Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-06-20

F. White Committee
". w. Lennon.
The committee 70 whom was referred th,
subject Of enclosing the Court House lots ant
arrange with Mr.. i Barrow in reference (,
| the exchange oil the front ground owned b,
hlm, for ground in the rear oil the Cour
House, report. That as to the arrangement.
with Mr.. Barrow, the following proposition
was submitted to, and accepted by h.m-tha
| beginning at about 32s feet in front Of the
Court House and running back 426 feet from
the rear OF the Court House, ibeing abou. j..
gruents) which Is given in consideration Of
| the front thus described that the reu1aindel
Of the front be and remain attached to the
! Ieyee, which MF Barrow is to consider as d
! Sersltude upon bis property, and to keep up
| hat OF reference to the enclosing OF said
| ground, your committee have agreed OF q
plan therefore which Will be put under con
| tract Immediately.
tslgnedl J. 5. Williams, rour,;,,sa
J. Nol,pes.
The Ordinance presented to the Jury, by
the Parish attorney on Monday. Isl OF June
regarding the taxation Of Nenageries Car
cuses. and adopted that day, was this day re-
considered, ana the first section thereof
| stric ken out,
! " HtHEAs, tES tract OF ttl44 triOnSiuS 10
! James F. Biackman will be sold at the suit
Of the Parish, on the sixth day Of June 1857.
| Be II Reso!re9, That the President of the
| Police Sury Of this parish, be, and is hereby
Instructed to purchase it for the parish for
| sach sum IN his Judgment lie may think
proper-provited, however, that the bid
made by him in the name oi the parish, does
not exceed the amount Of Judgment IN salts
I fact tam at al ! nd sol
" ". Lennon, offered the following res
oiution
Rsso!red Thai the Sum ol one hundred
! dollars be- aud the same is hereby appropfi-
ated to enable the Clerk OF the District
Couit TO make new probate index Of all the
success ssions opened Ill the parish from the
time OF tie formation OF the parish,
Resolution offered by L. b Trinidad
RssoireG, That the Sheriff ui the Parish
be enpo,s cred 20 buv rough carpet, to be
spread on tie floor uf the new Court House,
also sand boxes ~ be procured and distribu-
ted ! bout tnt. Court ilou.e and several cffires.
and 70 lightning rod 70 he Put 10 sa
Court House Ant " htu the different mar
ports OF the present resolution be fulflied,
that said Sheriff present his bi! &c the Jul1
for consideration aud erproyas.
Resolution offered by b L. Chinn
Res9ired, Thai the Sheriff. and he is here
By appointed TO take speca! charge and
guardianship OF The Court, and that ne he
authorized 10 efuploI some one 10 i've upon
the property, and see that there be no abuse
OF the same
BY f. A. Woods:
icsoiret, That the Parish Attorney cause
an act TO be drawn uP between Mr.. A, Bar
row and the Parish, AZ accordance to the re-
port OF the Committee appointed for the same
an,l that the President of the Police Jury is,
and he is hereby authorized to complete the
arrangements in the exchange Of lands be-
tween the Parish and the owner or owners
Of land adjoining the Court House.
ResolDed. That in as much as number OF
ir3igent children from the Parish. have been
placed by their parents OF friends in the
Baton Rouge Female Orphan Asylum, pri-
yate charitable institution and that these
children are fed, clothed, and educated by
this Asylum.
Be it therefore further Re$olred, That the sum
OF twenty-five dollars, ts25j be and IS here
by appropriated annually for the support Of
such children i'll that institution, from this
Parish. and the like sum for each child in
actual INDECENT circumstances that may be
sent there hereafter, provided, that from and
after this date, the Parish will not be respon-
sible for this amount for any child sent there
from this parish, without proper certificate
ispm the PRESIDENT Of the Police Jury.
Resolred, That $3.50, be appropriated for.
the purpose Of building bridges on the bayous
across the upyes Bruie cutoff road and that
Messrs Barrow. Vaienten Trahan, and David
Pipes be appointed committee to contract
for said VIC rk and draw on the Parish Treas
ury for tht cost of the sane.
Pesolccd That ia consideration of the ex-
treme dest.tution and indigonce of Widow
Nicholas Tracas, that the sum of fifteen dol
lars per quarter be paid to her by the Police
Jnry, for her support and maintenance.
1'be Parish Attorney, coniortnably to
resolution directed TO him requesting him to
examine the titles of this parish into the lots
of ground on which the old Court House is
situated, begs leave to report that he has, to
the best Of his abilities examined said titles,
find that said lots were donated to TINS
parish for the purpose of erecting thereon
Court House, and that the titles to said lots
are still in favor of the parish, and ever will
be, with even the supposltion that said lots
were taken away from the parlsh-the parish
has obtained the same by prescription, &c.
To the Honorable the President and Mem
bers Of the Police Jury OF West Baton Rouge
the Parish Attorney begs leave to submit
the following report:
At called meeting Of your Hon. Body
held on the 9th day Of May, 1857, the follow
ing resolution was adopted.
Resolred, That the Parish Attorney be in
structed to prepare an act by which proper
tax be levied upon vendors Of horses, mules,
negroes. proprietors of shows, menageries
and circuses, together with fue Tor the
non rayment Of said AK