Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-09-04
n. W: Pope, Pres. P. ].
J. 0. Hebert,
B. R. Chinn,
J.. v Durable,
w. B. Chamherlin T..
Committee

Resolved, That the clerk Of the nol;ce
jury be required to enter on the marp;n
Of bis warrant book the sum sotal Of the
warrants issued to the date Of the report
OF the co nm'ttee to examine the fuaDces
opposite the last warrant included in The
list, aud that he be requested for the IN.
'ure to state in the margin The amount
of each warrant to be added MP at the
foot OF each page so MS to represent at
all times the amount Of warrants issued.
On motion Of Mr.. Durable it was resolved.
That the clerk Of the district court be-
authorized to have made a Jury certificate
book, With q marginal record and blsnk
certificates, and that he lie requested
whenever he issues certificates to note on
the margin the term Of court, the nome
of the juror and the amount be is entitled
to receive.
On motion Of Mr.. CHM it was
Resolved. Tha: the president Of the
police jury be Authorized to appoint .
committee composed of Eve membets Of
this body, assisted by the parish surveyor
to make a survey Of the levees Of the
parish, and report their condition, with
estimate of the cost Of building and re.
pairing same, at the next session.
The president appointed on said CON.
mite. Hubert d. bert. J. Tras. Landry, ].
V. Durable, B, R. CHM and L. 8. Here.
fore.
On motion Of Mr.. Durable it was
Resolved. That the president Of the
president of the police jury ;ppoiut .
committee Of three members Of this body
to cancel and destroy the bonds sutboriz.
I'd to be issued by resolution February
22d. 1867, and which were not issued.
The president appointed on said COM
mittee, Durable. Dubroca and O. nebert.
On motion of M. Durable it was
Resolved. That the resolution authoriz.
Ing the president and parish surveyor to
contract for necessary repairs to the par
ish levee and to advertise for proposals
for making said repairs, be and the same
is hereby repealed.
The yeas ard nays being called on
said resolution, Landry, Durable, :. 0.
Hebert and Stevens voted aye, and h.
HILBERT and Chinn voted nay.
On motion of Mr.. Durable il Vas
Resolved, That the treasurer be In
not to allow commissions to The
collector Of parish taxes until that officer
makes his final settlement.
On motion Of Mr.. Durable It was
Resolved. That the sum Of 800 be and
the same is hereby appropriated to build
and repair the bridgesop the upper bruly
IN the cutoff road, and that 0. N. Le.
Blanc, Leon Lejeune and ]. V. Durable.
)r, be appointed to contract for the
'sme and 10 superiutend the work.
The finance committee recommended
he payment of the following a~ecounts,
which were, on motion, allowed.
General fund-To 81. Hebert, commis'
missioner Of election, q 90 Y. B!an'
hard, commissioner of election, 81 90;
widow Terence D~erichebourg. furnishing
rouse for election, 8 % ]. O. Hebert, 8
commissioners dinuer and supplies e6 W.;
for ballot boxes, IS 90 ; u n.
parish attorney. $3.50 90; wn.
}~assie, road and Ievee inspector. 80 Oo;
'hilip Bauer, road and levee iDspector'
IS 90. Levee fuod-O. Hebert, for levee
$25 90 /; james BuckDef go,
efsices- Of consicts, 1851 IS Bstoa
Ionge ferry, Forwarding sundries, ~ ~.
The minutes we're then read aud .P'
roved. and the jury adjourned me az.
'EEEsAlsE LAnpa1, N. w. POPE