The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-03-27

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rent expenditures incurred durin4
the year 1880, in accordance will
the budget OF expenses alread,
adopted and published in confor
nifty to law, except within tn,
!. corporate limits Of Abbeville, i,
which only tax of three (3) mill
on the dollar shall be assessed ant
collected to defray the crimina
|expenses incurred said year 1880
/ The Jury took recess until
O'Clock p. m. At the appointed
hour the Jury re-assembled al
1.-THE members present.
/ Art 3 Resolved that the com
pensation of commissioners and
clerks of election and deputy.sher
ifs attending elections at their
respective precincts, be and the
same is hereby fixed at two ($2)
per diem, and mileage TO the seat
of justice at the rate of Eve cents
per mile for going and FIVE cents
(per mile for returning.
| Mr.. James Fl. Putnam, was ap
pointed road overseer for the 81
road district vice NJ. L. EIdridge
excused.
Art 4 Resolved that the sum Of
fourteen dollars of the license
fund Of 1879 be appropriated to
pay for bridges in the 1st road
district.
Art 5 Resolved that the 5tb
election precinct be changed from
he house of Lessin Abshire to
that of Paul F. Richard, and that
| of the 9Th precinct to be changed
from the house Of Robt Green to
that of Joseph Lemaire.
Lrt 6 Resolved that the road
running from N. Youngls lane to
A. Vanslyke's fence. be changed
TO run from N. Young's lane or
lands of J. II. Putnam, or on line
Of J. q. Putnam to corner of Van
sykes, thence to on Vanslyke'~
lines to lines between Vanslyke
and Mrs. NJ. A. O'Bryan to the
road as it now runs to Vanslyke's
fence. Said Putnam donating ali
the road as far as it runs on land
worked or fenced by him and
sad Mrs. O'Bryan and Vanslyk,
each donating one-half of road a.
far as it runs between them, MOI
to exceed 20 feet in width each
1t is agreed between j. H. Put
nam aud the Police Jury, that the
parish is not to be at any expense
for land or fencing moved or to
ne moved by said change.
Art. I Resolved. that article 2
adopted January 9Th 1880. autbo-
rizing Victor Landry to enclose
The line between himself and A.
C. Harrington, be and the same
is hereby repealed.
Art 8 Resolved that the sum Of
three hundred dollars, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary, be
and the same is hereby appropria
ted out of the surplus Police Jury
funds Of 1879 to pay all election
expenses incurred during the year
1879.
.art 9 Resolved that all the
balances remaining on the various
funds Of 1879, shall constitute 9
common fund, out of which re-
naming claims originating in that
year shall be paid license tax not
to be included and shall be a sepa-
rate fund.
The president is authorized to
appoint w. w. Edwards, Esqr.,
Surveyor, to survey the read on
the lines between Victor Landry
and a. G. Harrington as laid of
by committee to lay off said road
according to their report recorded
on page 269 Record Book 3 Of
the Police Jury Records ; expen-
ses of said survey to be paid out
of the license funds Of 1880. The
road overseer of the 1st road dis
trict shall be notified by the sur
veyor to attend said survey and
stake of said road.
Election claims allowed and Or
dered to be paid out Of the funds
hereini'efore provided:
j N Dillon S S 60
G 81 Remick 5 60
J A Leblanc S 60
P D Leblanc 2 90
P q Leblanc 2 30
M NJ Hartman 2 90
J N Wiiliams 6 90
Lastie Dubois 6 90
W W Knohl;r~ z ll(,