Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-01-25

its tributaries and outlets by the State was lost
Messrs Brown Stringer and Upton voting for, and
Messrs Adams, Slack and Hebert voting against
it. There being a tie the President voted against
saidymotion.
Mr.. Louis Hebert having moved that the fur
ther sum OF eight hundred dollars be appropriated
over and above the sum already appropriated at
of December 1850 towards the completion of the
Grand Lsvee in the Parish of Pointe Coupee
and subject to the same provisions-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 of said motion. was
adopted.
Then Mr.. r. A. Upton gave notice to the police
jury tnat at the next session he would move to
reconsider the vote taken on said motion.
Inc 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 Font, was submitted and read to the
Police jury, and on motion of MI. R. A. Upton. the
prayero of said petitioners was unanimously allow
ed.
On motion, resolved, that the sum of twenty
tve dollars be allowed to the Recorder of the
Parish of Iberville as a compensation for the ser
wees required OF him in section 80 of the act of
the Legislature of the State, entitled "An 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
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, s 1880
An account due John Cannon for s22, re-
duced to the sum of fifteen dollars, 1900
An account due S. C. Trevor, constable,
for S20,37, allowed, 20.37
An account due Cornelius Manly for $40
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 Rey'd. William Ivers, for
seven dollars, 100
An account claimed by A. E. Richards, druggist,
mounting to twenty dollars for medicines and
eeches by him furnished to J. N. Rosson, de.
eased, was rejected.
Tn Recorder of the Parish of Iberville. having
to the Police Jury the Bono furnished
" J. L. Petit, Sheriff, as collector Of the State,
nd Parish Taxes for the year 1850, and the said
'ond and the securities thereon having been DEEM
d sufficient, the same were unanimously accept
d.
Then the Police Jury adjourned until tho next
ocular session, to meet on the I'd Monday in
.pril, 1851.
tsigned) JAS. E. ROBERTSON,
, President.
THOMAS C. BROWN,
R. A. UPTON,
WIN. C. ADAMS,
LOUIS HEBERT,
A. G. STRINGER.
ADoLrH GRass, Clerk protein. jan25