The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-02-03
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Police Jury ofthe Parish ofW. B. Rouge.

At regular session of the Police Jury of
the Parish Of West Baton Rouge, held at the
Court House thereof. On Monday, the Sd day
Of January, 1853, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, the
following members were present, viz: M.
C. Leblanc, Joseph Trasimohd Landry,
Bernard Peyronnin, Charles Smith and Will
liam Reynaud, Abs.nt-Messrs Charles
L. Petit, Fielding Cooney Ernest Hebert,
John l.. Lobdell, William J. Lyle and John
r. Nolan.
There being NO qaorum, the Jury adjourn
ed till 2 o'clock, r. NJ.
At o'clock p. M, the same members be-
ing present and there still being no quorum
they again adjourned until next morning, 18th
instant, at 10 o'clock A. VI.
TUESDAY MoRNrxe, January 1, 1853
The Jury met agreeably to adjournment
present. Messrs William Lyle, John l.. Lob
dell. Charles Smith, Bernard Peyronnin. }.
T. Landry, John T. Nolan, Fielding Cooney
and William Reynaud. Absent Messrs
~. C. Leblanc. Ernest HILBERT and Charles
L. Petit,
The committee appointed on the 9Th of
September last, to whom was referred the
Report of the Parish Attorney, in the mat
ter Of the election: held on the oath July.
1852, for taking the sense of the people Of
this Parish as to the propriety Of issuing
Parish Script for building Plank Road
from the Bayou Crosse Tete to the Missis.
sippi River, submitted their Report on this
day, there having been no quorum on the
Doth day Of September last-the day fixed
by resolution for said committee to report
Whereupon it was on motion Resolved.
That the Report Of said Committee be laid
on the table, with the exception of that part
of the said Report, which was adopted, set
ting aside and repeating the instructions
given to the Parish Attorney to institute an
action in the premises before the Sixth Ju-
dicial District Court.
Report Of Committee appointed to examine
Parish Trcasurer's accounts.
To THE Police jury. &C.-The under
signed appointed at the last session of the
Police Jury Committee to examine the
'rreasurer's Books and Vouchers. have per-
formed that duty and report that they find
them correct, and balance in the hands of
the Treas lrer of Seventeen Dollars and
twenty four cents.
Signedl J. r. Nolan,
Vast Baton Rouge r. LANDRY,
January 4, 1853. PrYRoNNrs.
Resolved, That the said Report be adopted.
Report of the Com of the Poydras Legacy.
To the Hon. the President and
Members of the Police Jury Of the
Parish of West Baton Rouge.
The undersigned Commissioners of the
Poydras Fund, respectfully submit the fol-
lowing report:
According TO instruction received by the
Parish Attorney from the Police Jury, said
Parish Attorney proceeded to have seized
and sold, five arpents Of land, situated at the
lower end OF this Parish and belonging to
the Estate of Daniel Contini, whereof Mar
reline Bergeron is the Executrix, said tract
of land having been mortgaged to the Police
Thousand Two Hundred Dollars, loaned out
OF said Poydras Fund to Francois Bedat. de-
ceased, its original owner. On the day of
sale, the undersigned commissioners of said
fund purchased said tract. there being 10
other bidder, at the price of Eighteen Hun
,lred and sixty six dollars, and afterwards
.old the same to Balthazar Dupuy of the
Parish OF IberviIle, for the sum of Two
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, payable
on the LIST day of March, 1853, with eight
per cent interest from date till paid
The OBJECT OF the present Report is that
the Police Jury ratify the proceedings had
in said transaction, to wit The purchase
OF said tract of land for the price aforesaid
of Sls66,GG and tina sale of the same to sal!
Balthazar Dupuy for the sum of Two Thou
sand Five Hundred Dollars.
The whole of which is respectfully sub
mitted, lSignedl II. NJ. FAvRor,
J. V. Durable,
NJ. BARROW.
WhereupOn it was on motion Resoiucd,
That said Report be unanimously adopted,
filed and spread on the Records and that
the proceedings of said commissioners had
in said transaction, to wit: The purchase
Of said tract of land for the price aforesaid
of SlS66,G6 and the sale of the same to Bal
thazar Dupuy, for the sum of Two Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars, be ratified.
!. V. Durable, Sheriff, having submitted
10 the Police Jury at the legal meeting
ronvenee at the Court House, Oh this day
for the purpose his bond as Tax Collector
70 the amount Of Sl9,s67, with Messrs p p /
Babin and L. Favrot, Us securities, said bond
was unanimously accepted and considered
as ample and sufficient to secure the pay
rncnt of the Parish and State Taxes, for |
which said Sheriff and Collector, J. V. Du- .
ralde, may be liable in law.
Report of the Finance COMMITTEE.
The Finance Committee have examined
The following accounts against the Parish,
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