The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-15
PROCEEDINGS
Police Jury fthe Parish ofW. B. Rouge.

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the Parish of West Baton Rouge, held at the
Court House thereof, on Monday, the 90 day
of January, 1853, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, the
following members were present, VIZ: M.
c. Leblanc, Joseph Trasinond Landry,
Bernard Peyronnin, Charles Smith and VII
liam Reynaud Absent-Messrs CHARLES
/, Petit, Fielding Cooney, Ernest Hebeft,
John L. Lobdell, William J. Lyle and John
T. Nolan.
There being no qaorum, the Jury ADJOURN
ed till O'Clock, =. N.
at 2 o'clock r. NJ, the same members be-
inc present and there still being 10 quorum
shey again adjourned until next morning, 4th
Instant, at 10 clock a. NJ.
TUESDAY MORNING. January 4, 1853
The Jury met aTeeably to adjournment--
present, Messrs William Lyle, John l.. Lob.
dell. Charles Smith, Bernard Peyropnin, j.
+. Landry, John +. Nolan, Fielding Cooney
and William Reynaud. Abseft-Nessrs.
NJ. G.. 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 a Plank Road
from the Bayou Crosse Tate to the Missis
sippi River, submitted their Report on this
lav. there having been no qrsorrnr on the
Doth day Of September last-the day hyed
by resolution for said committee to report
Whorenpon It was on motion Resofpcd.
That the Report Of said Committee he laid
on the table, with the exception ofibat part
Of the said Report, which was adopted, sell
ting aside and repeating the Instructions
given to the Parish Attorney to institute an
action in the premises before the Sixth Ju-
dicia District Court.
Report Of Committee appointed to examine
Parish Treasurer's accounts.
To THE POLICE jury, &c--The under
signed appointed at the last session of the
Police Jury Committee to examine the
Treasurer's 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.
lSigned! j.. I. NoLAH,
Vast Baton Rouge, J. I. LANDRY,
January 1, 1853. 3. PrYRoNNlN.
Resoirea, That the said Report be adopted
Report Of the Com of tie PorirGs Iseacy
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
celine Bergeron is the Exccrtrix, said tract
Of land having been morteaged TO the Police
Jury to guarantee the payment of Two
Thousand Two Hundred Dollars, loaned out
Of said Poydras Fund to FRANCOIS Bedat de-
ceased, its original owner On the day Of
Gale, the undersigned commissioners OF said
fund purchased said tract. there being 40
Other bidder, at the price of Eighteen Hun
dred and sixty six dollars, and afterwards
sold the same to Balthazar Dupry Of the
Parish OF IberviIe, for the sun 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 ratily the proceedings had
i, said transaction, to wit: The purchase
Of said tract of land tor the price Aforesaid
of sIs66. CO; and tina sale OF the same to sal:
BaIlhazar Dupuy for the sum CT Two Ino'-
sand Five Hundred Dollars.
TIL. whole of which is respectfully sub
mitted, lsignedl Il. N. f'vE'r'
~ !. Y. DU7ALDE,
NJ P,RRow.
wberoupon it was on motion Rrsolret
That said Report be unanimously adopted
Gled and spread on the Records; and thai
the nroceedinss of said commissioners hac
in said transaction. to wit: The purchase
of said tract Of land for the price aloresaid
Of S1sG6. 66 and the sale of the same to Bal
thazar Dupuy, for the sum Of Two lhousan'
Five Hundred Dollars, be ratified.
~. Durable, Sheriff, having submitted
to the Police Jury at the legal meeting
convenee at the Court House, on This day
for the purpose his bond as Tax Collector
to TIE amount of S19,S67, with Messrs ? I
Babn and l.. Favrot, as securities, said BON
was unanimously accepted ant considered
as ample and sufficient to secure the pay
mcnt Of the Parish and State Taxes, 10
which said Sheriff and Collector, J. '. Du
ralde, may be liable in law.
Rcpoyt of The F;nance Committee.
The Finance Committee have examine
the following accounts against the Farsi
and find them to be correct. They there
fore recommend that the account be passe
and homologated viz:
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