The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-08-27


sold the same at 81 cents Oh the dollar,
receiving $2937.50, for which he held
the receipt of the Parish Treasurer.
The special commission on the revis-
ion of the Parish Laws reported that
they considered that work to be the
duty of the Parish5 Attorney, and rec
ommended that $4,000 be appropriate
ed to pay for the same, which sum was
appropriated for the purpose.
The claim that the Parish held
against the congregation OF the Church
of St. Mary Pamela for closing the
break in the Levee belonging to said
congregation, was donated to said Or
ganlsSatlon.
The Parish Attorney was directed, to
enjoin, by suit, the Parish Treasurer
from paying any school funds into the
hands of Mumford Mccoy, claiming to
be Superintendent OF Public Schools,
until legal and satisfactory bond had
been furnished by him.
David II. Billieu was elected Parish
Physician.
The Parish Treasurer reported re-
ccipts to the amount of $3S47.19, a d
payments, of S3527.19; and scnool funds
Oh hand, $302S.14.
Hon. Clay Knobloch, Parish Attor-
ney presented the revised Code of the
Parochial laws which were approved
and adopted.
Sept. 5, 1S70.-Police Jury ward No.
5 was divided into two wards, one to
remain No. 5, the other to be No. 10.
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$3374.o1 and payments of $3254.S1.
Mr.. Knobloch Parish Attorney offer
ed his resignation that was accepted.
The amount of $4,000 was appro-
priated to close cuts and repair Levees
between Lockport and Joe Remont's
place, on West Bank of Bayou Lafour-
che; Henry Ballleux, Raymond Knight,
and Martial Ogeron were appointed a
committee to supervise the said work,
to be paid in Parish Bonds.
December 5, 1S70.-Mr. j. w. Kno-
bloch, resigned the Office of Clerk of
the Police Jury when j. Louis Aucoil.
was elected to fill the vacancy. The
Treasurer reported receipts of $60S7 90
all of which had been paid out.
From this date the recording of the
minutes OF the Police Jury proceedings,
in French, ceased. Previously, they
had been kept in Freaeh and English.
A Tax of five mills was levied on the
assessors rolls of the y ear 1870, f,r gen.
eral purposes.
March 4, 1S71-The erection of a
kitchen for the use OF the jailer, and a
water closet for the Jail yard, was di-
| rected. The Parish Treasurer report
ed that he had transferred, according
| to law, all the Public SchcOl funds,
$3O28 go to the Parish School Board.
A committee of fFreeholders, compos-
| ed of Challes F. Gaude, j. b. Laire,
Zenon Bourgeois, Theodule TOups, Vic
TORN Toups, and Amede Ledet, ap-
pointed January 16, 1871, presented a
! report which was referred back to them
with the request that they confer with
Col. Louis Bush, the Agent of the Lau-
rel Valley plantation, and, ascertain, if
it be possible, to trace Il road through
said plantation that will be satisfacto-
ry to all parties concerned, with au-
thority to employ P. A. Thibodaux,
Parish Surveyor to assist them, if they
deem it expedient to do SO.
Messrs John S. Seely, Ed. Dias, Leon
Bernard, Ursln Naquin, Theo. Moril
lon, o. Elfert, and Lovinsky Naquin
were appointed a committee of Free
holders to trace practicable road
from the Bruslee Chene Vert, to Bayou
Latourche, and to assess such damages
as tie construction Of such public
highway may cause.
Orders to trace the two public roads
above specified were made on condition
that the parties interested in the OF en-
ing of said highways would keep the
roads and bridges in repair without
expense to the Parish.
June 2. 1S71.-Treasurer's report
showed that he had received and paid
out $SO7200. ).
All Parish taxes remaining unpaid
on the assessment rolls previous to
January l, 1865 were remitted.
About II months previous to this
date Governor Warmoth had appoint
ed Police Jury for the Parish.
Not believing that he had any such
power given him to remove Police Ju-
ors who had been elected at public
election according to law the acting
Jury refused to yield their seats until
required to do 50 in due process oflaw,
through the Courts.
OF the members of this Jury, Henry
Jones of Ward one, and Nelson Tay-
lor of Ward nmo, were colored. They
were good members, regular at:en-
dants. aud well disposed
Johp Nelson. was a Planter and cSi