Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-06-21

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-
be paid by the parish aud not to exceed twenty
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until to
morrow at IL o'clock, NJ.
On Tuesday the Sd June, 1851, the Police jury
met pursuant to acknowledgment, Mess1s.
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
at this session.
The session being opened, the following pro-
| ceedings were had.
The committee appointed 10 take into considera-
ton the majority and minority report relating to
the ordinance concerning the Roads and Levee
lands, within the Parish Of 1berville made by the
| committee appointed at the session Of the Police
Jury on the 14th April, 1851, presented their Ne
port to the Police Jury which was unanimously
adopted and ordered to be filed in the archives u
the Police Jury.
An ordinance concerning the Roads and Levees
within the Parish of Iberville having been sub
mitted and read to the Police Jury, was passed
and adopted by the following vote. Messs.
Adams, Leblanc and Slack voting in the af6rma-
tive and Mr.. Thos. C.. Brown voting in the ne
gative.
Agrceably to section I'd Of the aforesaid ordi-
nance the Police Jury proceeded to appoint in
spectors of Roads and Levees in and for the Parish
of Iberville for one year from this date.
The following members were unanimously ap~
pointed.
1ss. district: c. Adams, r.; % do. Col. F. G.
Edwards; 5th do. Paulin Dupuy; 9th do: Treville
Hebert; It'll do. Louis Rivet, jr.; 9Th do NJ Schlatre,
jr; 9th do. Balthazar Dupuy; 10th do. VIM. Bill
lings, senr.; 18th do. Col. r. A.. Stewart; 10Th do.
DR.. !. Pritchard; 18th do. VIM. r. Boote; l4th
do. Paul Hebert; 18th do. Isaac Erwin; 10Th do
Dr.. S. P. Ivy
Agreeably to section goth of the aforesaid Or
ton for a Parish Attorney to serve until the I'd
Monday of April next, 1852, as provided by SAID
ordinance, and the names OF Messrs. Edward W.
Robertson, H. H. Taylor and E. w. Blake were
proposed to fill said Office. Upon counting the
votes the result was as follows: Mr.. H. H. Tay-
lor obtained 2 votes, MI. F.. W. Robertson l vote,
and E. w. Blake l vote.
Whereupon Mr.. H. H. Taylor was declared du-
ly elected as parish attorney to serve until the I'd
Monday of April next, 1852.
On motion Of the President, Resolved that the
sum of twenty dollars be allowed to the Clerk Of
the Police Jury to copy in a fair and legible hand
the ordinance concerning Roads and Levees adopt
ed by the Police Jury this day and to translate the
same into French for the purpose Of printing, and
that said sum be paid by the Parish Treasurer up
on the receipt Of said Clerk.
Whereas the Bridge of the West Baton Rouge
and Iberville cut off across Bayou Bourbenx has
been partly washed away and otherwise inju-
red. .
Be it Resolved that the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars be appropriated towards the re-
pairs Of said Bridge and that Messrs. Camille L.
Landry and Michel Hebert be appointed a Com:
mittee to superintend the repairs of the said
Bridge on behalf of this Parish, and that they be
clothed with full power to confer with a commit
tee to be appointed by the parish of West Baton
Rouge, and that said sum be paid out of the parish
Treasury on the receipt of said committee, wherein
a like sum shall be appropriated by the Police Ju-
ny of the parish of West Baton Rouge for the same
| purpose and not until then.
The account of G. S. Rousseau for costs in the
case of the State of Louisiana vs. Hlte. Briegne
amounting to the sum of s10,47 and half cts,
which was rejected at the session of the Police
Jury of yesterday was this day considered and
unanimously allowed.
There being no other business before the Police
Jury-on motion, the Police Jury ad journed until
| the next regular session, to wit-the LIST Monday
in September, 1851.
VIM. C.. ADAMS,
ISAIE LEBLANC,
THOS. C. BROWN
CHAS. A. SLACK,
J. A. DARDENNE, Pres't.
Attest, ApoN1s PETIT, Clerk. je14