The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-03-08

purposes oaiu a 81 |,
on all property included with
in the corporate limits Of the town
Of Abbeville, as 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 RI seven mills and also ~ two
mills for school purposes, to be col
lected from the taxable property
Of the parish not included within
the corporate limits Of the town
of Abbeville. i
SEQ, 3 Be it further ordainrd
&C.. That. said taxes be be collect
ed by the tax collector for the par
ish. and appropriated to meet the
different items Of the budget as
heretofore adopted and duly pub
Ii hea 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 impediately the parish &C
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.
Howard HoFFPAUlR, President.
A. LAcoUR, Clerk.
:. The Jury adjourned until three
o'clock P. II. The Jury re-assem'
bled, same members present.
! Art Q. Resolved that the Grand
). and Petit Jurors while travelling
: on duty at the present term Of
court. shall be and they are here
feriage for crossing the Abbevill'
: ferry. !.
Art 3 Resolved that all per
sons who have INSTRUCTED the pub
: lic roads in this parish by placing
fences across the same, be and the.
are hereby ordered TO remove III
!, said fences 80 placed immedia'el.
; on the order IF the road o~'versaer
Of their respective districts !; tina
). a copy Of this resolution be for
:. warded to each road Oyerseer o
. this parish.
: Art 4 Resolved that the r.
:. corder be and he is hereby autho
! rized to deliver to the parish Ia:
collector the assessment rolls q
1878, for the purpose Of collectin;
the taxes therein assessed.
Art 5 Resolved that the Recol
der be and he is hereby %instructe
p. to record in his Office, in the pro
It per book, the delinquent list {
! parish tax payers for the yea
1877 ; and for such service he i
allowed a compensation of tie
cents per hundred words. :
Art 6 Resolved that the F
nance Committee be instructed I
report at the next meeting of tn:
body, the surplus Of the funds
1878 on hand, after the paymef
d Of all expenses Of said year.
Att I Resolved, that the Pr,
t. sidept Of this body be authorize
le to sell to Norbert Bourque the oil
,e lumber formerly in use OF til
81 coulee Kinney bridge, for. the SUI
1854 being the amount due sal
u. Bourque by the parish.
ID Leo Ferret, ESQ, Recorder, We
to authorized to purchase for the Us
of his Office, a book of Record !.
Is Mortgages.
N Alex. Broussard rendered b
r. resignation of the Office of Const
ct BILE Of this body, aud the same va
ts accepted. ;.
Art 8 Resolved, that the oaic
Ii. of Constable shall be let to II
&c. lowest bidder at the next NEE
be ing Of this body and that bid |
10, united in the meantime for sal
rs Office. :.
ID The following accounts wei
~. allowed and ordered to be pal
be opt Of their respective fund viz.
lis Magistrates Constable funds. ..87'
2d Vilmond Breaqx, $3.50. 8
ty DR. White & Chevia, IL. {
he Bridge repairing funds Of 1878
t ; Geo, E. Lyons, S.. :
be same fund Of 1879:
lts Geo. E. Lyons, 8, :
ds Printer & stationers fund Of 1871
10, Solomon Wise SIS.
The claim Of j 7 Gilmore
Four dollars. heretofore Above
payable cat Of the contnge'