Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-08-13
EXTRA SESSION, POLICE JURY.

Alta extra session of the Police Jury OF
West Baton Rouge duly convened ard held
atlle Court House Of said parish on Friday
the 18th day of July. 1859, at 10 O'Clock: Il.
NJ, the Jury rnet-present:
Mcssrs Joseph Braud, J T Landry, frame
A Woods, James C Woods F. B.Tr1nidad, N
w Pope, and B r CT ..
The President r. .e known the object ..
the meeting aud : Jury proceeded to bnsl-
ness.
MrJ G Woo in the c.
The Commit 'ar' led at the last June
Session OF this " make certain neces-
sary changes in levee laws, made their
Report
On motion Il i. the amendments taken
M one by ore. e vs. and nays ver~ ':S'ed
by Mr. Trinida ana motion w
v the lolIoWi vote:
Ims-F A odS. James Y Pope,
Chin
Nuys-Braud. l.. ". Tri"i
On motion the toIlo, . Was
adopted. viz.
That Art. POI Sec. l. amended AMI re-
enacted as follows: F! lrvec shall have
| surh an elevation Tx or the earth has
settled. it will be at 20 feet and ii half
above the highest stag ii water.
i EE "a NlN !itNE Iu ltS t'h \"''NN va
the above resolution, ii was adopted by the
following vote:
lms-Bram!. Landry, james c Woods,
Chinn.
Nuys-F \ Woods, Trinidad: Pope.
On motion To adopt the Report OF The Com
mittee recommending the appointment OF an
| inspector for the whole parish, and defining
his duties. tn" yeas and na vs. We're called and
the Report was adopted by the following
vote. VIZ:
im<-F y Woods. James C Woods. Pope.
Chiun.
Nays Eraud. Landry. Trinidad.
On motion Of Mr. Pope the vote on the Re-
port Of the Committee on l':>prctorsh.p was
recon>idered. aud it was postponed 10 the
September Session OF this body. On mo'ion
OF Mr. Pope the following resolution was
adopted. ri-:
Tie Report mentioned in Article 239 shall
be accompanied by the Process verbal OF In
s@pcction made by the Inspector and frpeI,oI-
ders as provided for liz Articles 1856 and 223s.
and shall be sworn to as ic!Eowsj TO tot:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of West Baton Rouge.
H.. Inspector Of Roads and Levees. of
the - Ward OF this Parish, do solernnIy
swear that the foregoing Report is tia" and
Oilttt. t!t'i tt!!fui!iS Tue i!dittS I'll all persons
who have failed to comply With m, orders.
and | do further <oienn'v swear that ever,
public Road in IN my Ward is twenty-five
than four acres apart. made Of timber pre-
scrihed by law, and that every |evee not ex-
ceeding thee feet in height. las FIVE 'ieet of
base for every foot OF height. and where they
are over three feet in height have six feet O!
base for every foot in height, So help he
God.
On motion the following amend ment to
Article 23S was adopted. ui@:
Art. 23S. Sec. 20. And where he has ia led
to work upon Roads as directed; he shall be
subject to a fine OF not less than Twenty Dol
lars per acre for every acre Of Road he neg
lects to make or repair. when the work to be
done Is TO the whole road. and to a fine Of not
less nor mos than One Hundred Dollars
when tie work ordered may be special re-
pair to some particular POINT, and in this lat
ter case tine penalty shall he incurred in fail
IRE Of the proprietor to comply with each
repeated order OF tn" Inspector. i
On motion OF Mr. Pope the following sub.
st''ute to Art. 2js was adopted:
, Art. 25>. Sec. 40. As the Levees. Roads
and Bridges Of this Parish should be ALWAYS
Kept III good repair. tn Inspector Will grant
only such delay as is strictly necessary f4
such repairs. ard ''',iug iish water, should
the proprietor fali 10 have any repairs ordered
OIL his lever completed at the e,dot such de-
10 him granted, sal! Inspector may take
the llands OF such re!'actious proprietor and
flush the Wo'k: or lie may employ |aboreA
al not more tnan two dollars per day 10 work
on sal! f. pairs ur'i} they are made.
On motltn. ii was
Eesolre|. ;! hat in case the Inspector should
e nploy hands as Spe .i!iei' in Article 2Js, the
sameAh"'i be paid by warrant of the presi-
dent Of the Police Jury On the Treasurer OF
the Parish on certificate cf said Inspector,
md the Parish shall have an action against
said proprietor, either personal or IN rem. in
latter case it shall also have a privi~
|tge upon the land over which the work is
tole, and for which latter purpose, the In
spector shall have recorded in the Recorders
Office OF this Parish, the necessary evidence
according to the avs Of this State and Par
ish.
On motion Of Mr.. Chinn, the following
WIS adopted:
That Art. 236 Sec. 27 be amended and re-
enacted as follows: On or before the First
lay Of September of each year. the Inspector
accompanied by two freeholders of the Ward
wherein the Inspection is being made, shall
an Inspection of the Roads and Levees
ol his Ward. >
On motion of MI. Chinn, the following
endmeut was adopted:
That Art. 243. Sec: a be amended and re-
enacted SO as to insert after the word Parish
n the fifth line. "And if it should be a nom
to his Agent or Overseer, if he has
my in the Parish, otherwise by thirty days
publication in the official paper"
On motion of Mr. Chinn the following !
was adopted:
That Art. 246, Sec. 81 be amended and re-
enacted so as to insert after the words then
IN the sixth line, He shall proceed to make
requisition for a detail of hands from the