Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-11-13

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The Police Jury Of the parish Of West
Baton Rouge met, agreeably 10 ah order
from the president thereof
PnEsE4r-Messrg Rosemond Heber,
~fIflatre Bergeron, J. n. babaivt, Peter
Lafton, 4. r. Allan, H. WALL VIM. w
Lemnon and r.. DerichehouTg-Absent
VIM j Lyle!
The object of the meeting having been
made known to the Jury, BY The president
thereof, the Jury proceeded 49, follows To
wit j
On motion 6f yalentine Hebert Esd, DR.
Doussan was appointed one of the
Commissioners Of the Poydras Legacy, in
the place Of r. 4. Labton late Of This par.
ish. deCeaseda
The jury then Proceeded tgtbe appoint
ment ofa parish treasurer fof the current
year. by ballot, and upon Counting ths
votes, Dr. A. j. Doussan was unanimously
elected to that office, and the tlcTk ordaT5:
ed To notify him thereof.
On motion, resolved that The treasHFsv
elect, forthwith enter ON the discbafge If
his duties, on complying with the feqh .es
ofthe law, which was done accordingly
On Eiofion, a committee composed Of
| Messrs FIR AIEaiu, r D~eriehebomg, and
] d Laxative, were appointed TO examine
the late parish treasurers acc0aBt8 and
| report thereon tnstanteT,
The above committed reported d. lol-
lows, yin:
We the undersigned, appointed by the
| Police Jury of this parish to examine the
accounts Of the deceased Tfeasfrer, from
the 3lst July ts47 10 This date 18th Oct.
Is47, certify thai from the documents pre-
scented to us, there was received into the
Treasury during that tine, the sum ofTwo
thousand aeEen hundred and thirty five dol
lars fourteen and one half cents (S2,735.
| 14I1 including a note If II. FafroG oC5IOO
due IS September 1s4s3 and that the Dis
bursementsclu hiding commissions and
costs for enregistering ahiodntt0 one tbCua.
and seven hundred and ninety t9e ri liars
and two cents, which leaves z balance ia
favor of the parish Of nine hundred and f.rr
dollars, twelve and a haifCeats 1910, Izlj
October 18th 1s47.
(sioned) F. X. Affair.".
J. b. LAB&Cvs.
L. DERGcHEBouI g.
Resolved that the sum Of ono hundred
| dollars be allowed TO Vincent kirkland out
Of any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated, to prepare s. digest Of
the Police Jury ordinances now in force in
this parish, for publication, and that a COM
mitee composed Of Me4srs r Wall. w w
Lennon, and r K Alfain, be appointed to
examine said digest, and report thereon
10 the Police Jury, and the money tn be-
paid on the acceptance Of said digest.
Resolved That an application made by
Mr. S Hiriart, forthe sum d twenty dollars,
be and Il hereby allowed.
On motion resolved That whereas the
treasurer oil The funds bequeathed 10 the in.
digent girls Of this parish, by julien Poy-
dras, ha> deceased, that the cIeik of the
police Jury notify the commissioners OF
said fund to meet at the clerks office of
this parish On Tue 23d instant, fsF the pur-
pose Of appointing a treasurer for said iInd.
On motion of WIN w Lennon. tie Jury
adjourned until Tuesday the 18th instant at
ten 4. NJ.
TUESDAY 26th October 1847, Al ten A.
VI. the Jury met and adjourned until the
first Thursday Of January ls4st and direct
cd the clerk to notify the members 10 meet
on that day.
The Jury adjourned Sine die.
I ROSEMOND HEBERT Prcs't.
EsSos HBBERr Clerk.