Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-08-06
EXTRA SESSION, POLICE JURY.

title Court HoI,se OF said parish on Friday
the 18th day Of July. 1859, at 10 O'Clock, a
NJ. the Jury met--present: I
Mcssrs JOSEPH, Braud, J ! Landry, Frame
a Woods. James e Woo1s, T. Tr}ridad, N
W Pope, ard 3 r Chinn~
The President made known tbs okjee: o.
the meeting and the Jury proceeded to bust
ness.
STR E Woods in the Chair.
The Committee appointed At the last June
1 Session oftpis body to make certain ,recef-
gary changes il the jevee laws, soade their
Report,
On motion 10 have the. amendments taken
up one by orc. the yea. and rnys.""re called
; Nv Mr. Fri ;idaJ, and the motion was carried
V the following vote:
~Ysus-F A. N'ccsls, ,'arnea G Woods, Pope,
Muys-Braud, Landry. Trinidad.
On motion the following amendment was
adopted. viz. :,
That Art. 22i Sec. IS Be amended AMI re-
enacted as follows: Each !-vec shall have
snr!l an elevation that after the earth has
settled. it v;ti he at leasttwo fee! and a half
: above the highest stage ef wafer. i,
/ The yeas aud rays having heen called on
the above resolution, il vas adopted ly the
following vote:
Nus-BrauA. Landry, james c Woods,
Chiun.
Nu4s-T 4 Woods. Trinidad, Pope.
; On mNiua to tppt the Report of!he Com
n;ttce Recommending the a ,roIntnna:t Of all
,insprrto, II, thc whole parish, and defining
: lis duties. tue yeas an! nays were called and
tne Report WIS adopted by the following
vote. IL:
yras-F A Woods, James c Woods; Pope.
Ch;nn.
! Nays Brand. Landry, Trinidad
On motion of Mr. Pope the vote on the Re-
; rort Of the Committee onInspe ctor$h:p was
!,ronsihcred. and it was POST poned, TO the
September Session of this body. On#motlon
Of Mr. Pope the following resolution "a'
a1onted. vi@: =###.s#=.
Tie ReportInentionrA in Article 23oshal!
be acc onap1ept eddy the Process verbal nf4n-
spcct;snat b sadsszsbe tine Inspector and fTsetao'-
dnrs as proaTdeh l,r in Articles 276 and 23s.
and shall be sworn to as fellows; rs tosts::
, SravE OF l,ovIH.*A, e.
Parish If Wpsy nat,1 Rouge. III
= Insppctar 6 poa';s and Levees, If
the - Wa,d Of this Parish. do solen1nly
swear that the !9rsg2i2s Report is +, u= aod
correct, and contains the names cta!i prisons
who have failed to comply with m. ordIrs.
and / do further sole1nnlv swear that every
tf!iotI 1Lfhl III III ny W ara IS went 1--WE
feet in width. the bridges On some ROT more
thar, four acres apart. made Of timber pre-
scrioHd ty law. aud that every ieveo not tx
c+ening three fee, in height. has five feet Of
base for every foot OF height. and where thay
are over thee feet in height h ave. six fee. al
base for c,ery foot in height, So heIn NE
God.
0n motion the following amendment: to
Article D3S was aIn1t=d mir,
Art. 23e, Sec. 20. And whore he has filled
81 work cpnn Roads as directed. he shall he
tub Icct to & fine O! not less than'Twenty Dol
la7s per acre Tor every arrt o! Road he neg
l"ct> to make Or leHa,r. wheEtAe work 10 be
s1one Is to the whole r"ai, AID t. a fine of ,,pt
lass nor more than O1n Hundred Dollars
Nhe'. the work ordered i,:sy te special re-
pair to some par: cu1ar Point. and in This lat
ter case tie ra na'ty shall lie ir"HF1e1 in fail
ure Of the r:,1ri-tcr~to comply with each
r.peated order Of the Inspector. III
y On motion Of Alr Pope the following subb..s
stitrt" &c Art. 25s was adapted:
Art. o1s. Sec. ~. As the Lovres. Roads
and Bridges OF this Parish should 10 always
kept ~ good.rrnai7. the Iasoector vii grant
only such delay as is strictly necessary l,r
such 1'pa'ts, ami Hrriug high water should
tie proprietor tdii 10 have onv repairsrr*lered
~: ms levce com j'efrA at the erd Of such de-
lay to h'n gTa':fe!, said ic.pector lnav take
he hands Ct such refractlous proprietor and
finish Tie vVih. OF he ,n9y employ Euborars
at no' more tnan two dollars nerh7y to "urk
CD sai:t %r'f:jrs nrtt! they Are male.
oH ~1n":ior, it was
Re$oluc!, That III case the INSPECTOR should
employ hands as 50: ,i!ie.| in Article 219. the
same shall be paid |y warrant CT he prcsi-
dent Of the Police Jury on tue Treasurer Of
the Parish o. certificate Of SAID Inspector.
All" tdezId:i5h shall have an action against
salA pronrie' or. either personal or Ut rem. in
which latter case it shall also have a nrivi~
iege upon the land over which the woaks is
done. ard for which latter purpose. the Tn
srector shall have recorded in the Recorders
Once Of this Parish, the necessary evidence
according to the Law s Of this State and Par
ish. ~
On motion Of Mr.. C}binn, the following
amendment WIS adopted:
That Art. 236 Sec. q be amended and re-
enacted as follows: Oao before the First
LAY Of September Of each year. the Inspector
accompanied by two freeho1ders Of the Ward
wherein the Inspection is being made. shall
make an Inspection Of the Roads and Levees
Of his Ward.
On motion of Mr.. Chinn, the following
amendment was adopted:
That Art, 243, Sec: A. he amended and re.
SO as to insert after the wor1 Parish
in The fifth line, sand if it should be a ron
resident to his Agent or Overseer. if he has
any in the Parish. otherwise by thirty days
publication in the official paper"
On motion OF Mr. CHM the following
amendment was adopted
That Art. 24s, Sec. 81. be amended and re-
enacted 50 as to insert after the word then
the sixth line. ;" H. shall! proceed TO make
a requisition for a detail Of hsnds from the
adjoining Wards Of the Parish for such a
number of hands as he NAV think necessary. |
hands 10 remain until discharged by the
So that he shall not make The work
more oneronx on one Wa-d than on another,