The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1877-12-22

- S~S.DS 49, AIhOooh3 IA -
Whereas, "a contract bas been made ant
entered into between the parish of vermi
lion and I. X. King. esq, to perform Ger
tain professional services as therein stipu
lated
And whereas, there are no funds in the
parish treasury at this time TO pay the sale
king
Now, therefore, in orde- to make pro
vision for the amount due said king, a.
per ssid contract. and to secure the pay,
msnt OF the same, and to carry out Said
contract
Art. 2 Be it resolved that the sum OF
.onr hunred dollars be and is hereby ap-
propriated to enable the parish to comply
with it's contract with said king said
amount to be paid ont of any funds col
lectad this year, that may be found avail
able Tor the purpose at the epd of the
year and if on the expiration Of the year
1T be ascertaned that there remains in
the parish treasury no funds which can be
applied to the payment of said amount,
then and in that case, one mill or SO much
thereof as may be necessary is hereby le-
We'd on the amount of taxable property
OF this parish as per description rolls OF
1877, to oe collected next year and ap-
piled towards the payment of said ameun,
due to said king.
Art 3 Resolved that resolution No. G
adopted August 18th eighteen hundred
and seventysevea, be aud the same is
hereby repealed.
Art 4 Resolved that 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 Rozier for
selling spiriluons liquor to minors,
Art s Resolved that Nathan Perry, B.
Faulk aud Jos. t. Guidry be. and they
are hereby appointed committee to meet
the Bridge committee of the Abbeville
corporation, for the purpose of makino
an examination Of the Abbeville Bridge.
and report to this body on the 10th inst,
on the feasibility of repairing said bridge;
to report also whether it is advisable to
levy tax TO repair the same, or to con.
vert it into toll bridge. that in case said
committee decide to make a toll bridge,
then the following rates of toll shall be
levied and peId. viz: footman, S cents
man and horse, 10 cents Buggy and one
horse, Is cents Buggy and two horses 20
cents empty Wagon, rs cents and
loaded Wagon, 35 cents.
Art Resolved that 4. G. Maxwell be
and he is hereby appointed to keep
public ferry on the bayou vermilion, op-
posite Abbeville in accordance with bis
written proposition submitted to this
body and that he be allowed a 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 ::
footman, Eve cents man and horse. ten
cents vehicle, twenty-five cents.
He is further authorised to charge each
resident the above rate Of toll between
sunset and sunrise.
Art z Resolved further, that the said
A. G. Maxwell shall furnish bond with
good security in the sum Of one hun dred
and fifty dollars, conditioned according to
law. as guarantee of his fulfllment of
bis contract as ferryman aforesaid.
Art 8 Resolved that the parish tax COL
lector be and he is hereby authorised to
suspend until the first of December eight
cen hundred and seventy-seven, the col
ection OF the parish taxes due by the fol-
owing named persons for the years there.
N mentioned, viz NJ. G.. Broussard. for
The year eighteen hundred and seventy
'wo Jules Broussard. for the years eigh-
zen hundred and seventy-two and seven
y-three Olidon Prejean, for the years
eighteen hnndrod and seventy-two and
'eventy -four; Emile Duhon, for the 7sar
eighteen hundred ana sevsnty-thres ana