The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-20

iSI'ShiSi
SEC. 2 Be it farther ordained
! Gc., that this ordinance shall take
effect from and after the lst da,
OF January 1879. Adopted Jul,
Isl 1878.
n. PERRY, President.
! A. LACoUR, Clerk.
i An ordinance to take the sense
Of the people of the parish O
1 Vermilion upon the question O.
! the repeal Of the ordinance en-
titled : AN ordinance to pro
hibit the sale, gift, barter OF
exchange Of spirituous and in
toSicating liquors and merchan
disc on Sundays within the par
ish of Vormilion, adopted April
lst 1878.
SECTION | 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 lst 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 4: can ordi-
nance to prohibit the sale, gift,
barter or exchange of spirituous
and intoxicating liquors and mer-
chandise on Sundays in the parish
Of 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 gainst 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 1st 1878.
n. PERRY, President.
a. LACoUR, Clerk.
The Jury took recess until 2
o'clock P. M. The Jury re-assem-
bled at the appointed hour, the
same members present.
On motion Of Mr.. Le,eu, the
parish attorney was authorized to
prosecute an appeal in the case of
J. n. Pharr VS. Parish of Vermil-
ion.
Art. 8 Resolved that bridge
committee appointed by this body
on the = day Of 1871, be
and they are hereby authorized, IN
conjunction with the committee
appointed by the corporation Of
Abbeville, to contract with me-
chanic for the repairing of the
bridge at Ahbeville that the par.
ty so contracting with be required
to guarantee the repairs 10 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 Z Of a mill, or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
is he 'reby levied on the tax rolls
Of 1873 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
male on the Couiee Kinney
bridge; the expenses Of said re-
pairs to be paid out of license tax
of 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
Thibaut.
The following claims were al
lowed and ordered to be paid out
of their respective funds
Assessors d Collectors fund 1877
V. Braux, >. Wise trans S 266 81
Magistrates & Cons. fund 1878.
Il. G. Ewing 7 90