Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-06-16
Proceedings Of the Police Jury
PARISH OF LAFOURCHE.


met on Monday, June 4th, 1855.
Present.. c. Ragan, President, James Billiu,
E. Panvel, c. Armtage, J. Theriot, NJ. Daigre, A.
Cretin, H. Bernard, O. Bernard, J. A. Robichaux,
A. B. Thibodaux, L. Pertuit, s. Fose, A. Kees, J.
Remont.
The minutes of the last session were read and
adopted
Then the Jury proceeded to the election of its
officers.
For Secretary. the candidates were J. R. Verret
and E. E. Leblanc. The votes being taken by
ballot the result was as follows towit j. R. Verret
received seven votes and E. E. Leblanc received
eight votes, therefore E. E. Leblanc proclaimed
duly elected.
For parish Physician, the candidates were Drs.
Coleman, Durac and Cherot The vote being taken
by ballot the result follows: Durac received
one vote, Coleman four, and Cherot ten votes,
therefore Dr. Cherot was proclaimed duly elected.
For parish attorney, Mr. H. Bernard presented
Messrs Hall & Bush and there being no opposition
they were and are hereby duly elected by acclama-
ton.
For chiefs of patrols, the following persons were
appointed.
Firs. ward-H. e. Leaet; Second Ward, zachar Bou-
dreaux; Third Ward, James A. Buford Fourth Ward War
jacques c. Matherne; Seventh Ward vafroid Forest
Eighth Ward, Joseph Barros, fl s. Ninth Ward, Noel De-
late Tenth Ward Lubin Bernard; Eleventh Ward George
Boner Twelfth Ward Jules Lagarde Thirteenth Ward J.
Omer Nicolas Fourteenth Ward William Hunter; Fifteenth
Ward, Jourdain savoe; Sixteenth Ward David Ptre.
On motion of Mr. Blliu, the rules were dispensed
with for the purpose of offering resolution before
the election of Road and Levee Inspectors.
Mr.. Biliu offered the following resolution, which
passed.
Resoosd by the Police Jury Of Lafource, That there
shall be appointed Inspector Of Roads and Levees for
each Police Jury Ward resident land capable Of
fulfilling the Office of Inspector. He shall be appointed and
for ensuing and person so appointed re-
fusng as Inspector shall pay fine Of fifty dollars
for the pari recoverable before any Jus Of
the Peace the ward wherein the refusing
resides the Justice Of the Peace to said ward
This resolution to take effect from date Of pas
sage. ..
Rssopsd That laws contrary this resolution be and
are hereby repealed. (Signed) JAMES BiLLIU.
On motion of Mr.. Armitage,
Resotced That the rules be and hereby dispensed
With comm Of five members be appointed by
the President consult and give their views the Jury this
evening regard to the salary Of the throughout
the parish
The President named of said committee Messrs.
A. Kees, Joseph Remont, NJ. Daigre, James
Blliu, and L. Pertuit. -.-
On motion Of Mr. Thibodaux, Jury adjourned till
two o'clock, this evening.
At two o'clock, Jury met and quorum answered
to the call.
On motion Of Mr. Thibodaux, the following re-
port was adopted as follows:
undersgueQ members COWmttee named
this morning to decide on the salary Of the Inspectors would
ectfy reporte that the following hereby abshed
twenty-five dollars for each Inspector the right bank Of
the bayou to the upper line OF the 10Th Ward and on the
left nix to the upper line OF the oh Ward and fifty dollars
(signed) JAMES BnLIu A. KEEs L. PkRrur.
Now the Jury proceeded to the nomination Of
Road and Levee Inspectors, as follows:
Fss ward-Pierre Lorio; 4th Ward, Augustin Gaude;
9Th Ward Benjamin Fose; 6th sth 18th and 18th Wards,
Andrew Brown; 9th Ward Homer Beruad; 18th Maximi-
lien Lefo 18Th Ward, Arsene Champagne, fs 18th Ward,
Inspectors Of Roads for the Interior Wards
second ward-James A. Buford for the front part Of the
BayouSec Road and Ceestn Benot for the back part.
Tenth Ward-Evarise Adam.
On motion of Mr.. Armitage,
Resolved, That the President can Messrs. White 4
anderson 70 inquire what they viii dothe parish printing
Ior and make his report tomorrow.
Election commissioners.
Campbell.
Second ward-zachar Boudreauz Bazile Landry. Felix
Third Ward-E. D. Richardson, Redrick Darden, sylvain
Tfosciair.
Fourth ward-charle =. GaudS, z Bourgeois, Joachim
Mfh Ward-C. Zeringue Pierre Thibcdaux, B. Folse.
sxh W.rd-Jacques Mathern n Leblanc, NJ Daigre.
seventh WardA. Ledet Paul Matherne. J. 8. Williams
Ishth Wsrd-Edmond Savoie, Jackson Pierce, Victor
Ninth ward-E Breaux Etenne Leblanc J. g. seely,
Tenth ward-J. Bourg Lubin Bernard, George Clement
Eleventh. Ward-W IL Rsean. jackson Daunis, o, o.
Dantin. "
rwemh Ward-Auguse Bergeron, J. R. Leblanc Joachim
Thirteenth ward-Marcelin Berserou HiIare Bourgeois
champagne, Jr. -
Eousseensh ward-Aed Maherne Pierre Folse Anashole
fneenth Ward-Hudson Field q Abr;b.t a r Barker
1-eaaries SEWN, zenon Cherami, A. Cretini
:.. -. RESIDENT named the following permanent
Financcs-James BHsu n Bernard J \ a,h.s.r
Ciaims-J Theriot, 9. Armitare q foi,e -'''"n-"A
On motion Of Mr. Thibodaux the ns,;t;or, t,,f Tho
inhabitants Of the Second School District asking
division Of said District was laid on the table I'm
tomorrow.
On motion Of Mr.. a. Bernard, Jury adjourned
na tomorrow at Q O'Clock, 4 n.
TUESDAY, June 5th, at o'clock, 4 n, jury met
md quorum answered to the call.
Ihe minutes Of yesterday were read and adopted.
On motion Of B. Bernard, the two following re-
potu q the committee on finance were adopted.
g - President and Nsmbsys ef tss Polics jury
We the undermined committee Finance
sas referred he Acco0nn and report Of the parish
ser would respectfully represent that Ne have care
LS an4d IL rid accounts and compased the same
~Is voacAen a1na1ed, and lo1nd The whala enTraa4
~ eesy balance a Aaad tA1dsy e 469es