The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-08-03


titled: IAN ordinance to pro.
hibit the sale, gift, barter or
exchange Of spirituous and in.
toxicating liquors and merchan.
disc on Sundays within the par
ish of Vormilion, adopted April
1st 1878.
SECTION l,Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the parish Of Yer.
million, that at the next general
election to be held on the lst
Tuesday after the 1st Monday of
November next 1878, a poll shall
be opened at each election pre-
cinct of this parish by the commits.
sioners of election for the recep-
ton of the votes of the qualified
voters of their'respective election
wards upon the question of the re-
peal or not repeal of the ordinance
now in force entitled : "An ordi-
nance to prohibit the sale, gift,
barter Or exchange of spirituous
and intoxicating liquors and mer-
ehandlse on Sundays in the parish
Iof Vermilion," adopted April lst
1878.
Sec. 2 Be it further ordained.
&C., that each voter shall have
written or printed On his ticket or
ballot the words For repeal of
Sunday law" if in favor Of repeal,
and the words against repeal
of Sunday law. if opposed. That
Immediately after closing the polls
and counting the votes cast, the
said commissioners shall make due
and separate returns of the result
of said election to the President
of the Police Jury. and to.be by
him submitted to this body, and
said result shall be published in
the official Journal of the parish
Adopted July lst 1878.
n. PERRY, President.
A. LACoUR, Clerk.
The Jury took a recess until 2
o'clock P, NJ. The Jury reason
b!ed at the appointed hour, the
same members present.
On motion of Mr.. Leleu, the
parish attorney was authorized to
prosecute an appeal in the case Of
J. n. Pharr VS. Parish of Vermil-
ion.
Art. 9 Resolved that bridge
committee appointed by this body
on the - day Oft 1877, be
and they are hereby authorized, IN
conjunction with the committee
appointed by the corporation of
Abbeville, to contract with a me-
chanic for the repairing of the
bridge at Ahhevile that the par
ty so contracting with be required
to guarantee the repairs to be
made for five years and shall fur
nish bond and solvent security in
the sum Of one thousand dollars,
to be furnished and conditioned
according to law.
Art. 10 Be it further enacted,
&c. that a tax of : Of mill, or so
much thereof as may he necessary,
is hereby levied on the tax rolls
Of 1878 to be collected in the year
1879 to pay the expenses Of said
repairs.
Art. II Resolved that the pre-
sident Of the Police Jury be and
he is hereby authorized to
appoint a committee of three per-
sons to contract for and superin-
tend all necessary repairs to be
made on the Coulee Kinney
bridge the expenses Of said re-
pairs to be paid out Il license tax
Iof 1878 and moneys to be realized
from the sale Of unbranded cattle.
The president appointed on said
committee Messrs. Norbert Bour-
que, j. W. Harrington and Louis
fhibaut.
The following claims were al
lowed and ordered to be paid out
Of their respective funds
Assessors & Collectors fund 1877
V. Braux, >. Wise trans s 266 81
Magistrates & Cons. fund 1878.
E. G.. Ewing Z 65
F. B. Patten s. Wise trans I 25
E. B. Paiten 2 81
Criminal Pros. fund 1878.
Lastic Broussard 1872 13
G.. B. Shaw, S. Wise trans 81 10
Leoncc Perret 5 OO
Ambrose Lacour 5 so
A. .. Martin 4 10
Police Jury fund 1878
Vilmond BrauX 5 90
Ambrose Lacour 25 90
Bridge fund Of 1878