The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-03-25

| WHEREAS. Stock, cattle and hogs roa,n;r,
At large Oh the river and bayou front of thi
parish during the present high stage of th
water, endangers the public Ieyees: there
iore, be 1t ordained by the Police jury o
the parish of Ascension
! That any person who will permit hi
stock horses cattle or hogs to roam at large
on the public levees of tho Mississippi rive
ana Bayon Latourche in this parish, shall
| Ii;Lhio to a penalty of five dollars. recover
! sbie by the President OF the Police jury
neiore any Justice of the Pc ace. And the
Road Overseers of the parish any member
ret the Police Jury, or any Constable or
citizen, is hereby authorized to impound all
cattle, horses, stock or hogs found roaming
az large as aforesaid, and to hold the same
thereof OF said penalty Of five dollars one
half OF which fine shall belong to the person
impounding such cattle.
The following ordinance presented by Mr..
Gibson was unanim ously adopted:
Be 1t ordained BY the Police Ja.,y of the
parish Of discussion,
That each and every member of tho fo,;oo
Jury be authorized to employ in his ward
fronting the river and Bayou Lafourcle,
night Watchmen to act as leyee guard
during the present stage of high water;
Ihat the resident OF the Police Jury be
a .''a t" pay said night Waterman on
the approval OF his account by the member
OF the Jury employing him or them. at the
rate OF one dollar per night.
BE 1t further ordained, That eacI, and
every member, of the Jury shall have the
right and they are hereby authorized in the
event OF daL ger from humiliation either by
evidence g, OF break or an actual break in
the levee OF the river or Bayou Lafourcie.
20 act immediately in avcrtins said danger
oy employing such persons and means us he
may deem necessary. and that the President
CT the jary pay all such persons and othe,
expenditures incurred by said members as
aforesaid.
= Hr. Blouin offered the following amend
nent, which Was unanimously adopted:
Be ii further resoieea, That the President
OF the Pelice jury be authorized TO conmu-
nlcatc with the authorities of Iberville, Eas.
and West Baton Rouge, and suggest the
advlsabiilty OF employing q similar levce
guard during the present high water,:and
lhat copy OF the present oroin nee be for
WaEded to the Presidents Of the Police
)uries OF said parishes. that there NAV be a
concert of acton in all o! said parishes in
guarding against any approaching or actual
1ahser rom humiliation in -said parishes.
The petition of Crsin Arsrave, NJ HILBERT,
Arlstide Melancon, and many other citizens
'esiding in that portion OF the eighth ward
Known as the Bluff" praying that the
olioHins road be declared public road
vas accepted ahd granted. provided the
anne be done with the consent of the nr,-
'rietors on whose land the road ia to i,
raced and laid, and provided further the
anne may be done without any cost to the
aflsh: Starting from the min thorough
are known rs Bayou Manchac road. near
'usfayc Landry's Oh the division line of
md between Emile Braul and William r.
h:Hips, aud the Neuville Dabin claim to
he swamp: thence on the border of said
~amp, following the foot of the Bluff above
Ugh water, to William Kings on the Bayou
.anchac"
AIR Brau1 offered tho following resolu-
ion, which was unanimously carried:
Fesolred, That the School Board of the
arisll of Ascension be- and are hereby
ranted the use OF the Police Jury room for
&c purpose OF holding their meetings.
The following resolution, offered by Mr. 4.
fraud at the meeting held on the 9th of
eofnafy last, was unan!Monsl; carried:
Resotped, That the Tax Collector furnish
10 Police Jury with a book similar TO the | ,
ne furnished the Auditor Of Public Ac
)unts. /,
On motion of Mr.. Braud, duly seconded, !
r. Relnus Jones was Unanimously appoin-
ID Sergeant-at-Arns. IL
true copy: II
Il. PROSPER LANDRY.
Secretary