Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-10
Police Jury.

At q regular session of the Police Jury Of the
Parish Of West Baton Rouge, held at the Court
House thereof, on Monday, January the End, 1860, at
IL O'Clock, 4. 4 the following members were pre-
sent, viz:
J. Braud, J. T. Landry, Frame A. Woods, James c.
woods, I. b. Trinidad, n. W. Pope, James L. Lob
ssnt-Abraham Lobdell.
James {. Woods in the Chair.
The reports Of the Inspectors of Roads and Leyees
from the different wards of this Parish were then
presented and were taken up one by one, conforma-
bly, to motion, and acted On as fellows:
The report Of Inspector from LIST Ward was taken
up and admitted.
The Inspector of the End Ward handed in no
report.
The report of Inspector of the srd Ward was voted
upon as follows
For Adoption-Braud Landry, F. A, Woods. TRIM.
dad, J. Lobdel, Cain.
Againa Sdne-Pope, Chinn, Lennon.
On motion of Mr.. Pope to present the name of T.
". Bird: Inspector Bird Ward, to Grand Jury the vote
was as follows
Yeae-Pope, Chinn, Lennon.
Nays-Braud, Landry, T. A. Woods, Trinidad, J.
The following resolution of Mr.. rope, viz.
Resolced, That Road and Levee Inspectors be ex-
yused from furnishing any report this Session for the
Gear last past, was voted upon as follows and was
lost:
Yeas-Braud, Pope, Chinn, Cain.
Nays. I. Landry, F. A. Woods, Trinidad, J. L.
Lobdell, Lennon.
The report of Insp .ctor of 4th Ward was then read
On motion of Mr.. Pope to receive all reports of In
~spectors without reading them, the vote was called
as follows, and the motion lost, viz
Yeas-Pope, Chinn. Cain.
Nays-Braud, Landry, F. Woods, Trinidad, James
Lobdell, Lennon.
On motion of Mr.. Pope all the Inspectors were cx-
cused for not taking the oath required by law.
The report Of Inspector Of the 5th Ward was read
and adopted on motion N Trinidad.
On motion of Mr.. Trinidad the report of Inspector
of 9th Ward was read an accepted.
On motion reDOrt of InSDector of 18th Ward wac rood
and accepted.
The Inspector of the sh Ward made no report.
On motion report from Inspector of the 9th Ward
vas read and accepted.
On motion the report Of Inspectors of10th and 1lth
Wards were read and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Pope it was
Resolved, That the oath Of Inspectors adopted on
5th of September last be amended so as to insert
after the word 'sheight'' in last line, the words sto
the best Of my knowledge and belief. So helm me
God"
On motion of Mr.. Trinidad it was
Resolved, Tha. all front proprietors who have failed
to complete their roads and levees according to Law.
but who have shown every disposition to comply
with the law and the instruction of the Iuspectors.
and who shall produce a sworn certificate OF the In
spector to that effect shall be excused from fines i'm
posed BY laws and ordinances of the Police Jurv
On motion Of Mr.. Trinidad it was
Resolved, That the sum OF Two Hundred Dollars he
and is hereby appropriated to pay Theophile Mahier
for the destruction Of his fences in attempting to ston
the crevasse at John l.. Lobdeli's plantation.
The vote onthe foregoing resolutions Of Mr.. Trini.
dad was called rs follows:
feds-t. A. Woods, James Lobdell, CHM Lam.
non, Cain. " N