Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-01-29
Police Jury Proceedings.
Y PARISH or WEST BATON RoUGE.

sfsS@''@Sf Pax1su or WEST BATON RouoE.
! \: f,onformably to law, the Police Jury met
I ~ m Court House of the Parish Of West
Baton Rouge, Monday, January 3d, A. D.
!. 1859. a,s =,
Rrau1. +. r. Landry, J. c Woods, +. 3. Tria-
;aad. i. A. Bird, 4. Lobdell, B. r. Chinn,
w. " u, Lennon and D. P. Chinn
The fne imposed upon the absent members
1t TIE last September session, was, on mo-
stionrI RENTED, the said members having tur-
nisbed good reasons for theis on-attendance.
The Jury then proceeded to the examIna~
tion, OF the different Road and Levee lnspec-
tors Reports, when after due reading the
same were adopted, and the Clerk Authorized
to return;t them to the Grand Jury at its next
setting as is provided by law. Two reports
presented having not been sworn to as re-
auired By law, motion was made to adopt the
two aforesaid reports, aud the same passed.
Mr.. Chinn ofFeredthe following resolution
aud was adopted:
Re.olped, That all front proprietors, who
have failed to complete their lcvees according
To- laW,stb who have shown every disposi-
ton to comply with the law and instructions
of the Inspector, and who shall produce a
,,corn certificate from the Inspector to that
B effect, shall be excused from the fine I'M
posed By "A rtf .a3S Of the laws and ordinance Us
olthe5p Police jury
\ Art. I'll, Sec. 2d OF Ordinances vi the PoIise
Jury Of this parish, and which reads thus 49,
The bitches across the road must be lined
with pickets Or pIanks, in such manner as
to prevent the earth of the sides from cavic z
In ,bwss struck out and declared null and void /.
The following resolutions were then offered
and the same adopted:
Resoloed, That in view OF the great caviug
Of the banks Of the Mississippi river which
4 has taken place within ten years and the
heavy and enormous loss OF the front propr:e-
/ tors for keeping up the levees to protect the
aluyial lands Of the State from overflows,
that the Legislature OF the State should es-
ablisha generaIIeve system.
kesotred, That the making OF the Ievees on
Wy lands OF the Mississippi river are ''pubIic'
not private" works, and should be made by
public" fund and that an equal and uniform,
4 TAX should be levied on all alluvial lands In
terested in protection from overflow without
4 execution. added to which should be the
MONIES arising from the sale of the Swamp
Land to form ! fund, out OF which all levecs
should Be built.
kssotned, That in view of the great cavi.g
q the banksofthe Mississippi river d,,rikr
the year 4. D. 1858. and. the heavy costs to
sse front proprietors of keeping up the same
20 s secure the alluyial districts from overflow
shat It i just that said levees should be pa;L
aor out Of the swamp land fund.
kesoleed, That copy of the foregoing res
9 eiusaeas be furnished to our Represeutative
ana each Of our Senators in the Legislature
:, .M that they be respectfully reauested to
~ these resolutions befor that BODY and
a'ee tae adoption Of the measures advocated
g tAese resolutions.
lae Jury then took recess of a few mo-
1asu's to await the report of the Finance
Som ~ nlttee 7e .aH2H T. BREGERos, Clerk,
U, s. 8 aforesaid committee being read y to re-
49,. 1e i1'ir Jury then assembled as be-
!. !. tae President and members Of the po-
rs g. IVY of West Baton Rouge
ioes Finance Committee having carefully
'..nined TIE following accounts against the
!. s.,sa q and'ng them correct, report iavorably
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