Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1867-10-12
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH or

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH or
West Baton Rouge, Fifth Judicial Dis
trict. In matter succession Of Jean
Baptiste Tfahan, No. 673
BY virtue OF a commission to me directed
in the above entitled and numbered sue.
c%ession. Of date The 10th September a. d
1867, from the Hon. the Fifth Di8trict
Court in and for said parish aud State, [
will offer far sale at public auction to the
last aud highest bidder, on the premises
of Leon Lejeune III parish, on
SATURDAY, the 26fh day of October,
1867, at l0. o'clock a. M, the following
described property belonging to the eS
tate of Jeau B4ptiste Traban, deceased,
to wit -
A certain tract Of land situated in this
parish, aud designated as per patent No
lI68. issued to him by the Government
Il the United States OF America, on thu
18th day of June 1854. as being tie south
least quarter of section eighteen in town
ship seven OF range twelve, in the dist
ret Of lands subject to sale at New
Orleans, Louisiana. containing one hund
red and iffy-line SO 100 acrea.
Noveabte effects-Two mules. one
creole horse, two mares and one colt, FIVE
cows and Iepr calves, two heifers, one
lot OF hogs. one shot gun, one saddle, one
box ct medicines, etc, one small fat boat
Que lot Of planks, enc old buggy, one
aid horse cart, one lot of household fur
allure and farming implements, etc.
Terms OF sale--Meveabie effects to be
sold for casn on the day Of sale, and the
land cash for one-third of the price OF
sd jndication, and far the balance on a
credit of ms and two years from the day
Of sale. The purchaser or purchasers 10
furnish their notes secured by mortgage
aud vendors privilege on the land sold,
together with personal security on tbe
notes to be given.
sep21 WIN. WHITE, Sheriff.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
According to law, the Police Jury met
at the Court House in West Baton Rouge.
on Monday. September I'd. 1867. A quo
rum not being being present, the Jury
adjourned to Monday, the 9th day Of
September, 1857.
According to adjournment the Police
Jury met at the Court House of West
Baton Rouge on Monday the 9th Sept
1861. Present, N. W. Pope, B. f. Chan.
Fergus Allan, T P. Vaughn. Raphael
Hehert, Hubert Hehert, Judeon Doiron.
and D. A. Landry. Absent, j. B. Nurdin
The President having stated the object
Of tue meeting, Mr.. Cbipn offered the
following resolution which was adopted !:
Resolved, That the sum of Five thousand Two
hundred dollars be and the same IS hereby ordered to
be assessed upon tn property of The parish as parish
taxes tor the yer 1865.
Mr.. Chinn offered the petition of Messrs
Arbuur & Delahaye. ~lesseps of the Ferry,
which was received and ordered to be
spread on the minutes.
To The President and M mbers of the Police Jury oil
West Baton Rouge = Your %oetitioa rs respectfully
represent, that The business OF The Ferry OF which
they are the l-ssees has diminished to suci, an ex emf
from the numerous creva ses winch have inundated
the parish. as veil as di continuing the regaIar rail-
road commrnie alton with the Crosse Iete county,
mat The daily receipts of the ferry !. 0 not mee' the ax
penses necessary in conducting the satae, W hiie your
pc Ill ,ners saffsrad no actual loss l.. their business. 4
they were cheerful wiling to abide by The terms
and cond .tions OF heir lease. but the loss being So
great that 1T reatens tn entire means { your pet
iioasrs. The books OF your petiti.aers Wilt 81 ~ up
to the present time a loss otsover fifteen hundred dol /
lars since they assumed the lease Of Inc ferry. Your
peittlonerss relying upon your justice ia the premises,
respectfully request that their lease be cancelled al d
Ire SAM be n nalled, or for such other relief as your
honorable body may grant.
As in ds.tr hannd ,,o,. nss.; uL 1900 L.,