The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-06

Oh January 1919. Adopted Jui
N. PERRY, President,
A. LACouR, Clerk.
An ordinance to take the sa,,.
of the people of the parish :
Vcrmilion upon the question y y
the repeal Of the ordinance =
titled AN ordinance to NJ
hibit the sale, gift, barter J,
exchange Of spirituous and i
tozicating liquors and mercb,a
disc on Sundays within the nas
ish of Vormilion, adopted Ami
1st 1873.
SECTION l Be it ordained bFth !
Police Jury Of the parish OF u.
million, that at the next genera
election to be held on the II
Tuesday after the lst Monday j
November next 1878. a poll SHAH
be opened at each election ps
cinct of this parish by the connis
sioners of election for the reee,
ton of the votes Of the quali6a
voters Of their respective election
wards upon the question Of the r.
peal or not repeal of the Ordinance
now in force entitled : Gan ord.
nance to prohibit the sale, git
barter Or exchange of spirituon
and Intoxicating liquors and mer
chandise Oh Sundays in the parish
of Vermilion," adopted April ii
1873.
SEC. 2 Be it further ordainei,
&c, that each voter shall hag /
written Or printed on his ticket
ballot the words For repeal d
Sunday law" if in favor Of repeaI
and tue words Against repeal
of Sunday law" if opposed. That
Immediately after closing the pens
and counting the votes cast, Tie
said commissioners shall make de !
and separate returns of the result
fofssaid election to the President
of the Police Jury. and to be By
him submitted to this body, and
said result shall he published il
the official jenrnal of the parish
Adopted July 1st 1878.
n. PERRY, President.
A. LACoUR, Clerk.
The Jury took a recess until Z
O'Clock P. N. The Jury re-assen
bled at the appointed hour, te
same members present.
On motion of Mr.. Leleu, The
parish attorney was authorized d
prosecute an appeal in the case d|
J. n. pharr VS. Parish Of VermiE
ion.
Art. 9 Resolved that bridge
committee appointed by this bod!
on the = day Of 1871. Be
and they are hereby a~ulhorized, N
conjunction with the Commits
appointed by the corporation d
Abbeville, to contract with a me
chanic for the repairing Of W
bridge at Ahbeville +; that the par
ty 50 contracting with be requipd
to guarantee the repairs to VI
made for five years and shall ft
nish bond and solvent security ~
the sum of one thousand dollars
to be furnished and con litloDa
according to law.
Art. 10 Be it further enacted
&c. that a tax OF ! Of a mill, or 9
much thereof as may be Necessary
is hereby levied on the tax rolls
of 1873 to be collected in the yesi
1879 to pay the expenses Of sad
repairs.
Art. IL Resolved that the pr
sident of the Police Jury be and
he is hereby authorized .
appoint a committee of three per
sons to contract for and superln
tend all necessary repairs to
matte on the Couiee Kinng
bridge ; the expenses of said y
pairs to be paid out of license ~
of 1878 and moneys to be realna
from the sale of unbranded catts
The president appointed on saw
committee Messrs. Norbert Boul'
que, J. W. Harrington and LOU
Thibaut.
The following claims. were .
lowed and ordered to be paid O'
of their respective funds
Assessors e Collectors fund lSI.
v. Braux, ). Wise trans S 266 Y
Magistrates & Cons. fund lois
b. G.. Ewing y
F. B. Patten S. Wise trans =
f. B. Patten ~
Criminal Pros. fund 1875.
Lastie Broussard ~ y
G. B. Shaw, s. Wise trans III y
LeoDce Ferret y
Ambrose Lacnur 5W