Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-06-25
Police Jury Meeting.

Police Jury Meeting.
At a regular session of the Police Jury oi
this parish. held at the Court House thereof
on Monday the 9th day Of June 1859 at 10
o'clock, A: N, the following members were
present. viz:-lst Ward, Joseph Braud end
Ward. J. I. Landry; Sd Ward, F. A. Woods
ath Ward, J. C. Woods; 5th Ward, E. B.
trinidad; 9th Ward N. w. Pope; 9TH Ward,
James L. Lobde|! sth Ward, A. Lohdell !;
9Th Ward, 9. R. Ch;nn; 10th Ward, W. ".
Lemmon; 18th Ward. D. P. Cain.
b. X. Chinn in the chair
y: /. Landry, A. LobdeIl and James c.
Woods were appointed = committee of three
to examine election returns Oh the newly
elected members. The committee reported
the following members duly elected:
lst Ward, Joseph Braud Sd Ward, F. A.
Woods; 5h Ward, r. b. Trinidad; 9Th
Ward, N. w. Pope; 7th Ward, J. l.. l." bdel, ,
9th Ward, B. X. Chinn; 1lth Ward, D. P.
Cain
| On motion of Mr.. Trinidad, the newly
elected members were duly sworn and took
their seats as members Of the Police Jury
On motion, Mr.. N. w. Pope was unan-
mously elected President.
Mr.. Trinidad proposed Raphael Hebert, Jr,
| for Clerk and Mr.. Chinn proposed J. V. Du-
raIde, Jr.
Mr.. J. L. Lobdell moved to vote by ballot.
Mr.. Chinn vira voce.
The motion for voting by ballot was car
| r!ed, Messrs Chinn and Landry were appoint
ed tellers. Upon counting the votes Mr. J.
v. Durable, yr. having ma jority Uf the
votes was elected Clerk. and duly sworn as
such. ~. *s *zs e.. .5. ssT&$',f5 .z
On motion Mr.. J, v. Durable, Sen. was
unanimously elected Parish Treasurer
Mr.. x. NJ. Favrot, OH motion, was unan,-
mous'y elected Parish Attorney.
Mr.. H. j. Hyams was elected Parish Prin-
ter"
Mr. Peter Collier was also reelected Ser
geant-at-Arms
On motion OF Mr.. Trinidad the Sheriff of
the parish was unanimously elected Parish
Tax Collector.
The President appointed Messrs James L.
Lot'deil, Cain and Trinidad on the Finance
Committee.
Messrs Chinn, Lennon and Landry were
appointed committee or the Poydras Funds.
Messrs 4. Lobdell, Braud and F. A. Woods
were appointed committee to examine The
books Of the Parish Treasurer
Messrs J. c. Woods, Chinn and Landry,
were appointed a committee to make an esti-
mate Of Parish taxes for the year 1859.
The following named gentlemen tor the
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RoAD AND LEvEE INsrEcroRs
l.t Ward, ViIeneuve Tuiller,
end Ward, Daniel Hickey,
Sd Ward, Thompson W. Bird,
4th Ward, Raphael Hebert,
5th Ward, DorvilIe Landry,
9th Ward, David Pipes,
7th Ward, V, Leblanc, Jr,
8th Ward, Ambrose Rnurg,
9th Ward, James r. Devall,
10th Ward, w. W Lemmon, I
llth Ward, W. D.'Winrsr.
The following named gentlemen for the
ensuing year were appointed
CHIEFS OF PArnoL.
1st Ward. Joseph Braud,
end Ward; J. 1rasimond Landry;
Sd Ward, Frank Williams,
4,h Ward, Theodore DMgle,
5th Ward, Adolphe Landry;
9Th Ward, C. H. Myhand, j
7th Ward, H J. Henry,
Sth Ward. Alexis Longuepee.t
9th Ward, Samuel Bow'es,
18th Ward, Charles J. Smith,
nth Ward, Stirling Hereford.
The following named gentlemen for the
ensuing year were appointed:
q COMMISSIONERS PoLlcE JusY ELECTIONS.
lst Ward-M Doiron, F V 'ruillier and Bau-
Were Robchaui. :,
end Wa,d-Auguste Cassie; Ed White and
VALERIE Landry.
Sud Ward H yrolite Hebert Jr., Augustin
AiIlet and A Tired Babin.
4th Wan-J B LaBauve, Joachim AllIet and
Alfred Hebert.
5,h Ward-li:torin Blanchard, T Deriche-
bourg and Narclsse Landry.
HY..I VaInu4;,, Nuhroca II T Hvamc
and Rosemoni Hebert
7ta Ward-R Hanrahan, A BrouseaEd and
sth Ward-M c. lie Blanc, Stephen Pipes and
Zenon Allan.
9th Ward-A Laurent: A LeCIerq and An
drew c. Woods.
10th Ward-J B Nurdin, H H Germany and
Lcmuel Day.
18th Ward-jas Ware, Jr., W D Winter and
l. Hereford.
The following named gentlemen for the
ensuing year were appointed:
COMMISSIONERS GENERAL ELECTIONS.
Cutoff Precinct-Janvier Hebert, Vil1en-
euve ,ulIier and NJ Doiron..
Bruly Landiug-Felix Hebert, Frame =:
Woods and v lllams.
Court House-A Barrow, F Allan. and
H J Hyams. ,,,
b. Lobdeil's Store-Lewis Lobdell, Ben W
EClark and Fraucois Tacneau. "s.
5Poydrss-H 5 Flynn: Edouard Nurd;n and1
Joseph BeaucEamp.
l. The following named gentlemen for the
ensuing year were appointed:
COMMISSIONERS RoAp AND LEvEE DIsrR'cTs.
1st District-J=a "a Leveque, Villeneuve
Blanchard aud Alexander Barrow.
2ud District-W } Lyle, W. w Lennon
and James Ware, Jr.
On motion of Mr. Trinidad, the report OF
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