The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-07-19
Police Jury Proceedings.

CLINTON. La, JrLY II. 1856.
The Police jury of the Parish of East Fe.
lciana, La, met in the Court House this day,
the l4th of July, it being the regular time of
meeting for the month of July.
The president called the meeting to order
nd the following members were present:
Messrs. Montgomery, Norwood, Cason Ri.
ley, Drchr, Edwards, and Jordan Mr.. De
Lee, the member for Ward No. I, was absent
The Jury proceeded to business, and Mr.
DeLcc having arrived, reported himself ready
for business, and offered the following resoln.
tion
Be Rsolrci by Me Police Jury qf lie Parish Of Ea,,
Fdicjana, Al It's June Term ls5G, That Sam'i j. Nor
wood be and he is appointed overseer of Road Dis.
trict lin the place Of A. ID. Palmer resigned) com
mcncing at the upper end of A. d. Palners lane,
and ending at the gate Of W. b. Ronrk and that he
DC allowed the hands OF II. ID. Palmer to work the
same.
On motion the above was adopted Mr..
Dcl.ec also offered the following, which was
adoptcd-viz:
BE it Resolved etc, That Chas Ccilcrt be and is
appointed ovelsecr of road district No. -, lin place
of Wm Cauirld, abscnt) commencing ut the Co.
mite bridge on the Jackson and Liberty road and
ending AT the State line; and that he be allowed the
hands Of Mrs. Sarah +. Canlhed to work the same
Mr. Jordan then offered the following-to-
witt
Whereas: Section Gs Of Act No. III of the Lcgs-
laturc Of the State of Louisiana. for the year 1855
provides That all the expenses incurred in the diff.
lcrent parishes. 'by the arrest confinement and pros
ccuiion of persons accused of crme-their removal
10 prison, etc, the pay of witnesses, jurors. etc
and all eXpsnscs whatever attending the criminal
prosecutions. shall be paid by the respective par
ishcs in which the offence charged may have been
committed
And whereas: Section II of the same act provides
THAT the fines aud orrures collected for violation
of the criminal laws of the State, and which have
been required by law to be paid into the state trea-
sury shall belong and be paid into the treasury OF
the parish in which they may be collected
BE il therefore resolved, etc, That the treasurer
be and he shcreby instructed to retain in his hands
as special fund for the payment of expenses OF
criminal prosecutions all the fines and iorfciturcs
which may be paid into his hands.
Resolved, That the treasurer be and he is hereby
authorized to pay, upon the warrant Of the Judge,
or in the absence of the Judge of the Clerk of the
7th District Court. all the expenses incurred in erin
inal prosecutions in and for the parish Of East Fcc-
lana, first out of the special fund aforementioned
and should said fund be exhausted, then out of any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
On motion the above was laid OYER until
September next, 1856.
Mr.. Cason introduced the following petition
and resolution, which was adopted--viz:
TO Me HoaoraJhe Poiice Jury an and far tic Parish Of
Eat feicaaa, State Of Louisiana:
We, the undersigned petitioners, represent that
the public road leading from Port Hudson to Liberty
passes in such close proximity TO the dwelling and
quarters OF 5. NJ Thomas to render it very disa-
grecablc in many respects. and the said s. NJ Thomas
proposes to change said road at his expense and
that 1t is more advantageous to move the road than
the buildings, without any material injury to the
That hn nn,ns
cnt road is Il continued elevation. whereas the one
,. NJ. Thomas proposes to make is level most of the
way: commencing at the road leading from Mr.
Braincs place and ending at the creek some six hun
dred yards below and that the distance is about the
same
Werespcclully request that you grant the above
petition, and authorize the oversecr of the road to
receive it when in proper condition.
Sgned:-L. 5. Austen, r. G. Gordon l.. Orestes
Smith, Thos. Worthy, N. Mcqueen, T. NJ. Brian and
j. l.. Singletaly.
Mr., Norwood introduced the following res.
olution which on motion was adopted
ly:--
Resolved, ETC., ThatA p. Brown be and he Is
hereby appointed to receive the instruction nrovded
for in an act passed by the Legislature of the State
of Louisiana in 1858, No. 2l5. Sec 1874, and ap-
proved April 2Sth, lS53-so far as it NAV be neces-
sary to complete his medical education as provided
in said act, The said appointment TO take effect al
the resignation of Geo. W. Chapman, who was an.
pointed by the Police Jury at its September session
1855.
Mr.. Cason, the member from Ward No 8
offered the following:
Resolved, etc., That the President of the Police
Jury is hereby instructed to order an election in the
third Ward, for Constable in the place of Henry
Germany, who was elected and refused to acc ept
And also an election in Ward No. T. for kJustice OF
the Peace and Constable, in place of L. S. Yarbor-
Ouph and w. S. Brown reaj pned