Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-08-13
Police jury.

Pursuant to an adjourned meeting the Police
Jury of the parish of Lafourche, met on Tuesday
July 9th, 1853, at 10 o'clock. A. NJ.
Present.. X. Gourdain, President, Valery
Vickner, Louis Boudreaux, Ellie Panvel, G.
Armitage, J. Theriot J. S. Williams, J. Ray
mont, H. Bernard, @. Bernard, ]. C. Raglan, A.
B. Thibodaux, L. Pertuit, s. Folse, B. F. Barker.
Absent. Cretini.
A quorum being present the Jury proceeded
to business.
The minutes OF the last session were read and
approved.
The election returns of the first and sixth
Wards for members of the Police Jury were
submitted to the committee on elections; the
| said committee retired and aftera short absence
returned, and reported verbally that they had
examined the said returns and had found that
Mr.. Vaiefy Vickner, was duly elected to re-
present the First Ward, and Mr.. John Lyall to
represent the Sixth Ward of this parish in the
Police Jury.
On motion the said members we're duly sworn
and took their seats.
Mr. A. |. Ledet, having resigned his Office as
Commander in Chief of Patrol in the Seventh
Ward; on motion Mr.. J. 8. Williams was ap-
pointed in his stead.
Mr.. Williams moved that Mr.. John Lyall, be
named commissioner of election in the 9Th Ward
in stead of Pierre Lee, adopted.
Mr.. Williams moved thata committee of three
be named by the President to draft oil !. law for
the Police of Roads and Levees for this parish,
and to report as soon as possible, adopted.
The President manned ON said committee
Messrs. Williams, Theriot, and H. Bernard.
The Bond of the parish Treasurer as Depository
of the free public school fuAas, was accepted
and approved.
Jury adjourned till half past o'clock, P. M.
EVENING SESSION.
Jury met at half past 8, quorum answered
at the call.
Mr.. Williams one of the members of the COM
mittee appointed this morning to frame a law
for the Police of Roads and Levees remarked
that they could not agree upon any project Of
law. .
Mr.. Theriot moved that the same system OF
Levee Inspection be continued under the existing
laws, for the present year, that an Inspector be
named for each Police Jury Ward; and that in
| the meantime the above committee frame q law
to take effect next year.
Mr.. Williams proposed as amendment that
| the said committee go to work Immediately to
frame some law or police regulation which will
meet the wants Il the parish, and which will
take effect as SOON rs promulgated and that fol
this purpose the committee be allowed till
o'clock, tomorrow evening, adopted.
Mr.. Theriot moved that the present committee
appointed for the above purpose be discharged
and new one appointed, adopted.
The President named on said committee Messrs
Williams, Raymont and H. Bernard.
| Jury adjourned till 10 o'clock, A. M.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9Th, 1858.
Jury met at 10 o'clock, and quorum an
swered to the call.
| Mr.. Pertuit moved that an election be orderet
| Immediately in the 18th Ward, for Justice O
Peace and Constable.
Mr.. Raglan presented the following ordinance
which was approved.
Bet reso1oed That Ferry be established On Bayou La
fourche, at Mr.. Evariste Lepine.
Be rfer resotued That the Jesse OF the said Ferry
shall be sold by the town Constable possible to
tnue until the first Monday in January, and every yea
t5areafter at that time. d.
se further resoJned That the ferry man, Of the sail
Ferry shall be entitled to charge the fee as charges
by the ferry Of the corporation Of Thbodaux and tina
purchaser said lease shall be bound to give bon
and security in the sum Of Fifty Dollars
Jury adjourned till tomorrow morning at II
o'clock. ..l
THURSDAY, july 7th, 1858.
| Jury met, quorum answered to the call.
/ Mr.. Lyau moved that the proposition of Mr.
Bellson, for building Jail in Thibodaux, be &C
cepted and committee be appointed to con
tract with him on such terms as may be decidet
upon by the Jury.
Mr.. Pertuit moved that the plans and specif
cations for building Of the said Jail, as well a