Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-07-06

Total amount distributed s tg.22l 10
% finttct RcRdirai. That the Treasurer ii the
Fn,,lias fund. I've aud ia hereby autl,uIi2ed Ia par
t,tiun amongst the above named ltn,scns. the Sum
" $l20. in proportion tntheir claim. rs srpn as the
en,na is paid into the Treasury. IL hping an adAi-
tional balance If interest for the wear iElp. not
distributed ly the Police lury at this session
The Jury. then adjourned till tomorrow nj 10
y o'clock A. NJ.
I IrranAy Mnuw,ve. All June. 1850,
The Jury met ag,eeahly 10 adjournment, pre-.
sont ne Yesterday.
The President appointed Messts. J. T.. Landry.
las. w. Pipes IN u contract with an editor in Bat.
on Rouge. tr tn the Printing cf this parish for
une wear. and that said committee report thereon
as soon M practicable,
Report y committee ~ Printing Your commit
tee beg leave tn report that they have received
proposals ior the parish printing 10, o,,e vear. Mr.
hatch proposes 10 DO the printing Of the iel,hpra4
tons oi the Police luty. three publications In
French and English, 81 copy Of tho paper to lie sent
TO each one ot the members and the Clerk. Ilea-
s,ttrr St.. Tor the SUN Of $50. per annurn.
Mr. Adams IT the GaEcnp proposes the same.
Your committee, submit The whole aud beg leave
to I've discharged.
Signed, III I,Nrpy. chairman of Com,
The Jury then proceeded Ia the election OF a
Printer for the ensuing year, and Mt Adams Of
me f'foh hDfgr tffVF haNing received the ma
rorlty Of the vrtes cast. wa declared elected pat
iEh Printer. for this Parish, tct the period oi one
wear. shd II further resolved, that the Clerk Of this
Jury notify him of The same.
The petition of Thomson w. Bird. praying tnr
the emancipation of his Rlave EYsn having hoen
previously taken iutu consideration lv this Jury.
was this day called ny for detini'e action Chas,
smith, objected 10 said emancipation.
Nalmont Hehert called inr the yeas and nays
| AN thp ,.tNtft,n an ,,t,YEi,t ~ r.tl ,,,,I.r,y,A, 3D.
The votes was ms follows Yeas, ! b Lallsuve.
V. lieheft, ! l.. lebdell, G. L. rct,t, I. l,abin
| Nays, L. Laiiton. w. \. Lyle. Chas. smith. i. T.
Landry, las, w. Pipes and NJ. c, Leblanc.
There not being a majority ni two thirds IN
favor of said application, II was thereupon defni.
lively rejected.
Nalmont llehert, Esq. presented and read the
petition OF Julien Io,'eau. PRAYING that he might
I've allowed ~ etnancipatc hs OIL (slavcl which
was objected to hy W J. Lyle. and the yeas aud
nays being called for. tho vote wax aS follows
Yeas, v Rehcrt, G. L. Petit, I, Bobin, l., tafton,
! b laRsuye, Nays. !, T.. lolsirll. Chss, Smith.
w, J, Lyle. !. I. Landry, Jas. w. Pipes, NJ. G..
Leblanc, The application was therefore rejected.
On the application of u. ScSiat for the emanci.
ratlcn Of his slave, the yeas and nays We're called
for, and the vote was az follows Yeas. llelprt,
Petit, Rabln, Latton, lchdcl and 1aBauve. Nays.
Smith, Lyle, Landry, Pipes and clslanc, There
49, '''s- " i''I''t W wv 'tA' ~ i" " wv
ot. the same was rejected ia toto.
petition ot VIM, w. Lennon, Esq, praying
that the Police Jury would make an appropriation
IN hts favor, Tor the reimbursement Of monies
paid Ivy hun IN the prosecution Of The SUIT known
as John u, Hereford. rs, VIM. w. Lennon q ais
and the Police Jury of the Records of the 9th dis.
trct Court. was allowed and the Treasurer autho-
rtscd 10 pay the amount, on The warrant Of the
President ot this Jury, cotin,ersigncd by the Clerk.
The Widow of Francois Redat, having propos-
cd 10 the Treasurer Of the roydras Fund TO pay
The interest on the loan out. Of said fund made 10
her late husband. And she further proposes 10
have said loan continued 10 herself, aud will Sc
cure the same by bond and mortgayed ON five ar
pcnts front Of the land which she OWNS. as nara
phcrnal property (which was hypothccatcd by her
late husband, as part security for said loanl and
negroes OF value sufficient TO secure the payment
of the principal and interest of said loan.
Resotnl Therefore that the suit heretofore or
dered by the Parish Attorney, to collect the prin.
cipal and interest of said loan be suspended. aud
that the commissioners of the Poydras fund are
hereby authorized TO receive the interest Of said
debt from said Widow Bedat, and are further au-
thorzed TO loan the principal 10 her, on the secti-
rty OF said hre arpents front of land, with slaves
sufficient 10 secure the payment Of said principal
and interest.
The proceedings Of meeting Of the citizens OF
this parish were presented to the Police Jury and
read, and the following resolution was presented
by Mr. obdell. and seconded by VIM. ]. Lyle.
ReSotnd, That a special Tax OF Ten Thousand
Dollars be laid on the Inhabitants of this parish
accounting 10 the assessment roll Of the present
year for the purpose of raising a fund for the
constructions of levecs abandoned to the parish.
ReSo@cad, That section % of Chap. III of the
Laws and Ordinances ofihe Police Jury, so far as
the 18th ward is concerned. be and is hereby re-
pealed, and that the Inspector assisted by The
Commissioners Of the al road and levee district.
proceed as soon as practicable to contract for the
construction of the levee. ON the abandoned lansis.
Fprfafr Resarcd, That the Sheriff of West Ba-
ton Rouge, be and is hereby appointed Collector
of said Tax.
Falmont Hebert, moved that the resolution lie
over until the 18th Monday in July.
VIM. J. Lyle objected to said motion, and call
ed for the the vote on the same, whichswas as
follows: Yeas, Messrs. Hehert. Babin. Lafton, |
Landry and Petit: Navs, Messrs. Lobiell, Smith.
Lyle, Pipes, Leblanc and LaBauve. The motion
Of Mr.. Heber, was lost.
VIZ. ]. Lyle, then called for the yeas and nays