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

Mr.. Editor.-Please allow re to insert
in the columns of your estimable paper, a
piece of information to the Police Jury OF
our parish that If they would have for
two cents worth of common sense. they
would know, that their duty is to please
the people of Vermilion parish. who have
put full confidence in them. instead OF
forming laws to their w advantage. for
their own business sake. ard not for the
benefit, and interests Of that people who
have rlaced full confidence in them az
police Jurors to form their laws,
Now Mr.. Editor, let me inform the citi-
gems of this parish, show and prove TO
them, which perhaps has escaped their
notice, two resolutions and ordinances
which have been paesed this year by their
present. administration, and which are not
legal. .
Now Mr.. Editor, allow me to show and
prove to the citizens of this parish that the
TWO resolutions above referred to are not
legal and are against the peoples interest,
(now l will give them my reasons for say.
ing that they are not legal, argument and
show hat IL II way they might be legal,
but as they are, they do not serve the
interests of the people)
Firstly The Sunday Law passed by
them April lst. 1878.
Secondly !: The Hog law passed by
hem.
Consequently. Mr.. Editor. let me inform
the people Of This parish, show and prove
to them, for their own welfare as we'll as
for the benefit of the parish, that they
have in their present administration, al
incompetent police jury.
Now, you members Of The police jury.
if pon are competent, l will simply an.
swef 10 you, after having passed those two
resolutions as stated above, you form
laws to yonr own advantage and business
sake, instead of taking the interests Of
that people which have placed full con:
6dence in you. Now if incompetent you
members ofthe police jury, do not try tc
hold responsible Offices and do things
against the best interests of a large major
lry of your people just to please a few,
who deal 10 your establishments or whs
rerder You services in other ways.
Now, citizens OF this parish, if you are
attentive in reading this / will show and
prove to you that your police jury who
hold the reins of our parish government
are incompetent. For | will first take NJ
the Sunday law, which l will show to b.
entirely illegal and against the interests o
tue people.
Understand yoh members of the polio.
jury that that.law is illegal, because, th,
Constitution OF the United States gives
each man. LAS we are in a Republic ant
not under an Empire or kingdon) certain
in lenable rights. among which are III
right Of life, liberty and the pursuit O
happiness. And these rights no man o
SCI Of men. though clothed with a It'll
brief authority, have q right 10 assail o
impair.
Now you members of the police jury
let me give you to understand that m,
intentions are no to modest, abuse 0
insult you. 1 only rant to make yo'
unders' and Gas I have stated above, 'ha
you must be very careful when you pas
a law, see tina. said law which you pass, i
legal and loyal, and that it is useful to th'
parish. That is to s y to those citizen
who have put full confidence in you; ans
don't hold responsible eight or nine han
bred men to please two or three hundred
Yours truly.
j. ROSIERE