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

tfdlIt lItII IL aAH 49, w. NPS'
notice and mi|age at the rate of five cents
per mile to the domlcil Of the person to>i
notified, payable on the warrant of the p
ident Of the Police Jury.
Art. 2j2, SC. A3 1t shall be the ~ y oil
said District Committee, any two II whom
may form d quorum. to meet at tt1j%imp and
place Designated by said lnspeckLto be de-
" the place AID size lthe levee~to
be made, " 'heis action s167~De tinal and
without appeal.
tor of lands trou,'a. <he Ter in this Pa
i<h shall fail or D. to III h ZEE
after due notice ,Tvcd o. m '"spec-
tor OF Roads ID Lev" me W. to
which he ..:,hn II. time allow,
h;" inspector in said II, e: it shall
IT the luty of said Inspector " I'm three
dav litter the time shall have expl. with
i which said work should have been c. 'e-
,ed, to advertise for the making Of said let
and road for sale for the period Of ten days in
at east three public places in this Parish, and
also by notice in the official papers.
AIT. 25i., Sec. %. Said Inspector shall, in
the manner specified in Art. - notify the
Committee Of the District in which said
Ievee may be situated, to attend said sale
1t shall he the duty of said Committee to
make an estimate of the costs Of making,said
levee. and should the bids not be as low as
tae estimate previously made, Or as under
the circumstances. they may deem just and
p,oner, they shall proceed to have it made on
account of the Parish. All necessary Incl
dental expenses incurred by the Inspector in
the LAYING ont and sale OF said work. shall he
paid on warrant of the President OF the Police
Jury.
st. otT Coc "a r., oil c,coe of ,l;,l;no
ton Of work to BE- done on roads and Ievees
in this Parish. it shall be the duty of the In
spertnr making such ad INDICATION to exact Sc
curity from the said lowest bidder OF a sum
one. fourth over and above the amount Of sale.
or II. case the sale shall have been made to
the owner of the land, tn. bond shall be one
fourth over and above the estimate of the
costs of making the same made by the Road
and Levee COMMITTEES.
Ant. PSI. Sec. 81. He shall make a process
verbal OF the ad j%udicati, n and have the same
registered in the Office OF the Parish Recor-
der to operate as a privilege on said land, and
in case Of nom payment, the undertaken will
have the right to obtain a writ OF seizure and
sale on the exhibition of said proces-verba!
so unregistered. or Of a duly certified copy
thereof with the certificate oi the Inspector
OF Roads and Levces. showing that the con-
dl'l m Of the ad Indication have been fulfilled.
and the whole annexed to his petition in
which he shall set forth succinctIv the fsc,s
Of the case. as well as The amount due.
The Judge of the District Court may in
consideration thereof, issue On order of seizure
and sale. whatever may be the amoilnt of the
In case Of nor~re>ideucc an Attor-
npV hail be nominated to defend the interest
OF the absent party: who shall be cited con
formally to law. The said order Of seizure
and sale shall be executed by the Sheriff Of
the Parish after an advertisement of thirty
DAYS in the official paper. and notices posted
in three places in the Parish. without benefit
OF appralsement in the same manner and sub
iect to the same tormaIities observed in or
Of seizure and sale.
On motion OF Mr. Pop, the following rcso-
luton was adopted. r,-:
Art. 22j, Sec. Is. And No lpvce shall re-
main within ten te"t Of the bank.
On motion of Mr. Pope the following reso-
,ution was adopted, ri=:
He shall forfeit and pay the sun OF Fifty
Dollars for each arpent OF new Iever he shall
nave failed to make, and Thirty Dollars for
each arpent OF levee he shall have failed to
'epalr.
On motion OF Mr.. CI,ion the following
amendment was adopted, "=:
That Art. POI. Sec. 50 be amended and re-
'nacted so as to insert after the word Ipvees
n the Grh )inc, NOnc of Which is further
"a X from the River than the otll,r. the ex-
oense OF making and Keeping Up the clb,w
be borne jointly by the two proprietors.
On motion OF Mr. Pope. it was
RESOLVED: That whenever one =orsevclal in
.atitauts O! a Ward shall m"akezopposit,on to
OF the levte during low water, the
natter shall be referred to the Inspector who
n his discretion may allow or refuse sucl,
of the levce. in all cases the gans in
The levees shall Ec closed by the person or
persons making it.
On motion OF Mr.. Pope that part of The
1ecomn. ending the systenI of building
evees by taxation on the inhabitants was
postponed to the September term of this
oody.
On motion of Mr.. Trinidad the sum of S25
allowed to r. Hebert for holding an in
quest on the 18th inst.
On motion also Of Mr. Trinida.l the sum of
$50 was allowed to Frank White for holding
wo lnquests.
On motion of Mr. Chinn. it was
R~csolved, That the Parish Printer be in
to forward a copy 1.-THE Sugar Plan
e. coH'dln't'H tue proceedings OF TINS session
II the Police Jury to each Inspector of Roads
md Levees in this parish, aud to send in his
for the same at the September term
ST the Police Jury. s.zsss
On motion of Mr.. Pope,itw was
RESOLVED, That the amendments to the Road
nd levee Laws adopted to-day 60 into effect
rom and after their passage.
On motion of MIR Chinn, it was
Resolued, That the President Of the Police
ury he authorized 10 have $50 copies of that
" ton OF the Report Of the Committee ap-
to make amendments to the laws AM
Fdinances Of the Police Jury in regard to
roads and Levees, which refers to the APP
ola Road and Levee Com missioner
'r the whole Parish, and alsosthat portion.
which refers 10 leYYing a tax -unan the Par