The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-23
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Police Jury f.he Parish ofW. B. ROUGE.


Of January, 1853, at 10 o'clock, A. H., the
following members were present, viz: NJ.
c. Leblanc, Joseph Trasimond Landry,
Bernard Peyronnin, Charles Smith and Will
liam Reynaud. Abs.nt-Mcssrs Charles
l.. Petit, Fielding Cooney, Ernest HILBERT,
John l.. Lobdell, William J. Lyle and John
r. Nolan.
There being no qaorum, the Jury adjourn
ed till 2 o'clock, p. NJ.
At 9 o'clock P. NJ, the same members be-
ing present and there still being no quorum
they again adjourned until next morning, 4th
instant, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
TUESDAY MORNING. January !. 1853
The Jury met agrceabIy to adjournment
present, Messrs William Lyle, John l.. Lob
dell, Charles Smith, Bernard Peyronuin, J.
+. Landry, John T. Nolan, Fielding Cooney
and William Reynaud Absent--Messrs
NJ. c. Leblanc. Ernest Hebert 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
tins 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
Goth day of September last--the day fixed
by resolution for said committee to report
Whereupon it was on motion Resoired
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
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given to the Parish Attorney TO institute an
action in the premises before the Sixth ,Ju-
dicial District Court
Report of Con- mttee appointed TO examine
Parish Trcasurer's accounts.
TO THE Police JrRY. &c-Tbe under
signed appointed at the last session of the
Police Jury Committee TO examine the
TTeasnrers Books and Vouchers. have per-
formed that duty and report that they find
them correct, and balance in the hands OF
the Treasurer of Seventeen Dollars and
twenty four cents.
Sjgnedl J. r. NOLAN,
Vast Baton Rous e, J. r. Landry,
Kesdvcd, That the said Report be adopted
Report Of The Com of The Poyd,as Legacy
To the Hon. the President ard
Members Of the Police Jury of The
Parish O! 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
celne Bergcron is the Executrix, said tract
Of land having been morgaged to the Police
Jury to guarantee the payment Of Two
Thousand Two Hundred Dollars, loaned out
Of said Poydras Fund to FRANCOIS BeAat, de- ]
ceased, its original owner. On the day of
salc, the undersigned commissioners Of said /
fund purchased said tract, there being 10
other bidder, at the price of Eighteen Hun
dred and sixty six dollars, and afterwards
sold the same to Dalthazar Dupuy of the
Parish OF Ibervlle, for the sum of Two
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, payable |
on the 1st 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 /
III 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
United, ISignedl II. VI. FAvRor,
}. '. DURABLE,
N. BARROW.
Whereupon it was on motion RcsoiUcd,
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 slsG6,G6 and the sale of the same to Bal
thazar Dupuy. for the sum Of Two thousand
Five Hundred Dollars, be ratified.
j, v Durable, Sheriff, having submitted
to the Police Jury at the legal meeting
convenee at the Court House on this day
Tor the purpose his bond as Tax Collector
TO the amount of Sl9,sG7, with Messrs p. p.
Babin and l.. Favfot, as securities, said Lond
was unanimously accepted and considered
as ample and sufficient TO secure the pay
rnent of the Parish and State Taxes. Tor
which said Sheriff and Collector, J. Y. Du-
ralde, may be liable in law.
Report of the Finnace Conlmutcc
The Finance Committee have examined
the following accounts against the Parish.
and find them to be correct They there
fore recommend that the account be passed
and homologated viz:
Rosemond Hebert, for holding inquest on
dead body, SIS 90
J. V. Durable, for services. &c, 50 90