The American patriot., 1855-06-23
EVENING SESSION.

49, EVENING SESSION. q
"WEDNESDAY EvENlNo, 2 o'clock, r. ~
Ine Police Jury met this evening at Q o'cl'k
r. NJ, pursuant to adjournment.
Present: G. Gore President.
Messrs. Flower, Moore Perkins, Brown, Bar.
Held, Delee, Mcmillan, Police Jurors.
RESOLUTIONS,
Read and adopted By the Police Jury,
BY B. NJ. G. Brown.
Resolved, By the Police Jury of the parish
Of East Feliciana, La, at its June session. 1855.
That the Sheriff be and he is hereby ordered to
hoid an election in Ward No 2, for one Justice
OF tue Peace, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
tne death of j. f. Hawsey, and to fill out his
term after giving the legal notice by advertise
ment in three public places, in said Ward
By D. G. Mcmillan
Resolved, &c, That the Bridge Commis.
sloners of Wards Nos. and 6, be, and they
are hereby authorized to have a bridge built
across the branch near j. o. Fuqua's gate, on
road No 5, to be let out to the lowest bidder
By David Barfield.
Resolved, &C., That the sum of fifty dollars
oe appropriated for the purpose Of building a
bridge near John Diamonds.
BY r. Flower,
Resolved, &C., That the Bridge commis,
soners of Wards, Nos. and be authorised to
build bridge over Whites Bayou, on the
lower Clinton and Pompeii road, for the lowest
possible price. zr
BY NJ. Perkins,
Resolved, &C., That the additional sum of
three dollars be allowed to Mrs Kietb, for the
term OF three months, for the maintenance of
Elizabeth Davidson, sickly pauper, and that
she be allowed to draw tho same on her own
warrant
By r. Flower.
Resolved, &C., That Physicians in the diff.
ferent corporations of the Parish Of East Fell.
cana, be allowed Two Dollars for all visits to
the poor, within said corporations and to all
prisoners in the Jail, and Three Dollars for all
visits within the Wards Of the parish-when
ordered by the Guardians Of the Poor of said
Wards
By D. G. Mcmillan. ....
Resolved, &C., That Mary Lusk, a pauper
in Ward No. s, in the town of Clinton, be and
she is hereby allowed the sum of five dollars
per month from the first Of September last to
the LIST Of September next, 1856, and that she
be allowed to draw the same on her own war
rant
By D. Barfcld
Resolved, &C., That J. G. Kilbonrne bo no.
tihed that the gates on the Public Road rum
ming through the plantation of Perkins and
Kilbourne, are in bad condition or working or
der, and that he be required to put said gates
IN good order, or remove them forthwith.
By R. Flower.
Resolved, &c., That hereafter, all accounts
must be either audited or passed by the Police
Jury, before they are paid by the Treasurer Of
the parish, excepting Jury certificates and
warrants drawn by Bridge Commissioners.
By R. Flower.
Resolved, &C., That from and after this date
tho Bridge Commissioners in this parish shall
not contract for any bridges that have not al
ready been recognized as public bridges, unless
authorised by tho Police Jury.
l. N. Delee, offered the following, which on
motion was laid on the table for future consid-
Grafton.
Resolved, By the Police Jury Of the Parish
OF East Feliciana, State of Louisiana, at their
June session in the year 1866, That the Trea.
surer of said parish be, and he is hereby au-
thorised and required to transmit, annually,
unit! otherwise directed to the Secretary Of
the "Washington Monument Association, the
sum Of Twenty Dollars, to be applied by said
Association towards the completion Of said
Monument
ROAD OvERSEERS.
The following is correct list of the Over
seers Of Roads, for East Feliciana, appointed at
the June session of the Police Jury, to serve
for the ensuinu war