Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-02-08
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OK Monday The sixth day OF .ialHury. I~5I. at
- a regular session oi the Police Jury Of the
Parish of I~!rrliIr. i.rH at tie Co'31 House Of
said puri>L-IAy following iuem .rgs were PIE
uut
Louis lIctcrt. me1nler from the Isl District.
Nlu. E.. .t!a!ns. " md District,
James Z. Robertson. Sd District.
tHop1%> {. Brown, ia 1:~tnct.
i. J.. I1or. Duh District.
=. y Max. q; 7th Distritl.
.t't.: session Icing opened. the following pro
ccclliu.s were lad
Tie motion Of Mr.. r. \. Upton 70 reconsider
IRE Resolution concerning the Hl,Ala@ and keep
inr @: Eua!, and L"y"os ,IHon Tie Mississippi ami
its Tributaries and outlets ny the State was lost
\f"~~ls Brown S;rin@cr and Upton Eot!!es for, and
Nessrs Adams. Slack and Hebvrt voting against,
il. There being a lie the President voted against
cid notio5t.
ar. Louis IIcbert having n,lci dat 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 It'll day
of December 1850 towards the completion of the
Grand Leyce in the Parish Of Pointe Collpce
and subject 10 'h"sane proTlslons-and said mo-
ton having been put to vote-Alessrs Hchcrt,
|, Strirgcr ana Slack voting in favor Isaid motion,
and Mc@,rs Adams, Brown and Upton voting
against said motion, and there being a tie, the
President cast his vote in favor Of said motion, Was
adopted.
Then Mr.. Il. 4. Upton gave notice to the police
Jury that at the next session he would move 10
RECONSIDER the vote taken on said motion.
The petition Of sundry inhabitants Of the Ith
ward OF said parish praying for leave to have
bitches cut across the Road leading from the river
10 Bayou Pont, was sublni'tcl and read 10 the
Police Jury. and onmotion OF MI. Z. \. | ;ton, the
praycfot said petitioners was unanimously allow
cd.
On motion, resolved, that the sum Of twenty
five dollars be allowed to the Recorder OF the
Parish OF lberyille as a compensation tor the SER
vices required Of him in section so OF the act Of
the Legislature Of he State. entitled AN act 10
provide for the assessment and collection OF Faxes
III 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 8. Frazee, praying the use Of
i 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 10
the sum OF $3.50. allowed; s 47,S0
An account due John Cannon for S22, re-
ducel 10 the sum ct fifteen dollars, 1900
An account due S. G.. Trevor, constable;
for s20.37, allowed. 2o.37
An accountdue Cornelius Manly for $50,
reduced to ten dollars, which is allow
ed, 0,00
One account due Talbot and Robertson,
for professional services to the Parish,
Ior So, allowed, $500
An account due Thomas Brown for a COT
fin for the Rev'd. William lYers, for
seven dollars, 700
An account claimed by A. E. Richards, druggist,
amounting to twenty dollars for medicines and
leeehes by him furnished TO ]. n. Rosson, de-
ceased, Was rejected.
The Recorder Of the Parish Of IbcrvilIe having
presented TO the Police Jury the Bend furnished
by !. &. Petit, Sheriff, as collector Of the State.
and Parish Taxes fr The year 1850, and the said
Bond and the securities thereon having been deem
ed sufficient. the same were unanimously accept
ed.
Then the Police Jury adjourned until the next
session, to meet on the ID McHlay II
April, 1851.
(signedi JAS. E. ROBERTSON,
President.
et, -TTT0N AS n BROWN