Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-05-01
Police Jury.-Parish of Iberville.


On Monday the 18th day of April, 1852, at
regular session of the Police Jury of said Parish
the following members met at the courthouse o.
| said Parish, to wit:
Louis Hebert, member from LIST District;
W. G. Adams, member from I'd District;
J. A. Dardenne, President, member from Sd
District:
Thos. c. Brown, member from 4th District;
X. A. Upton, member from 9Th District;
1zaie Leblanc, member from 9th District;
Chas. A. Slack, member from 7th District.
The session being opened, the following pro-
ceedlngs were had:
Whereas, the term of service of the members
of the police jury for the 1st, 4th, 9Th and 18th dis
tricts has expired, ordained, that an election be
held according to law for the purpose of ~electing
members of the police jury for said districts: and
further ordained, that the sheriff of this parish be
served with a copy of this ordinance.
Then came -Adolphe Grass. Esq, Treasurer. and
presented his accounts for the year expired; and
the president appointed Messrs. Louis Hebert.
Ihos. T.. Brown and Iza4e Leblanc. a committee
TO examine the said accounts and make their re-
port forthwith. And the said committee having
duly examined said Treasurer's accounts and
vouchers annexed. make their report, by which it
appears that said accounts are lust and correct. and
there exists In the hands of said Treasurer a ba-
lance In favor OF the parish of S692 81. Where
upon, it was resolved, that said account and report
be filed in the archives of the police jury, and ap-
proved.
Resolved, further. that the Recorder of the Pa
IRISH be, and he is hereby authorized. to cancel and
annul said Treasurer's bond for the year Just ex-
pired.
lhen the police jury proceeded to the election |
OF a Treasurer for one year from this day, and Mr..
Grass was unanimously reelected Trea-
surer OF said parish for and during one year from
this date, upon his furnishing bond with security
according to law.
The committee on accounts and claims reported
the following accounts as correct. and allowed, viz:
|. 10 Theodore Blanchard, fees in crimi-
nal cases, sI3 so
tons, 5o M
" J. L. Petit, sheriff; for articles fur
nlshed the parish, =, p 40 |
1. W. P. :Bradburn, for printing cleo
ton notices, &c, "a no
. Peter Kelly, for making railing a.
round the clerks desk in court house, 20 90
). " Joseph Anger, for materials furnish
ed to repair bridge on cut-off road
in Manchac Point, 20 M
I. " Charles, mulatto, for nursing an in
digent sick, George Cooyen, 7 so
a. H. Haase, justice of peace, fees
IN criminal cases, Is 81
Total, sa17 OF
anu lAc ioiioWiilS account OF Dr. II. L. Berry, |
for attending and visiting John Fox, an INDECENT
S26," was rejected.
The petition of Edward J.. Gay, test'y ex. of
..ndrew Hynes, praying to be permitted to eman-
pate and manumlt the slaves Eliza Ann. mulat-
} girl, aged about 26 years, and her two children,
ohm, aged 10 years, and Mary Jane, aged S wears:
nd the mulatto girl Margaret, aged about 90
ears-belonglng to the estate of said Andrew
been presented and read to the l.
ONCE jury, was unanimously rejected. sa-
whereas, 1t is shown that since the orders given
y this body tits last session, to prosecute ali de-
nquents reported by the Inspectors of Roads and
evees, nearly all said delinquents have promptly
their works-Resolved, that the fines
Cured by such persons who have before the pre-
mt day fully so complied, be RENTED, and that
parish attorney be directedio ascertain from
I'd inspectors what persons, if any, are still in a
of delinquency, and forthwith to bring suits
,ainst them.
Resolved, Thatthe draft drawn and dated March |
1907, by Messrs. Ursin Daigre, G.. s.. Rous- ,
au and A. Otard, commissioners, on the parish
r%easurer, IN favor of P. P. Sugg, on account of
e appropriation for the Bayou Crosse Tete Road.
+ the sum OF $500, be and the same is hereby an
owed, and that the same be paid by the Treasu-
petition of Messrs. P. A. Degelos aud The
ore Orlllon, praying to be permitted to eman-
and manumit the slave Baptiste Villiers.
ed about so years, having been presented and
ad to the police jury a second time, and all of
e members being of the same opinion as before '
it was unanimously Resolved, that the said Bap- b
te villiers deserves to be set free and emancipa- a
i That the said Degelos and Orillion be author s
ID to emancipafe and manumit the said Bap- :
te silllers, and that the said Baptiste shall not {
compelled to. leave the State of Louisiana after \
manumlssion, and that the said Baptiste shall 7
be bound to furnish the bond required by the /
of the act of the Legislature, entitled =
n act to prevent free persons of color from en-
ing into this State, and for other purposes, ap- J
wed March 16, 1s30'-and that he shall be en- fc