Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-09-11
NO. 80.

| Rcsolrel, That Cur Representatives in
, the State Legislature be requested to
: use their best endeavors to procure the
J passage Of a law authorizing the Police
jury Of Pointe Coupee to levy tax Of
50 nnth per acre, upon all the lands III
the parish for the purpose of building
and repairing levecs and also to author
izc the Police Jury of the parish to
elect q superintendent of levees for the
parish.
On motion Of John Mobus,
Resolred, That committee, composed
OF Messrs. L. Chenetert, B. St.-Cyr, and
David Gay, be and are hereby appointed
to examine the land in front of the Court
House between the public road and the
river, and estimate the value thereof.
and make a report to the Police Jury.
Rssolred, That N. Carmouche recover
from the Parish of Pointe Coupec the
sum of 1913 81, amount of money paid
by him, in error, to the parish.
| On motion Of J. Aobius, seconded by
David Gay,
Resolred, That all work to be sold at
the expense Of the parish, shall hcreaf-
ter be advertised not less than Is days
in the parish newspaper, and the time
and place when the sale is to be made,
clearly specified
Apetition from the Merchants of the
parish was read, and on motion laid Oh
the table.
Reso1red, that Battistc Lcjcune be au-
tloriZcd to fence in the land he rents
from the parish, with the privilege of
taking up and removing said fence at
any time he pleases.
P. Q. Lebeau offered the following res
olution which was seconded by P. Bouan-
chaud,
Resolred, That the law providing that
bridges over 80 feet long be considered
parish works and made at the expense
of the parish, be and the same is hereby
repealed
The resolution was put to vote and
lost.
On motion Of G. F. NuRac, seconded
by P. 0. Lcbeau,
Resolred, That four committees com
posed Of three persons each, who will
act in conjunction with the Inspectors
Of the Grand Levee, the McPhaul Levee,
the Raccourci Levec, and the Island
Levce, be authorized to examine said
Levees and determine the work to be
lone On each respectively, and that they
oe authorized to sell the said works at
public sale, according to regulations OF
he Police Jury, to the lowest bidder,
md so much per cubic yard.
LCFEC
dcCulIum, John Mobirs, j. f. Morrison.
MPhaul Levee Com-D. Gay, Thomas
Mcintyre, and Jonas Platt.
Raccourci Leyee Conn. P. Watson,
)vide Lejune, and Lovel Ledoux.
Island Levee Conc G.. Hunter,
Bruno Lejeune, and j B. Begeron.
On motion of P. O. Lobeau, seconded
" F. Bouanchaud,
2esolred, That the l1th school dist be di-
ided into two sesctions; the first ex-
ending from the Grand Decharge to
he little Decf1arge, and the Cd section
rom the little Decharge to the back
me of the Hermitage, at the lower
1outh of False river. .a-.
Resolred, That Jules Major, J. J. Mo-
iotte, and Julien Godeau, be appointed
directors for the I'd section.
Resolred, That the 354th article CT the
'olice Jury regulations be repealed, SO
ar as the 9th, sth, 9th, 10th, 18th and
9Th police Jury wards are concerned,
nd for the future any person living III
nose districts, may lawfully kill any
og which may be found beyond the en-
losures of plantation Of the owner.
Messrs. N. Carmouche, Paul yoffrion,
ohm Yoist, P. A. Roy, Z. Fossier, J. B.
t. Cyr, were elected Trustees Of Poy
ras College
Resoltfd, That a committee be appoint
4 to examine the repairs necessary to
e made on the bridge across Bayou
[oriDgoIn, the said committee he author
ed y sell the repairs to the lowest
ldtler..after legal notice.
A'phoase Pourceiau was appointed