The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-01-05
GEO. NJ. ELDRIDGE,
Chairman.
A. G. MAXWELL,
Secretary.

Ollalrnliu.
A. G. MAXWELL,
Secretary.
Attest A. LACoUR, elk P. j.
Whereas. contract bas been made and
entered into between the parish of yermi-
lion and +. Z. King. esq, to perform GER
tain professional SERVICES DIS therein stipu-
lated
And whereas. there are no ft,nds IN the
parish treasury at this time to pay the said
king
Now. therefore, in order to make pro-
vision for the amount due said king as
per said contract, and to secure the pay
ment of the same, and to carry out said
contract !;
art. 2 Be it resolved that the sum of
four hunred dollars be and is hereby ap-
propriated to enable the parish to comply
with its contract with said king said
amount to be paid out of any funds col
lected this year, that may be found avail
able for the purpose at the end of the
year and if on the expiration OF the year
it be aseertained that there remains in
the parish treasury no funds which can be
applied 10 the payment OF said amount,
then and in that case, one mil. or so much
thereof as may be necessary is hereby le-
We'd on the amount Of taxable property
of this parish as per description rolls Of
1877, % De collected next year and ap-
piled towards the payment of said amount
due to said king.
Art 3 Resolved that resolution No.
adopted August 18th eighteen hundred
and seveDty-sevea, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Art Resolved that the clerk of the
district court be and he is hereby autho-
rised to enter satisfaction of judgment,
for the principal and interest only. in the
case of the State VS. Joseph Rozier for
selling spirituous liquor to minors.
Art Resolved that Nathan Perry, B.
Faulk aud Jos L. 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 a toll bridge
then the following rates of toll shall be
levied and paid, viz: footman, 5 cents
man aud horse, 10 cents Buggy and one
horse, Is cents Buggy and two horses &c
cents empty Wagon, IS cents and
loaded Wagon, 335 cents.
Art Resolved that A. G Maxwell be
and he is hereby appointed to keep a
| public ferry on the bayou vermi!ion, op.
| posite Abbeville in accordance with bis
written proposition submitted to this
body and that he be allowed a 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
| footman, five cents man and horse, ten
cents vehicle, twenty cents.
| He is further authorised to charge eacf
resident the above. rate Of toll between
sunset and sunrise.
Art Z Resolved further, that the sale
| A. G. Maxwell shall furnish bond witt
good security in the snm of one HUNDRED
and fifty dollars, conditioned according te
| law, as guarantee OF his tulfillment Of
his contract as ferryman aforesaid.
Art s Resolved that the parish tax col
iector b.. and he is hereby authorised te
suspend until the fiyst of December eight
cen hundred and seventy-seven, the col
lection of the parish taxes due by the fol
lowing named persons for the years there
in mentioned, viz NJ. C. Broussard, fol
the year eighteen hundred and seventy
| two Jules Broussard, for the years eigh
teen hundred and seventy-two and seven
ty-three +; Oildon Prejean, for the year
eighteen hundred and seventy-two ant
seventy -four; Emile Dnhon, for the yea
eighteen hundred and seventy three ant