Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1848-09-28
POLICE JURY,
OF IBERvILLE.

OlS45, that being the day appointed
for II regular session, the Police jury
met according to law and adjournment.
The following members were present to
wit:
G.. n. Brusl6, president aud member
from the I'd district; PauIin Dupuy, men,
Der from the Sd district; Thomas w.
Brown, member from the 4th district;
w. 2. Boote, member from the 5tll district.
The session being opened, then came
Mr.. F. V. Gallagher, who after present.
ing his certificate of election as member
from the 1stdistric,, took his seat.
Then the Police Jury proceeded to APP
point commissioners of elections for the
different election precincts of this parish,
to serve during one year, and the follow
ing persons were duly appointed 10 wit:
For the Bayou GonIa Or first precinct,
Messrs Paul Hebert, senior, Norbert
Lauve, and Albert Allan.
For the Plaquemine Or ID precinct,
Messrs. J.. III. Rllls, Lucien Landry and
Trasimond Roth.
For the Indian Village or Sd precinct,
Messrs Adoiphe Dupuy. Jules Seller, and
John A. Dardenne.
For Joseph Richards store or the 5th
precinct, Messrs Charles Davenport, Tho
mas C. Brown and Edward Moore.
For Paul Dupny's residence or the 18th
precinct, Messrs Va!sin J. Dupuy, Baltha-
zar Dupuy and Michel SchIatre, senior.
For the Island or the 9th precinct,
Messrs John Bite. Guedry, Achille Landry
and Pierre Cole.
For Ives Mil or the 9TH precinct,
Messrs. w. Ii. Carr, James Sullivan and
Gaspar Gall.
For Johnston store OF the 9Th precinct,
Messrs Henry Johnston, Ursin Daigre
and MaxinilIien Catoire.
Whereas, a petition of several inhabi-
tants of the parish of IberviIle, residing at
Bayou Goula, that the privilege to hold a
ferry for foot passengers, might be grant
ed to Mr.. r.. Leblanc
WIereas, a petition was presented by
several inhabitants of Bayou Goula, pray
ing that the privilege 10 hold a ferry for
foot passengers on the Mississippi River,
may be granted to Mr.. r. Leblanc
1t was resolved, that the said Leblanc,
be and is hereby authorised to hold said
ferry one year, at the same rates, and
subject to the same regulations as the
other ferries on the Mississippi river; pro
vided The said Leblanc, first pay into the
hands of the parish Treasurer, the sum of
ten dollars.
The petition of Antoine DubucTet
praying to be permitted to emancipate
his slave iionore, and the documents
thereto, were for the fifth time presented
and read to the Police Jury-whereupon,
it was unanimously resolved, that the Pc
.titioner Antoine DuhucIet, be permitted to
emancipate his slave Honore, as a reward
for important and faithful services rem
dered to him by said slave, and that in
consideration of his well attested good
conduct, his said master, Antoine Dubu-
clet, be and is hereby dispensed from Civ
ing the bond required by the 10Th section
of an act entitled "an act to prevent free
persons Of colour from entering the State,
and for other purposes, approved March
18th, 1880.
After due examination of the different
plans laid before the Police Jury for ap-
by the committee appointed at the
last session to receive said plans and spe-
cifcations, Mr.. George Weldon's plan
and specification of Court House and Jail
was finally accepted and deposited with
he Clerk of the Police Jury, subject to be
examined by all persons wishing to do so.
On motion, it was resolved that the
price of adjudication for the building of
he Court House and Jail to the underta-
ger, or lowest bidder, therefor, should be
,aid at the following terms, to wit: One
bird in January 1850, that being the day
appointed for the delivery of said Court
House to be then complete; one third in
ISL, and one third 1852, which two last
nstalments shall be paid either with notes
eight per cent interestpe annum,
If in cash, at the option ofthe Police Jury
If any other person or persons charged
With the settlement thereof.
Be it further resolved. that the Clerk ofI