Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-06-21
Police Jury-Parish OF Iberville.

HOHACe 4lEy-I AEAShA VI AUCEVAAACs
ON Monday the I'd day of June, 1851, at
~ a regular session of the Police Jury of the
Parish of Iberville. held at the Court House of
sent
VIM. c. Adams, member from the 4th District.
R. A. Upton, 9Th District.
Chas. A. Slack, 7th District.
Absent, Mr.. Louis Hebert from the 4th Dist.
On motion, Mr. Slack was called to the chair
then came Mr.. VIM. c. Adams who presented his
certificate of election as member of the Police Jury
for the I'd District OF said Parish and took his seat.
Then came Mr.. Jean A. Dardenne who also
presented his certificate of election as member of
the Police Jury for the Sd District of said Parish
and took his seat.
Then came Mr.. IzaIe Leblanc who also pre-
sented his certificate of election as member of the
Police Jury for the 9th District of said Parish and
took his seat.
Then the Police Jury proceeded to the cleo
ton of President of the Police Jury to serve for
one year from this date.
Mr.. Jean A. Dardenne having been proposed
was unanimously elected President to serve for
and during one year from this date.
The police jury being organized the following
proceedings were had.
On motion of Mr.. R. A. Upton, Resolved that
a standing committee on accounts be appointed by
the President to serve for one year from this
date.
Whereupon Messrs. R. A. Upton, w. c. Adams
and Chas. A. Slack were appointed members OF
said committee Of accounts and claims for one year
from this date.
Then the following accounts were reported as
Just and correct by the committee on accounts and
claims and the President authorised to draw for
the amount of the same on the Parish Treasury,
to wit:
An account in favor of W. P. Bradburn
for printing, for $56,624
An account in favor of G. S. Rousseau
justice peace, for fees, for 2,l89
An account Of J. L. Petit Sheriff, for
fees, for 1925
An account in favor of Iberville Jail for
expenses, for 1910
An account in favor of J. l.. Hornsby,
for medical services, for 2l,OO
An account in favor of DR.. J. r. Chris
tian, in a jury judgment, for 1000
An account in favor of Henry Sulli-
van. jailor, for 2,75
Total, slse,5l4
The following accounts were reported and re-
An account of 6. S. Rousseau, justice peace, for
charges in the case of the State of Louisiana vs.. F.
Briegne. An account of John Cannon, for 1O,47.
For nursing on David Brown, a pauper, for 1850
total, $s1,97.
A petition signed by several inhabitants resi-
ding on the East Bank ofthe river in said Parish
prayingto repeal an ordinance passed by the Po-
lice Jury on the l4th day Of April 1851, authoris-
ing a common drain to be cut through Iberville
Point, was submitted and read to the Police Jury
and the prayer of said petition having been taken
into consideration was put to vote-Messrs. Slack,
Adams, Leblanc and Brown voted in the af5irma-
tive-Mr. Upton was excused from voting at his
own request.
Therefore, said prayer was granted and there
upon the following resolution was adopted:
Be it Resolved, tina the ordinance passed and
adopted by the Police jury on the 18th Of April,
1851, concerning the making and establishing of
a common drain across Iberville Point be and the
same is hereby repealed in all its parts-the same
to be void and null.
An ordinance concerning bathing in the River
and Bayous during the day time having been sub
mitted and read to the Police Jury was unani-
mously adopted and approved.
the left Bank of the river was presented and read
to the police jury praying that the 18th and 18th
school district be united into one and when 50
united that the same shall be known and called the
18th school district-said district being as they
now stand, of great inconvenience, and preclude the
possibility Of renting a school house OF employing
a teacher for each one of said districts-therefore
be 1t resolved that the prayers OF SAID. petition be
granted and that said 18th and 18th school dis
tricts be united into one, and the same be here
after known as the 18th school district.
Resolved that the Treasurer of Iberville be au-
thorised to contract with some competent person
for the purpose of building and constructing a new
fence on the upper and back line of the court house
lot, and that the said treasurer be authorised to
pay the cost Of the same out o the parish Treasu.
ry.
The petition of the inhabitants residing on the
bayou P~laquemine in the rear of the town Of Pla-
quemine praying that the police jury make an APP
preparation of the sum of two hundred dollars for
the purpose of assisting them in some measure to
defray the expenses Of making a new levee on said
bayou Plaquemine where the crevasse existed,
having been presented and read to the police jury
was rejected.
Resolved, that a committee Of three, Of which
the President shall be the Chairman, be appoint
ed to whom shall be referred the majority and
minority reports relating to an ordinance concern
ing the Road and Levee Laws, with instructions
IN roporf fhoroon RI morrow at u M