Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-10-24

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" F. White. COMMITTEE.
The Jury adjourned until Friday 18th ius,
at 10 o'clock 'A '''''
I. Be sGERoN, Clerk,
According to adjournment, the Jury me,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ. ''''
Present as before, vita J. w. Pines.
Absent-W. w. Lemmcn.
After the reading and approval Of the min
utes OF the previous session, the following
| resolution was adopted;
Resolued, Thot the sum of ten dollars he
pad out of the Treasury OF this parish, unon
warrant issued to Henry Grant for the
burial OF dead sbody, and subsequently
transferred to 4. Duplantier. Said warrant
was lost by said DupIsntier before payment
could be made.
Upon note of SIS 20, bearing S per
cent interest per annum and due five wears
after date, dated Sept. Cd. 1850; in favor of
John buh'er and against the parish of West
Baton Rong', the following resolution was
adopted:
Resoioed, That the Treasurer of the parish
pay the aforesaid note, with interest as afore.
said, from the I'd September 1850, up to this
date.
The Jury then adjourned until Saturday,
18th, 1857.
T. BERcERos, Clerk.
According to adjournment, the Police Jury
met.
present-H Bergeron, F. White. F.. B.
Trinidad, J. c. Woods, F. A. Woods, J. w.
Pipes, B. R. Chinn,
Absent--W. W. Lennon, J. S. Williams
and D. P. Cain
The President being absent, ]. C.. Wood.
was called to the chair as President, ryo
Tenn
3. R. Chinn offered the following r. solution
which was adopted:
Resolr.d, That the President OF the Police
Jury, Mr. N W. Pope and D. N. Barrow
Esq. be appointed committee TO have the
Digest OF The Laws and Ordinances o. this
parish, printed in neat manner, at the lowest
practicable p,ice, and have 250 copies de-
livered to the Clerk Of the Police Jury, bound
in pamphlet form.
s. Williams being now present, took
his seat as President,
NJ. o. Leblanc, Esq, having refused to
serve as Road Inspector for the Eighth W ard,
Lewis F. Bernard was appointed for the re-
malnder Of the year.
The following resolution was offered by B.
R. Chinn, and adopted:
Reso!vsd, That the President of the Polics
Jury, In his capacity as such have full pow
er and authority to revise, amend and correct
the proceedings OF this Jury, as in his ludg-
ment he may think proper, and the Police
Jury itself would.
A petition from several inhabitants of the
Fourth Police Jury Ward OF this parish,
praying that the Police Jury declare the
road running from the Mississippi River, and
along the lines oil Mrs. V. Kirkland aud I.
w. Bird to the forty arpents, thence turning
at right angle and iollowi ing the forty arpens
lines Of Mrs. Kirkland and the double con-
cess,on line, to where it intersects with the
road already declared public by this Police
Jury. which runs TO J. C. Woods, etc.
public road and that committee OF six flee
holders, be appointed to assess the damages
thereto, etc.
Said road, was declared public, and Alessrs.
Raphael Hebert, J. c, Woods, Alfred llebeEt,
F. B. Trinidad, Guy LaBauve and J. B.
LaBauve, were appointed committee to as
sess said damages
The Jury having now finished the revision
Of the Digest of Laws for this parish, the
following account was submitted to the
Jury
Police JEry oI Wea Baon Rouge,
To N W. I'op< and D. " Barror DR..
For making Digest of Laws for the parish $500 90
Upon which, B. r. Chinn offered the 10!
lowing resolution:
Resoired, That the above amount be allow
ed to D. n Barrow and n. " Pope, for
services in making the Dises- Of the Laws
and Ordinances for this parish, provided,
they shall attend to the publication, correct
ion of the proof Of said Digest without any
extra compe nsation Adopted
The Jury then adjourned, s,ni die.
JOSEPH S. WILLIAMS, Pres.
T. BERGERoN, CFk