Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-10-16

reward Moore be and he is hereby Amounted
speGtor OF Roads and Levees for the llth D;S,,; III
III me place and stead of Mr.. Celestin Roth utt',,
resides out of said District. WHO
On motion OF Mr.. Hebert. Resolved ,h,. \,
Iraslmond Comeau be annointed a"s .nr;
pa'rols IN the place Of Mr.. J. Achil]e HGber,y
signed, ms term of service TO date from NO ll
January last, 1852, for two wears. 'u
whereas, the east side OF BAYOU Crosse Tate
IS no" oeing extensively guilty ated, il baconnos
necessary to form of it a new Road n;str;a,
Therefore, be it Resolved, that said cas-, s;ae =,
The Bayou Crosse lete, COMMENCING at the love-,
mouth of Grand Bayou and extending to tho lna '
between the parishes of Pointc Coupe and rhou
Vile: be and the Same is hereby constituted a Road
District, to be called the 18th Inspection D;s,r;o,
and that an inspector be appointed for the sama
On motion of Mr.. Slack, the name of Mr. On
Sugg having been suggested, he was unan;mo,..
appointed inspector Of said 18th District 0J
Whereas experience has shown tina, tho rutr.
school NV is imperative to a great extent. pao !.
count of the injudicious division of the par3Ishiss-
school districts, therefore be it Resolved, ,h.,
committee to be composed of Messrs. Upton, h.
bert and Slack. examine and report to this body a,
its next meeting upon the expediency of reds.
%tricting the parish for public schools.
On motion of Mr.. Slack, the following Resolu.
ton wa. adopted: Resolved, that the sum of ono
thousand dollars be and the same is hereby annro.
priated for the purpose of repairing the Bayon
Crosse 1ete Road, from the Indian Village to the
Portage, payable out OF any funds in the PARISH
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Resolved, further, that Thomas S. Garrett, Jas.
H. Johnston and Pierre Gellussau. be and thsy
are hereby appointed commissioners to superin-
tend said works, and that said appropriation be
paid upon their warrant, by the parish treasurer,
so soon as the said works are completed.
Upon representation to the Police Jury that H.
F. Deblieux. Esq, had been elected attorney for
the Parish at the session of the 18th of April last,
and that the entry of said election has been omit
ted in the written proceedings of the Police Jury,
on motion of Mr.. Hebert, Resolved, that said
omission be now supplied, and said H. F. De-
blieux declared as duly elected parish attorney
from said 18th of April last, for one year.
The petition of A. Black, coroner, praying to
be compensated for the boarding, &c, of two chill
dren OF one Catherine Whalen, who is now con-
fined in the Parish Jail, for two months, having
been submitted and read TO the Police jury. it
was unanimously Resolved that the sum OF Sl4
per month be and the same is hereby allowed said
Black for the maintenance of said two children,
since they have been under his charge; and that
the President be and he is hereby authorized TO
draw for the same.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance, entitled
ian ordinance to provide for making and establish
ing a cutoff road across IberviIle Point" to lead
from the vicinity of st. Gabriels Church to the
Island. and appropriating one thousand dollars tor
the purpose of said road, having been submitted
TO the Police Jury. and said ordinance having been
put to vote, was finally adopted-Messrs. Upon,
Slack: Brown and Leblanc voting in the afirma-
tive: and Messrs. Adams and Hebert voting in the
negative.
The petition of Charles M. Trail, praying TO he
10 emancipate and set free his nlulatto
woman Henry, aged about &c years, having been
submitted and read to the police jury, and the
having been put to vote, was rejected.
Whereas, at the last session OF the Legislature
OF this State, an act concerning the licensing OF
drinking houses and the sale OF Intoxicating H.
quors IN this State was passed, providing that the
Police Jurles of the several parishes OF this Stale
shall have the exclusive powor to make such
laws and such regulations Tor the sale Or prohibi-
ton OF the sale of Intoxicating liquors as they
may deem advisable, and to grant or withhold IL
censes from drinking houses and shops, DIS a naio-
rity OF the citizens and voters of said parish may
by ballot. Therefore, be i, Resolved,
that III order TO carry into effect the provisions OF
said act, that an election be held on the 4th da, Of
1852, 10 take the sense of the people IN
that respect, and that the sheriff give notice Of
such election.
There" being no further business, on motion. the
Police Jury adjourned until the next regular meet
ing. to wit, the first Monday of January next. 1888.
Signed, LOUIS fIEBERT,
r. A. UPTON.
WIN. e. ADAMS.
THOS. C. BROWN.
lZAIE LEBLANC.
CHAS. A. SLACK,
J. A. DARDENNE, P,es't.
Attest, ApoNls PETIT, Clerk. ucl6