Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-01-30
POLICE JURY.

Thgrsday January l4rh l947.
At q meeting Of The Police jury Of the
Pa9sho of East Baton Rouge, held this day
agreeable 10 adjournment, we're present.
Wrd. No L. unreprcscntcd. No 2 Tom
,insen. No unrepresenred Nod RI Young.
No 5 Thomas DevaII. No gu Pikcr, No 7
] C. Foreman, No unreprese8t No9 IN
represented, No 10 Il Morgan, No ii W
Lea, No II y Pale,
Thomas Devall President,
WIN. Hubbs Clerk,
Thos Bills Cons, able.
The President called the meeting TO or
der; and The minutes Of fast meeting being
reads The following resolution was ad"P-
ted.
Resoiyed, That The BOARD Of Admlnl~tra-
tors Of Public Schools be- and they are. here
nv reaues. ed, to wait on Hiior James Coop
or. late TREASURER ofthc Partsh school lnnd,
and settle with him on account q 4aid lnna;
| and receive, and receipt for any balance
that may be due. And be It tnrther resolV-
Ell, Thatthe Clerk furnish Major Cooper
andaIso the President Of sald board, Win
copy Of these resolutions.
The following preamble, and resolutions.
was then proposed, and adopted.
Whereas vacancies exist u the office oi
| Constable 10 several "f#ftc wards ct the
Parish and whereas Il - cXpedtent II al
| said vacancies be flied.
Therefore be it Resolved, That elections
for one Constable in each ward OF the Par
| ish, " herein vacancies exist, be held on the
first monday Of February next, al the several
ward precincts Of TIE Parish. And that the
said elections he held in all respects accor-
ding to law. And be it further Resolved
| That the Clerk furnish the Sheriff forth
with with a copy of The resolutions.
The following resolution was then proPns-
ed and adopted.
Resolved, Thai Jacob ITawes be, and is
| hereby appointed, to fill the vacancy Cocoa
stoned by the death of Anthony Monget) IT
the board uf commissioner ; appointed at
the last September session OF the jury to-
| tile purpose of letting out, and superintend
inc the building a bridge over the Comite rir'
er, al or near Major Stephen Roberts. AM
that the Clerk furnish him a notice OF bis ap
poin:ment and also a copy G tthe said reso
lutions OF September.
T'3eJury then adjourned until p o'cloeI
PM
Thursday afternoon January l4th l847.
The Jurv met agreeable to adjournment
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The same members present as in the morn
ing.
Drs. A o Hard and + Glover. for profes
~sional services, and articles furnished II
Ranks a pauper !; which on motion wer
laid on the table indefinitely.
On motion the Jury proceeded 70 fix cleo
t;on precincts in each ward in the Paris
which we're made as follows.
Ward No / Atthe Court House in III
town Of Baton Rouge, No 2 office. OF Jane
Cooper ESQ. N03 House Of Joseph @ Chap
man No4 House of Mrs. p Townsend, No
House of Thomas Devall, No Cat the hous
r. lanes C1Dawsou, Nn7 at the house
y q Harleson at the forks of the road, No
bonse of Col p Hickey, No 0 house of j.
, SaoE Barker, No 10 house of WIN. Martin
NoI house of John Barteli Sr. No II a
Elhe house Of J Vancourt-
On motion, Resolved, They proceeded
Tho anno1ntment of Commissioners of ele,
lions at each precinct. And hat the CIcl
r notify them OF the same /; which were as 10
lows. D
aud john Reid. No 2Jas Cooper, w ) Pk