Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-13
Police Jury-.-Farish Of TbervilIex

WIN. Z. HdailS, member ID District;
ihos. Z. Brown, member 18th District;
Izale Leblanc, member 9Th District.
The session being opened, the following pro-
ceedings were had:
Whereas, on the LIST Monday of June last. 1882.
that being the day fixed for a regular session OF
the Police jury, there was no meeting OF said Po-
lice Jury. and in consequence thereof no election
for 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 lst Monday of June last: and Mr..
}. y. DHdenne having been proposed. was man-
imously elected President of SAID Police jury Tor
one year from the day of June last, 1852.
Then came Mr.. Louis H6bert and presented his
certificate of election as member of the Police
Jury for the 1st District.
Then came Mr.. R. A. Upton and presented his
certificate of election as member of the 5th Dis
trlct, and took his seat.
Then came Mr.. Charles A. Slack, and present.
ed his certificate of election as member OF the eth
District, and took his seat.
The Police Jury then proceeded to nominate
and appoint commissioners of elections IL and for
the parish of Iberville, for the several election
precincts OF said parish, in conformity with the
provisions of the Sth section OF the act of the Le-
g%lsiature of the State of Louisiana. entitled IAN
act for the uniform regulation of elections in the
State" approved 1st June, 1916, and the follow
ing persons were duly and unanimously appointed
commissioners of elections for one wear from the
date hereof, to wit:
Messrs. Norbert Chopper, B. Achille Landry,
and NJ. A. Estevan, to preside over the LIST cleo
ton precinct at Buena Vista Hotel, Bayou Goula
Landing.
Messrs. Eugene Rils, J. B. Roth and J. W.
Austin, for the I'd precinct at the court house of
said Parish at Plaquemine.
Messrs. Treville Hebert, George w. Banta and
Paulin Dupuy, for the Sd precinct at the Indian
Village, at Bissell Il co.'s store.
Messrs. Edward D. Woods, Michel .Hebert and
Jacob Schlatre, for the 4th precinct, at Paul Du-
puy's residence.
Messrs. Refine Leblanc, Charles Davenport and
Felix Roth, for the 9TH precinct, to be held at F.
Gomez's store.
Messrs. A. Sidney Robertson. Alcide Poche and
Valsin Braud. for the 9th precinct, to be held at
Louis Pollet's coffee house.
Messrs. w. J. Hyde, John McDaniel and Jo-
seph Leblanc, for the 7th precinct, to be held at
Ives Mill, and
Messrs. W. J. Began, Charles BookSh and Ursin
Daigre. for the sth precinct, to be held at john
ston's store, on Bayou Crosse Tete.
Whereas. in order 10 detray the expenses Of the
Parish for the coming year, it is necessary that a
Parish Tax be levied for that purpose-Ihere1ore
it was unanimously Resolved that a parish tax 1e
levied in and for the parish of Iberville for the
Gu 4S'-, VI iiiiiSN Nh'S Hi'ch ~ lHhSi'N NbHci'
value of taxable property assessed in and for said
parish. and in conformity with the assessment OF
the State tax for The year 1852, ard an ordinance
to that effect having been submitted and read to
the Police Jury, was adopted and approved.
Whereas, at The last session OF the Legislature
of this State an act entitled san act concerning
coroners'' was passed, providing that the parochiaI
authorities in the different parishes shall fix the
fees or salary OF the coroners-
Re- II therefore Raso1yeI-Tha hereafter the
fees Or salary of the coroner of this Parish, and
all expenses of the coroner's inquest, shall be as
follows:
When an inquest is necessary, for receivinga
dead body, So 90
For swearing and qualifying a jury, admin
istering oath, and inquiry relative thereto,
ard returning process verbal, 5 90
For burying said dead body, S 90
And when no inquest is actually held, said cor
oner shall receive s. and no more for the services
required other than 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
mis- professional capacity when it Is absolutely
upon a summons from the coroner.
shall be entitled TO receive a compensation OF $40
for any such attendance, to be paid by the parish
On an order drawn by the coroner and c~oroner's
urv.
Whereas, the term of service Of the committee
IN accounts and claims has expired since June last,
IN motion, the President appointed Messrs. He
Slack and Brown on said committee to serve
or 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, 5 4 w
L. Petit, Recorder, account for two Record
Books. as 90
Sam. c. Trevor, town constable, for fees, 3 10
J. H. Haase, Justice of Peace, fees in GRIM
nal cases, 81
SCI AZ
Resolved, that the President be and he is hereby
to draw on the parish treasury for the
anne.
Whereas Mr.. VIM, A. Smith, who was appoint
ID inspector for the 18th District Of said parish on
Bayou Crosse Tete, is not a resident Of said Dis
riot, on motion Of Mr.. Slack, Resolved. that Mr..
Jhar!es Booksh be appointed in the place and
tead of said Smith, as inspector of said 18th Dis
riot, his term of service TO date from June last,
or one year.
On motion of Mr.. Hebert, Resolved, that Mr..
Albert Allan be and he is hereby appointed in
pector of Roads and Levees for the I'd District,
n the place and stead CT Nh. Dorville Breau, who
s excused from serving, his term of service to date
rom June last for one year.
On motion of Mr.. Brown, Resolved, that Mr.
Moore be and he is hereby appointed in
pector of Roads and Levees for the 18th District,
n the place and stead of Mr.. Celestin Roth, who
esides out of said District. {
On motion of Mr.. HILBERT, Resolved, that Mr..
'rasimond Comeau be appointed commissary of {
in the place of Mr.. J. Achille Hebert re- !
igned, his term of service to date from the 9Th
anuary last, 1852, for two years.
Whereas, the east side of Bayou Crosse Tete {
5 now being extensively cultivated, ii becomes S
eccssary to form of it a new Road District
he ,eiore, be it Resolved, that said east side of ,
he Bayou Crosse Tete, commencing al the lower I
Mouth of Grand Bayou and extending to the line :
etween the parishes. of Pointe; Coupee and Iber- s
lille, be and the same is hereby constituted a Road /
district, to be called the 10th Inspection District,
nd 4baf an inSnactor bo annninted for the same.