Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1848-09-11
POLICE JURY.
PARISH OF IBERv1LLE.

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Ols49. that being the day appointed
tor a regular session, the Police Jury
met according to law and adjournment.
The following members were present to
wit:
Z. N. Brusle, president and member
from the I'd district; PauIin Dupuy, men,
Der from the Sd district; Thomas w.
Brown, member from the 4th district;
I.8. Boote, member from the 5th district.
The session being opened, then came
MIR. +. V. Gallagher, who after present..
ing his certificate of election as member
from the lstdistrict, took his seat.
Then the Police Jury proceeded to ap-
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 to wit:
For the Bayou Goula or first precinct,
Messrs Paul Hebert, senior, Norbert
Lauve, and Albert Allan.
For the PIaquemine or I'd precinct,
Messrs. J. H. Rills, Lucien Landry and
Trasimond Roth.
For the Indian Village or Sd precinct,
Messrs Adolphe Dupuy, Jules Seller, and
John A. D%ardenne.
For Joseph Richards store or the 9Th
precinct, Messrs Charles Davenport, Tho
mas c. Brown and Edward Moore.
For Paul Dupuy's residence or the 4th
precinct, Messrs VaIsin ]. Dupuy, Baltha-
Ear Dupuy and Michel Schlatre, senior.
For the Island or the 9th precinct,
Messrs John Bite. Guedry, Achille Landry
and Pierre Cole.
For Ives Mill or the 9TH precinct,
Messrs. w. II. Carr, James Sullivan and
Gaspar Gall.
For Johnston store or the 9Th precinct,
Messrs Henry Johnston, Ursin Daigre
and Maximillien Catoire.
Whereas, a petition of several inhabi-
tantso of the parish of Iberville, residing at
Bayou Goula, that the privilege to hold a
ferry for foot passengers, might be grant
ed to Mr.. r. Leblanc
Whereas, a petition was presented by
several inhabi1antso of Bayou Goula, pray
ing that the privilege TO hold a ferry for
foot passengers on the Mississippi River,
may be granted to Mr.. X. 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. " III
The petition of Antoine Dubuclet,
praying to he permitted to emancipate
his slave Honore, 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 Dubuclet, be permitted to
%emancipate bis slave Honore, as a reward
for important and faithful services rem
dered to him by said slave, and that 10
consideration of his well attested good
f 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 san act to prevent free
persons Of colour from entering the State,
} and for other purposes, approved March
/, 10th, 1880. T.
After due examination of the different
: plans laid before the Police Jury for ap-
proval, by the committee appointed at the
last session to receive said plans and spe-
! cifcations, Mr.. George Weldon's plan
and speciicationof Court House and Jail
was finally accepted and deposited with
the 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
f the Court House and Jail to the underta-
e ker, or lowest bidder, therefor, should De
paid at the following terms, to wit One
third in January 1850, that being the day
appointed for the delivery of said Court
House to be then complete; one third in
: 1851, and one third 1852, which two last
e instalments shall be paid either with notes
bearing eight per cent interestpe per annnm,
or in cash, at the option ofthe Police Jury
or any other person or persons charged