The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-01-11
Total 1854 O6
Most respectfully submitted,
A. G. MAXWELL.
S. WISE,
n. PERRY
A true copy
A. LACoUR, elk P. J.

N. FERRY
A true copy:
A. LACoUR, elk P. J.
Art 3rd Resolved, that all tax.
as collected or to be collected or
the Rolls of 1876, except those
for school purposes, be and the
! same shall be applied in pro
rata ratio to the payment of all
registered criminal claims or war
! rants originating or issued in 1877
that the Treasurer be furnished
with list Of claimants to whom
he shall make quarterly payments
as aforesaid
Art 4th Resolved that the Par.
ish Treasurer be and he is hereby
authorized to pay quarterly and in
pro rata, all claims for holding
and conducting the last State
election Of 1878 in this Parish. out
of all surplus funds remaining in
the Treasurer after having paid
lall claims and warrants issued
against the different funds apprp-
priated from the revenues on the
Rolls of 1877 and collected in
1878, and that the Treasurer be
furnished with a list of said elec
lion claims.
Art 5th Resolved that the CON-
pensation of commissioners and
Clerk of election and deputy
sheriffs in attendance at the polls
shall be and hereby fixed at five
dollars for holding the election
and ten cents per mile for bring.
ing the returns to the court house.
Art 6 Resolved further. that the
sum of three dollars per day be
allowed as room rent for holding
said election.
The following petition was
presented by Mr.. Wise viz.
70 the Hon. the President and
Members of the Police Jury of
fhe Parish of Vermilion.
The undersigned ladies OF the
Gown of Abbeville most respect.
fully request permission of your
Hon. body permission to occupy
and make nse of'the Court House
Of VermiIion Parish during the
Both and 3lst day Of December,
1878, and the lst day of January
1879, for the purpose of holding
a Bazaar" for the benefit of the
Catholic Church.
Mrs. J. B. Perret, Blanche
Perret, Rosa Perret Mary Perret.
Noemie Ferret, Stephanie Perret,
Mrs. Leo Perret. Eleonore Ber-
nard, Blanche Dutel, Odile Brous.
sard Odilia Broussard. Mrs. G.!
Labauve. Mrs. Blanche Lyons,
Mrs l.. G. Mouton, Mrs. A. c.
Dupuy, Mrs. Eugene Martin, Mrs.
Fanny Wise. Mrs. Mathilde
Young Mrs. Lastie Broussard.
On motion of Mr.. Hoffpauir
the prayer Of said petition was
granted.
Art. 7th Resolved that the
President and Clerk of this body
be authorized to issue warrants
on the keeping and repairing
bridge funds Of 1878. pro rata for
all sums allowed BY this body
payable out Of said funds.
Art. Sth Resolved that all paid
cancelled parish warrants and
other claims against the parish
on file IN the archives of this
body be destroyed by the burning
OF the same in the presence OF the
members Of the police jury, which
was done accordingly.
Art 9th Resolved, that the
president Of this body be and he
is hereby authorized to borrow on
account of the parish, the sum of
two hundred ard fifty dollars at
a rate Of interest not to exceed
eight per cent per anumn for the
purpose Of paying and defraying
the expenses of repairing the
bridge across the bayou Vermilion
at Abbeville he is further au-
thorized to grant a lien and privi-
lege on said bridge in four of the
parties advancing said money to
secure the payment Of said loan
said loaned money to be paid out
of the Z mills levied and appro-
priated by Art. 10th Of the pro-
ceedings Of this body of July 1st
1873 for !!hs srepairs Of said
bridge.