The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-05-25
Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Parish of Ascension.
CALLED MEETING

CoURT-HoUsE, May -, 1878.
Called meeting of the Police Jury held on
the 22nd day of May 1873.
Members present-R. t. Hanson. Presi.
dent; T. +. Alleman, Hillsry Rice, Henry
hey man, Joseph Terrier, VIM King, Jos. L.
Brent and B. Lemann
/ Absent-lienry Mccall and A. Burnett.
The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting were dispensed with.
The President presented the following pc.
tition stating that it was the object of the
meeting.
To the hon. R. T. Hanson, President Police
Jury:
We the undersigned, q committee an
pointed at a mass-meeting of the citizens of
the 9TH and Sth wards. respectfully repre-
! sent that the law or ordinances passed by
the Ponce Jury IN relation TO stock, at the
meeting held on April 4, 1873, is unjust and
does not bear. equally on the citizens of the
different wards. that by its provisions the
residents of the river wards By simply keen.
ing up their front fences have the power TO
take up and pound any animals found in
their fields, thereby causing great expense
and Inconvenience to the settlers of fire
back wards that all the back lines of the
river plantations are open and unfenced.
and consequently it would be virtually i'm
possible for the settlers in the eth and 9Th
wards to prevent their cattle and horses
from entering the fields in the 5th and 9Th
wards without keeping the same under
fence which would be very hard and bur
densome, some of the back settlers being
small planters who obtain the greater por-
ton OF their living from raising and selling
stock. Therefore we request Won to call a
special meeting of the Police Jury to repeal
said ordinance or so modify it as to protect
the interests of all.
H. ID. Minor, Leon Gautreau.
Chas Richard, Arrelius White,
A. ID. HudgeDs, U. Argraye,
Saintville Parent, Emile Brand.
r. N. Babin, G.. p. Mire.
j. AID. Landry, Felix Landry,
Unanimously adopted by the meeting.
A true copy H. D. Minor.
Secretary.
Wlfereupon Jos. L. Brent presented the
following:
WHEREAS, 1t was the intention of the |
Police jury in passing the ordinance in re- |
iation to estrays to conform to the wishes /
OF the people in each of the wards, and
whereas, Certain respectable citizens of /
theEth and Sth wards have petitioned the /
Police Jury to repeal said ordinance, net L
withsfanding 1t expressly provides chat /
nothing contained in said ordinance shall be
hOt0 " Apply " TIC I'LL dllu OH WarQS. and
WhBreas, 1t is the desire of the Police
jury to respect the wishes of the people of
each of the wards so far as it is in it's power
IN relation to matters affecting their local
therefore,
BE It resotced, That the petition of the
9TH and 9Th wards in relation to the estrav
law be referred to a COMMITTEES of three
members to consider the same, and il said
committee find that any injustice has been
done the said wards by the passage of the
ordinance complained of, that they then re-
port to the Police Jury suitable remedy.
Adopted.
The President appointed ON said commit
zee. Messrs. Henry Mccall, P. +. Allefnan
lpd Hillery Rice.
Wm. King offered the following:
WHEREAS, The settlers on New River
md in that portion of the 7th ward OF thej
parish of Ascension commencing ut the
over limit of James Jones' plantation and
'xtending as far down as the lower end Of |
aid ward including the following named |
lack settlement to.wit Duck Roost, Bayou I
Conway, Seals Point, Laurel Ridge and
'tringer Settlement, do not use New River
ane for any purpose such as shipping their
produce and receiving their supplies, but on
he contrary use altogether the Amife river
DAD. starting at Leon Dugas' on New River
nd connecting at the Stringer place. r
rom whore it runs directly to Black bayou 1
lnding ON Amite river, as established by +
esolution of a former Pelice Jury, and
whereas, it would be unjust to force upon
Dad duty citizens not benefited by roads
be worked by them under existing laws. 81
Therefore be Il resolved, That all the cfti-j el
ems OF that portion of the eth ward of this n
arish commencing at the lower linie of
ames Jones plantation and including the
ack settlements above enumerated, shall ..
GREATER be exempt from any road duty en- :
,pt ON the Ainite river road which they use
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Resolred further, That Adam NJ. Guedrv u
hereby appointed syndic of that portion
the 7th ward for the above purpose, and
at he Is invested with full power to have
Id road worked by all those subject to
ad duty in the Same manner and under
Q same regulations as it is done by other pu
ndics OF this parish, and that he shall re- Ii
ain in office until the next regular election az
: this Police Jury to elect syndics. Pro. ~
ded that it is well understood that said
lam III. Guedry is to receive no coiupen.
ton from this parish for his services as -
ndic. a
further, That the Secretary Of ~
Police Jury is hereby instructed to mo-
Dir. Guedry of his appointment.
adopted. !,
IN motion of Joseph Ferrier,
'fcsoied, That the sum of two hundred Z
! forty dollars ($240 00) be Appropriated ,rs
repairs to the jail, jail fence and Court liz
use, and that the President be author nix
q to draw his warrant in payment of the tn tn
,enses of the same as he may allow the
ne payable out of the unexpeiided ball fol
e of funds for last year, and that the III
olution of April 4 1873, in relation to the /
nc subject be rescinded nro
adopted. ~
IN motion of Joseph Ferrier,
fesoleed, That the sum of one hundred
forty dollars tSi4O 081 be appropriated
the expenses OF the suit OF the Slate of | Co,
ii.iana rs. Willis Chillis, ct ais, and that y
President of the Police jury draw his
rant for the same. payable out of the
expended balance of funds of last year p
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