Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-02-09
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

Jury held al the court house ON MONDAY
the l4th day of January: Present, Messrs.
R Hebert, T ? Vaughn, F Allan, Judeon
Doiron, D A Landry and Hubert Hebert
Absent, Messrs. N W Pope, B K CHM,
and j B Nurdin. On motion of I Z
Vaughn, Mr. Raphael Hebert was called
to the chair as President pro tenn. DR. I
P Vaughn offered the following preamble
and resolution which was adopted
Whereas, the remains of our late fellow
citizen, Gov Fl W Allen are expected to
arrive at Baton Rouge for interment, and
knowing that the citizens OF West Baton
Rouge desire to participate in said cere-
mony as last token of respect to the
deceased, therefore, Resolved that par
ish bond for fifty dollars be issued IN
favor of the lessees of the ferry and that
passage to and from Baton Rouge be fres
on said day of interment for all persons.
The application Of Adelina Melaneon,
Theodorise Leienne, Eudora Peronnins
Amanda Dupuy, Rosalie A Doiron, Zeno-
bic Trichard, Helena Landry, Rebeca He
bert and Apolina Hebert for share in
the Poydras Legacy be placed on lille.
The following accounts were approved
and ordered to be paid Philip Bauer,
for services to destitute persons Richard
Hanrahan, for services to destitute per-
sons off the Fashion A D Barrow, Ia
salary as clerk Of the police jury.
Mr.. Fergus Allan offered the following
resolution which adopted Resolved,
That the clerk Of the police jury be in
structed to have notices placed at the
five general election precincts of this par
ish requiring all citizens to attend the
funera! ceremonies Of the late Gov. h w
Allen in Baton. Rouge SO soon as his re-
mains shall arrive, and that the ferriage
on that day shall be free to all persons
attending ----'
On motion the jury adjourned to Tues
day the 22d of January 1867.
Raphael Hebet, President pro tenn.
A D Barrow, Clerk
AT an adjourned meeting of the police
Jury of the parish of West Baton Rouge;
held at the court house thereof on Tues
day the 22d day Of January 1867, the
following members were present.:
Raphael Hebert, Judeon Doiron, Hu-
bert Hebert, D A Landry, Fergus AIfain;,
B r Chinn. Absent. Mssrs 7 p Vaughn.
N w Pope, j B Nurdin. Mr.. Raphael
Hebert was appointed President pro TEN
in place Of N W Pope who was absent.
o Bernard was appointed clerk pro tenn.
Mr. B r Chinn the member elect in the
9th ward of the police jury Of said parish
was sworn in accordance to law and took
his seat.
The report of the committee appointed
On the Sd day of September last 1866, to
examine the condition OF the Poydras
| fund was on motion. approved, adopted
and ordered to be spread on the minutes
as follows:
| We the undersigned, appointed as d
| committee to act in conjunction with the
parish attorney to examine the condition
of the Poydras fund as per resolution ad-
opted on the Sd day Of September last
1866, beg leave respectfully to submit
the following report /: .ze.-s.
That all the claims held by your Hon
BODY as trustees of the Poydras fund,
and secured by mortgage against the
property of parties who borrowed from
said fund be placed in the hands Of the
parish attorney. with instructions to pro-
ce e in the premises as circumstances
and the condition of said claims may re-
auire, and that if in the opinion OF the
said Attorney it be necessary
to obtain ladgementagainst the debtors
of the fund he be directed to do 80 and
TO report to your Hon body before execu-
tion issues against the mortgaged proper
| ty.
Signed RAPHAEL HEBERT.
3, 9.zse. gs.g az Z CHINN.
Report of Finance Committee. sss
To the Hon the President and members
of the police jury Of West Baton Rouge.
We the undersigned members OF the
Finance Committee beg leave to make the
following report
We recommend that the following bills
presented against the parish be paid, to-
wit:
Bills of U. leieune, Assessor, services
rendered for. the year 1852, sloe. n
Bills of same for assessment ior tue
year 1865 and &c, $500. 4..,,.t
Bills Of steamer Lafourche, $50
Bills Of H. ]. Hyams, arrears ene hini
for 1862 $42.
Bills of H. J. Hyams, J. F., Sheriff and
ro,etohla-I p for hDlduing two IN