The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-03-23
Police jury.
State Of Louisiana.
Parish Of Y ermilion

Of February, \. H., 1919, pufsu
ant to adjournment.
Present: Hon, Nathan Perry
President, and Messrs. Broussard
Leleu. Hoffpauir and Wise.
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and adopted.
Mr.. Wise on behalf Of the ii
nance reported verbally, that thej
we're unable to effect settlemen
with the tax collector and treas
urer in consequence Of the formel
being in the city Of New Orlean;
at the time the settlement should
have been made with him.
Mr.. E. /. Addison, publisher 0
the Meyidional, being present, pro
posed to the Jury to do all the
parish printing in the same man
ner as he did last year, such as
publishing the proceedings Of the
police jury, all the necessary
blanks for the use Of said jury
the jury list Of the District Court
and such other matters as may be
ordered to be printed or published
during one year from the lst ol
January, 1878, for the price and
sum Of one hundred and twenty
FIVE dollars--payable quarterly.
1t was thereupon
ART. |. Resolved. That the pro-
position Of E. |. Addison publish
er Of the Meriaioaal. as above sta
ted, be and the same is hereby ac
cepted by this body.
An Ordinance ReIatiUe to Fences.
SEC. |. Be it ordained BY the
Police Jury 10 and for the Parish
of Vermilion, &c.
That hereafter all fences enclos-
ing land for purposes Of cultiva
ton shall be made at least four
feet high, with no. less than four
picax to the panel. The lowest
pieux to start at distance Of not
more than one foot from the level
Of the ground, and there shall be
a ditch twelve inches deep, twelve
inches wide, and eighteen inches
from the outside Of the fence; the
space between the bottom pieuy
and the level ground 10 be filled
with dirt.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained,
DC. That the respective owners Of
any animals Of whatever species
which may break into a field or
fields protected by such a fence
shall be held pecnniariIy liable to
the parties damaged for the
amount of damages caused by
said breaking. and to fine Of
ten dollars for each offence, the
same to be collected before any
court Of competent jurisdiction;
the damages to be sued for by
the party entitled thereto, and
the fine to be sued for in the name
Of the parish by the District At
torney pro TEN.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained,
DC. That 10 one whose fence does
not come up to the standard above
established shall be entitled to
damages on account of stock or ,
other animals breaking into their !
enclosures. And all snch per- :
sons who shall be guilty Of shoot ,,
Ing, hurting, Or in anyways injur- !
Ing any animals breaking into f
1helr helds, not provided with such ;
q lence, shall pay a fine Of twenty t
qnol'ars, to be collected by the r
District Attorney pro tenn, as /
ABOVE, and shall be liable to the +
owners OF the animals so shot, 6
VI injured, Tor any damages )
y mem sustained thereby. n
SEC. 4, Be it further ordained, h
&C. That all fines collected under Il
ana by virtue Of this ordinance |
snal', alter the fees Of the District I
!, ,Atlorney pro TEN. are deducted "
oe paid one half to the parish |
treasurer for road purposes and c.
one hals to the parish board of t;
school directors for the SUP ,ort ii
" s Inc public schools Of this parish. Il
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained. O
ac', That all ordinances or part te
VI ordinances passed heretofore SC
ana n conflict with the provis- 0,
ions Of this ordinance, be and the al
same ne are hereby repealed. tc
walter A. White, esq, was du- az
y elected as pa ish and district T
attorney pro TEN. to serve ore =,
'ear from the lst Of January, 1878 q
n tho O1,k ac