Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-16
Proceedings OF the Police Jury.
pIRLSX OF TERREBONNE.


Parish of Terrebonne, met this day, the 4th O.
September, 1854.
Members present: r. D. Jordan, First Ward
J. j. Hanna, Third Ward; O. T. Aycock, Fourtl
Ward F. Pcou, Ninth Ward; j. D. TIMBER
field, Twelfth Ward. (Old MEMBERS
Members absent: Joseph Aycock. Sixth
! Ward; G. Tremouet, Eighth Ward. (Old mem
bers).
On motion of Mr. Hanna, Mr.. Umber6elc
was requested to act as President pro TEN.
The President appointed Messrs. Hanna, O
Aycock, and r. D. Jordan to examine the ere
dentials of the newly elected members, and t.
report thereon
Said Committee made the following report:
| Your Committee have examined the credentials of the
members presenting themselves as elected the Sec
Fifth Seventh Tenth Eleventh. and Thirteenth Police Jury
Wards and report that many of the election
imperfect and according to law but furnish evidence
that the following persons have received majority of The
votes in their respective Wards, aud elected, viz:
II. c. Thibodaux, Second Ward
Alex Lirette, Fifth Ward.
| Joachim Guene Seventh Ward.
! Peter Welsh, Tenth Ward
| Francois Therot, Eleventh Ward
&. c. Wallis, Thirteenth Ward.
| J. J. HANNA, Chairman.
| The newly elected members having taken the
oath prescribed by law, took their seats
On motion of Mr.. Thibodaux, the Police jury
proceeded to the election of the President of
the Police Jury.
Mr.. Hanna proposed H. c. Thibodaux as a
candidate.
| The votes being counted it appeared that Mr.
Thibodaux received nine votes, and Mr.. Welsh
received one. Therefore Mr.. Thbodaux was
declared duly elected President of the Police
Jury of Terrebonne for the year ending on the
| the first Monday of September next
On motion of Mr.. Welsh, F. Gagne was pro-
Il \
| the Police Jury.
On counting the votes, it appeared that Mr.
| Gagne received nine votes, Mr.. A. J. Delaporte
! received one vote and one blank, therefore Mr..
Gagne was declared duly elected Clerk of the
Police Jury of the Parish of Terrebonne, for
the year ending on the first Monday of Sep
| TENDER next.
On motion of Mr.. Welsh, F. Gagne was pro-
posed as a candidate for the office of Parish
| Treasurer of Terrebonne.
On counting the votes it appeared that Mr..
| Gagne received ten votes, and Mr.. A. j. Della
porte received one vote. Therefore F. Gagn6
was declared duly elected Treasurer of the Par
| ish of Terrebonne for the year ending on the
| first Monday of September next.
| On motion of Mr.. Welsh, Mr.. Louis Pitre was
| proposed candidate for the office of door
keeper, and said Pitre was unanimously elected
| on the first Monday of September next
| The following persons were appointed Com.
manders of Patrol to serve during the term Of
one year. ending on the first Monday of Sep
TENDER next, to-wit:
First Ward-L W McFall. Marogne, sr., Thibodaux
| Second Ward-A Legendre, Gautraux, Joseph Darce
Third W ard-John McColum, w A Shaffer, j Dusky.
Fourth Warl-James Robinson. Lesn Dagle, a Leblanc
| Fifth Ward-J Bergeron, BENZ Cross Ed Savoi.
Sixth Ward-victorin Rabin Aubin Bourg. W Grey.
SpvnY Worl- yNal,h III
Eighth Ward-M Bell niger, Lecompte Jacques Rhodes
Ninth Ward-Hyacynth Bourg Stoufet, Chauvin.
Tenth Ward-F Tn bcdaux Pierre Thbodaux, Leblanc
Eleventh Ward-P Michel, Ursin Provost ] l. Rogers
Twelfth Ward-John Jackson, John Wright, II Breau.
Thirteenth Ward-David Phipps w II Mooring, IL White
| The following persons were appointed Com
missioners of Elections to serve during the term
| of one year, ending on the first Monday of Sep
| TENDER next. to-wit:
First Ward-F Thibodaux. J Boudraux, D Jordan
Second Ward C Potts, A Legendre, l. Gau,raux.
| Third Ward-J Medium, NJ II Daunis J Leblanc dil
Noise.
Fourth Ward-o Aycock, 1zidore Dupre, p A Becknel.
Fifth Ward-P Daige, Darce, Joseph Daige.
Sixth Ward-C Tennent, W Mercer, Goode.
Seventh Ward-W Bisland, senuple Hotard, SEN
Ninth Ward-J Topper, Ii Roddy valentin Berger.
Tenth Ward-T Buford, P Welsh, Paul Foret
Eleventh Ward-P Michel, Provost, Theriot, Sen
Twelfth Ward-E Burguieres e Porche, d NJ Lang
Thirteenth Ward-J L Carothers, knight, John Nash
On motion of Mr.. Jordan, the President APP
pointed Messrs Hanna, Jordan, Welsh and Ii
rette to examine and report on the SD section of
the School Laws, passed at the last session of
the Legislature.
The aforesaid Committee reported the follow
ing ordinance, which Yves unanimously adopted
toy witt
Be 1t ordained, That the Police Jury shall annually
elect four persons residents of this PARISH who shall
year. terminating the first Monday of September in
each year, whose duty shall be to examine into the quail
catons OF all persons who may be applicants for the tua
Parish And the President Of the Police Jury be
exoco and to preside the sttngs of id Board Of
Examiners, three Of whom shall constitute quorum.
2 That said Board Of Examiners shall henever
the President of the Police Jury President of said Board
shall call them together and shall proceed to into
the qualifications Of all such persons may present them
selves for examination, and if majority of said Board
shall deem the qualifications of the applicant salts actory
the President shall give him certificate setting forth that
fact; but if majority Of said Board do think quail
caons satisfactory the President shall Withhold said cer.
cate.
g. No person SHALL from and after the PRONUNCIATION OF
this orin be appointed school acher in any OF the
school districts of this Parish uni he shall have been
amined by the Board of Examiners and have received the
certificate OF the Pre- ident approving OF his qualifications
And the Parish Treasurer hereby prohibited from
the salary any school teacher unless h shall file with him
the tifcae of the President of ard of Examiners
as requ ed by this ordinance
a. An school teachers at present employed in that ca
pacy in this Parish. shall present themselves
ton the first meeting of the Board of Examiners after
promigaon OF this ordinance, and comply with its pro-
visions.
1t shall be the duty of the Board of Examiners
on the first Monday of january, Apr July, aud October
in each year, and whenever they shall deem expe
dent for the purpose of examining into the qualifications Of
applicants.
The following persons were elected to consti-
tute the Board of Examiners for the year
ending on the first Monday of September next,
to-wit
Bannon G. Tbibodaux, Peter Welsh, James J. Hanna
and William NJ. Mercer.
Tho claim of John W. Robinson for the sum
of three dollars was referred to the Committee
on Claims.
The President appointed the following men,
bers Committee ON Claims, viz:
Messrs Welsh, Hanna, and Gueno.
The President appointed the following men,
bers Committee on Finance, viz:
Messrs Umberfeld, Lirette, and Wallis
The petition of Rev. f. Tasset, curate of the
Catholic Church in Houms, was referred to a
committee composed of Messrs. Welsh, Lirette,
Hanna, Umberfeld, and Onezine Aycock.
On motion of Mr.. Hanna, it was
Resolced, That Messrs Thomas Ellis and PIERCE Butler
be added to the commission appointed to contract for and
supern the repairs to be made the causeway, be
tween the bayous Black and Terrehonne the line dividing
the plantation Of Judge Barras and Mrs Ellis.
Mr.. Wallis presented petition signed by a
number of inhabitants residing on Bayou Black,
praying that an appropriation should be made
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