The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-01-19

Thursday Jan 10Th lS6l.
Tn" f"Ic' july mt pursuant To adjounmrnt
~"'n" members present * yesterday
:. Davidson was called to the Chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Borcr
! E,soi'od, Tina; the President is,uc Warrant
IN favor ol Louisa Bragrrt for sc,cnty-liyr dollars
for taking care of scl. woman
\ petition from John Clark, in relation to
bridge was received and laid over
On motion of Mr. william,
E'so'rcd That the President issue warran. il,
favor ul .jndgr Ioycc for seventy dollars for r,-
pairs ora hri i-,r. acros.'a sua1!tayon
Also thu further sum of four hundred Collar.
f"I bni'iin- ml%' acres, the Bayou Billy br
il,' .t'. piyin u. ofaa appropriation of SOFA.
GA rloijor.of NJ Helm.
Ees,'rrI, That Joshua pcarcr be alpnjn..d
S>rdir Of Red E;y.r Iou in the p'acr Of J.,,z
Tanr'l decreased.
Hu r,ii,a of NJ. Boyca,
E's"!rcf, That the report of Maj. Sherman in
regard to the Iurciasr Of Ammunition be- aiop.,l
ihat h Iay h, amount tri IN Ii, hands of six
teen dollars md tiirty-four cents he paid into the
parish II t,Hty.
On no;ion 81 NJ Uru.op.
%a,ir.|, Tbe. lr E.y.u Replies Navigation
Company =" uo...,i that in c.,. ANY ,l,,na,- or
g.ur t. the Erigr across the gully int, which
| Thy propose tumineth" water, of said BAYOU tha,
thy j.. h..d nIon,ihlr f,rtho same. AZ COMPLAINT
has bscn maxi 10 hi, BODY, that such ,aay BE- the
case.
tH n",irn Of VI. Boycc,
"csoircd, That thu Prc>irnt Of IN. f'olic,. Jury
be AMI Is hereby requested hot to make any an
p'mtm"nt of school directors in any school dis
ir'c;. Wh'n"vcr it becomes his duty TO maxi. ALL
p"iHImcn's where The voters hayc failed TO hold
an election without petition signed hv a r. surct
able number Of yctcrs of said di.tric; as also the
signature of ;hcmcnhcr of the Police jury Of the
Ward wherein said District is >i,ustr,l
g. B;ii,o President in the Chair.
On motion of N!r Clark
EcSoircd, That a new school district b. formed
taken OIL shool district No > the lines te r,,t, 2.
! follows: commencing at the line Of District No
y on'Ae T'Has Ward runnjngup Ia Loyds Saw
Mill, thence through the pine woods to the west
prong If Ba'h-r'> Gre, :, making BARRIERS Greek
l'" line 10 Spring Crcck, and Spring Creek the
line to the parish line, said ,hoo district to b,
numbered
On motion Of Mr. Davidson,
Rr@o'Ted, That the PETITION from J. J. Myers
concerning a road be- laid over subject to call.
! On molion Of Mr.. Davidson,
! Rrsoired, That Mrs. Nancy Perkins bo placed
on the paup"r list andbc allowed $50 year and
that W. e. James be her discussing agent.
On motion Of Mr. IIynsgn,
| Pcsoiycd. That whenever the commissioners Of
the Bayou Rapidcs plank road receive the same
anil report to the President, thrrofthat h. be- re-
q'irrl to i'sus warrant for tho appropriation to
the Contractors.
| On motion Of Mr.. Helm,
| Rcsoircd, That the President Of the Police in
~ be auihoiizeI TO issue 4 warrant fer one flour
sand dollars, in favor Of J.. F. Kcary in part pay
mon; COZ the building and complexion Of the Che
neville Bldg, 70 b, issued in two wairats $500
| each
On motion Of NJ. Helm,
/ !
/ =. II C'urchnan. y. l. Smith, Geo Smith and
/ + b. Compton. be appointed commissioners TO law
ont road commrncng at Capt, l.. Wilson'S ur-
prrlne and extending to the parish line, that they
report at The next meeting Of the Police Jury.
ON motion of Mr.. Boyc",
Rcsoircd, That Nancy Pcarce h. placed u7on
| the paupcr list, that she receive fifty dollars
year, and that Allen Lewis be her discussing
agent; Also Mrs. Rcbecca Ritchic be placed upon
the psupcr list tia: she rrcrivc thirty del lars pcr
| aumum and that Alien Lewis BE- appointed her
! discussing &c mt.
On motion of Mr.. Bcycr.
R,.0lred, That G. a. Darlington, C. Timmons,
T. Cannon, W. Frank, i. Scroggs, g. Clack,
be- placed on road dis;.ict No. Q.
On motion OF Mr. Neal,
ResoIred, That the Z. T.. J. issue warrant in
favor of IT, Tison for six hundred dollars being
the amount for building a bridge the bayou
RiSolctte upon his furnishing bond aud sccuryit
according TO law.
On motion of Mr. Eddloman,
Rcsoired, That J. T. Hatch, and hands of John
Staby, and W. J. Wilson be exempt from road
dufy e.. twelve months in case said Hatch and !