Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-08-18
F.. j. HEBRON,
COTTON FACTOR g. COMMISSION
MERCHANT.
NO. IA CARONDELET STREET,
Between Canal and Common Streets,
'- NEW ORLEANS.
Liberal advances made on consignments.
Rpfsrcnces-First National Bank Of New Or
leans Pike, Lapeyre & Brother, Bankers, New
Orleans. !. aug4-6m.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.


At regular meeting of the Polio Ju-
rv of the parish Of West Baton Rouge
held on July 10th 1866, at the Court
House, there were present, n. W Pope
Vaughn, Hubert Hebert, Landry, Rapha-
ell Hebert, Doroin, ABSENT A Bird and
F Allan. The roll having been called
and quorum present, on motion Of r
Hebert DR.. Vaughn and D A Landry were
appointed committee Of two to draw
lots for term of Office for the police jury,
which resulted in the following, the odd
numbers drawing the short term. lst
ward, Hubert Hebert I'd ward, Judeon
Doiron 5th ward, DR. Vaughn 7th ward
j A Bird; 9th ward, B R Chinn /; the even
numbers drawing the long term. and
ward, D A Landry 4th ward, R Hebert
9Th ward, N w Pope 8th ward, F Al
lain 10th ward, B Nurdin.
Messrs. Hubert Hubert and Judeon
Doiron were appointed committe to
examine the credentials OF the elected
members from the 9th and 10th wards,
who reported that B r Chinn was duly
elected to represent the 9th ward and J
B Nurd;n the 10th ward.
The Committee appointed to estimate
the amount of the parish taxes made the
following report which was adopted and
ordered to be published. aj b-a
West Baton Rouge, July 16, 1866.
We, the undersigned committee ap-
pointed by the police jury Of the parish
! of West Baton Rouge, to estimate the
amount of taxes necessary for the year
1867, make the following report @
For Parish Attorney, $4,000
! Inspectors Of Roads and Levees, .250, 90
Printer and Clerk Of Police Jury, 90
! Police jury. .zOV,VV
| District Court, ............... 10000
Clerk, Sheriff and Recorder, =. ...... .40O, 90
Assessor, ....zUO,OU
| Contingent Expenses, ....lOOO 90
| Commissions on Collections, ...30O, 90
Total $5soo,oo
The Finance Committee reported that
they have examined the following ac-
counts and recommend that they be
paid
To T. A. Landry, Parish Warrants, :. $256,00
| PA Welsh, Jailor of East Baton Rouge, 1900
| H. Babin, Coroner, for one Inquest, .25, 90
villeneuve Tuillisr, Inspector for 1866, ..25, 90
Amede Landry. 80. q. a...............25,OO 90
Belisaire Landry. .......... ..........25
W.D. Phillips, Parish Warrants, ....25, 90
G.. B. Bergeron, making List, 100
R. W. Knickerbocker, District At'y,... go, 90
W. Hawkins, m distributing Supplies, 800
Amedee Daigle, dinner for Commissioners, 500
Signed, JuDEoS Dol.ol ea
| HUBERT HEBsHr.
On motion Of Raphael Hebert. Il was
resolved that there be a tax Of SO le-
We'd on all persons placing wood on the
river for the purpose Of selling the same
to the steamboats, And further that q
tax of S. be levied on all persons owning
and keeping skifs Oh the river for use.
And that the Sheriff be authorized to col
Ilect the same Immediately, ..o.+ -,
The application of Artemise Labauve
and Zulme Labauve to be placed on the
list of INDECENT girls, were ordered to be
fled to await the action Of the police ju-
ry in the premises. The minutes having
been read and approved and the jury i'd
journed sine die. -. g..
A, D. BARsow N. w. POPE. q
Clerk, President