The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-03

for the purpose Of meeting the cur
rent expenditures incurred duriu.
the year 1880, in accordance witt
the budget of expenses alread,
adopted and published in confor
nifty to law, except within TIL
corporate limits Of Abbeville, II
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 a recess until
o'clock p. m. At the appointed
hour the Jury re-assembled al
the members present.
Art 3 Resolved that the com
pensation of commissioners anc
clerks of election and deputy-sher
ifs attending elections at theil
respective precincts, be and the
same is hereby fixed at two ($2,
per diem, and mileage TO the seal
|of justice at the rate of FIVE cents
per mile for going and five cents
per mile for returning.
Mr.. James II. Putnam, was ap
pointed road overseer for the st
road district vice NJ. L. Eldridge
|excused.
Art 4 Resolved that the sum OF
fourteen dollars Of the license
fund Of 1879 be appropriated to
pay for bridges in the LIST road
district.
Art 5 Resolved that the 5th
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
-unning from N. Young's lane to
\. Vanslyke's fence, be changed
10 run from N. Young's lane on
ands of J. Fl. Putnam, or on line
# J. H. Putnam to corner of Van
lyke's, thence to on Vanslyke's
ines to lines between Vanslyke
md Mrs. NJ. A. O'Bryan to the
DAD as it now runs to Vanslyke's
fence. Said Putnam dona ting all
The road as far as it runs on land
worked or fenced by him +; and
sad Mrs. O'Bryan and Vanslyke
each donating one-half of road as
ar as it runs between them, not
10 exceed 20 feet in width each.
1t is agreed between j. II. Put
nam and 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. 7 Resolved, that article 2
adopted January 5th 1880, autho-
izing Victor Landry to enclose
he line between himself and A..
G. Harrington, be and the same
is hereby repealed.
Dirt 8 Resolved that the sum of
three bundled 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 a
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 road on
the lines between Victor Landry
aud Il. G. Harrington as laid off
by committee to lay off said road
according to their report recorded
OF 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 lst road dis.
trict shall be notified by the sur
veyor to attend said survey and
stake off said road.
Election claims allowed and or
dered to be paid out Of the funds
hereinbefore provided:
in Dillon s 5 60
G FL Remick 5 60
j A Leblanc 5 60
P D Leblanc 2 90
P U Leblanc 2 80
NJ NJ Hartman 2 90
j n Williams 6 90
Lastie Dubois 6 90
w W kuehling 3 90