Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-02-15

Parish of IberyilIe. held at the Court House o
said purish-Yhc following nlelnter> were pre-
sent
Louis lIcIrrt. member from the lst District.
VIM. {. Adams. = 2nd District.
James +. Robertson, " Sd District.
JI"n3as G, Blown. " 4th District.
X. y Upton. 9th n!str!ct,
\. &. String"r, 9th District.
Chas. \. Slack. " " eth District.
The session Icing opened, the following pro-
cccd'ug> were had
The motion Of Mr.. R. \. Upton to reconsider
the Resolution concerning The making and keep,
! ing Of Roads and Levecs upon the Mississippi and
! if, tributaries and outlets by the State was lost.
Nlcssrs Brown Stringcr and [ pton voting for, and
Mes,rs Adams. Slack and Hcbert voting against
it. There being a tie the President voted against
said motion.
Mr.. Louis IIebert having moved that the fur
| thcr sum OF eight hundred dollars be appropriated
over and above the sum already appropriated at
the last session of the Police Jury. on the 18th day
OF December 1850 towards the completion of the
Grand Levce in the Parish of Point Coupee
and subject TO the same provisions-and SAID mo-
ton having been put TO votc-MeSsrs Hebert,
Stringer and Slack voting i'll favor OF said notion,
| and NlcsSrs 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 to
reconsider the vote taken OIL said motion.
The petition of sundr7 inhabitants OF the 4th
ward of said parish praying Tor leave to have
bitches cut across the Road leading from the river
TO Bayou Pont. was submitted and read to the
Police Jury. and on motion OF Mr.. X. A. Upton, the
prayerof said petitioners was nnaIlmously allow
ed.
On motion, resolved, that the sum of twenty
f,. l,t1,rr L., ,11ouoJ rs 11, panrrlar Of tla
Parish of Ibcrville as a compensation for the sr-
vices required of him in section 80 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 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:
An account of VIM. P. Bradburn, Editor
OF the Southern Sentinel amounting to
the sum of $3.50, allowed. $ 1850
An account due John Cannon for S22. re-
duced to the sun of fifteen dollars, 1900
An account due S. c. Trevor, constable,
for s2O,37, 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,
for 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, 100
An account claimed by A. F.. Richards. druggist,
amounting to twenty dollars for medicines and
eeches by him furnished to ]. N. Rosson, de-
ceased. was rejected.
The Recorder of the Parish of Iberville having
presented TO the Police Jury the Bond furnished
~ J.. Petit, Sheriff. as collector of the State,
md Parish Taxes for the year 1850. and the said
Bond and the securities thereon having been deem
ID sufficient, the same were unanimously accept
ID.
Then the Police Jury adjourned until the next
-egn1ar session, to meet on the I'd Monday in
April. 1851.
tSigned) JAS. i. ROBERTSON,
President.
THOMAS c. BROWN,
r. "A. UPTON.
~ WI. C.ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT.-
A. G. STRINGER.
ADoLrH GRASS; Clerk protein. jan2J