Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-10-04
Police Jury-Parish of 1bervllle.

Police Jufy-PaFls0 OF AOeFVllAe.
0N Monday the LIST day of September, 1851, at
a regular session of the Police Jury, the fol
lowing members met at the Court House OF SAID
Parish, viz:
Mr.. Louis Hebert, member from the list district;
| VIM. C. Adams, I'd DO; Thomas e. Brown, 9TH
do; R. A. Upton, 9Th do; lsaie Leblanc, 9th dol
Ckas. \. Slack. 7th do.
John A. Dardenne, the President, being absent,
the Police Jury proceeded to elect a President
/ pso tenn. When, on motion Of Mr.. Adams, 4Hr.
Louis lieber was proposed and unani,nousl elect
ed President protein, the Jury beng orSa!azedtL
! following proceedings were had:
Resolved that J.. A. Dardenne, President, shew
Cause at Sac aext session @ly Ae should r0t be
fined TOR non-attendance.
Then the Police Jury proceeded to nominate
and appoint commissioners Of elections III and IL
the parish OF Itervitie, sor the several ~elertlois
precincts of said PARISH, in ca.Eormi&v with the
| provisions oI the 3Eh section u he AZ q. tie iegis~
| Iature OF the State OF La. entitled Va ActiaE tie
! Uniform regulation of elections in .!.c Slnte OF fuu-
! isiaua.'' approved ist iunc fSiG-alld the follow
ing pe1sous were duiy and unanimously appointed
! commissioners OF elections Ef one year rom this
date:
Messrs. Eugene Breaux. john II. Randolph and
! Albert Allan to preside over the Est election ore
| cioct TO be held at the Buena Vista Hotel at Bayou
Goula Land ug.
Atessrs. hrnant 1Iebert. F. n. Bisseli and Ma
thew Mar to preside over the ID election precinct
to he held at The Court House at flaquemlne.
.M-s,rs. Ato!phe Dspay, Sebastien schiaire ard
| jules Seize! /, preside over the ID eIecl!oa pre-
ciuc. a the stCIe formerly occupied ny theodore
Johnston a. the Indian Village.
Nles>,s. Camille T.. Landry, r. Norter. Marion
neaux and Jer.ais Schla,ra TO preside over the
4th election precinct 10 be held at the house OF
Paul Dupuy.
Messrs. Augustin Leblanc, B. F. Moore and
Jules Leblanc, 10 preside over the 9TH election
precinct at Richards Store.
Messrs. Cesalre Richard, James Pritchard and
Lucien Guidry to preside over the 9Th election
precinct. TO be neld al the Coffee house Of Louis
Potlet at the Island.
Messrs. a. q. StTinger, Lucen Leblanc ard
William Newcomer TO preside over the 7!h eiec-
ton precinct, to be held at Ives Mill.
Messrs. Andrew summons, Daniel Holiday and
P. P. Suygs, TO preside over the sth election pre-
cinct, to be held at the store Of Johnston Brothers,
o. Bayou Crosse Tete.
Whereas, in order to drefray the expenses Of the
Parish OF Iberville for the coming year it is lie
cessary that a Parish Tax be levied for the pur-
pose
1t was unanimously resolved, that a Parish
Tax be levied iii and li the Parish OF loervllle, 1or
the year 1851, Of twelve cents upon every hun
dred dollars value OF taxable property assessed in
and for said parish, and in conformity with the as
sessment roll oil the State Tax of the year 1851;
and an ordinance to that effect, having been sub
mit.@s. and Lad 10 the Police Jury, was unani-
mous.y adopted and approved.
Then the following accounts were reported by
the committee on accounts and claims as Just ana
correct.
An account OF J. S. Rousseau, J. P, for
fees, s 9,s7
An account of J. II. Haase, J. P, reduced
to 600
An account due Southern Sentinel, 5000
An accou.t OH Sullivan for ~cistern, &c, $500
An accoaatdce Sheriff, l2,5c
An account due S c. Trevor. constable,
for fees in criminal cases, reduced to $50
And the following accounts were reported by
said committee as rejected: .
An account by c. Barby for burylng a
dead body, $500
An account presented by Adolphe, f. m.
c. for washing for the INDECENT sick
person, William Tinnily, $50
Az aceoHnt presented by Norbert Landry
OF ascension Eor teaching ladlgert chill
dren during the year 1915 and 1916, 12l 90
An ordinance to establish a common drain across
the Iberyille Point and tor the Improvement and
clearing out Bayou Breaux having been presented
and read to the Police Jury was unanimously
adopted and approved.
The petition of Hoaore Roth, f. m. C.. praying 10
emancipate his slave Julie, negro woman, aged
twentythree and her daughter Estelle, aged eleven
years, having been presented and read to the po-
lice Jury was unanimously rejected.
1t having been represented that Mr.. Paul He
bert, Inspector of Roads and Levees for the l4th
District is not a resident Of said District
Resolved, that MI. }. IL. Randolph be appoint
ed in his place and stead as Inspector OF Reads and
Leyees of said 14th District.
Whereas, Mr.. Louis Riyet. J, Inspector Of Roads
and Levees for the 12.h District, upper Grand
River, is no longer a resident Of said District
Resolved, that Mr.. Joseph Leblanc be appointed
to serve in his place and stead as Inspector for
said District.
A petition signed by the inhabitants residing in
the til inspection District on the Bayou Crosse
Tete praying that the TIN section OF the ordinance
Of Roads and Leyees passed on the Sd day OF June
last 1851, be amended 50 that the width OF the
roads be reduced from IS TO 20 feet Said petit
ton having been put to vote was reJscted-Nessrs
Adams, Upton and Leblanc voting against it, and
Messrs. Slack and Brown voting for IT.
Resolve ed, that every ilhabdtaIs residing WITH
in 40 arpents from the Mississippi river or pub.
lie read in the Parish of Iberviiie owning OF pos.
sessing cattle, sheep. &c, is hereby notified and re-
auired to pen up and secure said cattle, sheep. &c.
at night, SO as to prevent their running at large
in the Public read. Each and every person neg
Iectng to comply with the provisions Of this Ie'
solution shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less
than five nor more then twenty FIVE dollars, to be
recovered before airy Justice OF the Peace having
jurisdiction over the District in which such person
or persons reside, upon complaint made by en-.
peEson-sne hall OF which fine to accrue to thu
benefit OF the person so complaining, ard He othc'
half to the parish.
On motion, resolved. that the Parish Constatl.
be ined ten dollars for non attendance at thu
Police Jury.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until tn,
9 next regular session to wit-the LIST Monday Q
January, 1852.
Signed DAN
THOMAS C. BROWN,
r. A. UPTON,
iSAIE LEBLANC,
, CHAS. A. SLACK,
!, @Hg-N- - IDIYIS EERER.r