Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-09-18
POLICE II1HY
BATor RoveE Monday Morning Sept. GIL

At a regular meeting Of The Police Jur,
OF the Parish of East Baton Rouge, hell
this day at the Court House In The Tow
Of Baton Rouge, according to law n weft
present viz
Ward No /. G w. Christine. m
No q. O. Hatket,
No .. T.. Russ,
NOD. II, T. Young,
No o. Thos. Deyall,
MOI 9. ]. Caldwell Jr..
VIM. Hubs Clerk, Jhos. Devali Pres't,
X kinner Constable.
@ The President called the meeting f7
order And on motion adjourned until .
o'clock, 2. NJ.
Monday Evening.
lit tttttJT tttt agreeable II Fttttt1ttftttF,=t.tt =,
Present Messfs. Russ, G w Christine. ]
I Piker, u Burgess, and Jos Heard. Mr..
= Russ, was called TO the chair pro TEN j.
When on motion the jury adjourned until
tomorrow at O o'clock A. NJ.
TUESDAY MoBNtNG Sept. 18th 1B47,
The Jury met agreeable to adjournment.
Present viz q w Christine, o Haeket.
II Russ, X I Young Thos. Devall. ] Cald.
well Jr, J I Piker, D Burgess, Jos Heard,
and w u Lea. M " .ur..
The President called the meeting 20
order. And the following resolution was
proposed, and adopted.
Resolved That the resolution recurring
accounts against the parish to be approved,
and allowed by the police Jury be. and tie
same is hereby repealed so far az tie
same relates 10 tie lees Of public officers.
Any law 10 the contrary Is hereby repealed.
W Lea, presented the petition Of Nj.
Watson and others accompanying resolu-
tiohs making appropriation a two hundred
dollars, for building a bridge across Sandy
Creek. Mr.. X I Young, offered an a.
amendment to said resolutions, making m
appropriation of four hundred dollars TO
build a bridge across the Comite near G
L CLANCY. And the yeas and nays being
called, said amendment was rejected viz
yeas, r Y Young, aud w u Lea. ~ nays,
Z w Christine, O Haeket, p Russ, ]
Caldwell Jr., J + Ptter, b Burgess and
JOS Heard (7). Mr., Lea then motiohed
the suspension ofthe rules Which being
voted upon the rules were suspended. Mr.,
Lea then moved the adoption Of said reso.
and Tho yeas aud nays being
called was rejected us follows, yeas, ] w
O Hacket, Jos Heard, w u Lea,
(4) nays, L Russ, J Caltwell ir., J I
Il Burgess. Il T Young, 81.
The petition Of Jacob HAYES md others
that the road leading to Marietta
the plantation Of Ir. Worham.
presented Aud on motion was laid
the table indefinitely.
The specifications of Parish Taxes for
he year lS47 and accompanying r%esolu-
ions, were presented by The finance coln.
Aud motion was made to adopt.
be specification separately by item.
And the yeas, and nays being called, was
viz; yeas JOS Heard, II T Young, I
nd W d Lea, (3) nays, G. w Christine,
} Hacket, + Russ, j Caldwell Jr., J +
and B Burgess. (6) q
The following report, resolutions and Q
p6cittcat' ons for the parish taxes for the
ear ls47 as proposed by the finance com. o
n'ttee, was moved for adoption. And the 0
eas and nays being called, was adopted /
~; yeas G w Christine, O Hacket. Il n
iuss, J Caldwell jr., J + Piker, B Bur.
ess, JOS Heard, and w D Lea [s1 No. r o
: Young III f
The finance committee beg leave 10 re- 2
that the aggregate amount of Taxes,
oeciled at the June session TSl26OO1 he 0
xed as the Parish Tax Tor the wear Is47, f
IF the purposes therein specified. With q
lie exception ofsuch attention in the sn4ci.
for elections, and assessor which p,
the parish to contribute the sum i
tour hundred dollars for the support If CO
l6sIic schools for the current year., without &c
y prejudice to those objects. Accordingly
g report the annexed resolutions viz of
Resolved, That the sum Of twelve III
ousand six hundred dollars be, and he foI
me is hereby fixed as the parish Tax for pr
, parish Of East Baton Rouge for the Ct
ar l547; For the following specified c,
rposes viz. NJ
r the erection of State build. ma
ings . 5Ooo m n,
10000
lpers 10000 mi,
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