Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-23
POLICE IuRY.

No 5 Thomas Devall. No g r Plker, No 7
] G Forenan, No 8 unreprese ted, MOB IN
represented, No 10 4 Morgan, No IL w d
Lea, No II d Pate,
Thomas DevalI President,
WIN. Hubbs Clerk,
Thos Bills Constable.
The President called the meeting to or
der; and the minutes Of last meeting being
Eread. The following resolution was adop-
FED.
Resolved, That the hoard Of Adminietra.
tors Of Public Schools be and they are, here
by request ed, tn wait on Major James Coop.
or, late Treasurer Of tho Parish school fund,
and settle with him on account Of said fund;
and receive, aud receipt for any balance
that may be due. And be it further resoIv-
ell, That the Clerk furnish Major Cooper,
and also the President Of said board, with a
copy Of these resolutions.
The following preamble, and resolutions.
was then proposed, and adopted.
Whereas vacancies exist IL the office Of
Constable in several If the wards Of the
Parish aud whereas il 10 fGxnedient that
said vacancies be fiicd.
Therefore be it Resolved, That elections
for one Constable In each ward OF The 1sr.
ish, wherein vacancies exist, be held ohG{he
~ % aASI4aJ VI N'h y fiaN' a. ~ wv"
ward precincts Of the Parish. And that the
said elections be held in all respects accor-
ding to law. And be it further lsesolvea
That the Clerk furnish the Sheriff forth
with with a copy Of the resolutions. @
The following resolution was then proPos-
cd and adopted.
Resolved, That Jacob ITawes bc, and IL
hereby appointed, to fill the vacancy (occa.
stoned by the death Of Anthony Mongot) in
the board of Commissioners {; appointed at
the last September sessions of the Jury, for
the purposaof letting out, and euperintend.
ing the building q bridge over the CornitS rlv-
er, at or near Major Stephen Roberts. Olnd
that the Clerk furnish him n notice Of his APP
ppin:nent and alsoa copy of the said reso
iutfons Of September.
eJury then adjourned until q O'Clock
p NJ
Thursday afternoon January 14th lS47.
The Jury met agi ceable to adjournment,
t The same members present as in the morn
ing. @ I'D
/, Mr.. w u Lea presented the account Of
Drs. a o Hard and J + Glover, for profess.
eional services, and articles furnished IL J
Banks a pauper which on motion were
f laid on the table indefinitely.
= On motion the Jury proceeded to fix cleo.
= ton precincts in each ward in the Parish
which were made as follows,
Ward No | At the Court House in the
town Of Baton Rouge, No 2 off ce Of james
Cooper ESQ. No , House of Joseph g Chap,
= man, No 4 House Of Mrs, j Townsend, No
0 House Of Thomas Devall, No g at the house
of James & Dawson, No 7 at the house 0
II u Harleson at the forks of the road, No
house of Col p Hickey, No 8 house Of 10
seph Barker, No 10 house of VIM. Martin
No IL house Of John Barlell ST.. No IL AT
n The house Off Vancourt.
J. On motion, Resolved, They proceeded Il
- The appointment of Commissioners OF cleo
tons at each precinct. And that the Ger.
notify them of the same which were as lol
N lows.
-. Ward No III Patterson, ] r Dufrocc
and John Reid. No 2 Jas Cooper, w y Pike
u and NJ Moreno, Mob jog. G Chapman, 1
Russ, and DR. w 3 Scott, No 4 J A Nc
oHnoh. VIM lowell, and DR.. w II Atkisor
-" No 5 John Began, II Carl, and Thos. Lii
le No 6JC Da ason, WI Gayle, and Georg
H. David, No 7 John c Foreman, Isaac Single
tary, and J y Comcaux, Ms Col p llickel
] Caldwell, ana ED Conrad, No 9 Josia
b" Barker, G D4trre, and Alfred Duplantte
nd No lOJF MrCaa, Samuel u Greenwel
and Richard Odum. No II w D La, !
Watson, and Jas. Cooper, No IL d II Per
RS nv, B burgess, and Amoa Adams
"A Mr,RT Young presented a petition sig
ur eddy K w Newport, and others, prayln
,d that the new road now in front Of Mr.. Thor
as Muse Plantation be declared a publ
i" highway IN place of the old road, was r {
- and adopted.o
he On motion il was resolved, That a comm
tee Of three members be appointed by II
en- President, to examine all the accounts pr
mt sented against the PariSRSat this session, al
=. reporl tomorrow morning,
'" Whereupon the President appointed J
IS Foreman r Plker, aud r.. Young, on sa
n committee. 9 @
INT On motion Mr.. David Pate was excus
ira from attendance the balance of the evenin
- The following resolution was presente
and adopted,
Resolved, That all persons living near
Pd' ward line, and said line not being distinct
the marked out and thereby cannot ascertain
ear which ward they live {; shall have the pri'
lege of choosing either ward. sAnd there's
ter vote in said ward before which, tn
~ shall make oath that they do not know.
per which ward they live.
The Jury then adjourned until tomorrt
m at 8 O'Clock M
Friday January 18th IS47.
line IOIiCB jury IDEt dSbCSdDG@ u aOIoutuih
The same melnbe s were present as on y
in terday. was called to order by The Preside
Iy, and the minutes being read was approved.
of The Committee appointed TO examine
CSC q cunts, made the following report viii
was read, and adopted.
We the undersigned being appointed
Committee 10 report on accounts outstandl
against the parish, and for which warra
! a have not been given. Beg leave to state, t
6 wa have examined carefully the same, d
find that they are c orrect, with the except
- of the account Of B Bryant Tailor; and
account Of A Shields for work done on
anu places il Court House, In The account
my the Tailor we find several items which we
46. not think correct. And think It bestto rel
The Inc account.
,aid The account ola Shields, your commit
tha consider exhorbitant, ard should notbe ak
cd. The above is respectfully submitt'
and your committe beg leave to be dischar;
I"'o from any further duty, signed; &c Forem
John Piker, and T Young.
!, The following are the accounts recomm
ded BY thu, above report and allowed.
Richard KinnerS account as Constable
criminal cases, seventeen dollars.
I G Foreman account as Justice of
Peace in criminal cas- S, three dollars d
atom seventy-fve cents.
FMcCaa account as Justice ofthe Pc
,o,b i criminal cases, four dollars and min
Ixtn John Reid account as Justice of the Pc
Par- in criminal cases thirty-fve dollars and
the tytwo cents.
Joseph Monget account as Constable
in criminal cases, seven dollars.
from Joseph w Fowler Clerk of the Dist
Court for services in appointing Commiss