Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-07-21
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
POLICE JURY
-uF THE
Parish OF ST. James.
Regular Meeting.

this day at the Court House of the
Parish, according to an act OF the
Legislature, with the following mem
hers present: \. l.. Boulge.1s, Pre-
sident; J.. A. Druilllet, j. B. Fer
chaud, Il. \. Harrison, \. Mire, ID.
Leblanc, +. Waguespack and JAS.
Davis.
Absent: Thos. Mooney and Hen
ry johnson.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and after few corrections were
approved.
On motion of II. \. Harrison, du-
~ seconded. the resolution adopted
ut the previous meeting, relating to
the closing of stores OF other places
where liquors are sold on Sundays
was repealed.
On motion of J. \. Druilhct duly
seconded, it was resolved. That the
word S:yndic be added between the
words office and Of the, in the reso-
luton relating to a vacancy in the
9TH. ward.
On motion of j. 4. Druilhet, du-
l,y seconded, the following resolu-
ton was adopted: Resolved, that
so much Of the resolution passed at
the last meeting of this body, in
regard to additional compensation
granted to the official journal be so
far amended us to strike out the
clause requesting the Editor of said
journal to furnish gratis and weekly
Il copy of his Journal to the mem
bcrS of the Police Jury.
On motion of j. Is. Ferchaud, that
the Parish of St. James he rellist-
ricted in Police Jury, Justices of
the Peace and Election wards, SO
as to consist of eight wards, Il vote
was taken which resulted us fol-
lows:-Ycas: A. l.. Bourgeois, j.
Davis. J. \. Drnilhet, j. Il. Fer
chaud, A. Mire, ID. Leblanc and +.
Waguespack. Mot voting: T.. \.
Harrison. Resolution carried, and
the Parish of st. James was redist-
ricted in the following manner, to
wit:
LEFT fANk
ut. Ward. From the NWer limit
OF the Parish to the lower limit Of
Bourbon Plantation, belonging to
Millaudon and Remy, including the
Grand Point settlement.
2nd. Ward. From the lower limit
of Millaudon and Remy to the lower
limi: of Uncle Sam Plantation bel
onging to Widow l.. Malus.
3rd. Ward. From the lower limit
of Uncle Sam plantation to the up
per limit Of n. u. Trist Plantation.
4th. Ward. From the upper limit
of n. p. Trist Plantation TO the up
per limit of the Parish.
RIGHT BANK.
9TH. Ward. From the upper limit
of the Parish to the lower limit Of
the Ste. Claire Plantation, property
of Maspero and Ferchaud.
9th. Ward. From the lower limit
of the Plantation of Maspero and
Ferchaud to the lower line of the
Plantation of n. r. Delogny.
eth. Ward. From the lower limit
| of the Plantation of n. L. Delcgny
to the lower limit of the Parish.
sth. Ward. OF all that portion oil
the land in the Parish known as the
Vacherie including the new Vache-
RE Road.
On motion of j. A. Druilhet duly
seconded, it was Resolved, That the
Parish Treasurer assisted hy the
Parish Attorney be authorized to
make a settlement with Mr.. Il. Il.
BOvee ex-Tax Collector.
On motion of j. A. Druilhet duly
seconded, it was Resolved: That all
Parish scrips now in the hands OF
the Parish Treasurer be turned over
to the Parish Attorney, and that
said Attorney be authorized to re-
ceipt for same, and same receipt
shall be binding on the Parish.
On motion of j. A. Druilhet duly
seconded, the following resolution
was adopted: Whereas, the Tableau
OF the representative expenses, has
been promulgated according to law
during more than thirty days, BE
it Resolved, That q Parish Tax VI
ten mills on the dollar be levied and
collected on all the taxable proper
ty Of this Parish.
On motion duly seconded, the fol-
lowing persons were appointed as
S.yndics for the following wards, to
sit.
tst. Ward, Clement Ory.-2nd.
ard Arsene GouTtls,ia.--3Id. w.t'd,
i man Bourgaois.-ith. wald, JOS.
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