Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-10-11

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~ 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 {. Brown. 18th
do; r. \. Upton, 9Th do; lsaIc Leblanc, 9Th DO;
Chas. \. Slack. Uh do.
John y. Dardenne, the President, being absent,
the Police Jury proceeded to elect a President
pro fem. Wien, on motion OF Mr.. Adams, Mr..
Louis IIehert vas proposed and unanimously elect
ed President protein, the jury being organized the
following Proceedings We're had:
/ itcsuivcti. that !. \. DatdeUiIe President. shew
r"t:r Il Ire ncNJ session why he should not lie
i..!uji .Jr iDt~aIteniuncc.
Then the I'G;tce Jury proceeded to nominate
amt 2p.'"i&t commissioners OF elections in and for
the .~j-,,i # I~Icryit;e, for the several election
PIE. '.-tf e! s&i' la,I.h: in conformity with the
r,'s-.e.. u3 lie Nih section oftlc act of the legis-
il:Uge O. tho >l@t4 Of La, entitled An Act for the
/ ulI3r.H regulation Of elections in the State of Lou
i~iaAa. approved 1st June 1Sl6-and the follow
Iu@ leIso,gs were Only ard unanimously appointed
commissioner Of elections for one year from this
date:
NicSsrS. Eugene Breaux, John II. Randolph and
Albert AlIai. 10 preside over the LIST election pre-
clurt 10 he held at the Buena Vista Hotel at Bayou
Gaula LaG4 nt.
Al,a<rs. Annant iIo'crt. FIN Bissell and Ma
thcW }Iar to preside over the I'd election precinct
~ +N WA 81 tNr NtDti A'AtSC ut 1 at CltllllN
1ies>rs. AloIpile Dupuy, S~cbasticn. Schiatre and
jules Seller to preside over the Sd election pre-
cinct at the store formerly occupied by Theodore
Johnston at the Indian Village.
Messrs. Camille L. Landry, F. Norbert Marion
noauy and Jervais Schlatre to preside over the
18th election precinct to be held at the house OF
Paul Dupuy.
Messrs. Augustin Leblanc, B. F. Moore and
Jules Leblanc, to preside over the 9Th election
precinct at Richards Store.
Messrs. Cesaire Richard, James Pritchard and
Lucien Guidry to preside over the 9th election
precinct, to be held at the Coffee house of Louis
Pollet at the Island.
William Newcomer to preside over the 7th cleo
ton precinct; to be held al Ives Mill.
MessrS. Andrew Simmons, Daniel Holiday ant'
=. +. Sugg, to preside over the Sth election pre-
cinct, to be held at the store of Johnston Brothers,
on Bayou Crosse TGte.
Whereas, in order TO d~refray the expenses of tn
Parish of lberviile for the coming year it is ne
cessary that a Parish Tax be levied for the Dur
pose
1t was unanimously resolved, that a parisl.
Tax be levied in and for the Parish of Iberville, for
the year 1851, OF twelve cents upon every hun
dred dollars value O. taxable property assessed III
and for said parish, and In conformity with the as
sessment roll OF the State Tax Of the year 1851;
and an ordinance to that effect, having been sub
A'AAs'Ne e'e A|"t W thS VIM - III = wa Idul~
mously adopted and approved.
Ihenthe following accounts We're reported by
the committee on accounts and claims as Just and
correct.
An account of j. s. Rousseau, J. P, for
fees. s 9.97
An account of J. H. Haase, J. P, reduced
to 600
An account due Southern Sentinel, 5000
An account OIL. Sullivan for cistern, &C., 1890
An account due Sheriff, 1850
An account due S. c.. Trevor, constable,
for fees in criminal cases, reduced to 1850
And the following accounts were reported by
said as rejected
An account by C. Barby for burying a
dead body, $500
An account presented by Adolphe, f: IN. .
c. for washing for the INDECENT sick
person, William Tinnily, $50
An account presented by Norbert Landry
of Ascension for teaching INDECENT chill
dren during the year 1915 and 1916, l21, 90
An ordinance TO establish a common drain across
the lbervllle Point and for the improvement and
clearing out Bayou Breaux having been presented
and read to the Police Jury was unanimously
adopted and approved.
The petition Of Honore Roth, f. l.. C, praying to
enlancipate his slave Julie, negro woman, aged
twenty three and her daughter Estelle, aged eleven
years, having been presented and read to the po-
lice Jury was unanimously rejected.
- avn OCCi represented ludk NuI. raul Ic>
bert, Inspector of Roads and Levees for the 18th
District is not a resident of said District
Resolved, that Mr.. J. H.. Randolph be appoint
ed III his place and stead as Inspector of Roads and
Levees Of said 18th District.
Whereas, Mr.. Louis Rivet, ,jr, Inspector of Roads
and Levees for the 18th District, upper Grand
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 18th inspection District on the Bayou Crosse
Tete praying that the 18th section of the ordinance
Of Roads and Lcvees passed on the Sd day Of June
1851, be amended SO that the width of the
roads be reduced from 25 to 30 feet: Said petit
ton having been put to vote was observation-disclosures.
Adams, Upton and Leblanc voting against it, and
Messrs. Slack and Brown voting for it.
Resolved, that every inhabitant residing with
in 40 arpents from the Mississippi river or pub
lie road III the Parish of ~lberville, owning or pos
sessing cattle, sheep, &c, is hereby notified and re-
luired to pen up and secure said cattle, sheep. &c,
at night, so as to prevent their running at large
in the public road. Each and every person neg
TO comply with the provisions Of this re-
solution shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less
than 1--WE nor more then twenty FIVE dollars, to be
before any Justice of the Peace having
jurisdiction over the District in which such person
Or persons reside, upon complaint made by any
person-one. half OF which fine to accrue to the
Of the person so complaining, and the other.
half to the parish.
On motion, resolved, that the Parish Constable
be fined ten dollars for non attendance at the
Police Jury.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until the
next regular session to wit-the LIST Monday of
January, 1852.
(Signed) WILLIAM C. ADAMS,
THOMAS C. BROWN,
r.. A. UPTON,
ISAIE LEBLANC,
CHAS. A. SLACK,
LOUIS HEBERT,
Pres't. pro tenn.
Attest. ADoN1s PET1r. Clerk.