Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1878-12-28

lDINSllUs " lax Tvs uullDllLlV VI -fr.F.
$3.50. LIS
Approved claim Riley Weathers,
No. 2l76. dated March 10Th,
1873, as witness in ease State
VS.. WIN. Bryant, for half it's
amount Of $3.50. 1,15
Approved claim of Edmond Dugas,
No. 2l64, dated March oath,
4ss7. as witness in case State
VS.. Gustin %Labranchc, for half
it's amount of 81. so
Approved Assessors draft Tor part
Of his salary. 1890
Approved II. Feitel's account No.
II, for Blankets for rs. of Jail,
payable out of Contingent Fund. 1890
Respectfully submitted, M
j. A. DRUILHET.
! HENRY JOHNSON.
On motion of d. Leblanc duly Sc
condcd, the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved tlatthc sale oftheferries,
made on november the Goth 1878,
by r. =. Poche Esqr., acting in pla.
&C of A. L. Bourgeois, pres't., who
was then i'll from yellow fever, be
and the same is hereby ratified.
On motion of Harrison, duly sc.
conded by Johnson, the following
resolution was adopted
Whereas the Police Jury, making
the Tableau for the year 1878, left a
deficiency in the Court House fund
of $4,000.
Therefore be it resolved, that the
Parish treasurer b. and he is here.
by authorized to transfer out of the
proceeds Of sales Of ferries of No
vembcr Goth 1878 the amount of
$4,000 to the credit of the Court
House fund, and this shall be his
authority for so doing.
On motion Of ID. Leblanc, duly
seconded, the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, that a Committee of
two (tie temporary president to be
one OF them.) be appointed for the
purpose of cxamining,,thr Books of
the Parish Treasurer, and that said
Committee be Authorized and EN-.
powered to direct said Treasurer to
transfer the surplus from any Pa
risl fund in which there is an eX:
cess, to any other fund in which
there may bea deficit.
Mill. Johnson vas accordingIyap-
pointed to form said Committee.
with the President pro tempore.
On moution of ID. Leblanc. duly
seconded, the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolve! that the Parish TreaSu.
rer he authorized and required topay
ont ofthr proceeds ottlm sales of the
ferries. made on November the Goth.
1878. the sum oiDne Hundred dol.
lars to HE lessee of the Court Hon.
Sc f,rry, in .ull of his s%evices ltn,
dclru in crossing over the officers
ofthe District and paviShCourt>,and
Parish officers under existing leSo.
lutiOns.
On motion of 4. Wagucspack.
duly seconded, the following rtsolu.
ton was adopted:
Resolved, that so much OF
the expenses of the last general
elections as are due according tC
law by the Parish of St. James,
be paid 10y the Treasurer of the Pa
IRISH. out OF the contingent fund. in
the order of the approval of til,
bills by the Committee on claims
The bill of the Druggist, amount,
ing to $3.50 for medicines turni.
shed the Jail. was presented and ap
proved Treasurer authorized to pay
the SAINT ont of contingent fund.
Bills OF DR.. b. Winchester. Jail
Physician. were presented ; and on
motion Of WagucSpack, duly Sc
conded, said bills We're referred tC
the COMMITTEE on claims.
Bill OF j. n TllibolcauX, for eros
sing l6 persons and election boxes.
was presented for approval, and on
motion duly seconded, was referred
to the Parish attorney, witHrcques,
to axaminr the law on the expenses
of registration and report at the
next meeting whether the above
bill is due by the parish or not. aud
to examine also whether the Com
mlSSlOnerS and Clerks OF election o.
last elections are to he paid, and
how much.
The bill of Alfred Plaisance. fo,
salary as special Clerk of RegiStra
ton, amounting to 39O,00IlOO wa,
presented and approved for sal,
amount.
There being 10 further business
on motion of.I!enry johnson, dul,
seconded, the Police Jury adjourned
to the End. Saturday of January
1879.
T. p. POCHE,
Pres't pro tempore.
/, L. j. LAlCHE,
Sec'y.