The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1877-12-29
Gso. II. ELpRIDGE.
Chairman.
4. G. MAXWELL,
Secretary.

Attest A LAC0UR, elk P. J.
Whereas, contract nas been made and
entered INTO between the parish Of Telm
lion and f. K. King. esq, 10 perform cey-
tain professional services us therein stipu-
lated
And whereas, there are 10 funds in the
parish treasury at this time to pay the said
king
Now, therefore, in order to make pre-
vision ior the amount due said king. d,
per said contract, and to secnre the paY-
menf Of the same, and to carry out said
| contract
Art. . Be it resolved that he s,7,a OF
| foUr hUU"e} dollars be aGG IS hereby ap-
| propriat5d to enable the parish to comply
with its contract with said king said
amount to be paid ont of any fluids col
iected this year, that may be found avail
able for the purpose at the end OF the
year and if on the expiration OF the year
1t be ascertaiued that there remains in
the parish treasury no funds which can be
applied to the payment OF sad amount,
then and in that case, one mill or so much
| thereof as may be necessary is hereby ie-
We'd on the amount of taxable property
of this parish as per description rolls OF
1877, to be collected next year and ap-
| piled towards the payment Of said amouni
| due to said king.
Art 3 Resolved that resolution No. G
| adopted August 18th eighteen hundred
and seventy~sevea, be end the same is
hereby repealed.
| Art 4 Resolyed Tat the clerk of the
| district court be and he is hereby autho-
rlsed TO enter satisfaction Of Judgment,
| for the principal and interest only. in the
| case of the State VS. Joseph Ruzier for
| selling spiriuous liquor TO minors.
Art Resolved that Nathan Perry, L.
Faulk and Jos. L. Guidry be and they
are hereby appointed committee to meet
the Bridge committee of the AbbevilIe
corporation, for the purpose Of making
| and report to his body on the 20ch inst.
on the feasibility OF repairing said bridge
| to report also whether it is advisable to
| levy a tax 10 repair the same OF to con.
vert it into toll bridge. that in case said
! committee decide to make toll bridge,
then the following rates of toll shall be
levied and paid, VIZ: tootman. 5 cents :;
man ard horse, Q cents ; Buggy and one
horse, 15 cents Buggy and two horses 20
cents empty Wagon, 25 cents and
loaded Wagon. 35 cents.
Art Resolved that A. G Maxwell be
and he is hereby appointed to keep a
| public ferry on the bayou vermilion, op-
posite Abbeville in accordance with his
written proposition submitted to this
body and that he be allowed salary
at the rate OF forty dollars per month he
shall also be entitled to charge the follow
ing rates Of toll TO non-residents. viz ::
| tootman five cents man and horse. ten
cents vehicle, twenty-five cents.
| tie is further authorised to charge each
resident the above rate of tell between
sunset and sunrise.
Art Resolved further, that the said
A. G., Maxwell shall sarnish bond with
good security in the sum Of one hundred
and fifty dollars, conditioned according to
law. as a guarantee of his fnIflment of
his contract rs ferryman aforesaid.
Art 8 Resolved that tie parish tax col
iector be and he is hereby authorised to
suspend until the first Of December eight
cen hundred and seycntJ-seven, the col
lection Of the parish taxes due by The fol-
lowing named persons for the years there
in mentioned, viz: VI. C. Broussard, for
the year eighteen hundred and seventy
two Jales Broussard, for the years eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-two and seven.
ty-tDree Ohdon Prelean. fer the years
eighteen hundred and seventy-two and
ssFenty ty-four: Emile Onion. for the year
eighteen hundred ano ssr=atr-.hras and