Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-04-25

5rH A. Lirette
srH. Eugene Fields.
Cru. j. B. Dupante, jr.
l0rH. Peter Welsh.
llrH. Francois Thereof.
18th. y. ID. Umberfield
On motion Of Mr.. Potts, Mr.. Welsh
was chosen as President pro. TEN.
On motion of Mr.. Potts, the minutes of
last meeting were read and adopted.
Mr.. Aycock, member from the 9th
Ward, appeared and took his seat.
On motion of Mr. Theriot,
Resolved, That the co mmttee appointed to lay
out road from Grand Gallon to Bayou Dnarge
be granted further time to make their report.
On motion of MIR. Potts the several
claims presented against the parish were
referred to the committee on claims.
The following report was then read and
adopted:
The undersigned committee, appointed to
port on the condition Of the Parish Jail, beg leave
10 report, That on examination the costs of re-
pairs necessary to render the Jail safe receptacle
for cul pitts would exceed the amount appropriated
by your honorable body and therefore to secure
all persons committed to prison, we have purchased
compiled with the wishes and intent of your hon.
orable body,
All of which is respectfully submitted,
A. BOURG,
]. AYCOCK
The following report was also read and
adopted:
To Honorable, the Police Jury, Parish Terrebonne
The report of the undersigned committee, ap-
pointed your last session TO adopt fee bill for the
parish in criminal matters respectfully sets forth,
That they have carefully examined the Fee Bill
adopted by the State, and are Of opinion that it
Should not be changed in any particular, but
should be adopted by the Parish.
Respectfully submitted.
AYCOCK,
A. LIRETTE.
A petition from Mr.. r. d. Jordan wa.
read and referred to the proper committee.
The petition Of Robert Daspit. F. S.
Goode and A. ]. Dc!aports. for grant of
certain lot OF ground for the erection of
L market was, on motion, referred TO a
committee composed Of Messrs. Potts,
Lirette and Aycock.
The petition of A. J. Delaporte, pray.
ing for an appropriation for general in.
dex for the use of the Recorders office
was referred to committee composed of
Messrs. Mcclellan, Lirette and Aycock.
On motion Of Mr.. Lire,te the Police
Jury took recess till 2 o'clock p. IN.
At 2 o'clock p. m. the Police Jury met.
Present as before.
On motion of Mr.. Potts:
Resolved, That Art. Al, Chapter ", of Patrols
md of Sta hu Cd
But in all cases of search by Patrols, the com.
mander shall not have the right to enter planta-
tons to visit the negro houses unless the owner,
or agent if present, on the plantation, shall have
been first notified of the presence of the Patrol,
in order that he may accompany them should he
wish to do so. And any commander uf patrols
failing to notify said owner or agent previous to
making search, shall be condemned to pay fine
of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars.
On motion of Mr.. Potts the following
amendment to Chapter ", of the Police
Regulations, was adopted:
Whenever two or more neighbors shall have
fence IN common, separating their land, and one
or both of them shall desire to have seperate
fences between said property, the party requiring
such seperate fence shall be obliged to give three
months notice in writing, and in presence Of two
witnesses. to the opposing party to make his sep
crate fence and when such separation shall be
made, the party complaining shall be at liberty to
make fence at lie asst four feet from the dividing
line, and any persons failing to comply shall not
recover for any damage done to his crops upon the
opening Of said fence.
| On motion of Mr.. Potts:
| Resolved, That in future the dividing line be-
tween the first and second Wards snail be the
line separating Mrs. l.. Tanners and John Nc
Gavock's plantations.
I'm motion of Mr.. Fields:
Resolved, That the Election precinct in future
| in the 8th Ward shall be on the premises of Mar
cisse Robcheau.
On melton of Mr.. Potts:
Resolved, That the Parish Attorney be instruc-
ted to institute suit gainst NJ. H. Daunis and Mrs.
E. D. Burguieres for the costs incurred by the
Parish in the trial Of the slaves Anthony, the pro-
perty Of NJ. H. Daunis, and John, that of Mrs.
Burguieres.
The following report was then read:
To the Honorable the Police Jury Parish of Terebonne
The undersigned committee, appointed to take
into consideration the petition of A. j. Delaporte,
Robert Daspit and F. 5. Goode, commissioners on
the subject of the building Of market house in
the town Of Houma and praying for donation Of
land from the Parish on which to build the same,
beg leave to report: