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

Police Jury---Parish Of 1berville.
On Monday, the 9th day of September, 1852, at
a regular session of the Police Jury OF the parish
of Iberville, the following members met at the
court house of said parish, TO wit:
John A. Dardenne, member Sd District;
VIM. C.. Adams, member I'd District;
Thos. C.. Brown, member 4th District;
IzaIe 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 for a regular session OF
the. Police Jury, there was no meeting OF said Po-
lice Jury, and in consequence thereof no election
Tor President of said body took place. now there
fore DO it Resolved, that the Police Jury proceed
to the election of a President, his term of service
to date from said 1st Monday of June last; and Mr..
J. 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 for the LIST District.
Then came MIR. r. A. Upton and presented his
certificate of election as member OF the 9th Dis
trict, and took his seat.
Then came Mr.. Charles A. Slack, and present.
ed his certificate of election as member OF the 7th
District, and took his seat.
The Police Jury then proceeded to nominate
and appoint commissioners of elections in 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 Lee
gislature of the State of Louisiana. entitled IAN
act Tor the uniform regulation of elections in the
State" approved lst 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,
aud NJ. A. Estevan, to preside over the lst cleo
ton precinct at Buena Vista Hotel, Bayou Gouia
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 & 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
|alsln Braud, for the 9th precinct, to be held al
Louis Pollet's coffee house.
Messrs. w. J. Hyde, John Mcdaniel and Jo-
seph Leblanc, for the 7th precinct, to be held at
Ives hllll, anu
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 to defray 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
levied in and for the parish of Iberville for the
year 1852, of nine cents upon each hundred dollars
value of taxable property assessed in and for said
or1ch and IN 18th A. T.
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
coroners" was passed, providing that the parochial
authorities in the different parishes shall fix the
fees or salary of the coroners-
Be it therefore Resolved-That hereafter the
fees or salary of the coroner of this Parish, and
all expenses of the %coroner's inquest, shall be as
follows: 's.tH..
When an inquest is necessary, for receivinga
dead body, SIS 90
For swearing and qualifying a jury, admin
istering oath, and inquiry relative thereto,
and returning process verbal, S 90
For burying said dead body, 5 90
And when no inquest is actually held, said cor
oner shall receive SIS and no more for the services
required other than for the burial, in which case he
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parish. .
Every physician who shall attend an inquest in
his professional capacity when it is absolutely
necessary 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 coroner'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 committee 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 d 90
L. Petit, Recorder, account for two Record
Books, As 90
G: Trevor, town constable, for fees, 3 10
J. H. Haase, Justice of Peace, fees in GRIM
inal cases, 9 81
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Resolved, that the President be and he is hereby
authorized to draw on the parish treasury for the
same. s. . .... % |
Whereas Mr.. VIM. A. Smith, who was appoint.
ed inspector for the 18th District of said parish on
Bayou Crosse Tete, is not a resident of said Dis
trict, on motion of Mr.. Slack, Resolved. that Mr..
Charles Booksh be appointed in the place and
stead Of said Smith, as inspector of said 18th Dis
his term of service to date from June last,
for one year.
On motion of Mr.. HILBERT, Resolved, that Mr..
Allan be and he is hereby appointed in
of Roads and Levees for the I'd District,
in the place and stead of Mr.. Dorville Breau, who
is excused from serving, his term of service to date