Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-07-28

on the luYCfAS TUNA TO ATnDuul W ~ suIi VI A"'
Thou.andS Five Hundred and Eighty: nine ls-lOO Dol
Lars, less the amount of Treasurer's commission o
One Hundred Dollars and less the fees Of Commits
sion-rs amounting to Fourteen Dollars, leaving tn
sum Of Two Thousand Four Hundred and seventy n"
IS 100 Dollars for distributi n.
[Sign-d.] CS iohdell, d F Cam, J L Loodel'.
On motion Of Mr.. Lennon. j: was
Resolved, That the President Of the Police
Jury be authorized to appoint . somn'ttee
Of three who will he empowered to conte'
with the Town Council Of Baton Rouge. II
regard to leasing the ferry across the M.ss's'
si..pi RIVER from that place to West Baton
Rouge, to tx terms and conditions e said
lease, to arrange q tariff Of charges for freight
and passage.
Be it further Resolved, That they be in.
structed to have said ferry sold within sixty
days from this date, and that they insert in
the conditions Of the lease OF the Steam Boat
shall run from sun up in the morning unit! s
o'clock in the evening in GUNNER, and 7
O'Clock in the winter, and that they also in
s<rt in same. that a continued violation, on
the part of the lessee OF the condition OF said
lease, shall work forfeiture of the charter
or lease.
The following persons were appointed on
the Committee to confer with the Town
Council Of Baton Rouge in regard to lease
Of Ferry, viz N w Pope V Durable, H M
Favrvt.
On motion Of Capt. Cain, it was
Resolved, That the members Of the Police
Jury be allowed ten cents per mile going
and returning.
All applications for cadetship at Alexan.
dria were laid on the table and made the
order of the day for next MONDAY.
o. motion Of Capt. Cain, it was
Resolved, That the Clerk Of the District
Court be allowed S25, the Recorder SIS, and
the Sheriff SIS per annum for Stationery, etc
On motion, it was
Resolved, That the Clerk be empowered
to purchase Stationery Tor the use Of the Po-
lice Jury, and to have a lock put on the desk
in which the papers o. said body are kept.
from Davi Pipes 0 Bernard, Jr. N w Pope.
J v Durable, L Favrot, F K Allan, A!zire
Leblanc. v Dub,oca, of this parish, asking
q canal or drain to be established from L.
Blanc's Point to Bayou Choctaw, and def
ming its course, whereupon the yeas and nays
were called. and the motion sustained, viz
Yeas.-Cain. Lennon. F A Woods, Pope,
James LobdeH, Pipes, Sidney Lobdett.
N~ays.-Braud, Landry, Trinidad.
On motion Of Mr. Jas Lobdell, it was
Resolved, That the President Of the Police
Jury be authorised to 70 security in any suit
for prosecuting those who may tresrass on the
School lands Of this parish, brought in the
name of the Superintendent Of Public Edu-
cation for the State Of Louisiana or other
wise.
On motion widow J B Ferioux was placed
on the pauEer list as a pauper OF the End de-
gree, and allowed five dollars per month.
Widow Duverge was also placed upon the
pauper list in the Is degree, and allowed Si2
per month.
On motion .he Jury adjourned to Monday
June 18th, at 9 o'clock a. m.
On Monday, June nth, 1860. at 9 o'clock
a. r., the Jury met agreably to adjournment
Present-Bra"d, F A W ODDS, Pope. Pipes.
S Lobdell. and Cain. Mr. Pope was appoint
ed President protein. On motion OF Mr. $
Lotdell the Jury adjourned TO Monday, the
18th inst, at 10 o'clock a. m.
On'Mcnday, June 18th, 1860, At 10 O'Clock.
=. m, the Jury met according to adjournment
Present-Braud. Eandrv. F A Woods. J c
Woods, Trinidad, Pope, Pipes, ] L Lobdell.
S Lobdell Cain and Lennon.
The minutes were read and on motion an.
Applications for Cadetsbip at Alexandra
Military Academy, were made by widow
Pierre Cassie for her son, Pierre Cassie and
by Augustin LeClerq. 70. hi. ne; .hew, Alfred
LeClerq. After having thoroughly exsmin-
ed and weighed the merits of each applicant,
q motion was made to vote bv ballot. upon
which motion the vote was called Is follows
and the motion carried
Ke'-Pope, J L Lobdell, Pipes, S Lobdell
Nays-Braud, Landry, Trinidad and F A
Woods.
The Jur! proceeded to vote by ballot, and
upon counting the votes it appeared that Pr
ere Cassie had received six votes and Alfred
LeClerq five votes, whereupon on motion Of
Mr. Trinidad, Pierre Cassie was declared du-
ly elected beneficiary Cadet to Alexandra
from this parish.
Sylvanie Saurage, Coroner, was allowed
SIS for holding an inquest.
Frank White, J p, was allowed s25 for
holding an inquest.
Thu committee appointed 10 examine the
parish Treasures Books made the following
report, which was read and spp,oved:
10 the President and members qf tie Police jury
The undersigned . Committee appointed bv your
Hon. body to make an examination Of the Parisl,
Treasures books, beg leave to state that they have
carefully examined ssme snd fnS that they are all
correct. That he has furnished proper vouchers and
That there remains in same officers hands . balance
Of twenty four hsDdred asd eighty nine IS 100 dol
lars to the credit of the parisl.
(Signsd1 N " Pspe. "a Woods, J Trss LANDRY
An sccosnt Of W D Winter II IS f., sun.
dry work on levses. was allowed also an &C.
count Of A Cnwlord Of 500 for dwelling
OF levees and Tusds in the Wsud.
A committee appointed 1t The last January
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