Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-02-16

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2 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 al Baton Rouge for intermeat. 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 free
on said day of interment for all persoE1.
The application Of Adelina Melaneon,
Theodorise Lejerne, Eudora Peronnin,
Amanda Dupuy, Rosalie 4 Doiron, zeno-
bic Trichard, Helena Landry, Rebeca He-
bert and Apolina Hebert for share in
the Poydras Legacy be placed on file.
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
sh requiring all citizens to attend the
funeral ceremonies Of the late Gov. 81 w
Allen in Baton Rouge so soon as his re-
mains shall arrive, and that the ferri.ge
on that day shall be free to all persons
attending.
On motion the jury adjourned to, Tues
day the 22d of January 1867.
Raphael Hebert, President pro tenn. isA
A D Barrow, Clerk.
az :" ff4sefl ed
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: se5isig
Raphael Hebert. Judeon Doiron, HUI
bert Hebert, D A Landry, Fergus Allaina
B r Chinn. Absent, Mssrs 7 P Vaughn.
N W Pope, J B Nurdin. Mr.. Raphael
Hebert was appointed President pro tenn
in place of N w Pope who was absent.
o Bernard was appointed clerk pro tenn.
Mr. B r Cbinn the member elect in the
9th ward OF the police jury of said parish
was sworn In accordance tolaw and took
his seat. ~#a f=sFs~st.5a9 ~.
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 a
committee to act in conjunction with the
parish attorney to examine the condition
Of the poydras fund as per resolution adj
opted on the Sd day of September last
1866, beg leave respectfully to- slisasiisi: slasii:ssii:.
the following report IT,. gysss5 as,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-
cede in the premises as circumstance
and the condition of said claims may re-
qure, end that if in the opinion Of the
said Attorney it be necessary
to obtain judgement against the debtors
of the fund he be directed to do SO and
to report to your Hon body before execn-
tion issues against the mortgsged proper.
ty. aa. 81 s!si
Signed RAPHAEL HEBERT.
b r CH1NN.
Report Of Finance Committee.
To the Hon the President and members
Of the police jury Of West Baton Rouge.
We the undersigned members Of the
Finance Committee beg leaveto make the
following report - g .ss.
We recommend thatthe following bills
presented against the parish be palo, to-
wit !:
Bills of e. Lcjeune, Assessor, services
rendered for. r.the year 1862, sl0o. ,,.
Bills of same for assessment for tue
year 1866 and '66, $500. s..vs.l.~
Bills of steamer Lafourche; sSJ.
Bills Of e. j. Hyams, arrears che him
for 1862, $42. s@58
> Bills Of HI Hyams, J. r, Sheriff and
Constable. P, for holdning two in-
quests, s66,lO. s
Bill of R. Hebert, J. r, one inquest,