Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-10-23
Police Jury---Farish of Iberville.

On Monday, the 9Th day of September, 1852. at
a regular session of the Police Jury of the parish
OF l~bervllle, the following members met at the
court house of said parish, 10 wit:
John A. Dardenne, member Sd District,
Wm. I. Adams, member I'd District:
lhos. [. Brown, member 18th District;
lzale Leblanc, member 9Th District.
The session being opened, the following pro-
ceedings were had:
Whereas, on the LIST Monday OF June last. 1852.
that being the day fixed Tor a regular session OF
the Police Jury, there was no meeting OF sand Po-
lice Jury, and in consequence thereof no election
Tor President OF said body took place. now there
tore be II Resolved, that the Police Jury proceed
to the election of a President. his term Of service
to date from said LIST Monday OF Jane last; and Mr.,
J. 4. Dardenne having been proposed, was uRaI-
imously elected President of SAID Police Jury for
one year from the - day OF June last, 1852.
Then came Mr.. Louis Hebert and presented his
c~ertlllcate OF election as member Of the Police
Jury Tor the LIST District.
Then came Mr.. Z. a. Upton and presented his
certificate OF election as member OF the 9TH Dis
trct. and took his seat.
Then came Mr.. Charles \. Slack. and present-
ed his certificate of election as member OF the 9TH
District, and took his seat.
The Police jury then proceeded 10 nominate
and appoint commissioners Of elections in and for
the parish OF lberville, for the several election
precincts OF said parish, in conformity with the
PROVISIONS OF the Sth section of the act OF the Lee
gIslature Of the State of Louisiana. entitled AN
act for the uniform regulation of elections in the
State" approved 1st June, 1916, and the follow
ing persons We're duly and unanimously appointed
commissioners of elections for one year from the
date hereof, to wit:
Messrs. Norbert Chopper, B. Achilie Landry,
and NJ. a. ESteVan. to preside over the lst etec-
ton precinct at Buena Vista Hotel, Bayou GUula
Landing.
Messrs. Eugene Rils, J. B.. Roth and ]. W.
Austin. for the I'd precinct at the court house OF
said Parish at P~laquemiue.
Messrs. Treville H6bert. George w. Banta and
Paulin Dupuy, for the Sd precinct at The Indian
Village. at Bisseil 4 cos store.
Messrs. EdwardD Woods, Michel HGhert and
Jacob Schlatre, for the 18th precinct. al Paul Du-
puy's residence.
Messrs. Refine Leblanc. Charles Davenport and
Felix Roth, for the 9TH precinct, 10 be held at +.
Gomez>s store.
Messrs. a. Sidney Robertson. AIcjde pocLI6 and
Falsin Braud, for the 9th precinct, TO be held at
Louis Pollets coffee house.
Messrs. W. J. Hyde, John Mcdaniel and Jo-
seph Leblanc, for the 18th precinct, to be held at
Ives Mil, and
Messrs, ". ]. Began, Charles BookSh and Ursin
DaiSre, for the Sth precinct, to be held al john
ston's store, on Bayou Crosse Tete.
Whereas, i'll order to detray the expenses Of the
Parish for the coming year. it is necessary that a
Parish Tax be levied for that purpose-Theretore
it was unanimously Resolved that a parish tax be
leviedi in and for the parish OF IberviIle for the
year 1892. of nine cents upon each hundred dollars
value of taxable property assessed IN and tor said
parish, and In conformity with the assessment OF
the State tax for the year 1852, and an ordinance
to that effect having been submitted and read TO
tho po1irp iIrv was aIppfpH and arnTovp1
Whereas, at the last session OF the Legislature
of this State an act entitled 'an act concerning
coroners'' was passed. providing that the parochial
authorities in the different parishes shall fix the
fees or salary of the coroners-
Be it therefore ResoIved-That hereafter the
fees or salary of the coroner of this Parish. and
all expenses OF The coroners inquest, shall be as
follows:
When an inquest is necessary, for receivinga
dead body, s. 90
For swearing and qualifying a jury, admin
istering oath. and inquiry relative thereto,
and returning process verbal, 5 90
For burylng said dead body, 5 90
And when no inquest is actually held. said cor
oner shall receive IS and no more for the services
required otherthan for the burial, in which case he
shall be allowed IS, in each case to be paid by the
parish.
Every physician who shall attend an inquest in
us pioiission"i capeeity WI 1t / "'e"I"'ely
necessary upon a summons from the coroner,
shall be entitled TO receive a compensation OF SO
for any such attendance. to be paid by the parish
on an order Drawn by the coroner and c%oroner's
Jury.
Whereas. the term of service of the committee
on accounts and claims has expired since June last.
on motion, the President appointed Messrs. He
bert, Slack and Brown on said mmitte to serve
for one year from June last.
Then said committee on accounts and claims re-
ported the following accounts as Just and correct:
A. Sidney Robertson, account as witness in the
case of the State VS.. slave Peter, S 4 90
L. Petit, Recorder, account for two Record
Books. As 90
c. Trevor, town constable. for fees, 3 10
J. H. Haase, Justice of Peace, fees in GRIM
cases, 81
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