Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-17
OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS
Special Meeting.

Inc romeo jury OF st. James met
this day at the Court House of the
Parish with the following members
present:
\. /. Bourgeois, President: J. 4.
Drnilhct, K. \. Harrison, j. b. Fer
cllaud, Henry johnson and ID. Le-
Blame.
Absent: James Davis, \. Mirc,
Thomas Mooney and L. Nagucs-
pack.
On motion of J. Il. Fcrchaud du-
ly seconded, it was resolved, that
the Parish Attorney be authorized
to ask OF those members who were
absent this day, the reason of their
absence.
On motion Of J. +. FerchHul. lu-
~ seconded, the reading OF the mi
nutes Of the ;'re;ious meetin. was
dispensed with.
The following report was read:
To the Hon. President and Mem.
hers OF the Police jury of the
Parish of st. James:
The undersigned, a Committee
appointed by your Hon. body for
the purpose OF preparing ordinances
on the subject Of cuts made in the
levees OF this Pari>lh, and to regu
late the manner Of making such
cntS in the future, for the purpose
OF irigatiny rice lands or for other
purposes, beg leave to report the
following ordinances, to-wit:
lst.-That each and every Syn
die of this Parish be instructed, au-
tl,orizcd and required to have clos
ed in the shortest delay, all cuts
made in the leverS OF this PARISH
for i'll eating rice lands OF for other
purposes, excepting such us have
substantial fumes (dallrs) built
with planks OF at least two inches
in thickness, well protected and sa-
fely covered With earth, so as to
avoid the possibility of the break
widening.
2nd.-That if any planter or les
see or agent Of any plantation who
shall fail, neglect or refuse after the
ten days notice from the Syndic, to
close up amy cut on his plantation,
it shall be the duty of said SynIic,
to close up any cut OF his p|anta-
ton. it shall be tie duty Of said
Syndic to have such cut or cuts
closet at the expense of such owner,
lessee or az mt. -
3rl. That it shall be the duty of
the Parish Attorney to ccover 10y
suit Or otherwise, from such plan
ter, lessee or agent, the expenses as
above incurred, on presentation to
him of detailed bill Of said cxpen-
SEES. certified BY said Syndic.
Your Committee would ask for an
extension Of time to prepare and
report ordinances Oh the subject Of
the construction Of fumes i'll the
future.
Respectfully submitted.
J. i. FERCHAUD,
HENRY JOHNSON.
On molten of ]. \ DruiIl,et, duly
seconded, it was resolved: That
the foregoing report be adopted and
the ordinances therein contained
duly approved.
The following report was read,
and on motion duly seconded APP
proved and adopted:
To the President and Members of
the Police jury of the Parish
of st. James:
The undersigned yonr Committee
appointed to investigate the legali-
t. Of Sheriff Miles bills.in the hands
Of r. p. Toche, and refused by the
Parish Attorney, beg leave to re-
port:
That after..hearing the arguments
Of counsel on both sides, concluded
that, the fee-bill of Act No. 1Ol Of
the Legislature Of 1870, as modified
by act No. I of the extra session Of
the Legislature Of 1877, shoul! gui-
de the Police Jury and the Parish
Attorney in the approval Of the
Sheriff's bills against the Parish
either in civil or criminal proceed
ing9:
Respectfully submitted,
j. a. DRUlLHET,
THOS. MOONEY,
DESIRE LEBLANC.
On motion of j. a: Druilhet, du-
ly seconded, the following preamble
and resolution was adopted:
Whereas, many persons holding
legal claims against the Parish for
years previous to the year 1877, ha-
We been unable to present such
claims for approval By the 18th. OF
July last,
BE it therefore, resolved: That
the resolution requiring such claims
to be presented before the 10Th. of
July last, be and the same is here
by repealed; and that the said Com
mittan on Claims and the Parish At.