The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-12-27
Police Jury.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF AVOYELLES.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF AvoyELIEs.
On this the goth day of December A. D.
1862, the Police Jury of the Parish Of
.Avovelles, met at the Court House in
ahe Town Of Marksvillc at 10 o'clock
A. NJ.
On calling the roll the following mem
bcrs answered to their names.
ward, Francois Ba,fevy.
. Cclestin Moreau jr.
; JosephJ Borlelon Absent
4 l.. X. Branch.
jobs OQnin.
6 Grtgoirr Couvilli6n.
7 I'ypolitsN B"rdtl"n( (absent.
Hon. c. Morean jr., III tile chair,
Art. /. On ,notionof John O'Quin
That in order tn cooperate more fully
with The Parishes on Red River, for
eh. n!,s.r,1s ION Of said River.
Be it therefore resolved. Tat tue Po-
girr jury arnoirt ,'rmh"r of the exc
tcn,iye Committee to act in consert with
III. *. c,;;i,,,' c"'anittec appointed by
i!c other Parishes. ....
r. it further krsnlvrd, That the Par
al, i ..vov"l,., authorize said member
'"i-t;>r 10 J., }'p,;nt"a. to subscribe
tie s::,yl of Fifteen ti,onSsiid dollars or
.rch sum 4. may hr The Irorata portion
IT lis '..isii, :or the construction of
.s.:! y X,
.,rsnly,t. That the sum of twenty
f,u dnIi;t. rrr tnonf, be allowed to the
~. ,;.rs Of. i = i>r sac}, hand furnished
+. the work. Said compensation to be
i,.i,l ont Of tic General fund raised for
tlas purpose.
Hhat any portion Of the ordinance
pa, se,i at former meetings Of this body
rnn1ii:,ins, with this ordinance is hereby
7c:nal.,i
'i'h> .Trvv appointed Thomas 7 Firth
ii, member of the executive committee.
Art g On motion of l.. X. Branch
;;rsoiv,d, That the military Bonds
l,i by August Eoircht Amounting to
slrre th,usand five hundred and Ten
dollars becoming, due on the first Of Jan
a,ary next, be paid. And the Treasurer
is hereby instructed: - pay said claims
out Of the is>,c of Parish notes ordered
by article Il :, Of the proceedings of the
Police Jury una late of tie sth day
of December lu6-.
Art. 3. On motion Of G. Couvilion;
Resolved, Thatthe sum of Ten thousand
dollars already appropriatedto for the block
ing up Of Red River and Bayou des
Glaise, Be and the same is hereby re-
pealcd, and that five thousand dollars
bc and the same is hereby appropriated
tor the purpose ofbloching up Bayou des
Glase
Be it further resolved That the hands
be PAID ut the rate of Twenty five dol
lars per month when employed on said
work.
Art. 4. On motion Of John O'Quin;
Resolved, That d. Guillot iai|Ior, be
required TO furnish this body with de-
tailed accounts Of all Jail fees for keeping
confederate soldiers in Jail, in order that
said claims b. duly presented for pay
ment to the 'erate government.
Art. S. u. n of &. Couvillion; !;
Resolved, ! nat the Treasurer be here
by authorized to issue Parish notes to
the amount Of Five thousand dollars III
notes Of Twenty. Tens, and FIVE dollars,
under the appro. .r;ation made this day
for the obstruction of Bayou des Glaise.
The same to be lettered, numbered and
signed as other notes signed by him.
That said cunt shall be paid out Of
tie Treasury cn tfe warrant Of the Gen
sal supintenden. appointed for said
work.
Art. 6. On motion Of John O'Quin
Resolved. That the Treasurer be here
by authorized to issue Fifteen thousand
dollars, i'll Parish notes Of the denomin.
alton ofTwenty, Tens, and Eve dollars