DayaIl, Prot.
Samuel sktiaell, Clerk
Tboe. i~iila, Gohatable.
The police Jury having boon called to or
dor, il was moved aud seconded, that they adj
io6ru to nc III 10 u, ytk Oh Monday nstI
The 1911, inst, which WIS carried.
Monday morning January, I2tli 1916.
'rh4 police jury assembled pursuant 10 adj.
%iournneut. Present Ward No. / Anlha.
ny Houget, 2 II TonIinson, 3 Elias Russ.
s Thomas Dey9l, g Philip Garig, III G
Foreman, 3 ] ] Collins. q NJ Lopez, 10 tsa-
bert Morgan, II I'D David Patio,
The police jury was called to order, the
reading of The proceedings of last session was
dispensed with.
On motion, Mr.. John Caldwell was ap.
pointed inspector of iegeos aad roads IN the
18th ward, aud Mr.. Atboriek Duplantier the
aatag Tor the 9th ward, for the year 1916.
The petition Of y henderson FOR The emaa-
eipatiea of the slave Ann was read and fo-
jected,
The petition, .ot Raymond Sans, Mary
Sane, Francis saie, hotfa af tho bate John
Sans Of This parish, dsreasei TOT the otianei.
patton eli the two slaves of said deeeaebd, 16-
aefa aged li years, and AFtimiae, aged / p
years, was read, pas sed by tllo requisite mum
Der Of the Police Jury,
Tie petition of 4ir. john Buhlof, executor
of tho last Will and Testament of John MCGill,
deceased, for the emancipation Of the slave
Maria under tue age Of 80 years was read
aud rejected.
Hif. Morgan moved for 4 reconsideration of
Tue petilial Of Mr.. Buhler, for the oinancipa-
ton Of the girl Marin, which was carried, lilo
vote was then taken upon the petition and
passed by the requisite number Of tho police
jury.
William Jackson was confirmed In the APP
nointment Of parish constable, on his comply.
Ing with tic requisites of the law,
Mrs. Aliaa Bird was placed on the list Of
parish pauper3 at five dollars per month.
An amount 10 favor Of ~l}ufrel Rouse, for $50
for tho support If dfrs. Bird four months vas
allowed
q petition was laid before tho police from
Amos Adams, Esq, requesting tho privilege
Of changing a part Of The public road leading
through his farm, was read and granted, and
the following persons appointed commission.
ers 70 lay out md receive said piece Of road
when completed, William Pate, John G Fore.
man, a Stokes, aud d Haffelson.
Whereas by a resolution ofJanuary @, 1916
the Wldow Fergus DGplantier, was authorised
by the police jury 10 change The road leading
from The Mississippi river TO the Highlands,
I ierefore Resolved, that Messrs. John Dayen.
port, ] Barker, Jacob Smith, Andrew Klein
p3tcr and John Kleinpeter, SEN, be APP
pointed commissioners to receive, or reject he
new road now offered by the said Mrs. Du-
PLANTER.
The police jury Adjourned to meet at 3 o.
clock this afternoon.
Monday Afternoon.
The police jury met pursuant 10 adjourn
lnent, present the same members as this NOR.
ming, Messrs. Young aud Lea also entered
and took their seats.
On motion, the ~netitioa Of the heirs Of John
Sans deceased, for the emancipation of the
two slaves belonging to the estate of the
said deceased, To wit, Joseta and Artimise,
was read a second time, and passed by the
requisite number Of the police jury, The yeas
aud nays being called for, was as follows.
Yeas, Deqall, iiopget, Foreman, Lea, Russ,
Pate, Glrig, Morgan and pomlinson, o. Nays,
Young and Lopez, 2.
The following action Of the police jury in
relation TO the emancipation III the slaves be-
longing 10 the estate ofthe late John Sans
deceased, was adopted.
Whereas, Raymond Sans, Mary Sans, and
Francis Sans, heirs Ut Jahn Sans deceased, |
Lave applied to The police jury Of this parish
by petition, for permission TO enancipate two
slaves belonging to to the estate Of said del
ceased, to wit: Josefa aged fourteen years,
and Artemise aged twelve years, and il hav-I
ing been passed by the requisite number oil
the members of the police jury, Of two suc-I
cessive meetings. II is ordered that the pe-
tition of the said Raymond Sans, Mary Sans,
and Francis Sans, be granted, and the police
accord their assent to the emancipation Of the
said slaves, Josefa and Artimese according TO
law, and after the usual notice.
On motion the petition Of John BnhIer,
executor Of the last will Of John McGfll de-
ceased, for the emancipation of the slave Ma
ria, belonging to the estate of said deceased.
was taken up, read and passed a second tine
The yeas were called fur, and resulted As fol.
lows Yeas, Devall, Mouget, Foreman, Lea,
Russ, Pate, Gafig, Morgan, TomIinson and
Collins, 10, nays, Young and Lopez 2.
The following action Of the police jury IN
relation to the emancipation oftbe slave Ma
ria, belonging to the estate of the late John
McGill deceased was adopted.
Whereas, John Buhler, Esq, executor OF
the last viii aid testament of John McGill
deceased, late Of this parish. has applied to
10 The police jlrg. by petition for permission
ID cmancipate The slave Maria, belonging to
the estate Of the said Nc Gill, said slave be-
ing under the age Of thirty years and it be-
inqpassed by a leagal number Of the mem
hers Of the police jury attWo successive meet
ings. 1t is therefore ordered, that the petit
ton ofJohn Buhtef, herein, be granted, and
the police Jury accord their assent 10 Tie e.
Emancipation Of said slave Maria, according
10 law.
William Hubbs, Esq. Treasurer aud Col
%tector, laid before the finance committee the
following account, TO which is annexed the
report Of said committee.
Dr. Parish Of East Baton Rouge in ac-
count with WIN IIubbs. Treasurer and Col
iector.
For balance due me as per account
feaderedtlst September, 1915, 81 NJ "a
AMOUNT D uucolleeted taxes Gp To 0 I
3stlas daUs as per listg 228
Warrants paid numbering from
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