Robert Graham Appointed Commissioner

In Louisiana, Police Juries have served as parish governments since the early1800s.  Here's an article that explains more about the Police Jury.  Road and bridge building and maintenance were handled at the local level by residents who were appointed as Commissioners.  In the newspaper article below Robert Graham along with his neighbors H. G. Nash and William Dyer (most likely the father of Robert's daughter-in-law, Laura Dyer m. William Jackson Graham), were appointed commissioners for Spring Hill Ward and charged with the building and maintenance of a bridge. 

Transcription: 

Alexandria, La.,
January 10, 1878.

The Jury met pursuant to adjournment; all members present; F. Seip, President, in the chair. The minutes of yesterday's meeting were read and adopted. [...]

On motion of Mr. Calhoon,
Resolved, That in accordance with a resolution passed by the Jury, appointed Commissioners to apportion road hands in the respective Wards,
    H. B. Nash, Robert Graham and William Dyer are appointed Commissioners for Spring Hill Ward; [...]

Source: 

"Alexandria, La., January 10, 1878," The Louisiana Democrat, 16 Jan 1878, p. image 2; digital images;  Chronicling America. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/