The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-01-21
PROCEEDINGS
or THE
Police Jury ofthe Parish ofW. B. Rouge.

Court House thereof on Monday, the Sd day
of January, 1853, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, the
following members were present, viz: M.
g. Leblanc, Joseph Trasmond Landry,
Bernard Peyronnin, Charles Smith and VIII
liam Reynaud. Absent Messrs CHARLES
L. Petit, Fielding Cooney, Ernest Hfbert,
John l.. Lobdell, William J. Lyle and John
r. Nolan.
There being no qaorum, the Jury adjourn
ed till O'Clock, r. NJ.
At 2 o'clock r. H., the same members be
ing present and there still being no quorum
they again adjourned until next morning, 9Th
instant, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
TUESDAY MoRNING, January 4. 1851. -
The Jury met agrceably to afournment--
present, Messrs William Lyle, John l.. Lob
dell. Charles Smith, Bernard Payronnin. !.
r. Landry, John T. Nolan, Fielding Cooney
and William Rcynaud. Messrs
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 TN, mat
ter of the election: held on the 9th July.
1852, for taking the sense of the people of
tins Parish as to the propriety Of issuing
Parish Script for building Plank Hoad
from the Bayou Crosse Tttc 70 the Missie-
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
Whcreupon it was on motion Rc2o'ced
That the Report of said Committee be laid
on the table, with the exception of that part
Of the said Report, which was adopted. get
ting aside and repeating the Instructions
action in the premises before the Sixth Ju-
dicial District Court.
Report Of Corr ittce appointed to examine
Parish Trcasurer's accounts
To THE Police JrRY. f,c--Thc under
signed appointed at the last session of the
Police Jury Committee TO examine the
1reasurcr's Books and Vouchers. have per
formed that duty and report fiat they find
them correct, and a balance in tie hands of
the Treasurer of Seventeen Dollars and
twenty four cents.
Vast Baton Rouge, !. l.. LANpRy.
January L. 1853. y PEyRovNrv.
Rcsoircd, That the said Report be adopted.
I'gort ofth Con, of hr Poyi,os Legacy.
To the Hon. the President and
Members Of the Police Jury Of the
Parish Of West Baton Rouge.
The undersigned Commissioners Of H..
roydras Fund, respectfully submit the fol-
lowing report
According To instruction received by the
Parish Attorney from The Police Jury, said
Parish Attorney proceeded 10 have sriyed
and sold, FIVE arpents Of land, situated a' the
lower end OF This Parish and belonging to
the Estate of Daniel Contini. whereof Mar
ccIne Bcrceron is the Execu'rix. said tract
of land having been mortcagcd to the Police
jury to guarantee the payment of Two
Thousand Two Hundred Dollars, loaned out
of said Poydras Fund to Francois BGdat. de-
ceased, its original owner On the day Of
sale, the undersigned commissioners of said
fund purchased esid tract. there being 40
other bidder, at The price of Eighteen Hun
dreh and sixty six dollars, and afterwards
sold the same TO Balthazar Dnpuy of The
Parish OF Ibcrvillc, 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 SlSGG,6G and tina sale of the same 10 sal
Balthazar Dupuy tor The sum of Two Thou
sand Five Hundred Dollars
The whole of which is respectfully sub
Iotted, SigncdI II. NJ. FAvnor,
!. V. DunALon,
Whercupon it was on motion Rcsmred.
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 SlSGG Sc and the sale of the same t. Bal |
thazar Dupuy. for the sum Of Two Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars, be ratified.
!. v Durable. Sheriff, having submitted |
10 the Police Jury az the legal meeting
convenre at the Court House on this day
for the purpose 4; his bond as Tax Collector
10 the amount of $40. SCI, with Messrs j.. J.. |
Babin and J.. Favrot, as securities, said bond
was unanimously accepted and CONSIDERED !
as ample and sufficient to secure the pay
ment of the Parish and State Taxes. for
mide, may be liable in law.
Report Of thc Finance ConmjHcr.
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 homoIogatcd viz:
Rosemond HGbert, for holding inquest on
dead body, SO 90