Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-02-25
Police Jury.

At u regular session Of the Police Jury of the
Parish of West Baton Rouge, held at the Court
House thereof, on Monday, January the 2nd, 1860, at
II O'Clock, A. NJ the following members were pre-
sent, viz:
J. Braud, J. T. Landry, Frame A. Woods, James c.
Woods, f. b. Trinidad, N. ". Pope, James L. Lob
dell, B.. R. Chinn W.. ". Lennon, D.. p. Cain.
Abs .nt-Abraham Lobdell.
James L. Woods in the Chair.
The reports Of the Inspectors Of Roads and Levees
from the different wards of this Parish were then
presented and were taken up one by one, souforma-
bly, to motion, and acted on as follows:
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 3rd Ward was voted
FIR Adotion-Braud, Landry, F. A. Woods, Trini-
dad. J. LObsleH, Cain.
.Agoinst ~Same-Pope, Chinn, Lemmon.
On motion Of Mr.. Pope to present the name of 7.
W. Bird, Inspector 3rd Ward, to Ora nd Jury the vote
was as follows
Teae-pope, Chinn, Lennon.
Nays-Braud, Landry, T. A. Woods, Trinidad, J.
The following resolution Of Mr.. Pope, viz:
Rcsolrsd, That Road and Ievee Inspectors be ex-
yused from furnishing any report this Session for the
Gear last past, was voted upon as follows and was
lost:
Teas-Braud, Pope, Chinn, Cain.
Nays-I. 7. Landry, F. A. Woods, Trinidad, J. L.
Lobdell, Lennon.
The report of Insp ,ctOr of 4th Ward was then read
aud accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Pope to receive all reports of In
spectOrs without reading them, the vote was called
Is follows, and the motion lost, viz:
Teas-Pope, Chinn, Cain.
Nays-Braud, Landry, +. Woods, Trinidad, James
Lobdell, Lennon.
On motion of Mr.. Pope all the Inspectors were ex-
cused for not taking the oath required by law.
The report Of Inspector of the 5th Ward was read
and adopted on motion ofMr. Trinidad.
On motion of Mr.. Trinidad the report of Inspector
Of Sta Ward was read and accepted.
On motion report Of Inspector OF It'll Ward was read
and accepted
The Inspector of the sth Ward made no report.
On motion report from Inspector Of the 9th Ward
WAS read and accepted.
On motion the report of 1nspeetors Of 10th and 18th
Wards were read and approved
On motion of Mr.. Pope it was
Resolced, That the oath of Inspectors adopted on
5th of September last be amended so as to insert
after the word s.height'' 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 Inspectors,
and who shall produce = sworn certificate of the In
posed BY laws and ordinances of the Police jury.
On motion Of Mr.. Trinidad it was
Resolcei, That the sum OF Two Hundred Dollars be
and is hereby appropriated to pay T~heophiIe Mahier
or the destruction OF his fences in attempting to ston
ho crevasse at John l.. LObdell's plantation.
The vote onthe foregoing resolutions Of Mr.. Trini.
dad was called AS follows:
Yeas-F. A. Woods, James Lobdell, Chinn, Lem
ron, Cain.