Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-02-22

Parish of lberville. held at the Court House 0
said PariSll-Thc following members We're pre-
sent
Louis Hebert, member from the lst District.
VIM. c. Adams, y " 2nd District.
James F, Robertson, " Sd District.
3 Thomas c. Brown, " 4th District.
Il. \. Cpton. > 9Th District.
4. &. StTIugeT, " u 9Th District.
Ehas- \. Slack, " " 7th District.
Tie session being opened, the following pro-
ccedlngs Were had
The motion OF Mr.. r. A. Upton to reconsider
the Resolution concerning the making and keep
Ing OF Roads and Levees upon the Mississippi and
is tributaries and outlets by the State was lost.
NeSsrs Brown stringer and Upton voting for, and
Mtssls Adams, Slack and Hebcrt votin. against
it. There being a tie the President voted against
SAID motion.
Mr.. Louis Hebert having moved that the fur
Their sum OF eight hundred dollars be appropriated
over and above the sum already appropriated at
the last session of the Police Jury, on the 7th 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 HILBERT,
Strlnger 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.. X. A.. pton 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 9TH
ward of said parish praying for leave to have
bitches cut across the Road leading from the river
10 Bayou POnt, was ubmltted and read to the
Police Jury, and on motion of Mr.. r. a, Upton, the
praycrot SAID petitioners was unanimously allow
ed.
On motion. resolved. that the sum of twenty
five dollars be allowed to the Recorder of the
Parish of lberville as a compensation for the ser |
vices required of him in section 30 of the act of
the Legislature of the State. entitled IAN act to
provide for the assessment and collection of Taxes
in this State" approved March 21st 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 Is. Frazee, praying the use of
a room In the Court House for the purpose of
teaching the science of the English language, was
submitted 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, 5 1850
An account due John Cannon for $50, re-
2 duced to the sum of fifteen dollars. 1900 |
An account due S. c. Trevor, constable,
for s2o,s7, allowed, 2o,37
An account due Cornelius Manly for $50,
reduced to ten dollars, which is allow
ed, 1000
One account due Talbot and Robertson, |,
Tor 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, :
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
~ J. L.. Petit, Sheriff, as collector of the State,
md Parish Taxes for the year 1850, and the said
3ond and the securities thereon having been deem
d sufficient, the same We're unanimously accept
Then the Police Jury adjourned until tn. next
ocular session, to meet on the I'd Monday in
April, 1851.
Signed JAS. E. ROBERTSON,
President.
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