Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-09-25
POLICE JURY.
GOLtC1 JUh1s
Baron RoUeE Monday Morning Sept. 9Th

Of the Parish Of East Baton Rouge, he'll
this day at the Court House in the Tow
of Baton Rouge, according to law wer'
present viz i:
Ward No l.. G w. Christine,
No 2. o. Racket,
No 3. Il. Russ,
Nod. X. L. Young,
No 5. Thos. Dcvall,
No 8. J.. Caldwell Jr.,
VIM. Hubbs Clerk, Thos. Dcvall Presi
X Kinner Constable.
The President called the meeting Il
order And on motion adjourned until
o'clock, +. M.
Monday Ercning.
The Jury met agreeable to adjournment
Present Messrs. Russ, G. W Christine. }
+ Piker, b Burgess, and Jos Heard. Mr.
Il Russ, was called to the chair pro TEN
When on motion the jury adjourned unit
tomorrow at o o'clock A. NJ.
TUESDAY MoBNtNa Sept. 7th ls47.
The Jury met agreeable to adjournment.
Present viz: & w Christine, Q Hacket
T. Russ, X T. Young, Tbos. Devall, J Cald.
well Jr, J + Piker, B Burgess, Jos Heard,
and w D Lea.
The President called the meeting ID
order. And the following resolution was
proposed, and adopted.
Resolved That the resolution requiring
accounts against the parish to be approved,
and allowed by the police jury be, and the
same is hereby repealed so far as the
same relates to the fees Of public officers.
Any law 10 the contrary is hereby repealed.
w D Lea, presented the petition of NJ.
Watson and others accompanying resolu.
tions making appropriation Of two hundred
dollars, for building a bridge across Sandy
Creek. Nj. X + Young, offered an Il
mendnpnt to said resolutions, making an
appropriation Of four hundred dollars 10
build a bridge across the Comite near G
+ Clancy. And the yeas and nays being
called, said amendment was rejected viz
yeas, r r Young, and w D Lea, ~ nays,
G w Christine, 0 Hacket, d Russ, J
Caldwell Jr., J r Piker, y Burgess md
Jos Heard ~. Mr.. Lea then motioned
the suspension ofthe rules. Which being
voted upon the rules were suspended. Mr..
Lea then moved the adoption Of said reso.
l~utions and The yeas and nays being
called was rejected as follows, yeas, ] w
| Christine, q Hacket, Jos Heard, w d Lea,
az nays, T. Russ, J Caldwell jr, J +
Piker, B Burgess, r I Young, ~.
The petition Of Jacob Halves and others
praying that the road leading to Marietta
through the plantation Of Or. Workman.
was presented And on motion was laid
on the table indefinitely.
Tho specifications of Parish Taxes for
the year 1877 and accompanying r%esoli-
lions, were presented by the finance com.
mittee. And motion vas made to adopt
the specifications, separately by item,
And the yeas, and nays being called, was
rejected viz yeas Jos Heard, RTY Young.
and w D Lea, (3) nays, G w Christine,
O Hacket, f Russ, ] Caldwell Jr, J +
Piker, and B Burgess. (6)
The following report, resolutions and
specifications for the parish taxes for the
year 1847 as proposed by the finance com.
mittee, was moved for adoption. And the
yeas and nays being called, was adopted
viz: yeas G. w Christine, o Hacket, L
Russ, J Caldwell jr., J + Piker, B Bur.
CESS. JOS Heard, and w d Lea TSI No. X
I Young III
The finance committee beg leave to re-
port, that the aggregate amount Of Taxes
specified at the juno session [$12600] be
fixed as the Parish Tax tor the year ls47
for the purposes therein specified. Witt
the exception ofsuch attention in the speci
fcations for elections, and assessor which
enables the parish to contribute the sun
Of four hundred dollars for the support o
public schools for the current year, withou
any prejudice 10 those objects. Accordingl.,
we report the annexed resolutions viz:
Resolved, That the sum of twelv,
thousand six hundred dollars be, and III
same is hereby fixed as the parish Tax 70
the parish of East Baton Rouge for tn,
year 1847; For the following specife'
purposes viz,
For the erection Of State build