Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-08

present Treasurer with the same strict
ness and find that the present Treasurer
has faithfully and legally discharged his
duties. IL:
The amount Of labor performed by him
has been very considerable end wholly
out of proportion to tho amount paid him
as compensation. Before the present in
cumbent took charge of the office the
Treasurer simply kept registry book,
and no one could tell the amount of reg
istered indebtedness of the Parish, but
this has been rcmeded by the present
Treasurer.
We make these remarks because it has
been stated that the Trea surer was treat
ed with t:lvoritisn by the Jury.
In conclusion we ask the adoption OF
this report, and the passage Of the follow
ing resolution:
Rcsolrctl, That the President of the Po-
| lice Jury CT ter upon the cash book OF tho
Treasurer at the foot of the last entry
| thereon, that the same has been eNamin-
ed, as we'll as the book wherein the bond
| ed debt is registered, as also tho vouchers
and Pape.s designated by the entries in
said books, and the same have been
found to be cor ect and such rs the law
requires, and that Charles l.. Fisher,
| Treasurer, be discharged from all respon-
sibility in regard to the matters and
| things in said books enumerated and set
forth.
| 4 TH M; P SurIns: COMMITTEE.
The Finance Committee reported nnfa-
vorably on the bills presented for their
reconsideration at previous meeting.
I, The report Of c. NJ. Barrow and Thos
Raynham, the committee appointed to
inspect the "indexing" done by w. T..
Rogillio, Recorder, under special agree
ment, was presented, read, received, and
the committee discharged.
Rcsolred, That the Clerk of Police Jury
correspond with the Secretary OF the
State in regard to the ''poll books for
this parish.
Rcsolrcd, That Thos. Lawson be APP
pointed overseer of the 49th road district
vice George Plettenger excused.
Resolved, That Peter Collier be ap-
pointed ovcrsecr (vice l.. Crouch, over
age) of the road from. Jones' bayou to
the ford on Bi Bayou Sara creek, ana
that he have all the the hands between
| fifteen ana sixty years of age subject
to duty on said road to work the
same
Rcsolrct7, That Wesley Lindsy be ap-
pointed ovcrseer of the road (vice Jor-
dan Williams over age) from Dr. Ry
lands to Jones' bayou, and that he have,
etc.
| ResO1rrd, That Horace Fluker be appoint
ed oversccr Of the road from Star Hill to
| Fluker's ford, vice Joe PLANT excused,
| and t'lat he have, etc.
Rcso1rcl, That Robt. Wright be APP
| pointed ovcrsecr OF the road from Angola
landing to Jno. Singleton's' church, on
| said road, and that he have all the hands
subject to duty on the Acklin plantation
| to work the same.
| The Finance Committee brought in
and destroyed in the presence of the
Jury, vouchers amounting to SIS, Al.
Resolred, That w. T. Rogillio. Recor
der, be paid the balance on books and
freight, amounting to S17,OO
Resolrcd That c. NJ. Barrow, Clerk,
be paid freight on reports and rcgistra.
ton books. Amount 75cts.
Rcsolred, That bill of J. w. Cornelius
for services as Justice of the Peace. 18th
ward, for the year 1877, amounting to
$40 be filed by the Clerk.
Resolved, That owners of hogs shall be
responsible for all damage done to crops
bent on the party claiming such dam
age to prove that he has Il lawful fence
or such :: fence as is now required by or.
dinances of the Police Jury, J. w. Ded
erick, Thomas Butler, V. d. Walsh vot-
ing i'll the affirmative, and Thomas Rayn.
ham, c. E. Decker i'll the negative.
Rcsolrcd, That a committee of freehold
ers be appointed to examine into the prac
ticability Of opening and making public
road from the Chinn spring to Mr.. Pipe:
OIL the Bayou Sara road, aud the number
Of available hands on said road and t.
report to police jury first Monday in July
Qo7S). The president appointed r. j
Thoms, E. A. Wright, L. S. Austen, VIM
Perry, Jno. Spillman, ST., J. B. Campbell
and Jno. Newton on said committee.
Resolred, That George Howell be ap
pointed ovcrscer Of the 18th road distric
vice Duncan Stewart, and that he have
the hands subject to service OH public
road, on the plantations of T.. E. Evans
J. B. McGehee, Duncan Stewart, Judge
| Mnrr;<l-c, (Pn1,t nTa ,,1o
Mrs. L. Brown, Henry Perkins, Miss SUI