Thibodaux minerva., 1853-10-29
Proceedings of the Police Jury.
PARISH OF TERREBoNNE.

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Conformably to the Adjournment the Police
Jury Of the parish of Terrebonne met this day
the Sd of October 1858.
Members presest-J. J. Hanna, Alex. Lirette
Joseph Aycock, W. A. Bisland, Casimire Tre,
moulet, FRANCOIS Picou, p. Welsh, J. D. TIMBER
field, J. L. Carothers
Members absent-H c. Thibodaux, President
R. d. Jordan, Onezime Aycock, R. E. Butler.
On motion of Mr.. Welsh
The Police Jury requested Mr.. Bisland to act
as President pro tem
On motion the minutes were read and adopted
as corrected.
On motion of Mr.. J. Aycoek
Messrs. Louis Toupcs and A. F. Aycock, were
appointed captains Of patrol in lieu of Messrs.
Early and Wright, who are now non-residents
of the 11th Ward.
On motion of Mr.. Lirette
Mr.. j. B. Darce was appointed captain Of
patrol in lieu of W. S. Holleyman, in the 5th
Ward
On motion of Mr. Picou
Mr.. j. B. Duplanty, Jr., was appointed cap
tain of patrol in lieu of Washington Watkins, in
the 9th Ward.
The communication of VIM. ]. Minor relative
to the public bridge on Bayou Black, was read.
On motion of Mr.. Hanna, it was
esozued That the petition of VIM j. Minor be granted
condition that he shall erect substantial bridge
the Bayou Black at the proposed crossing, that he
shall remove the present bridge and erect it in safe and
substantial at the proposed crossing and with
out delay or putting the public to Inconvenience.
Mr.. Welsh moved that committee of three
members be appointed to confer with Mr.. Minor
or his agent respecting the matter contained in
his communication to the Police Jury.
The President nominated Messrs. Umberfeld,
Carothers. and J. Aycock of said committee.
The petition ofG. F. Connely, F. Theriot and
others of Bayou Du Large, praying for redress
was laid on the table subject to call.
On motion of MIR. Carothers
Resoted That the of Of One Hundred Dollars be and
the is hereby appropriated deay the expense for the
printing Of the proceedings notices. etc., of the Police Jury
in the Minerva newspaper published in the town Of Thb
odnx, for the commencing the 1s Monday Of Sep
tember, 1853.
On motion of Mr.. Welsh
Be 1t ordained, That all pedars and hawkers Of goods,
wares and merchandise Of any description whether their
own account commission for account of others pedars
Of bread only excepted shall exhibit his their license from
the parish in any person persons demanding an inspection
Of the And upon his their refusal to exhibit the
upon demand he they shall be subject to fine Of fifty
dollars for each refusal aforesaid to be recovered before
any Justice Of the Peace half of said fine be paid
the informer and the other to the parish.
Be Hfttther Ordained, That if any pedlar hawker
shall offer goods merchandise for sale in this parish
without license any pear of bread shall offer for sale
dollars for each and every violation Of this ordinance be
recovered before any Justice Of the Peace half Of said
fine to be paid to the noer and the other half to the
parish.
This ordinance shall take effect on and after
the first day of November next.
Resoged That the of hundred dollars be hereby
appropriated for the purpose of eagng the canal connect
ing the Bayous Little Gallon and La Cache to enable
fat boats to navigate between the Bayous Little Caou and
Terrebonne And that the said of two hundred dollars
be paid by the parish Treasurer to the duly authorized
to collect the provided however that satisfactory proof
shall be given that like ofwo hundred dollars has been
raised by private subscriptions for the purpose of eecng
said improvement.
On motion of Mr.. J. Aycock
adopted.
Whereas The southwest Of the parish prison
unfit for the purpose for which is intended the perpen
dcular bars in the windows being too far apart and unsafe
to the keeping Of prisoners therefore
Be resolued That the committee having in charge the
repairs be made to the fence around the parish property
be authorized to additional cross bars be placed in
the windows OF said room such distance apart from each
other they may deem necessary to the safe keeping Of
prisoners confined therein and that the said committee
hereby authorized draw the parish Treasurer for the
amount of the cost of said work.
The following report was read and the same
adopted.
To the Police Jury ottAe parish of 7srre6onne-
The undersigned committee appointed your last session
to examine the accounts of the Sheriff with the parish beg
leave report That appears that for the year 1852 that
the amount of licenses assessed the tabeau $685.
and that the said Sheriff paid but $42 into the Treasury
and the 1850 and 1851 impossible
committee to find out the paid for Licenses in the
Treasury separate account kept from the general
tax account.
Legislature approved the 4th March, 1882 requires that
the several shers and collectors of State taxes shall make
under oath correct statement Of the Communication
militia assessed in the year 1850 and by them collected
designating from whom it was received
Your committee also report that the Sheriff of this parish
did present Of $59s SO collected by him. and paid
the parish treasury the credit OF