The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-01-12
GEO. M. ELDRIDGE.
Chairman.
A. G.. MAXWELL,
SECRETARY

Attest A. LACoUR, elk P. j.
/ Whereas. a contract Das been made an(
entered into between the parish of vermi
liou and L. r. King. esq, to perform Ger
'ain professional SERVICES as therein stipu
| lated;
And whereas, there are no funds in the
parish treasury at this time to pay the said
king
| Now, therefore, in order to make pro
VISION for the amonnt due said king. a.
| per sid contract, and to secure the pay
inerft of the same, and to carry out said
contract
Art. Be it resolved that the sum OF
four hunred dollars he and is hereby ap-
I.propriated to enable the parish to comply
with it's contract with said king !; said
amount to be paid ont of any funds col
lectel this year, that may be found avail
able ior the purpose at the end of the
year and if on the expiration, of the yeat
1t be ascertained that there remains in
the parish treasury no funds which can be
applied to the payment Qt said amount.
,hen and in that case, one mill or SC much
thereof as may be necessary is hereby le-
wed on the anouns of taxable property
of this parish as per description rolls Of
1877, to he collected next year aud APP
piled towards the payment of said amoun4
due to said king.
Art 8 Resolved that resolution No. 6
adopted Angnst 18th eighteen hundred
and seventy seven, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Ar, Resolved that the clerk of the
district court be aud he is hereby aniho-
rised to enter satisfaction Of judgment.
for the principal and interest only. in the
case Of the State vs. Joseph Rozier for
selling spiritnous liquor to minors,
Art Resolved that Nathan Perry, B.
Faulk and Jos. T. Guidry be. and they
are hereby appointed committee to meet
the Bridge committee Of the Abbeville
corporation, for the purpose of making
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 toll bridge,
then the fol lowing rates Of toll shall be
levied and paid, viz: fpotman. 5 cents ::
man and horse, 10 cents; Buggy and one
horse, Is cents Buggy ana two horses 20
cents empty Wagon, rs cents and
loaded Wagon, 35 cents.
Art 6 Resolved that A. G. Maxwell be
and he is hereby appointed to keep a
public ferry on the bayou vermilion, OBJ
posite Abbeville in accordance with lis
written proposition submitted to This
boly /; and that he be allowed 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 !:
hoffman, FIVE 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 Resolved further, that the said
A. G. Maxwell shah furnish boud with
good secnrity in the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars, conditioned according to
law, as guarantee of his inlfiIlmenI of
his contract as ferryman aforesaid.
Art Resolved thal tne parish lax col.
leetor be and he is hereby authorised TO
suspend until tae first OF December eight
cen hundred and seveniy-seyen, the col
lection OF The parish taxes due by the fol-
lowing named persons for the years there.
in mentioned, viz : NJ. c. Broussard, for
the year eighteen hundred and seventy
two Jules Broussard, for The years eigh-
teen hundred and seventy-two and seven
ty-three 1; Olldon Prejeap. for the years
eighteen hundred and seventy-two and
seventy -four; Emile Duhon, for the year
eighteen hundred aud seventy three and