The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-10-16

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purchasing lumber and other ma
terials to build q bridge across
the Crooked Sticks coulee on the
public road leading from Able
vile to Perry's Bridge.
The report Of the committee ap.
pointed by virtue Of Art. 9 adopt
ted April 9th 1880, was on mo-
ton call up and considered.
On motion of Mr.. Broussard.
Art. 7th Resolved, that the
committee appointed by Art. 3, Of
April 9th 1880, viz : Messrs. W.
". Edwards, A.. VensIyke and
Lastie Broussard. be and they are
hereby authorized to contract with
suitable and competent workmen.
for the purpose Of making all need,
full repairs and such other i'm.
provements to the Court House
as are recommended and suggest
ed in their report to this body.
Art 9Th Resolved further, that
in order to carry into effect the
preceding resolution, that the sum
of Five Hundred and Seventy-fve
dollors, or SO much thereof as may
be necessary, be and the same is
hereby appropriated out Of the
funds realized out of the judgment
obtained by the Parish against
VOORHEES, Trahan and his sureties,
and which funds are now in the
hands of W. W. Edwards, Esqr.,
said Edwards being authorized to
pay the same on the order Of the
majority of the committee, who
are to make a.full report of their
doings to this body when they
shall have completed their work.
Art. 9th Resolved, that the par
ish licenses due for the year 1879
by the following named persons,
be placed in the hands of the Dis
trict Attorney for collection and
should said parties fail to pay on
amicable demand, then to collect
the same by snit, viz:
Laclaire Romero, No %, Re-
tail merchant, $15 90
Jules Boudreaux No 81 Is 90
Theolin Landry, No l 2.horse
cart peddler 10 90
Desire 0 Broussard No q ware
house 10 90
Michel Vidailler No 10 Retail
merchant is 90
On motion of Mr.. Broussard.
Art 10 Resolved that the reso-
lutions under Art Is, adopted
July 5th 1880 relative to taking
the sense of the property tax pay.
ers Of this parish for levyiuy a
special tax for the building of a
Jail, be and the same are hereby
amended in the following particu'
lars ; the words ION each presi-
Dental ticket" stricken out. and
the works ION a separate ticket"
inserted in lieu thereof.
Art IL Resolved further, that
the tickets SO voted for or against
the proposed tax, shall be derasi-
ted in a separate ballot box to be
kept for that purpose By the com.
missioners Of election, whose duty
it shall be to permit none but pro
perty taxpayers to vote on the
question ; to keep q separate list
of such voters and make returns,
apart, of the result, to the Clerk
and Sheriff at the same time of
making those Of the presidential
election.
Art IL Resolved further, that
the president of this body give
due notice by proclamation Of said
election in the official journal.
The following claims were then
allowed and ordered to paid out
Of their respective funds:
Out of License funds, 1880.
J h Putnam 5 20 90
Out Of Criminal funds, 1880.
Lessin Dubois / O5
G B Shaw, sheriff 4 Is
G E Lyons, jailer 81 SO
G B Shaw IA 90
j 7 Broussard, j P 10 90
J c White jury com'r 4 80
A D Martin do 4 90
A G Maxwell do 4 90
A Lacour do 5 20
Parish d Dist Atty funds, 1880.
w w Edwards 60 20
Police Jury funds, 1880
L G Lvors S 90