West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-07
PROCEEDINGS.
OF THE
Police Jury Of the Parish West
Felician:l.
PARISH OF WEST FELICIANA, }
State of Louisiana,

July 2hd, 1877.
The Police Jury met according to law ::
The following members present, ;m-
| swering to their names; J. w. Dedericl1,
Thomas RaynhGm, Charles Decker, v.
ID. Walsh and Thomas Butler. Auuoru Jim
being present the jury proceed to bust
ness. The minutes of the preceding
meeting were dispensed with.
| Resotred, That the Parish Attorney be
I and he is hereby authorized to receive
from Mrs. Il. Weber, ($15O.O one hun
dred and fifty dollars in currency, and
three hundred and fifty eight dollars and
twenty five cents. in Parish paper. in
full settlement of the Judgment of State
| of Louisiana VS.. L. l.. and Mrs. T..
Y Weber, Tho officials to be paid i'll cur
| rency,
\ Resolrcd, That the bill of p. G. A.
Kaufman be allowed.
| Resotted, That the Budget and estimate
of expenses be and is hereby adopted.
| Eesolred, That the report of the Treas
urer be received and spread upon the
| minutes.
Resolred, That tie Bill OF Sheriff J. j.
Barrow, for S22.4O De and the same is
hereby approved.
Eesoired, That the bill of VIM. L. Bell
for purchase of weights and measures,
| for $l4.75 is hereby approved.
| Resolred, That the bill of West Felici-
ana Sentinel for publication of Police Jul
| ry proceedings for (S7.5O) seven dollars
and fifty cents, be and the same is here
by approved. 5. ID. Barrow was appoint
ell Overseer for the Bayou Sara and
Pincknyville road, commencing at Bakers
Creek, and terminating at DR.. X. II Ry-
| lands. VIM. Pate was appointed Road
Overseer for road commencing at Bakers
Creek, and terminating at Judies Bayou.
Howard Wright was appointed Over
seer for road from Thompson's Creek at
| Howelfs place to the forks OF the road
near Concord Church. james Kimbal
was appointed Ovcrseer on the road
from jeff Lees saw mill to first Creek at
1 Austen's, around by Concord Church.
! RcsOlred That the salaries of the Clerk
of Court, and the Sheriff as fixed in the
Budget. ofcxpenses for the year 1877, to
commence as follows for the Clerk from
the .1st day CT January, 1877, the clerk
consentfng thereto. For sheriff from the
! 1st day of January 1877. BE it further
Resolred, That the salary of Jail Physi-
clan, be fixed at the rate of one hundred
4 dollars (SlU0 -OO) per Annunl, and to COM
mence from the LIST. of january 1877. Be
it further
! Resolred, That the salary of the clerk
of the Police Jury, commence from Jan
uary LIST. 1877, lie conscnting thereto:
| Resolrea, that all persons who have
put gates across the road leading from
| Bayou Sara to Fancy Point, without
permission of the Police Jury, be allowed
I to retain the same until the LIST. of Octo-
| Der next.
| Resolred, That the President and Treas
urer of the Police jury be and that they
are hereby authorized to issued bonds to
all persons holding scrip Registered by
c. l.. Fisher Treasurer, and outstanding
for the years 1872, 1873 and 1871. except
| the Reynolds warrants of these years, un-
der provision of Act No. s., 1872.
The name of l.. S. McCrindell was put
in nomination and elected Jail Physician
of the Parish of West Felicilna.
Rcsolred. That the following described
| parish papcr be receivable for all dues
to the Parish for whatever year due.
| LIST. Jurors Certificates of any year not
prescribed.
2nd, Coroncrs Jurors Certificates of
any year not prescribed.
3rd. All matured coupons OF bonded
debt.
4rI, Parish approved paper issued and
registered to the several funds OF 1876.
In addition to the above specified
Scrip, paper registered to respective
! funds of 1877 fJe and the same Is hereby
receivable for licenses of 1877. provided
this resolution shall not apply to special
/ lcvies collectable in currency.
i Resolred, That the President and Treas
urer of the Police July be authorized TO
cause to be printed $50 fifty dollar (Soo)
bonds with Coupons, and $50 one hun
dred dollar (Sl0O.ool bonds and Coupons,
or as many thereof as they may deem
necessary for the Parish.
Resolrd, That the I'd, 3rd, Attn, 9TH,
9th. Sth and 10th Police jury wards re-
mali, us defined in Police jury Code:
That the 9TH and 1lth ward with fe'l
River Island, be consolidated and des-
ignatcd Il the 7th ward.
/ Rcsolred, That the 9th ward be consoil'
dated with the LIST ward, and that INC
18th ward be designated as the 9ti
ward.
Resolrca, That each of the Police Jury
wards as fixed by this Act, be cohstitu
ted one Justice of the Peace ana electlob
ward, except the LIST ward-lha1 ti'
first ward be constituted two JUS
tice of the Pace and two election Waras
one of each in st. Francisvillc, and one
OF each in Bayou Sara.
J. J. VIM presented his coln'hissl 70
from his excellency Francis Illlou Mem
oils Governor, appointing HIM a lhcuioe
of the Police Jury of this PARISH, MN
| certified copy of his oath, before Cn: ny:
NJ. Barrow, Clerk 7th Jul!cl1, DIS
Court, which was accepted, anu >. .
VIM took his seat. There being II
further business before the jury, on nc
ton of Thomas Butler the Jury adjourn
ed sine die.
i Clerk.