Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-11-20
Police Jurv---Parish of rberville.

On Monday, the 9th day of September, 1852, a
a rege4ar session of the Police Jury of the parish
of lberville, the following members met at the
court house of said parish, TO wit:
John A. Dardenne, member Sd District,
VIM. {. Adams, member I'd District;
Ihos. c. Brown, member 18th District;
Izale Leblanc, member 9Th District.
The session being opened, the following pro-
ceedlngs were had:
Whereas, on the 1st Monday of June last. 1852
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 Presldento of said body took place. now there
fore be it Resolved, that the Police Jury proceed
to the election of a President, his term Of service
to date from said LIST Monday of June last: and Mr..
}. A. Dardenne having been proposed, was unan-
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
certificate OF election as member of the Police
Jury torthe lst District.
Then came Mr.. R. A. Upton and presented his
certificate OF election as member of the 9Th Dis
trlct, and took his seat.
Then came Nh. Charles A. Slack, and present.
ed his certificate of election as member of the 18th
District. and took his seat.
The Police Jury then proceeded to 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 Le-
gislature of the State of Louisiana, entitled IAN
act for the uniform regulation of elections in the
State,n approved 1st June, 1916, and the follow
ing persons were duly and unanimously appointed
commissioners of elections for one year from the
date hereof, to wit:
Messrs, Norbert Chopper, B. Achille Landry,
and NJ. A. E~stevan, 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 ID 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 & co.'s store.
Messrs. Edward D.. Woods, Michel Hebert and
Jacob Schlatre, for the 4th precinct, at Paul Du-
puy's residence.
Messrs. Refine LIE Blanc, Charles Davenport and
Felix Roth, for the 9Th precinct, to be held at F.
Gomez store.
Messrs. A. Sidney Robertson, Alcide Poche and
Valsin Braud, for the 9Th precinct, to be held at
Louis Pellets coffee house.
Messrs. W. J. Hyde, John Mcdaniel and Jo-
seph Leblanc, for the 9Th precinct, to be held at
Ives Mill, and .
Messrs. w. J. Began, Charles Booksh and Ursin
Daig'e, for the sth precinct, TO be held at john
ston's store, on Bayou Crosse Tete.
Whereas, in order to defray the expenses of the
Parish for the coming year, it Is necessary that a
Parish Tax be levied for that iurpose-Iheretore
it was unanimously Resolved that a parish tax be
levied in and for the parish of lbervllle for the
year 1852, of nine cents upon each hundred dollars
value OF taxable property assessed IN and for 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
the Police Jury. was adopted and approved.
Whereas. at the last session of the Legislature
of this State an act entitled IAN act concerning
was passed, providing that the parochlal
in the different parishes shall fix the
fees or salary of the coroners-
= Be it therefore Re~solved-That 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,
and returning process verbal, 5 90
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 So, in each case to be paid by the
parish.
Every physician who shall attend an inquest in
MS professional capacity when it is absolutely
upon a summon from the coroner,
hall be entitled to receive a compensation of SO
or any such attendance, 10 be paid by the parish
IN an order drawn by the coroner and c%oroner's
ury.
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:
\. Sidney Robertson, account as witness in the
case of the State VS.. slave Peter, S 4 90
!. Petit, Recorder, account for two Record
Books, as 90
sam. c. Trevor, town constable, for fees, 3 10
!. H. Haase, Justice of Peace, fees in GRIM
nal cases, 81
SCI At
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-