Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-03

said vacancy, Z
BY Mr.. Lemtrotl---
Resofped, That all Inspectors Of Roads and
Levees, shall receive salary Of twenty-five
dollars, except the Inspector Of the nth
i5Ward, whose salary shall be Increased 10 one
hundred dollars, in years Of high water, and
| O9erseers OF Roads, ten dollars.
/ BY Mr.. LENNON
Resoired, That the boundaries Of the 9th
aud lith Road and Levee Ward ba changed
! SO rs to read, ''the upper,2 instead ef the
"lnwer7 line Of J. L. Lobte!l's plantation.
| BY Mr.. Chinn~-~
continue in office until their successors are
/ duly qualified
By the same
Be il Resolred, That The Inspectors Of Roads
and Leeees, and Ovcrseers Of Roads shall
have power to appoint deputies, to act during,
| their dbseuce, whose services shall be 1ai
BY the Inspector himself.
Upon the petition Of Jas, F. Biackrnan,
praying that All extension oi time be gIuntea
him Tor The payment Of wood cut On the PARISH
lands, it was on motion Of Mr. D. J. Cam,
tesot,ed. ! hat the Parish Attorney be and
is he1eby authorized to collect mneti lately
from Mr. Blackman the amount due BY at4
to the Parish, and in case ot his Tot being
able 10 pay the same to atoresaid& Atty. il re-
quested to take bis note, with good security
bearing s per cent, interest from dale till
paid, and i'll ease, he lthe said Biacknan.|
should refuse to give such a note, the Parish
AttorneYs is hereby authorized to institute
suit for the recovery Of said amount,
The petition Of John 4 Bird, rayiny that
the babin plantation be Replaced III the 7tl
Road and Lesee Ward, it was by him
Resolred, That the limits of The 7t Ward
be SO ALTERED as u embrace therein, the Babln
pantatiuF, as formerly. II
Resolutions offered aud adopted.
Ex MIR. Lena.noH~--
Rrsotucd, That the President OF the Police |
Jury, BE-, aud is hereby authorized to Lease |
the Port Hudson Ferry, for tive years, in &C.
coraance with the rules au<}aag alatlons Of the
Police jury:
BY Mr.. Irinidad--
BE ~ ResoleeH, That the further sum OF one
hswld,ej dollars be and the same is hereby
appropriated, to enaale the Clerk Of the Dis
trict Court. to complete the slocketDs OF all
the succeSstesls opened ia this Parish, said
sun to lie Paid to the said Clerk npon the
oi said work.
BY Mr.. ~Chinn---
Eese@ued. Tisa. ti4e Clerk Of the Police To-
ry. be Instructed to forward to each officer
and member OF the Police Jury o{ this Par
sh 4 copy Of tie Laws and Ordinances OF
this Parish, with his notice OF appointment,
md to charge to every other person., the sum
IF two dollars for each COPY,
BY the san7e-~
Be il ReSoirea. That it shall be the duty OF
III Inspectors oj Roads and Levees. at danger
,as points en the lev"es during high water
% Cause the same to be watched at uig htby,
he p1orretoss, and all persons refusing tn
'bey said ordinance, shah be subject to 4 fine
D; twenty live dollars for each otfen=c there
#; said fine to he recoverable before the
learest magistrate, upon the afiId4T1t Of The
1,spectof.
BY Mr. Trinidad
WHEREAS, During the high stage of the
liver il is considered by this Board, as un
afc and dangerous to allow cattle, horses;
nu|es, hogs, ETC., to ruuat large IN the !evees,
oiteuing and rendering them unsafe, there
pIe.
s.Bc it Rrsotrrt That after the passage Of
his resolution, it shal! he lie duty of all
Road and Levee Inspectors. whenever they
hall deem the same neccssary, 10 notify each ,
md every person havin, horses, mules, cattle.
logs, etc, thus al large, to keep theu Of the
evees, under the penalty OF tweuty-h dol
ars for each offence. recoverable before the
iearest magistrate, upon the affidavit Of the
Inspector.
Prouided. BY Mr.. Leulu7on--T! hat 1t shall
,esIegal for the Inspector: in cases where he
oes not know to whom the animals aforesaid {
,eioDg, to have the same taken up and sold
d the last ami big hest bidder after notice OF
en- days
BY NIr. Landrv--F
Resolrcd. That the SUM Of five dollars here ,
ofore monthly allowed to Mrs Martin Breaux
nd Nicola Iracas. widows, old age and ex- :
RENE indigeuce. be aad the same is hereby
Iowed and continued ior their SUPPORT, frono (
his day, the 1st Monday Of June, 1858, and
bat the same sum be also allowed to Mss. u;
can Coueanx; ubject to be drawn on the n
and tn the#order of J. Y. Durable.
This appropriation to be made for one month
n order to give time to procure the certit-
ate required by law.
The petition Of Mr.. Allen praying for an
ppropriation OF $3.50, for the construction Of
road, for the Use Of the Trahan settlement,
/ was OIL motion Of Mr, Chinn. referred to
he Finance Committee. 4 like petition .
rom the settlers praying for d change Of
oad, aud All appropriation OF $40; Tor the
Of bridges On same, vas also re-
erred to the Finance Committee.
On uaotion Of Mr.. Chinn, the Jury adjourn {
d TO Tuesday, the 6th inst, till 10 o'clock,
II.
T..BERGERoN, Crk.
TUESDAY, June sth, 1858.
According to adjournment, the Jury met,
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