Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-06-01
on colleetions. .
MI Cain offered the fallowing 1esolution

on colleesions., a.
MI Cain ofsrea the foilowing 1esoIuticl
which was adopted
Resolved, That the act passed within tn.
last twelve months, requiring that each from
proprietor shall set in trent of each acre, o
for each front acre, a post one foot square
shali be so amended as to require OF from
proprietor. who has no trees by which tn,
height of the water can be obtained, to plan
but one post of proper size to mark the heigh
of the water.
,,. NJ 81. $ Iss as,. 9 ,sasslt The 70 owing Fsse.
Resolved, That the Inspector oil Roads :
Leyess for the interior Wards, ,e AUTHORISED
to call out the hands to work or same when
ever he nay think the roads require to BIZ
worked.
Resolved, that the Clerk of, the Jury be
authorised to draw a warrant On the Treas
urer for the sum Of fifty dollars in favor Of
HJ.Hyams, parish printer. to enable him &c
purchase a supply of printing paper, said sum
to be deducted from the first quarterly pay
ment due for the ensuing year.
On motion of Mr. Trinidad, the Sheriff was
continued as guardian Of the Court House
under the same regulations and salary as
heretofore.
Under a resolution Of CS Lobdeli, Peter
Collier, Esq, was ordered to dig out the
we'll in the rear yard of the Court House, and
present bill for same at next session.
Two bills, one for furnishing seal and press
for Clerks office. amounting to eighteen dol
lars, and one for glazing Court House win
dows. amounting to six dollars, were ordered
to be paid.
The report Of the Chief Of Police, w. B..
Chamberlin, vas read, adopted and ordered
10 be filed.
On motion Of Mr. Landry, w. B. Chamber
hin was reappointed Chief Of Police for the
ensuing year.
Mr. L LobdeiI offered the following res
~olntion which was adopted:
Resolved, ThatEotwitEstanding Section Is of
Patrol regulations prescribes the hours at
which the patrol shall be kept out, the Chief
of Police, and through him the Captains of
the respective Wards, shall have the power
to vary said hours whenever 10 his opinion
the Chiefs the same shall seem expedient
and proper; provided, that no patrol shall do
service for a less period than three hours.
The following resolution offered By J C
Woods was adopted
Resolved, That all persons living in the
ath Ward, OF cultivating lands in same, be
required to work on public roads beior ging
to same when required SO TO do by the In
spector Of said Ward.
Mr. Labadiole offered the following which
was accepted
Resolved that the boundaries of Sd Ward
bs restricted upon the back line from the riv-
er, SO far as the Police and Patrol is concern
ed, TO Valmont Foret's trout line, and all in
the rear subject to patrol duty, be attached
to the 4th Ward.
On motl6nof ] L Lobdell,' the following
resolutions of Mr. Lennon were adopted
Resolved, That no slave or slaves shall be
to work on airy tract of land other
than the plantation to which he or they may |
be attached, without the immediate personal
supervision of a white overseer or owner, for
and during the whole time such slave or slaves
may be employed; ard every owner of such
or slaves SO employed without the su-
perintence Of a white person as be fore men
toned, shall be liable to the penalty of TWEEN
ty dollars for each and every day said slave
or slaves may be so employed. to be recover
in any Court Of competent Jurisdiction, at
the suit of the President of the Police Jury.
The following preamble and resolution off
cred by G $ Lobdeli were adopted
Whereas the law Of 1914, approved Deem
Der 21st, requiring one white person over the
age Of sixteen years for every thirty work
ing hands on each plantation, is still in force,
it therefore
Resolved, That the District Attorney be
to see that the same be enforced.
The President appointed the following
committee to receive the bond Of the Treas
lrer of the Peydfas Fund-F r Allan. f B
Trinidad and J Z Landry, also all bonds re-
CURED from other parish officers.
On motion HI Hyams was allowed ten
dollars for services as clerk pro tenn during
he session. n
The minutes being read and approved, on
notion the Jury adjourned sine die.
J. HYAMs, J. C. WOODS.
Clerk pro TEN. President.