The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1879-10-11
mills on the dollar for general

expenses.
And, whereas, the taxes leyiet
by the Police Jury of this parish
prior to said year to defray thu
general expenses of the parish
were III excess of said rate of foul
mills Therefore
Art 6 Be it resolved, that the
tax collector of this pari h be, and
he 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 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 a Record
Book for the use of his Office and
present his account for the same
at the next meeting Of this body.
Messrs. Laconr, Vanslyke and
Edwards, committee of correspon.
dence on the subject of the Jail.
submitted letters, &c, received by
them the same we're read, and the
committee discharged.
Art s Resolved, that the presi-
dent of this body be and he is here
by authorized to appoint a COM
mittee 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. a. Lacour, W. A !.
White, SEVERN Leblanc, Emile
Thibodeaux, Jos 7. Guidry, J. j.
Abshire, 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. M. Dumartrait,
ESQ.,, Clerk of the Police Jury of
the parish of Avoyelles, for hav-i
ing courteously and kindly fur
nished this body through its clerk
and chairman Of the committee Of
correspondence, most useful and
valuable information and sugges-
tons on the subject Of building al
parish Jail.
Art 10 Resolved further, that a
copy of the foregoing resolution
be transmitted by the clerk of this
body to F. NJ. Dumartrait, ESQ,
without delay.
Art II Resolved, that the fol-
lowing named persons be and
they are hereby appointed COM
missioners and clerks for their
respective election precincts, to-
wit
lst precinct, residence of NJ.
G. Broussard !: commissioners. C.I
a. Remick, J. N. Dillon and j.
Alcee Leblanc, clerk NJ. NJ. Hart
man.
I'd precinct, residence Of Cam.
e. Broussard, commissioners r..
s. Henry, Lastie Dubois and J. N
Williams, clerk. W. w. Kaehling.
Sd precinct, at the courthouse,
commissioners NJ. V. Lampman,
j. O. Lege and A. d. Martin
clerk. G w. Summers.
4th precinct, at Lazare Brous-
sard, commissioners: Lazare
Broussard, Aristide Picard and
Felix Broussard, clerk, W. r.
Richardson.
5th precinct, at Lessin Abshire,
commissioners, Lessin Abshire,
Thos Hoffpauir, jr and Jno Nor.
gan, clerk, j. J. Hoffpauir.
9Th precinct, at kobt. Green,
coms., M. l.. Morton, r. Brous-
sard and Levi Lemaire, clerk. J..
A. Meagher.
7th precinct, at Agricole Be
mott : CONS. Calvin Campbell, j.
Laurents and P. l. Mouton, clerk,
Mouton.
8th precinct, at A. Lacour, .jr,
CONS A. Lacour, sr, Alex. Moss
and A. Lacour, Jr, clerk Joseph
Theall.
9th precinct, at 0. P. Randall,
CONS Alex Trahan, J. F. Lee
and Isaac white, clerk o. P. Ran
dali.
The Jury then adjourned to the
next regular meeting.