La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-04-21
State of Louisiana.
PARISH OF

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On this the l6h day of April, A. D
1850, the Police Jury of the Parish Q
Lafourehe met in special session, NTH
Court House in the town of Thibodaux, a
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Present.. S. Perkins, President
John Nelson, John Lyall, David b. Pugh
Sosthene 2Folse, Arsene Bergeron an,
P. j. Theriot.
Absent. j. Roman, Frank Dalfere
and Joseph Remont.. !. g;8,3.sqs
Minutes OF last meeting were read. an
ON motion, it was. ordered that the minutes
be corrected so as to read as follows:
2. That the landing of the ferry at Lock
port to. be located seventy-fye feet above
or seventy five feet below the locks Of thu
Barataria Canal, on the Lufourche, beius
about opposite the center of the town b
Lockport and most convenient for the eli
tizens thereof; and that the sheriff be
authorized to order the lessor of said ferry
to move the ferry to the established land
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OnmotionofD D. B. Pugh, duly seconded
it was resolved that the rules governing
the Police Jury, or such Of them. prevent
ing ordinary business coming up before
the Jury at special meeting. be hereby
suspended, in order to allow the commit
tee appointed at the December meeting OF
the Jury to examine into and report upon
the Acadia Crsyasse. to make their report !;
talso to allow such actiont to be taken upon
the report of the committee as the Jury
may deem necessary !; also to allow any
necessary business of the parish to be
acted upon by the Jury. Ie Oh 9ai5a
Tire Committee on the Acadia Crevasse
then made their report, and on motion
duly seconded. the said report was adop-t
ted, the committee discharged and report
ordered to befkeptby the Clerk. and or
dered not to be published, it being very
lengthy.
On motios duly seconded, Resolution
No. 8.N. s., was. unanimously adopted
said resolution fixing the boundary Police
jury wards, &c. .a9 81
The report OF the surveyors appointed
TO survey Bayou Lafourcle, male, q re-
port which was read.
On motion duly seconded, Resolution
No. 8, n. s., was unanimously adopted.
The resignation of Judge j. J.. Roman
was then presented and duly accepted, a
follows :
To the Honorable. the President and
members of the Police Jury of the Parish
Of Lafourehe-Our Gubernatorial appoint
lnent as Police Jurors being only proyi.
.sional and about expiring on the eve of
the forthcoming final election by tho
people, the present. and transient incum-
bents should not, bytheir concluding acts,
anticipate and forestall the future course
Of the ney board shortly to be elected.
Conscious of my shortcomings, I do here
BY, and accordingly, tender my resigna-
ton to pave the way for q more efficient,
eligible and serviceable successor.
Your humble and devoted colleague,
(Signed1 ~ JEAN JACQUES ROMAN.
The President then presented his. res
as follows, which was duly ac-
cepted: 81, rs8rY -o -
TO the honorable members Of the Police
Jury Of the Parish Of Lafourche-There
being a general election for all parish
officers throughout the State, ordered by
Governor. except for police Jurors,
and believing it but Justice to the people
hat another jury. should. be elected, /
tender to your honorable body my
resignation, to take effect on the Ist
Of May next. a15 2Ht Sc
Very respectfully, your. ob't ser't,
(Signedl ]. S. PERKINS.
All the members present then presented
heir designations, which were accepted
y the President;
To the Honorable President of the
Police Jury, Parish of Lafourehe-We,
he undersigned members by appointment
the Police Jury, woald most respect
ully tender our designations Of member
hip, for the reason that us an election for
IL parish officers is soon to. be held, there
honld be no exception made in regard to
he members of the Police Jury. Our
esignations to take effect from this date.
lpril 10th, 1866.
lssignedl David B. Pugh, Washington
'rifin. John Lyall, Sosthene Folse,
ohm Nelson, Arsene Bergeron, P. Justi-
en- Theriot.
On motion, Police Jury adjourned sine
lie.
eaas is. PERKINS, President
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