Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-08
POLICE JURY.
Parish of IberviHe.

On Monday the twenty third day of
July IN the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty-nine, the MEM
bers o: the Police Jury of the Parish of
loervifIe met at the Court House of said
Parish for the purpose o forganizing and
electlng their officers. This extraordina-
ry session being held in consequence of
the regular meeting of the first Monday
In June last, lS49, having not taken place,
an account of bad weather, which prevent
ed the members from assembling on that
day.
Then the following members appeared
and took their seats, to wit
LIST, Francis Gallagher, member of LIST
District; I'd, Thos. W. Brown, member
of 18th District; Sd, w. r. Boote, member
of 9TH District; 4th, Don Louis r. OrilIion.
member Of 9TH District.
The session being opened the Police
Jury proceeded as follows
The resignation of J. S. Webb Esor,,
Clerk OF the Police Jury having been pre-
sen'eo' the same was accepted. Then
Mr.: E. W. Blake wa appointed Clerk of
the Police Jury, pro tenn.
Then came Mr.. VIM. C, Adams who
having presented his certificate of election
as member Of the third District, was ad.
mltted to take his seat. Then the Police
Jury proceeded to elect a President of the
Police Jury, for one year, from the LIST
Monday of June last, 1s49; and there be-
ing two candidates, to wit
MIR. m. G. Adams, and D. T., Drill
hon. Upon counting the votes it appeared
that Mr.. OriIIion received 4 votes, and
MI. Adams votes. Therefore Mr.. Drill
lion was duly elected President of the
Policy Jury, for the current year, to date
from the fifth day June last ls49.
Then the police Jury proceeded to the
Election by ballot, ofa Clerk of said Pos
lice Jury, for the unexpited term of the
former Clerk, J. S. Webb, to wit:-Until
the first Monday of June next, IS5O-and
the result was that Mr.. E. w. Blake re-
ceived two votes, and Nj. Adonis Petit
three votes. Therefore MIR. Adonis Petit
was duly elected Clerk ofsaid Police Jury,
to serve for the remainder of the term of
W years, to wit:-Un,il the first Monday
in June next, 1850.
Then the following proceedings were
had
On motion of Thos w. Brown it was
Resolved, that the proceedings had at the
last session ofthe Police Jury, held on the
9Th ofJane 1916, be approved and ratified
as far as the bills and account that were
presented and approved by the President
w. G. Adams, President at that session.
and also as far as the draft for $1,000
drawn and signed by W. C. Adams as
President, in favor of Mathew Karrigan
and Patrick DeIany for making the Road
from the Bayou Paul settlement to the
Mississippi River.
And further, it was Resolved, that the
balance of the proceedings had at the
same session of the 5th of June be held
as null and void.
Resolved, that the several drafts drawn
and signed. by W. C. Adams, in favor of
different persons as president, be and the
"SaSoy AHIuCu duu dppFOF6O,
and the President d. L. OrilIion, be au-
thorised to endorse on the same approx
ed:
A letter from Mr.. Camille L. Landry
having been presented and read to the Po-
lice Jury praying that said body appropri-
ate the sum Of twenty dollars, being the
balance due Jas. Korkoran for work done
on the West Baton Rouge and IbervilIe
Cutoff. Said demand having been put
to vote was unanimously rejected.
An account amounting to the sum of
twenty-five dollars is presented by J. L..
Petit, Sheriff, for holding Elections of
members ofthe Police Jury in the Cd, Sd
and 9th District, and also for stationary
furnished. Said account was unanimously
allowed and the President authorized to
draw on the Parish Treasurer for that
amount, $25.
1t having been suggested to the POI