Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-22

a regular session of the Police Jury of tn
Parish of I~berville. held at the Court House c
said Parish-The following members were pre-
sent
Louis Hebert, member from the 1st District.
VIM. c.. Adams, 2nd District.
James e. Robertson, " Sd District.
Thomas c. Brown" " 18th District.
r. A. Upton, 5th District.
A. G. Stringer, - - 9Th District.
Chas. A. Slack, 18th District.
The session being opened, the following pro
ceedings were had
The motion of Mr.. R. A. Upton TO reconsider
the Resolution concerning the making and keep
ing of Roads and Levecs upon the Mississippi anc
its tributaries and outlets by the State was lost
Messrs Brown Stringer and Upton voting for, anc
Messrs Adams, Slack and Hebert voting againsI
it. There being q tie the President voted againsl
said motion.
Mr.. Louis Hebert having moved that the fur
ther sum OF eight hundred dollars be appropriated
over and above the sum already appropriated at
the last session of the Police Jury. on the 18th day
of December 1850 towards the completion OF the
Grand Levee in the Parish of Pointe Coupee
and subject TO the same provisions-and said mo-
ton having been put to vote-Messrs Hebert,
Stringer and Slack voting in favor of said motion,
and Messrs Adams, Brown and Upton voting
against said motion, and there being a tie, the
President cast his vote i'll favor of said motion, was
adopted.
Then Mr.. r. A. Upton gave notice to the police
Jury that at the next session he would move to
reconsider the vote taken on said motion.
The petition of sundry inhabitants of the 4th
ward of said parish praying for leave to have
bitches cut across the Road leading from the river
to Bayou Pont, was submitted and read to the
Police Jury, and on motion of Mr.. r. A. Upton, the
prayerof said petitioners was unanimously allow
ed.
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five dollars he allowed to the Recorder of the
Parish of Iberville as a compensation for the ser
vices required of him in section 80 of the act of
the Legislature of the State, entitled AN act to
provide for the assessment and collection of Taxes
in this State'i approved March 2lst 1850, and that
the Treasurer of the Parish be and he is hereby
authorised to pay the said sum of twenty-five dol
lars to the said Recorder upon his receipt for the
same.
The petition of B. Frazee, praying the use of
a room in the Court House for the purpose of
teaching the science of the English language, was
and read to the police jury, and was
unanimously rejected.
The committee on accounts and claims make the
following report:
An account of VIM. P. Bradburn, Editor
of the Southern Sentinel amounting to
the sum of $3.50, allowed, $ 1850
An account due John Cannon for S22, re-
duced to the sum of fifteen dollars. 1900
An account due S. c. Trevor, constable.
for S2O,37, allowed, 20,37
An account due Cornelius Manly for $50,
reduced to ten dollars, which is allow
ed, 1000
One account due Talbot and Robertson,
for professional services to the Parish,
for SIS, allowed, $500
An account due Thomas Brown for a cof-
fin for the Rev'd. William Ivers, for
seven dollars, 700
An account claimed by A. E.. Richards, druggist,
amounting to twenty dollars for medicines and
|eeches by him furnished to J. N. Rosson. de-
ceased, was rejected.
The Recorder of the Parish OF Iberville having
presented to the Police Jury the Bond furnished
BY }. L. Petit, Sheriff, as collector of the State,
and Parish Taxes for the year 1850, and the said
Bond and the securities thereon having been deem-
I'd sufficient, the same were unanimously accept
ID.
Then the Police Jury adjourned until the next
regular session, to meet on the I'd Monday in
April, 1851.
lSigned) JAS. E. ROBERTSON,
President
THOMAS C. BROWN,
Il. A. UPTON,
& WIN. C. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT,
A. G. STRINGER.
ADoLrn GRASS, Clerk protein. ian23
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