Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-10-06

bert, Landry, Vaughn and Pope The
President in the.chair.
/ The President explained the object OF
the meeting ana on motion Of DR.. Vsughn
lit was
Resolved, That the sum of five thous )
and six hundred dollars be assessed up
on the taxable property of this parish for
parochial expenses for the ensuing year,
according to the report Of the committee
appointed to make an estimate of parish
taxes and published in the official paper
according to law. #i 19as
Onmotion of Raphael Hebert, It was
Resolved, That Raphael Hebert and I.
p. Vaughn be appointed a committee to
confer with the committee from tho par
ish Of lberville for the purpose Of repair
ipg the bridge over Bayou Boarbeux and
that tie sum Of fifty dollars be appropri-
Iated for the purpose Of paying for said
repairs.
The President having read an address
from the State Superintendent of Public
Education, Raphael Hebert offered the
following which was adopted 8 >
/ Resolved, That the parish Of West Ba-
ton Rouge be divided into school dist
riots TO be numbered and 2-sehool
District No to extend from the lower
line of the parish to the lower line of tho
plantation Of DR.. J. G. Patrick No. 2 to
extend from the lower line Of the planta-
tion of DR. J. G. Patrick to the upper line
Of the parish said schools to be estab-
ished at Bruly Landing and in the upper
Bruly of the parish. .. .s...4 S
The Finance Committee reported that
they had examined the following accounts
and Recommend their payment ts'i9
Advocate Office, s3 !. 0. Bernard as
Recorder, s22 FL. J. Hyams. expenses
to New Orleans, sa1 4. D. Barrow as
Clerk IA salary, s5T J. Riedell & Bitter,
for repairs $l2 35 !; II. NJ Fayrot, parish
Attorney, for 1865, $3.50 VIM. White
for sundries, s43 so. The accounts Of
B. T. Babin as j. p, s. NJ. D. CLARK as ].
F., Wm Birch as constable aud j. Y.
Durable as Deputy Sheriff, were referred
to the parties for correction. fs ss#
On motion Of Raphael Hebert It was
Resolved, That committee Of three
members Of the Police Jury be appointed
III conjunction with the parish Attorney,
to examine the condition Of the Poydras
Fund and to report at the next meeting
Of this body the necessary steps to be
taken to preserve said fund The Presi-
dent appointed DR.. Vaughn, Il. Hebert and
B., r. Chinn. isa Lsaa sss
DIR. Vaughn offered the follow 2ig pre-
ambIe and resolution which was adopted:
Whereas a committee appointed by
by this honorable body has received and
passed upon and approved Of the report
and statement of w B. ChamberliD, ex-
Treasurer of this parish, and by virtue Of
his Office Treasurer of the School; Fund
of the same, and whereas by said report
approved as aforesaid, there appears to
be a balance due said ex- Treasurer
amounting to the sum of S1Oa 37-l00
out of said School Funds, be it
Resolved, That the attention of the
present Treasurer of this parish be CALI
ed to the fact in order that he may take
such action as the law and the facts may
warrant.
Louis Ell. Trudeau petitioned to be re-
leased from the claims held by the par
ish against him on account OF ievees.---
DR.. Vaughn offered the following resolh-
tion which was adopted:
Resolved, That the petition Of Louis
H. Trudeau be returned to bis agent, Vim.
B. Chamberlin, the Police Jury refusing
to take any action in The matter at pres
ent. On motion Of DR.. Vaughn the fol
lowing preamble and resolution was
adopted
Whereas 1t is the intention and desire
and intention Of this Jury to pay all out
standing warrants issued for the ordinary
expenses :of the parochial government
during and before the war, be it therefore
Resolved, That the President and Clerk
Of the Police Jury and the parish Treas
rer be appointed an auditing confmittee.
to whom all such claims or warrants can
be referred. who will report at the4next
meeting Of this body, further ste
Y Resolved, That said committee be au-
thorised BY thirty days publication in the
official paper, to notify the holders OF oil
such. warrants, Or claims, within sisty
days of the expiration Of said pubhca.
ton to present same to said committee.
Further Resolved, That all claims not
thus presented, be considered prescribed
and outIawed., a.f sIa5t5a H t4
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