Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-07-16
Police Jury Meeting.

this parish. held at the Court House thereo
on Monday the 9Th day of June 1859 at il
O'Clock, A. NJ , the following members were
present, viz list Ward: Joseph Braud 2nt
Ward, J. I. Landry; Sd Ward, F. A. Woods
4th Ward, J. C. Woods; 5th Ward, E. B
| Trinidad; 9Th Ward. N. W. Pope; 9TH Ward
James L. Lobde''; 9Th Ward, A. Lobdell
9th Ward, g. K. Chinn; 10th Ward, W. W
Lennon; llth Ward D. P. Cain.
B. R. Chnn>in the chair.
J. I. Landry. 4. Lob'e'l and James C.
Woods We're appointed committee of three
TO examine election re:urns OF the newly
elected members. The committee reported
the following members duly elected:
1st Ward, Joseph Brand Sd Ward, F. A.
Woods; 5'h Ward, F. b. Trinidad; 9th
Ward N. w. Pope 7th Ward, J. l.. Lo bdeI
9th Ward, B. r. Chinn, 11th 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 unani.
mously elected President
Mr. Trinidad proposed Raphael Hebert, Jr,
for Clerk and Mr.. Chinn proposed J. V. Du-
talde, Ir.
Mr. J. L. Lobdell moved to vote BY ballot.
Mr.. Chinn vira voce
l.
! r!ed, Messrs Chinn and Landry were appoint
ed telIers. Upon counting the votes Mr.. J.
Y. Durable, Jr. having a ma jority Of the
votes was elected Clerk. and duly sworn as
| such.
On motion Mr.. J; " Durable, Sen. was
unanimously elected Parish Treasurer
Mr.. H. NJ. Favrot, on motion, was unanl
mously elected Parish Attorney.
Mr.. H. J. Hyams was elected Parish Prn-
ter.
Mr.. Peter Collier was also reelected Ser
geant-at-Arms
On motion OF Mr. Trinidad the Sheriff Of
the par,sh was unanimously elected Parish
Tax Collector.
The President appointed Messrs James L.
Lobdel}, Cain and Trinidad on the Finance
Committee.
Messrs Chinn, Lennon and Landry were
appointed committee OH the Poydras Funds.
Messrs 4. LobdeIl, 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 committee to make an esti-
mate of Parish taxes for the year 1850.
The following named gentlemen Tor the
ensuing yeas We're appointed:
RoAD AND LEvEE INSPECTORS
1st Ward, ViIleneuve Tuillier,
End Ward, Daniel Hickey,
81 Ward, Thompson w. Bird,
4th Ward, Raphael Hebert:
9Th Ward, DorviIIe Landry.
9th Ward, David Pipes.
7th Ward, V. Leblanc, Jr,
Sth Ward, Ambrose Bnurg,
9th Ward, James r. Devall,
10th Ward, W. W. Lennon,
1lth Ward, W. D. Winter.
The following named gentlemen for the
ensuing year were appointed:
CHIEFS OF PATROL.
1st Ward, Joseph Braud,
2nd Ward, J. Irasimond Landry,
Sd Ward, Frank Williams,
4th Ward, Theodore DaiyIe,
5th Ward, Adolphe Landry,
9th Ward, c. H. Myhand,
7th Ward, II J. Henry,
Sth Ward. Alexis Longuepee.
9th Ward, Samuel Bowles,
18th Ward, Charles J. Smith,
l1th Ward, Stirling Hereford.
The following named gentlemen for the
ensuing year were appointed:
COMMISSIONERS POLICE jury ELECTIONS.
lst Ward-M. 'Doiron, FV Tuilier and Bau-
Were Robichaul.
2nd Wald-Auguste Cassie, Ed White and
VALERIE Landry.
3ud Ward -Hyrolite Hebert Jr., Augustin
Aillet and Alfred Babin.
9TH Wan|-J B aBauve, Joachim Aillet and
Alfred Hebert.
5th Ward-yi:torin Blanchard, T Derche-
bourg and Narcisse Landry.
9Th Ward-Vaentin Dubroca, H Hyams
and Rosemond Hebert.
7tn Ward-R Hanrahan; A Broassard and
John A Bird.
9Th Ward-M c Leblanc, Stephen Pipes and
Zehon Allain.
9th Ward-A Lautent, A LeClerq and An
drew c. Woods.
10th Ward NuIdn, H H Germany and
lith Ward Jas Ware, .Jr:, W D Winter and
L Hereford.
The following named gentlemen for the
ensuing year were appointed:
COMMISSIONERS GENERAL ELECTIONS.
Cutoff Pre- ecinct-Janvier Hebert, Vlllen-
euve !uilier and NJ Doiron -
Bru|y Londing-Felix Hebert, Frame !:
Woods and F Williams.
Court House-A Barrow; F 4 Allan and
H Hyams. ~,
Lobdeps Store-Lewis S LobdelI, Ben W
Clark and FRANCOIS Tacneau.
Poydras---H S Flynn, Edouard NurdIn and
Joseph BeaucEamp. '..-ss.
The following named gentlemen for the
ensuing yearswere appointed 4zz
COMMISSIONERS RoAD AND LkvEE D'sTR'cTs.
lst District-J~ A Leveque, Villenenve
Blsnchard and Alexander Barrow.
2nd Distrct-W Lyle, WV Lennon
and James Ware. Jr.
On motion Of Mr. Trinidad, the report Of
/ the committee on distribution of Poydras
/ Funds was postponed until TO- morrow the 9TH
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