Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-01-31

p ding, 2 81
Aug.12." C.ColIette&co s 90
1862.
Jan'y o. (" Ben Morgan, s 90 IL so
1851.
June 2. II. L Wolfe. r 80 rs
+" %" 4S 70 81 20
Oct. 4."P. A. Walker.
>. r., for fine, IL SO
~. Henderson,
for digest, ! 90
Geo. Kleinpe,
ter, for digest, 90
81. B. Kleinpe-
ter, for digest, ] 90
Balance, PIG 81
E. and O. e. 1857 40
Signed, WV. HuDDs, T'reas. & Col.
Baton Rouge, Jan. 10, 1862.
The Finance Committee report, that
having examined the accounts and voncli-
ers Of the Treasurer and Collector Of the
Parish, for the last year, found them cor
rect, and recommend the enactment OF
his bond as such.
CIgted, III. IOMLiNSoN,
J. r. CHAIRMAN. s
Baton Rouge, Jan. Is, 1852.
The Finance Committee, reporting I'M
favorably on the following accounts, they
Weres rejected. viz:
DR.. r. wi. Enders, for services in exam
ination Of criminal, twenty dollars.
Thos. Carol, for extra work done in
Comite Bridge, iorty-eight dollars.
the finance committee then reported
favorably on the following accounts, they
were allowed, viz:
To L, G. Morris, ~ex.sheriff, for expense
incurred by him in the execution Of ne-
groes Riley and Elleny twenty dollars.
To J. ). Olom, Jai!or, for materials fur.
nislled by him for repairs IN Jail and Jail
ors house, fourteen dollars and twenty.
two cents.
To VIM. Hubbs, for stove. ETC., futii-
islled the Jury Room, thirteen dollars and
twenty cents.
To VIM. A. Bryan, for pump in Jail
Yard, twenty.seven dollars and seventy
five cents.
TO Samuel Skolfeld, Recorder, for re-
cord books and sundries, twenty dollars
and twenty five cents.
The following resolution was proposed
and adopted:
Resolved, That the following persons
who acted as guard upon the criminal
slaves Of Spense G Chance, who were
convicted OF murder, be allowed two dol
lars per day for five days each, viz: Sam
uel Kelly. VIVA. r. Brown, Wiley Brown;
Wesley G. Brown, z. Brown, Calvin
Brown, p. Fl. Hawsey, W. r. Jewet, and
VIM. Carpenter.
Mr.. S. David, called up the petition Of
J. p. Lea and others, praying that the
road from Mrs. Hooper's, 10 the railroad,
might be re!aid out. On motion, said pc
tltion was laid on the table.
The following report of the Special
Committee appointed to memorializs the
Legislature, was presented and adopted:
TO Tie Honora5c the General assembly
Of the State Of louisiana.
The Police Jury Of the Parish Of East
Baton Rouge, respectfully address your
Honorable Body on the subject Of petit
crimes and misdemeanors, and the penal.
ty of selling liquor to slaves. With a
view of lessoning The expenses Of our
Parish Government, it is conceived that a
Justice Of the Peace could be charged
with the cognlzance Of petit offences.
with power to try and punish, with safety
to the morals Of the community aud with
out derogating from the rights guaranteed
to the citizens by the Federal Constitu.
ton
The tax for Jurors alone for the year
1851, for this Parish, amounted to upward
Of twenty-five hundred dollars: ami much
Of this expense was incurred by the trials
Of minor offences, when the penalties
might have been inflicted by d less i'm
portant tribunal.
The penalties attached to the offence OF
selling liquor to slaves have been SO great,
that q conviction has been seldom known.
1t is our humble opinion that a fine Of
fifty, or one hundred dollars for each Of.
fence, would be amply sufficient to remove
the evil. The offender to be imprisoned
till payment of fine and costs. This could
be done either by the ordinary mode Of
procedure, or 10 the nature of a gus tam
action, as Your Honorable Body might see
proper 70 provide. Respectfully submit
ted.
The following memorial. reported by
the Special Committee. to whom was re-
ferred the matter. wa presented, and
adopted
90 the Honorable The General Assembzv
off ne State of L0uisisuG.
The POLES Jury Of tIle Parish Of East
Baton Rouge respectfully petition your
honoaabls kodys " change The present
laws refining ~ the payment of Petit
] Jurors a tilis Parish. BY the law is ii
now exists Nh people are heavily taxea
to cafry on whit they cons:aer 1tr;ctlv
Il pfivsts afaiF sstween the partiss litis
gdns il Court and thed caiIcot IS III
Justice q propriety n bsins forced % nv