Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-07-09
row 9th of June, 1859 at 10 o'clock. A. NJ
THURSDAY. JUNE oh.

the yeas and nays We're called and the vote
stood as follows:
Yeas-Cbinn Lennon.
Nays--Braud, Landry: F A Woods, Jas c
Woods, Trinidad, James l. Lobdell; Abraha m
LobdeII, D P Cain
On motion CT Frame A Woods the follow
ing Report Of a Committee appointed BY
your Hon body was read ami adopted
Wrsr BATON Roucr, June 414r 1853
TO the Honorable the President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury of the Parish of
West Baton Rouge. State of Louisiana
Your Committee respectfully represent
that they Were appointed by Resolution OF
your Hon. body at its June session, Eighteen
Hundred and Fifty Seven to assess the dam.
ages to the proprietors Of the land on which
public Road was ordered in the 9TH Ward
Of the aforesaid Parish and that they pro-
ceeded to assess the foI|owi' 6 ,daroages to
said propretors which under oath they con-
slider Just and liberal compensation viz:
To Thompson w Bird, Twenty-Five Dol
lars. r A Woods Ten Dollars, and Bapsiste
Lejeune Ten Dollars. all other rropretors,
being consulted do not ask any damages
thinking that said Road is nett to them
selves as well as the public, and your Com
mttee further recommend that said Road
e.
and on her lower line to. the Plantation of
James c Woods.
[signed] WOODS.
GUY LABAUVE.
JOACAIM AILLET,
Il HEBERT.
EB TRINIDAD,
ALFRED HEBERT
The Report of the Committee on Distribu-
ton of Poydras funds was then read and Mr.
LobdelI offered~the following resolution:
Resolved, That the amount Coming to. Miss
A lle1 under the distribution of the Poydras
funds be withheld until she furnishes due
proof of residence in this Parish prior to her
marriage required by the ordinances of
the Police Jury. b.. it further Resolved,
that in ca>e this proof be not furnished to the
President within two weeks from the ad-
iournment of this body, that then the amount
set down as coming to her be distributed
among The other claimants.
REPo IT OF COMMITTEE ON DlsrR1DUrroN
PoYDRAs FUNDS,
Amount in the hands of the Parish Treas
urer accruing from the interest of the Poy-
dras fund divided among the INDECENT girls of
this Parish who have married during the last
wear. Two Thousand Four Hundred and
Josephine seguin wife of Eugene Lejeune s2sS 461<
Sarah N. Allen wife Of w. s. Ferguson. 288 46M
Marie S. Breaux wife of Thos Shannon. 2S8 46]1
Julienne A. Henry wife of Cleofa. Iabauve 2SS 46l6
Od,le Leieunc wife of Edouard Bourg ..... 28s 46h
Cscelia TIebert wife of R. A. I.edieu ..... SIS 32k
Adele Bourg wife Of Theo rrahan. ....... 207 3lK
Marie D. Bourg wife Of F. E. Allan .... POI 3lL
Uraliste Doiron wife Astanistas Clement 2SS 461a
I.ndovine Longuepe wife 'fSmon Comeaux 26s 4Gik
Seven of the above are Of the FIRST degree
to wit: Lrdowne Longuepee, Josephine Sc
guin, Sarah N. Allen, Marie S. Braud; ,'uli-
enne Henry, Odile Leleune. U'alistc Doiron.
Two of the above are Of the second degree
to wit: Adele Bourg and Marie L.. Bourg,
for having received each Ss1 Is from the
Succession Of their mother.
One Of the above is Of the third dasree to
wit: Cecilia Hebert, for having received
S233 ID from the Succession Of her mother.
The above Report is respectfully subm tied
by the undersigned Commissioners June 9Th,
1859.
[Sisned.1 w. DURABLE,
Treasurer.
lsigned.] W. B. cHAMBERLN,
Clerk.
[Signedl H. M. FAVROT,
Parish Attorney.
The yeas and nays were then called, and
the Report and Amendment came up on its
final passage and was adopted, the vote stood
as follows:
For admission Report and Amendment
Braud, andry, James C Woods, James L
Lobdell, A Lobdeli. Lennon.
Against Same Frame A Woods, Trinidad,
Chinn. Cain.
Mr. Chinn offered the following Resolu-
tiop which was adopted, viz:
Resol,cd, That the estimate of the Parish
Taxes for the year 1860 should be- the sum of
Five Thousand One Hundred and Forty-two
Dollars according to the estimate made by
the Committee without deductng the sum of
Twenty lone and Twenty-Five dollars amount
Of rates due the Parish, and'payable during
the year 1859.
Resolved, That the Sheriff be the GUARDIAN
and keepe, of the cdfrt House and grounds
and that it shall be h duty either to live
deputies to do so, and thet he shall furnish
wood, coal, water, ice, in fact everything
needed during TIN. session off, the District
Co1i:'t. and of the Police jury or for the diff
ferent Offices, to keep the grounds and fence
IN order. and ctean out the Court House, &c.
/. Be it further Resolved, That for such sery..
ces he be allowed the ann.tal sum of Three
Hundred and Fifty Dollars to include all
bills Tor expenditures for necessaries above
mentioned ~,.~~.>s ,. ,
Mr.. Lobdel' offered certain amendments
ito the levee laws but afterwards -vitkdre W
them and moved that the Committee ap-
pointed to make changes ane notifications in
the levee laws be invited to report.
On motion to adjourn until Monday at 10
o'clock Mr.. Pope called for the yeas and
| nays. Vote as follows
For Ad Adjournment-Braud,J James Woods,
Pope, Cbinn, Lennon.
Against Same--Landry, F A Woods. Trini-