Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-06-29
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Resolved, That the act
last twelve months, requiring that e.
moprietor shall set in front Of each acre, or
for each front acre, a post one foot square.
shall! be SO amended as to require oil front
nroprietor. who has no trees by which the
height OF the water can be obtained, to plant
but one post OF proper size to mark the height
Of the water.
Mr. Lobdsll offered the following res :
lutions which were adopted
Resolved, That the Inspector oil Roads z
lie yeas fpr the i~nterio, Wards, be authorised
to call ont the hands 10 work on same when
ever he may think the roads require to be
worked.
Resolved, that the Clerk Of the Jury be
authorised TO draw warrant on The L feas-
urer for the sum of fifty dollars IN favor OF
HJ.Hyans, parish printer, to enable him 70
purchase a supply Of printing paper, said sum
TO be deducted from the FIRST quarterly pay
,nent 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 Lobdell, Peter
Collier, Esq, was ordered to dig out the
well 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 70 six dollars, were ordered
to be paid.
The report OF the Chief of Police, W. B.
ChamberIin, was read, adopted and ordered
tn be filed.
On motion Of Mr. Landry, w. B. Chamber
lin was reappointed Chief Of Police for the
ensuing year.
MrJ L Lobdell offered the following res
%olution which was adopted:
Resolved, That notwithstanding Section ijof
Patrol regulations prescribes the hours at
which the patrol shall be kept oat, the Chief
of Police, and through him the Captains OF
the respective Wards, shalI-have the power
to vary said hours whenever in his opinion
THE Chiefs the same shall seem expedient
ard 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
4th Ward, or cultivating lands III same, be
required to work on public roads belor ging
to same when required SO to do by the In
spector OF said Ward.
Mr. Labadiolc offered the following which
was accepted
= Resolved that the boundaries of Sd Ward
be restricted upon the back line from the riy-
so far as the Police and Patrosis concern
ed, 10 Vaimont Foret's front line, and all In
the rear subject to patrol duty, be attached
to the Ath Ward. =
On molten Of ] L Lobaell, the following
resolutions Of Mr. LENNON were adopted
Resolved, That no Save or slaves shall be
allowed to work on AIRY tract Of land other
than the plantation 10 which he or they may
be attached, without the immediate personal
supervision OF a white ovsrseer or owner, for
and during the whole time such slave or slaves
may be employed and every owner Of such
or slaves so employed without the su-
perintence Of a white person as before men,
Toned, shall be liable to the penalty oftwen-
" dollars for each and every day said slave
pr slaves may be so employed. to be recover
in any Court Of competent jurisdiction, at
5he sut of the President of the Police Jury z
The following preamble and resolution off
cred by S Lobdeli were adopted I
Whereas the law Of 1914, approved Deem t
per 21st, requiring one white person over the
'ge OF sixteen years for every thirty work c
ne hands on each plantation, is still in force, {
,e it therefore
Resolved, That the District Attorney be
equired to see that the same be enforced. y
The President appointed the following Q
committee to receive the bond Of the Treas
OF the Pcydras FUND.- r Allan. + L
Trinidad and IT Landry, also all bonds re- b
luired from other parish officers. n
On motion H Hyans was allowed ten +
ollars for services as clerk pro ten duriog t
he session. c
The minutes being read and approved. on b
notion the Jury adjourned sine die. d
/. j, HYAMs, j. C. WOODS.
Clerk pre- lem. President. Il
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