Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1851-06-08

have the necessary qualifications, which
members were then sworn by Mr.. ANA
dco Morel a Justice of the peace of the
9Th ward of this Parish and took their
seats.
Mr.. Desire Leblanc was unanimously
elected president of the Police Jury.
On motion
M. Conrad l.. Mavor, was elected
clerk of the Police Jury.
On motion
Mr.. r. c.. Loret, was unanimously
elected Treasurer Of this Parish.
A petition of the inhabitants of the
Attakapasr cana land Little Texas. was
read praying that the contact made with
DIR. Kittreedge, respecting the mouth
Of the Alttakapas Canal, be continued,
aud
On motion
RESOLVED, That the prayer of the
above petition begranted.
On motion # y. b. GuiIlot.
RESOLVED, that resolution No 1891,
appropriating two thousand dollars to aid
in constructinga levee in the Parish of
Point Coupee be the same is hereby re-
pealed.
On motion eff. T. Pngh.
RESOLVED. that a committee of three
members he appointed to contract for
and supcrintered the binding of such old
archives as exist in the %oficeof the Recor-
der,as they may deem proper. The presi-
dent appointed Messrs. J. I. Pugh,
Il. C. Martin and j. B. Guillot, to COM
pose said committee.
On motion of. B. Gmld
Resolved. that the sum efsix thousand
dollars Be and tile same is hereby aPpro-
priatcd for the purpose of building a
Court House on Court House Square in
Napoieonyille.
RESOLVED, that G. G. Rally, A. M.
Foley and Nathan Webster, be and they
are hereby appointed commissioners to
contract for aud superthtend the erection
ofSaid Court House.
RESOLVED. that said commissioners
shall have power to expend said sum OF
money, but not morc, tor the coastfuc-
ton of said Court House.
Resolved. that said sum of money
shall be paid as follows one thousand
dollars cash. and the balance, in n and
two years from the date of The contract.
RESOLVED, that before said sum Of
money is paid, the contractor shall fur
ni>h his bond. with good security, condl-
timed Cor the return al said sun OF mo-
ncy, with eight per cent interest thereon,
from the time he receive the same, in
case he should not complete said House,
according to his contract.
RESOLVED, that the commissioners ha-
yc power 10 advertise for 2 proper plan
and specifications, which, when accept
cd by the board, said commissioners be
authorised, TO draw u; On the Parish
Treasurer, to pay the same. in u sum not
cxcccdingsonc hundred and fifty dollars.
RESOLVES, that said commissioners
shall have the power to give a BOND IN
the name of the parish, for the payment
of the sum ofhycs thousand dollars, in one
and two years as aforesaid, with elghtper
cent interest after maturity, if not paid.
RESOLVED, that no money shall be
paid, except on the warrant OF a majority
of said commissioners.
RESOLVED, that in ase Of death, resi-
g%nation or refusal 10 act Of any Of said
commissioners it shall be the duty Of the
president of the Police Jury, to appoint
others i'm their stead.
The yays and nays being taken on the
above resolutions, it appeared that
Mcssrs. r. C.. Martin, j. b. Gnllot,
DufIosard Landry, Drausin Himel, Vim
cent Landry, Paul Y. Boadreaux and
Desire Leblanc, voted for the adoption
and that Messrs. James Il. Pagh, Fran
co.'s Mollere and Zephirin Giroir voted
against The adoption. In consequence
the aforesaid resolutions were adopted.
A petition ofthe inhabitants Of Brule
St-Martin, was read, praying that the
election precinct, now at Mr.. Marceln
B. Leblanc's be changed to Mr.. Fran
co.'s Mollere's.
The yays and nays being taken, it