Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-05-11
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

At an extra meeting Of the Police Jury
Of the Parish of West Baton Rouge held at
the Court House hereof on Friday April &c
1861 at II O'Clock a. m. the following mem
beers Were present Wig: J Braud. James L
L"bdell, J L Landry. Stephen Pipes. r a
v GODS, W w Lennon E 8 Trinidad, d P
Cain, Jas. c Woods, n W Pope.
Jas. c Woods IN the chair. The Presid-
ent explained the object of the meeting aid
the Jury proceeded to business
On motion of Mr.. Pope the President ap-
pointed Messrs. Lennon. James LobdeiI
aud Pope OF a committee TO make the
charges necessary to meet the exiypncies 81
the tunes in the patrol ordinances and max e a
report Of 'he:s proceedings on next monday
The Clerk is requested to no ify the Cap
tains OF the volunteer companies in this
Parish I, exhibit t" this body on next Mon
day acorrect muster.roll OF their respective
companies.
On motion Of Mr.. Lennon the following
was unanimously adopted:
For tie purpose OF providing for the fami-
lies OF each OF our citizens that have volun-
teerej their services for the common defence
and to' making such provisions as may be
Immediately necessary tor the volunteer
companies as have been o! may be raised in
this Parish placing themselves at the dispos-
al OF the Governor.
Resolved, That the sum of ten thousand
dollars be appropriated by the Police Jury
Resol, ed further, That the bonds OF the
PARISH bearing interest at the rate of eight
per cent per annnm AID redeemabIe twelve
months after date, b. iss ued aud the whole
or such amount % may be ne essary 70. inn
mediate use for this purpose be Immediately
,ouofIofo1 and fhA AMnns,sak eoo1,w.l lo..~n:Anl
in the Parish Treasury. That said money
S, raised and deposited in the p. IRISH Trea-
sury, shall be kept sers rate aud apart from
all other monies in said Treasury and shall
be designated as tine volunteer funds.
Resolved further. that q special Tx amount
ms TO eleven thousand five hundred dollars
BE- levied on the tax roll Of 1861 for theEpur-
puse Of meeting the bonds wbel due
The following gentlemen were appointed
on a committee to negotiate the Parish
bonds. or SD much as may be necessary, viz /:
Jas C Woods V Duralde, B R CHM. W
W Lennon.
The July then adjourned to Monday next
at IL o'clock a. M.
Monday April. 10Th 1861. at 10 O'Clock a.
m. the jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present. Braud, J I Landry, F A
Woods. Jas C Woods, N " Pore. James
L LobdelI, Stephen Pipes, Sidney Lobdell,
w W Lennon.
Absent, E B Trinidad. d p Cain
President in theschair. On motion Of Mr.
Pope the minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved. The committee
appointed tc make changes in tn. Patr or.
dinsnce cf this Parish made the following
Report which was adopted viz:
Ordinance relative to Patrol and the Police
Of slaves.
Be it ordained BY the Police Jury of the
Parish Of West Baton Rouge.
SIC. /. That there be created the Office Of
Chief Of Police for said Parish to continue
in existence and operation until the termi-
nation of she war in which the Confederate
States Of America ore now engaged.
2-That the Chief Of Police be imme.