The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-07-27

Sec. 2 Be it further ordained
&c, that this ordinance shall tax
! effect from and after the lst da,
of January 1879. Adopted Jul
Isl 1878.
N. PERRY, President.
A. LACoUR, Clerk.
An ordinance to take the sens
Of the people of the parish q
! Vermilion upon the question Q
! the repeal Of the ordinance en-
titled IAN ordinance to pro
hibit the sale, gift, barter o
exchange o. spirituous and. in
toxicating liquors and merchan
disc on Sundays within the par
ish of Varmilion, adopted Apri
| 1st 1878.
SECTION l Be it ordained by tht
Police Jury Of the parish of Yer
million, that at the next genera
election to be held on the Isl
Tuesday after the lst Monday O
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 can ordi-
nance to prohibit the sale, gift,
barter or exchange of spirituous
and intoxicating liquors and mcr-
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 reueal OF
Sunday law" if in favor of repeal,
and the words Against 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 lst 1878. :.
n. PERRY, President.
4. LACoUR, Clerk.
The Jury took a recess until 2
o'clock P. N. The Jury re.assem.
bled at the appointed hour, the
same members present.
On motion of Mr.. Leleu, the
parish attorney was authorized to
prosecute an appeal in the case of
J. N. Pharr VS. Parish of Vermil-
ion.
Art. 9 Resolved that bridge
committee appointed by this body
on the - day Of 1877, be
and they are hereby authorized, IN
with the committee
by the corporation oil
Abbeville, to contract with a me-
chanic for the repairing of the
bridge at Abbeville +; that the par
ty so contracting with be required
to guarantee the repairs to 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 tax of Z of a mill, or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
is hereby levied on the tax rolls
Of 1878 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
be 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 Coulee Kinney
bridge j; 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
A SCISSORS & Collectors fund 1877
V. Braux, ;. Wise trans 5 266 81
Magistrates & Cons. fund 1873.
E. G. Ewing 7 IS
F. B. Patten s. Wise trans 7 rs
T. B. Patten 2 81