Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1878-06-08

Communication If d. l.. Ehrman
was presented and read as follows +:
"Parish 81. John the Baptist. June
Bird. Is7s. To the Hon. President and
members of the Police Jury of this
Parish.-The undersigned Justice of
the Peace for the 5fh ward of this
Parish, In his capacity of commit.
ing magistrate for the whole Parisl,
in cases of misdemeanors and even
In some cases Of crimes peTpetratpd
elsewhere. respectfully represents,
that II il incumbent npon him in said
capacity, tn trarsport himself at the
Court House of this Parish in many
cases for preliminary examinations
in misdrmeanors and otherwise and
to pay therefor his crossings at the
ferry opposite aaid Court House Mt
the rate of five dollars per month.
that your honorable body having
construed the regulations passed nv
you m covering the expenses of off.
GERS in snch cases. therefore respect.
fully praya, that in accordance to
the precedent established as per re-.
ference tn yOnr minutes of last
scssiOn, an appropriation he pro-
videttf or to cover said ex.
penaex incurred for the benefit If
this community and NJ committing
magistrate, from the Ist of Septemb-
ter ls76 To the lst of September
le5s.--Respectfnlly submitted. ID.
L. EHRMAN, Committing magistrate"
On motion of NJ. A. Becncl, the
petition was rejected and the apprO.
priatiOn therein asked for was rrfns-
ed.
Communication tn A. Stewart
Asse~sor ~ from the Secretary of
State In relation to Poll Books was
read and the matter was referred
hack tn Mr.. Stewart for answer.
On motion of Charles Lasscigne nm
additional polling place was ordered
to he established in the 4th ward, mt
the School Honae in "Frrnier."
On motion ofMr. Mfricq, also al
polling place in the Bird ward
ut j. Wehre's in the "vacherie".
On motion of AR. Recnel. the Or
IiinaDce providing for establishing |
polling places throughout the Parish.
adopted at last meeting. was amend
rd ~ M tO conform IN the above.
Mr.. M&ricq brought up his motion
|ying over from Last meeting. to
amend Sect. I2, art. s. If the Police
Jury Regulations. Messrs. Williams
md Mrtralf opposed the amendment,
.r no other reason than, that a snit
was now pending before the COnrts.
growing out If q controversy under
he same section they b<lieved that
very member of the Jury should
'ote to. repeal what had proven tn
" nm Ohnoxious law. but, fearing
hat the right Of the Syndic might he
impaired before the Court, should
he sertiom hc repealed. they there
ore would vote mn. The yeas and
'ays were called and the motion Of
Nv. Mfricq was defeated by S nays
q 3 yeas. /
On n,"tion of Chna. Lasseignc. Bc
Resolved that the President If the
'olice Jury be directed tn advertise I
"r sale in the official paper. accord
~ tO law, the Lease of all the ferries
hr"nghoWt the Pnriah, fcr two years .
rom the date If their last aale, nm. Z
er rules and regulations NJ adopted Z
anna1r 9th, 1e76-Adopted. u
On motion of Jos. Mctrslf, the Syn
ic If the 4th ward was directed tO ]
ermit no cattle or stock tn rove at +,
'rgr on the Battnre below the fence 4
't~ly built At the Crevassr, and tO 6
nusr tn he driven all stock above d
,e said fence.
On motion of Jas. Clement, Section
J Art. u Police Jury Regulations o
ere amended m M tn read, in line q
'cond. "found on his prOperty," and '
? inscrfed between the words Tan z
nal" aud. ''and". q
On motion of los. Metcalf, the n
"ry adjourned sn.iect ~ q call Of a
'e President. ", t.tr .F {
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