The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-11-08

road district, be and ne IS hcreoy
required to order out all men sub
jject to road duty in his district to
work on said road, and particular
1y the Coulee Kinney bridge that
he be and is hereby authorized tc
warrant for the sum of thirty dol
lars out of the bridge repairing
funds of 1879, or so much Thereof
as may be necessary, for the pur
chase of all necessary lumber te
be used on said bridge.
The Jury on motion Of Mr.
Vanslyke adjourned until to-mor
row at 9 o'clock A. M.
Tuesday, Oct. 7. 1879.
The Jury met pursuant to ad
.iournment-on call Of the roll. the
same members were present as on
yesterday.
Whereas, the Supreme Court Of
the State Of Louisiana has decided
that Police Juries were without
authority, previous to the year
1877, to levy q tax in excess of 4
mills on the dollar for general
expenses.
And, whereas, the taxes levied
by the Police Jury of this parish
prior to said year to defray the
general expenses of the parish,
were in excess of said rate of four
mills Therefore +:
Art 6 Be it resolved, that the
tax collector Of this parish be, and
be Is hereby instructed in collect
ing delinquent taxes prior to 1877,
to collect at tse rate of four mills
on the dollar only on the general
fund taxes.
Art I Resolved further, that the
Finance committee be and they
are hereby instructed to calculate
and make tie reduction on all the
delinquent rolls previous to 1877,
according to the above resolution,
and turn over the same to the tax
collector for collection.
Leo Perrct. Recorder, was au.
thorized to procure o Record
Book for the use of his Office and
present his account for the same
at the next meeting of this body.
Messrs. Lacour, Vanslyke and
Edwards, committee of correspon
oence on the subject Of the Jail,
submitted letters, &C., received by
them the same ~ere read, and the
committee discharged.
Art s Resolved, that the presi
dent Of this body be and he is here
by authorized to appoint com
mitfee composed Of seven persons.
whose duty it shall be to make an
estimate of the probable expenses
of building a parish Jail !; to devise
ways and means to raise revenue
to pay the same.
Whereupon the president .ap-
pointed Messrs. y Lacour, W. A. i.
White, SEVERN Leblanc, Emile
Thibodeaux, JOS 7. Guidry, J. J.
Ahshire, ST., and w. w. Ed
wards on said committee.
On motion of Mr.. Vanslyke,
Art 9 Resolved unanimously.
that the sincere thanks of this
body be and the same are hereby
rendered to F. NJ. Dumartrait,
ESQ.,, Clerk Of the Police Jury of
the parish Of Avoyelles, for hav.
ing courteously and kindly fur
nished his body through its clerk
and chairman Of the committee of
CORES pondence,smo-t useful and
valuable information and sugges.
tions on the subject Of building a
parish jail.
Art TO Resolved further, that a
copy Of the foregoing resolution
be transmitted by the clerk Of this
body to F. NJ. Dumartrait, Esq ],
without delay.
Ark1l Resolved, that the fol-
lowing named persons be and
thev are hereby appointed COM
missioncrs and clerks for their
respective election precincts, to
! wit
!, lst precinct, residence Of N.
G. Broussard ]: commissioners. G.
Il Remick, J. N. Dillon and J.
Alcee Leblanc, clerk NJ. NJ. Hart.
man.