The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-02-23
Police Jury.
State Of Louisiana,
Parish Of Vermilion.


The Police Jury Of said State
and parish met this day, the 4th
Of Of February, A. D., 1878, pursa
ant to adjournment.
Present Hon, Nathan Perry
President, and Messrs. Broussard
Leleu, Hoffpauir and Wise.
The minutes Of the last meeting
we're read and adopted.
Mr.. Wise on behalf Of the Fl
nance reported verbally, that they
were unable to effect a settlement
with the tax collector and treas
urer in consequence Of the former
being in the city Of New Orleans
at the time the settlement should
have been made with him.
Mr.. E. I. Addison, publisher OF
the Meridional, 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 Of
January, 1878, for the price and
sum of one hundred and twenty
Eve dollars--payable quarterly.
It was thereupon
ART. l. Resolved, That the pro
position Of e. I. Addison publish
er Of the Merldional, as above sta
ted, be and the same is hereby &C
cepted by this body.
An Ordinance Relative to Fences.
SEC. /. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury in and for the Parish
of Vermilion, &c.
That hereafter all fences enclos-
ing land for purposes Of cultiva-
zion shall be made at least four
feet high, with not less than four
pieux 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 pieux
and the level ground to be filled
with dirt.
SEC. Q. Be it further ordained,
&c. 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 pecuniarily liable to
the parties damaged for the
amount Of damages caused by
said breaking, and to a 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 8. Be it further ordained,
DC. That no 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
their fields, not provided with such
q fence, shall pay a fine Of twenty
collars, to be collected by the
uls'rlct Attorney pro tenn, as
ABOVE, and shall be liable to the
owners Of the animals SO shot,
hurt Or injured, for any damages
oy them sustained thereby.
DEC. 4. Be it further ordained,
&C., That all fines collected under
ana !, BY virtue Of this ordinance
shall, after the fees Of the District
Attorney pro TEN. are deducted
oe paid one half to the parish
treasurer r for. road purposes and
one M hal. to the parish board Of
school s directors for the support
+" 9ae public schools Of this parish.
sEC: 5. Be it further ordained,
~ ~, That all ordinances or part
40 :. aofalnances passed heretofore
; ana N conflict with the provis-
son Sons ol this ordinance, be and the
same NE are \ hereby repealed,
J. "a1er A. White, esq, was du,
y y elected as parish and district
a.'oraey pro TEN. to serve one
J! year from the lst Of January, 1878,
+" the Slst Of December, 1878,