Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-01-30
Police Jury---Parish of Iberville.

Police Jury--Parish of Iberville.
On Monday the 7th JANUARY, 1860, being the
first Monday of said month, at regular session
of the Police Jury of the Parish of 1berville,
begun and held according to law, the following
members met at the Court House Of said pa
rish, to w.t.: ...
w. C. ADAMS, member Of I'd District;
JAS C. ROBERTSON, member Of Sd District;
A. SrR1NGER, member Of 9Th District;
d. L. r. OR1LL1oN, Pres't of 7th District.
The session being opened, the following pro-
ceedings were had; r,,
On motion, Resolved. that Thos. w. Brown,
w. r. Boete and F.. v. Gallaugher, the absent
members, show cause at the next meeting why
they should not be fined, according to law, for
not attending at this session.
Resolved, That the resolution passed at the
session of the police jury on the nth Septem-
Der last, 1S49, authorizing the sale of the pa
rish property wbereon the old jailor's house
| and Jail are built, the same to be sold in two
separate lots, be so amended as to read as fol-
lows, to wit-That said property be sold in one
lot by the Treasurer of the parish Of Iberville,
after the usual legal advertisements, to the
highest and last bidder, payable as follows: one
half of the price of adjudication on the lst day
of January 1851, and the other half on the lst
day Of January 1852, purchasers to furnish
their notes endorsed to the satisfaction Of the
President of the police jury, and special mort
gage to be retained upon the property, to Sc
cure the payment of said notes and all inter-
ests, said notes to bear interest at the rate Of
eight per cent per annum from time due till
paid, and payable at the Office of the oscorder
of said parish
Resolved, That the President of the police
jury be and he is hereby authorized to make a
good and valid title of said property, and sign
bill of sale of the same to the purchaser or
purchasers thereof, and further to do all and
singular the acts necessary in the premises.
An account amounting to the sum OF three
dollars and fifteen cents was presented by A.
E. Richards, being for medicines furnished by
him to INDECENT sick, by order of physician,
and D. r. Orillion, President Of the police jury;
allowed, and the President authorized to draw
on the parish Treasury for that amount-$3 Is.
/ An account amounting to the sum Of $S47 90
was presented by w. P. Bradburn for printing
of the election notices in the Southern Senti-
mel, for printing blank oaths for commissioners
of elections, and for printing circulars to the
police juries of other parishes; the same having
been put to vote, was unanimously allowed,
and the President authorized to draw on the
Treasury for the amount-$47 90.
An account for the sum Of $50 SO was pre-
sented by J. L. Petit, sheriff, for blankets, &C.,
furnished to prisoners in Jail; the same was
| unanimously allowed, and the President au-
| thorized to draw for the amount-$30 so.
On motion, the police jury adjourned until
o'clock, Pm.
At2 o'clock P. M. the police jury met agreea-
bly, to the above adjournment, present as before.
Mr.. F.V. Gallaugher, member from the lst
District, appeared and took his seat. q
The petition of Auguste Dufour, praying the
police jury to come to his relief for services
rendered as teacher Of INDECENT children in said
parish, during the years l842 and l843, a.
mounting to the sum of $3.50, was presented
and read to the police jury, and the same being
put to vote was unanimously rejected.
! An account for the. sum of $l18 90, was
presented by J. s. Leonard, late jailor Of said
parish, which being put to vote was unanimous
" allowed, after deducting the sum Of $i8,
and the President authorized to draw on the pa
rish Treasury for the amount, to wit: 800 90.
An account amounting to % 06f was pre-
sented BY G. s. Rousseau, justice of the peace
in said parish, being for costs due him in crimi-
nal prosecutions; the same being put to vote
was unanimously allowed, and the President
authorized to draw on the parish Treasury fol
the amount-e3 064. its..'s' f...i's.1fi
Resolved, That the sum Of 4l 80 be paid to
Adonis Petit, clerk Of the police jury, for q
minute book, BY him bought for the use Of the
police Jury, and the President authorized to
draw on the Treasury for the amount $1 so.
An account Of 1l50 90 WAS presented by
E. w. Blake, ESQ, for his services as parish at-
| fornev: the aame was laid over until the next