Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-06-16

Anrustip Lecierq, B R Chinn and Anatole
Laurant ; Poydras. TIC Robertson, Chas
smith snd Joe B~esnchamp.
The following were appointed commits.
siopers Of sroadfand levee Districts.
1st District-T.s j. Bird, Dan Hickey,
Alex Barrow. Cd District, w. B. Cham
barlin, B., r.. CHM, and A. G. Woods.
Dr. TIP Vaughn offered the following
resolutions which we're adopted
Rs.olvea, That for then ensuing year
commanding on. the first Monday in June
1866. the per diem of the members of
the Police Jury, and the salaries of the
officers elected by the same be fixed as
follows Members Of the Police Jury,
ono dollar per day and FIVE cents mile
ege each way.
Clerk Of ne Police Jury, one hundred
and fifty dollars per annum. Parish
Printer, four hundred and fifty dollars per
annum Parish Tax. Collector, five per
cent on smounts collected. Parish Attor.
ney, one hundred and'6fty dollars per an
mum. and eight per cent on amounts col.
lected. Parish Treasurer, Eve per cent on
amounts received. 6ergeant-at.Arms,
two dollars per day for every day in at
tendance. a.aa
Resolved, That the salary Of the par
ish Printer for The ensuing year common
ces to run on the LIST day Of December
next, and ends on the LIST Monday Of June
1867, and that be be paid FOR said time at
the rate Of $3.50 per annttn a fixed.
On Motion adjourned till Tuesday, the
9Th ct 9 O'Clock, Ak ,a't
~a-,ea Tuesday, June 9Th, 1866
The Police Jury met according to ad-
journment at 9 o'clock .. N.
Present-Messrs. Pope. Vaughn, Al
lain, Doiron, Landry, Raphael Hebert and
Hubert Hebert, absent John Bird.
President in the chair.
The minutes Of last meeting having
been read and approved the committee Of
Poydras Fund made the following report
which was received and adopted
To the Hon the President and mem
bers of the Police Jury of the parish Of
West baton Rouge. x
The undersigned, . committe appointed to ex-
anime tho claims or mortgages held BY the Poy-
dras Fund On Poydras Legacy on different per-
rons in this parish, 8 well IS in the parish Of
East Bston Rouge, beg leave to report that after
= careful examination Of said claims or mortga-
ges, they believe said claims are all good with the
exception " the mortgage Of $2245, due by ].
v. Durable, which they think could not be really
I'd - Rn1l ~ ~ aa1A ~ TIA urnrnr%v unortw 40 God
to secure tho sum, they cannot say whether the
mortgage on claim against B. Peyronin for $3.50
is good q they cannot get the necessary informa-
ton on the subject, there are also some doubts Id
the opinion of the undersigned whether the mort
cages against the estate Of NJ. Barrow for the
different amounts due by same, could be realized
by the sale Of the mortgaged property at present,
but they believe that il the levees should be re
built within I year or 50, that said property will
be fully worth the amounts nnortgagedfor in favor
Of the Poydras Legacy, say the sum of $5452,
1000. Your committee represents further that
the interest on the different claims or mortgages
held by the Poydns Legacy has not been paid
since the year 1861, and that the same amounts
now to near the sum of 1869, eO-100, the whole
Of which is respectfully Submitted.
(Sigued) p. A. LANDRY
.sarja. sa RAPaAEL HEBERr.
The committee appointed to examine
the Treasursr's books made tie following
report which was adopted:
10 the Hon. president and members Of
the Police Jury Of the parish Of West
Baton Rouge.
The undersigned, . committee appointed to
examine the Treastrer's books, by leave beg to
report, that they have performed the duty as
signed them, and find them correct and salts
factory. That the late Treasurer's books show
. balance due by the late treasurer to the
parish Of $l41, 60-1O0; on the general fund Of
the parish, and they recommend that the bond
Of said sts Treasurer be cancelled upon his
turning it over to his successor in office the
sum Of ono hundred ahd forty-one 60-l0O dol
lars. bf .t ata 5 tssa E| @
(signsd) ieaa 7. P. VAUGHN,
,]sia,sgs rJ41I l5 Il RAPHAEL HEBERr,
10 T14 a JUDsos Do1RoN.
Onfmotion Of T. P. Vaughn-It was
resolved that the following taxes or IL
cences shall be levied upon and collected
from persons exercising the different
trades and professions in this parish, viz:
Grog shops, billiard tables, pedlers OF
other traders in boats $500,
Stores or groceries 300,
Physicians and Attorneys at law 25, 90,
Livery Stables 1000,
Foot Pedlers 1900,
Pedlers on Horseback 5000,
Pedlers with Cart or other vehicle &C, 90
r. Allan presented his bonds as
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