Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-02-12
Police jury Proceeding
PARISH oF WxsT B4ros RoraE.

1VAlGV HAAI AANNSSSAAAA y -
#> PARsa u Wxsr BAros Rords.
y con}oru1ably to law. the Police Jury met
n tbe Court House Of the Parish of West
Baton Rouge, Monday, January 81, a. d..
PRESENT.. S. Williams. President, .Josepht
Bysud, ]. T. Landry,J. c Woods, E-=B Tritl-
jaad, j. A Bird, A. Lobdell, B. r. Chinn.
", ". LEBANON and D.. L. Chinn. . z.z
The fine imposed upon the absentmenbel
at the last September session. was, On ma
ton renitted, the said members having Iur-
ttshed good reasons for their non attendance
The Jurysthcn proceeded to the examlna-
ton Of the al arrent Road and Lsyee Ilspee-5
tors Reports, when after due reading The
sans were adopted, and The Clerk authorized
To- return them to the Grand Jury ut j Is lie xt
setting as Is provided by law. ut WU reports
presented having not been sworn to- as re-
ouired by law. motion was made to adops the
svo aforesaid reports, and the same passed.
Mr. Chinn ofisredthe following resolution
and was adopted %t~ !
Re.olrsd, That all front proprietors, who
have failed TO complete their cvees according
to law, hut who have shown every DISPOSE
ton to comply with the law and Instructions
al the Inspector, and who shall produce a
suorn certificate from the Inspector to that
effect, shall Be excused from the fine i'm
posed by Art 23s of#the laws and ordinances
ot the Police Jury. 5 = 5@n.
On motion of Mr.. Lennon, 50 much Of
Art.2H. Sec. ID Of Ordinances If the Police
Jury Of this parish, AMI! which reads thus
The bitches acress the road must be lined
With pickets Or planks m such q manner as
to preventive earth Of the sides from cavirg
ian was strut kouta and declared aullan void .
The following resolutions were then offered
and the same adopted . ss
I,esoiped. That in view of the great caving
Of the banks OF the Mi.sissip;is river which
has taken place within ten years; and the
heavy and enormous loss Of tie front propsie-
tors for keeping I'D the levees to protect the
anyial lands Of the state from pverlDWs,
that the Legislature OF the state should es.
tablisha general levee4s system. 80 5.55
Resotued, That the making II the leYecsson
thelands Of the Mississipplrisera are s.pub!icS
not 'pnyate; works, and shouldsbe, made BY
"public'15funl and that all equal and uniform
tax should be levied email afluyial lands in
sefested in protection from overflow without
exception, added to which should be I'll he
monies arising from the sale sof the swamp
Land 70 form = fund, out oi WAiell#atllevees
should be built. ~ a s3s.ss.
J. Resolp,d, That ID view Of the great caylng
Of the baaks ofthe Mississirpi riyersduril1g
The year 4. D.ls5s. and the heavy costs to
The front pronrietors. Of keepi IL uI the same
tosecure the alltlpial districts from overflow
that it il just that said levees should be paid
or.out Of the sWamp landsfuud @ -.=a
AesNDed, Thata copy Of the foregoing res-
olutions be furnished to our Representative
and each Of our Senators ii the Legislature,
and that they be respectfully requested to
Ivy these resolutions beforA that body and
ufge the adoption Of the measures advocated
ll these resolutions. ID i 5.s.s.5 .y4ss s##ss
The Jury then took a recess Of 4 few mo-
meuts to await The report Of the Finance
Committee. /. .RnEGER Roa, Clerk.
she aforesaid committee being ready To re-
port, the Jury then assemblies present as be-
lore Gill; . 5s45z=s= 5 z#s
Tot the President and members Of the Po-
lee Jury Of West Baton Rouge--ss% sa =
Tour Finance Committee he wing carefully
examined the following accounts against the
laflsh, hndlng them correct, report tayorabiy
oil hhe same, to-wlt: @ 55 55#
Ff'Ebite, Inquest !. :. i. !. !. u %
taeaf fl.a.uter, months salary JOG G2
:" 2, white, Cleaning out Court HoHae
yard, &c. ,s SO
Eosd Herbert guardian :. - =. y 4U eD
!. /, nerserta, Glk Police Jury.. 10 Oil
nlellsd ll HieIy, repairing pa rtsl acGee 1p5 eu
hs. Hyans for medicines furnished
n asss y Aneola 49, d IL 5O
~ II nefnard, Jf.t Tax-rol extension and *.@s
n ! eutFteLt9n.- #% ~ Ve
y. \ nernard, IT., 8 blank Reed books, !. 10 10
NJ. Hyams print additional to dige.t,.. - 10 nf
=. : buhsoea; Parish Surveyor. Y -. 90 ee
~, tetAA S,t #,4r.~s@#s 1i91 =
The whele Of which is mcst respectfully
submitted Signed e. b, TRIsIDAD, I
~ ~ n.s.s,- u Chairman
Ke'oaued, That the Inspector Of Ward No
y, % au'horized to sell at auction orothef-
we the repairs necessary to be made onthe
,oans m and Ievees Of the parish across Poinl
aonnier.= Bv Mr.. Chirn..- u s@z5%sz3
!, I, #isesotusd, That in future, the sum Of fifty
aollars PR annum be allowed for guarding
sN protecting the Court House and parish
/ property. f. s=s seS: T.
lhe petition Of Mrs Adreinne Aucoin
widow Joseph Bitancous, having been read
ny approved the following resolution wa: