The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-04-05

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the courthouse pursuant to ad
/ journment. We're present
| 1st district--Severien Primeaux,
I'd do Joseph Trahan,
Sd do--Alonzo Vanslyke,
4th do--J T. Broussard,
5th do--Howard Hoffpauir,
9Th do-Demosthene Nnnez,
7th-- Louis Thibeaux.
Minutes read, cor, ected and
adopted of previous meeting.
W. A. White, ESQ.,, Parish At
torney reported verbally to the
Jury that be mad collected on the
judgment of the Parish agains,
John A. Brookshier ct ais. from
NJ. G. Broussard, one of the secu.
rites. the sum of two hundred and
| fifty dollars which he paid over to
the Parish Treasurer.
Art / Resolved that the funds
collected and to be collected on
the Judgment of the Parrish Of Yer
million vs Jno. A. Brookshier ct
als, after the payment of all costs
and Parish Attorneys fees, be dis.
tributed pro rata among the credi.
tors Of the fund for the construc.
ticn Of the bridge across the
Bayou Vermilion at Abbeville,
and among the Judgment creditors
in whose favor a tax was levied
and collected, and to be distribu.
ted according to the report Of the
Finance Committee made to this
body on Monday, July I'd
1877, less the amount of twenty
dollars and seven cents due the
general fund as per said report
said funds to be distributed in the
following proportions, less amounts
yaid respectively on said funds
since said report of committee
viz: go.
To Bridge fund s 1868 Is
To Judgment fund l442 "a
To General fund 90 OF
The Finance COMMITTEES were
granted further time to make q
settlement with the ex.tax collec.
tor. and report to this body.
The following ordinance after
being read was unanimously
adopted /:
An Ordinance to assess and levy
the parish taxes for the year 1879,
and for other purposes
Section Be it.ordained BY the
Police Jury in and for the Parish
|of Vermilion, That there shall be
and is hereby levied on all the
taxable property situated within
the parish, not specially exempted
under the State laws, tax Of [3]
three mills for that portion of the
budget cIassed as criminal expen.
ses, and [2] two mills for school
purposes said taxes to be collect.
ed on all property included with
in the corporate limits of the town
OF Abbeville, ss we'll as upon all
|other taxable property Of the par
| ish and for the balance Of said bud
get Of expenses an additional tax
|of [7] seven mills and also [2] two
mills for school purposes, to be col
lected from the taxable property
Iof the parish not included within
the corporate limits of the town
Of Abbeville.
Sec. 2 Be it further ordained
&C.. That said taxes to be collect.
ed by the tax collector for the par.
ish, and appropriated 10 meet the
different items Of the budget as
heretofore adopted and duly pub
li.hed as required BY law.
Sec 8 Be it further ordained
&C., That the assessor of taxes be
and he is hereby authorized to ex.
tend Immediately the parish ac'
cording to said budget on the
State tax rolls of 1878.
Sec 4 Be it further ordained
&C., That the parish taxes assessed
and levied by this ordinance, shall
be payable in currency only.
Adopted March Sd 1879.
HowARp HoFFPAUIR, President.
a. LAcouR, Clerk.
The Jury adjourned until three
o'clock P. u. The Jury re-assem.
bled, same members present.
Art 2 Resolved that the Grand
and Petit Jurors while travelling
! on duty at the present term of
I Court, shall be and they are here.
| by exempted from paying toll OF
feriage for crossing the Abbeville
ferry.
| Art3 Resolved that oil per
sous who have obstructed the pup