Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-29

Parish of l~berville, held at the. Court House of
said Parish-The following members were pre-
sent
Louis Hebert, member from the1s District.
VIM. c. Adams. y 2nd District.
James Z. Robertson, y 3D. District.
Thomas C. Brown y 4th District.
r. A.Upton, /" " 9Th District. j
a. G.. Strlnger, ' 9th District.
Chas. a. Slack. . 18th District.
The session being opened, the following pro-
ceedings We're had
The motion of Mr.. r. Upton to reconsider
the Resolution concerning the making and keep
ing of Roads and Levees upon the Mississippi and
It's Tributaries and outlets by the State was lost.
Messrs Brown Stringer ard Upton voting for, and
Messrs Adams, Slack and 1iebert voting against
it. There being atie the President voted against
said motion.
Mr.. Louis Hebert having moved that the fur
Their sun 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 dav
of December 1880 towards the completion of the
Grand Leyee i'll the Parish OF Poilte Coupee
and SUBJECT to the same proyislons-and said mo-
ton having been put TO vote-Messrs. Hebert.
Stringer and Slack voting in favor OF said motion.
and Messrs Adams, Brown and Upton voting
against said motion, and there being a tic. the
President cast his Vote in favor ofsaid motion. was
adopted.
Then Ar. II. A. 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 4th
ward of said parish praying for leave TO have
bitches cut across the Road leading from the river
to Bayou Pont, was submitted and read 10. the
Police Jury, and on motion of Mr.. R. A. Upton, the
prayerof said petitioners was unanimously alloW-I
ed.
On motion, resolved. that the sum Of twenty
five dollars be allowed TO the Recorder of the
Parish OF ~lberyllie as a compensation for the SER
vices requiredot him in section 80 Of the act OIL
the Legislature OF the State. entitled An act 10
provide for the assessment and collection of Taxes
in this State approved March 2lst 1850, and that
the Treasurer of the Parish be and he is hereby
to pay the said sum of twenty-five dol
lars to the said Recorder upon his receipt for the
same.
The petition Of B. 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:
A n account Of VIM. P. Bradburn, Editor
Of the Southern Sentinel amounting to
the sum of s47,S so. allowed. S 47SO /
An account due John Cannon for S22, re-
duced to the sum of fifteen dollars, 1900
An account due S. c. Trevor, constable.
for s2o,37, allowed, 2o,37
An accountable Cornelius Manly for $40, !
to ten dollars, which is allow !
ed, 1O.OOIi
One account due Talbot and Robertson, !
for professional services to the Parish, .
for SIS, allowed, Sl5OO !
An account due Thomas Brown for a cof- !
fin for the Rev,d. William Ivers, fol. :
seven dollars, 700 !
An account claimed by "A. E. Richards. druggist. !
mounting TO twenty dollars for medicines and /,
eeches by him furnished to ]. II. Rosson, de- |
.eased, was rejected. !
The Recorder ofthe Parish Of Iberville having !
to the Police Jury the Bond furnished !
1. Petit, Sheriff, as collector Of the State. I
md Parish Taxes for the year 1850, and the said 9
5ond and the securities thereon having beendeem-I !
q sufficient, the same We're unanimously accept :
Then the Police Jury adjourned until the next a
egular session, to meet onsthe I'd Monday in !
April, 1851. a
tsigned) jas E. ROBERTSON. +
rs President. !
THOMAS BROWN, 9
- RIA. UPTON. I
81 VIM. C.ADAMS, $
LOUIS HEBERT. 8
A. G. STRINGER. !,
ADoLrH GRASS, Clerk protein. ian25s {
Piano FOrtes Tuned and Re- t
paired. +
ME undersigned respectfully informs the citi-
L zensof Plaquemine and vicinity that he hasIn