Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-11-14

Robertson, Sd District; Ttos. Brown, 4th Dis
trict; VIM. r. Boote, 9TH District; Don L. r.
Orillion, 18th District.
The session being opened. Mr.. A. G. Stringer
presented his certificate of election as a MEM
Der of the police jury for the 9th District, and
was admitted to take his seat. The committee
appointed at a previous session Of the police
Jury, to inquire into the necessity of re-opening
the Bayou Manchac, make their report as fol
lows, to wit:
.The undersigned committee, to whom was
referred the communication from the police jul
ry Of the parish Of Jefferson, in relation to the
re-opening of the Bayou Manchac, beg leave
to Report-That an undue Importance has been
attached by other parishes of the State to the
closing of the Bayou Manchac. The fact is, the
bayou was never considered a navigable stream,
but admitting for arguments sake, that it was,
and that it was improperly closed, a double
wrong should not now be committed by re-
opening it, the circumstances under which it
was closed being as follows: In 1914 obstrlc-
tons were thrown in by order of Gen. Jackson.
In March, 1896, the Legislature passed an act
authorizing the inhabitants in the vicinity to
close the bayou, and a dam of earth was thrown
across the mouth of it. The fund for the pur-
pose was raised by subscription. In couse-
quence of thus closing the bayou, a large tract
of country, previously uninhabited, was re-
claimed, and is now occupied by a large num-
Der of persons, generally of very limited means,
who would be driven from their homes, aud en-
tirely ruined by the re-opening of the bayou
We hazard nothing in asserting that there is
not a point on the river where an outlet would
be attended with more expense, or the conse-
quences would be more disastrous.
/ II onn6roofiou of *boca y;au,c y,,o horou,;fb
present a copy of a report made by Capt. T.
B. Linnard, Ga typographical engineer) for the
use of the Senate of the United States, in the
year 1912. All of which is respectfully sub
mitted. (signed,) w. C. ADAMS,
a. -.a wv .g.a. THos. w. Brown,
..r WIN. R. BooTE.
Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville, Sep. 3, '49.
The above report was unanimously adopted.
On motion, it was unanimously
q Resolved, That printed copies of the above
Report be directed to the President and mem
bers of the Police Jury of each parish in the
State, with a request that they instruct their de-
legates to the Legislature to oppose the re-
opening Of the Bayou Manchac, for the reasons
stated in said report.
The petition of Mrs. Leodocia Robertson,
pra Jing to emancipate her slave George, having
been presented to the police jury for a second
time, and the members being in a sufficient num-
Der to deliberate upon the same, and being ofthe
same opinion as before, it was unanimously re-
solved, that said petitioner, Mrs. Leodocia Rob-
ertson, be permitted to emancipate the said
slave George, as a reward for important and
faithful services rendered to her and family by
said slave, and that in consideration of his
good conduct, his said mistress, Mrs. Leodocia
Robertson, be and she is hereby dispensed
from giving the bond required by the 10th sec
ton Of the act entitled an act to prevent, free
persons Of color from entering this State, and
for other purposes, approved March 10th, 1880.
The petition of Don Louis Rosemond Drill
lion, praying for the emancipation of his slave,
a mulatto boy named Adolphe, having been pre-,
scented to the police jury for a second time, and
the members being in a sufficient number to de-
liberate upon the same, and being of the same. O.
pinion as before, it was unanimously resolved,
that said petitioner, Don L. r. Orillion be per-
mitted to emancipate the said slave Adolphe, as
a reward for important and faithful services
to himself and family by said slave; and that in
consideration Of his. good conduct, his said
master, Don L. R. Orillion, be and he is hereby
dispensed from giving the bond required by the
10th section of the act entitled an act to pre-
vent free persons Of color from entering this
State. anu for other purposes, approved March
10th, 1880. ..
J.. L. Petit, Sheriff Of lie Parish Of Tbver.
Vile, and collector of the parish tax, hay
ING exhibited to the said police jury his receipt
in full from the parish treasurer, for the parish
for the year lS47, on motion, it is ordered
that the bond furnished by said ]. L. Petit, as
collector of said parish taxes, be cancelled and
annulled; and further, that a copy of this reso-
luton be furnished to the Recorder for that
purpose. 4gs4.
Apetition from several citizens Of this parish
is presented to the police jury, in relation to
the sale of the Ferry established at Bayou Gsu-
la Landing to the highest and last bidder, and
the same to be established as q skifff ferry only.
Said petition having been taken into considera-
ton, it was unanimously resolved, that said fer
ry be established as a skiff ferry only, and that
the same be sold to the highest and last bidder
after ten days notice, by the parish treasurer, ND
on the same terms and regulations ds hereto
fore. ...
Whereas, in the first action of the police iury
on the petition of Michel Schlatre, praying to
be authorized to emancipate his slave Willis,
had on the 9th of April, 1849, the words, sst
appeared that all the members present, FIVE, vo-
ted in the affirmative were ~wrongfully inserted
on the minutes. On motion, it was resolved,
that the same be stricken out, and made to read
as in the original minutes, to wit: sThe same
was unanimously adopted r4
Then the police jury adjourned until 2 o.
clock, r. M.
AT o'clock, r, NJ, the police jury met agree
able to the above adjournment-present as be-
fore.
An account is presented by G. g. T. Weldon,
contractors, for extra work done on the new
Court House and Jail of said Parish, as per ac-
count on fle,% amounting to the sum of $6le,-
II. The same having been put to vote, was
unanimously allowed; said account to be paid
agreeably to the terms and conditions, as men
TONED in the contract between the Parish nf
Therville and Messrs r. q N Walaan c.