Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-07-12

An account in favor of IberviIle r.1or
expenses, for 267o
An account in favor of J , 4ornsbv. 400
lof medical services, 81. X. Chris
An account in favor cent, for 1000
t'a'' IN a jury jr of Henry Sulli-
An account in 2,75
ran,jailor, =
Ike total, $l56.514
lowing accounts were reported and re-
Tho wit:
jeci account of G. S. Rousseau, Justice peace; for
.arges in the case OF the State of Louisiana VS.. +.
Briegne. An account of John Cannon, for l0,47.
! For nursing on David Brown, a pauper, for II so
total, Ss1, 97.
A petition signed by several inhabitants resi-
ding on the East Bank fthe river in said Parish
praying to repeal an ordinance passed by the Po-
lice Jury on the 18th day OF April 1851, authoris-
ing a common drain to be cut through lberville
Point, was submitted and read to the Police Jury
and the prayerof said petition having been taken
into consideration was put to Slack,
Adams, Leblanc and Brown voted in the af4irma-
tve-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 14th 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same is hereby repealed in all its parts-the same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 SUBJ
mltted and read to the Police Jury was unani-
mously adopted and approved.
A petition signed by several persons residing on
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 SO
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 or employing
a teacher for each one of said districts-therefore
be it resolved that the prayers of said petition he
granted and that said 18th and 18th school dis
trlcts be united into one, and the same be here.
after known as the 18th school district.
Resolved that the Treasurer of Iberville be au-
thorlsed to contract with some competent person
for the purpose of building and constructing a new
fence on the upper aud back line of the court house
lot, and that the said treasurer be authorised to
pay the cost of the same out of the parish Treasu-
~.
The petition of the inhabitants residing on the
bayou PlaquemIne In the rear OF the town of Pla-
quemine praying that the police jury make an ap-
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 P~laquemine where the crevasse existed, |
having been presented and read to the police iurv |
was rejected. s.,-. .r
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
to report thereon to morrow at 10 NJ.
Then the President appointed Messrs. Slack
and Brown, to compose said committee.
Resolved that the clerk of the District Court be
authorised to contract with some one for the pur-
pose OF making an armour to keep the papers and
books Of said court, and the costs of the same to
De PAD by the parish aud not to exceed twenty
five dollars.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until to
morrow at 12 O'Clock, M.
On Tuesday the Sd June, 1851, the Police Jury
met pursuant to adjournment-present, Messrs.
w. c. Adams, Thos. c.. Brown, Isaie Leblanc.
Chas. A. Slack and J. A. Dardenne-Mr Upton
was excused by the Police Jury for not attending
The session being opened, the following pro-
ceedings were had. ~ $3.50
The committee appointed to take into considera-
ton the majority and minority report relating to
the ordinance concerning the Roads and Levee
within the Parish of Iberville made by the
mmitt appointed at the session of the Police
Jury on the 18th April, 1851, presented their Re-
port to the Police Jury WI was unanimously
adopted and ordered to be med in the archives Of
the Police Jury.
An ordinance concerning the Roads and Levees
within the Parish of Iberville having been SUBJ l
nltted and read to the Police Jury, was passed !.
md adopted by the following vote. Messrs. .
Adams, Leblanc and Slack voting in the afirma- :
i've and MI. Thos. {. Brown voting in the ne : :
,ative. l
Agreeably to section I'd of the Aforesaid ordi- !.
lance the Police Jury proceeded to appoint in +
pectors OF Roads and Levees in and for the Parish y
1beryliie for one year from this date. .
The following members were unanimously ap- y
pointed. Ia - -@-
- LIST. district. c. Adams, ir.: I'd do. Col. E. G.. s.
butter; 50 DO. Arrnant Hebert, 4th do. w. E. t.
edwards; 5th do. Paulin Dupuy; 9Th do. Trev;He ~
tebeIt; 18th do. Louis Rivet, jr.; sth do M. sehlatre. ~
9thdo. Balthazar Dupuy; 10th do. VIM. Bill. h
lngs, senr.; 11th do. Col. r. A. Stewart. 10Th do -
u. J. Prltchard; 18th do. VIM. R. Boote: 18th Z
Paql Hebert; 18th do Isaac Erwin; 10th do h
)r. s. Ivy ~ ~
Agreeably to section 29th of the aforesaid or di
nance the Police Jury proceeded to an cleo W
ipr a faiish Attorney to serve until the I'd pt
iondey Of April next, 1852, as provided bv SAID b,
romance, and the names Of Messrs. Edward W. fl,
~. !. Taylor and E. W. Blake were HI
roposeds to fill said office. Upon counting the I
the result was as follows: Mr.. H. H, Tay- tn
OBTAINED 2 votes, MI. E. W. Robertson / vote. Fl
nd E. w. Blake T vote. ,aaI5 s@ 1856 - =
Whereupon Mr.; H. H. Taylor was declareddu-
oHcieua as parish auorneyfo serve until the I'd
[onday of April next, 1885,. IA B.
On motion OF the President, Resolved that the F,
m OF twenty dollars be allowed to the Clerk of all
g Police Jury to copy in a fair and legible hand st
e ordinance concerning Roads and Levees adopt tie
by the Police Jury this day and to translate the
me INTO French for the purpose Of printing, and F.
said sum be paid by the Parish Treasurer up- an
the receipt of said CLERK. NJ
Whereas the Bridge of the West Baton Rouge M
lberVIlIer c1t Df across R,ryo,, po,,.h,a- L.
70 partly washed away and otherwise iniu- RI
. #t t~aaafs.84 81 Or
Sc 1t Resolved that the sum of one hundred -
nifty dollars be appropriated towards the re-
rs Of sad Bridge and that Messrs. Camille L,
ldry and Michel Hebert be appointed a Com L