Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-12-07
Police Jury-Harish OF IbervitRe.

IN "Wednesday the 23d day Of October 1850:
~ BY virtue. of an order rom the Plesiden, OF
the Police july Of the PiltiA, q" Iberv He. granted
upon the petition of twelve 6hsbi,auis residing n
the village of Bayou GouIa. the Police Jury met
al The Court House of said Parish in F!aquemins.
lhe following men,bcls were present:
Louis Hebe,,, LIST District; WIN. C.. Adams. ID
District; James E. Robertson. Sd District; r. 4. Vp,
ton: sth District; A, G. s,ringer, 9Th Dn,,ict.
The sese,on being opened, Mr.. Charles A.
Slack, member elect from the 7ih District. havjns
appeared and presented hs certificate Of eIec,io1
and was admitted to his seat.
Then the Police Jury proceeded 10 business, 10
wit:
The petition Of Theodore Johnston, prsyihe "a
be permitted to keep his goods and merchandise
IN tho Court House, having been subni,,ed 10 the
Police Jury,
Resolved, that said Theodore Johnston be per-
mitled TO keep his goods aud merchandise IN said
Court Room, until the Is, day of December next,
1850. Resolved further. that Henry Sullivan. the
keeper ofthe Court House, be authorised and EN-.
powered 10 rent the said Court room, to said john.
sion, until the 1st day Of December next, upon The
terms and conditions most advantageous 10 the
Parish.
The ommitt OH accounts and claims, report.
ed the following bills and acts. as allow ed, 10 wit:
J. II. Haase, justice peace, account for fees in
criminal matters for $l1, 623, reduced 10 81 ST.
WHICH dtiOuHt - Niiu"eu.
J. l.. Petit, sheriff, account for ices &c, as pey
bill, allowed $24,4O.
R.A. Upton, justice peace, for fees in criminal
matters. $7,75.
John l. Brown, bill for doors TO the Recorder,
off G. by order Of the Police Jury, allowed $40, IS.
Doct. Thomas S. Garrett. accounts iorhpost.
mortem examination on four bodies ut the request
Of The jury of inquest, $4O,0O.;'
Resolved that said report be adopted, and tina,
the President be authorized TO draw on the Parish
Treasury for the amount ofsaid accounts.
1t being suggested to the Police Jury, that the
Number Of children in the Goth school District Of
the Parish is too small to support, a feacl,er-on
motion of Mr.. Chas. A. Slack. it was unanimously
resolved. that said ooh school District be united
to the 18th District. and that the same SO united,
shall hereafter form but one District, and be known
as the 18th school District.
A Resolution for the purpose of appointing
two assessors TO value the lots lying and situated
inthe village of Bayou Gouia. in order to defray
the expenses Of building a new levee in front Of
corning roads and levces on estates divided into
lots situated on the banks Of the river. approved
March Esd. 1910, was submitted 10 the Police Ju.
ry by Mr.. Louis Hebert, and said resolution hav.
ing been put to vote, was rejected and LOST
Messrs Upton. Stringer. and Slack voting in The
negative, and Mess,s. Hebert and Adams voting
in the afii mative.
WI. Louls iIeucIt udSiDS WOteU t0 GOIlC0 u.
~ to declare The LIST section Of the act Of the lie.
gislatnte. entitled All act concerning roads. and h.
wees on estates divided into lots sitna,ed on tho
banks Of the river. approved March 23c 1910. %
far as regards the Parish Of Ibervile. a nullily, the
said motion. was, on motion Of Mr.. r.. A. Upton,
laid on The table by the following vote: Messrs
Adams, L pton, Slack and Stringes, voting against.
and Mr.. Hebert voting in favor Of his motion.
Onmotion the Police jury adjourned until Tho
next regular meeting, to wit: the lst Monday in
January, 1851.
JAMES F.. ROBERTSON, Press.
WIN. C. ADAMS,
CHAS. A. SLACK,
A. G. STRlNGER,-
LOUIS HEBERT,
Annx,s prr,r Clerk.