The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-10-23
Official
Monday, Oct. 4th 1880.

Monday, Oct. 4th 1880.
The Police Jury met this day in
regular session at the conrt house.
Present: Howard Hoffpauir,
president, and Messrs. Broussard.
Trahan, and Vanslyke.
Absent Nunez, Primeaux and
1'hibeaux,
Minutes of previous meeting
read and adopted. -.
On motion of Mr.. Vanslyke.
Art. LIST Resolved, that the pre-
amable and resolution adopted Sep.
tember 9th 1880 be and the same
are hereby repealed i; that said
claim Of $2OS allowed Solomon
Wise as assignee of W. A. White
lie paid out of the Parish and Dis
ftrict ATTORNEY funds as originally
appropriated on the 18th Of July.
1880.
Art. Cd Resolved, that the fol-
lowing named persons be and they
are hereby appointed Commission
ers and Clerks Of election for
their respective election precincts,
viz:
LIST Precinct: NJ. C. B~roussard,
C.E. Remick and J. A. Leblanc.
Clerk NJ. NJ. Hartman.
I'd Precinct ; Roberts. Henry,
Lastie Dubois and !. N. Williams.
Clerk c. A. Mouisset.
Bird Precinct: M. ". Lampman,
j.. Oneal L6ge and A. D. Martin.
Clerk Geo. W. Summers.
4sh Precinct: Lazare B~roussard.
Aristide Picard and Felix Brous.
Fsard. Clerk J. T. Broussard.
!. '5th Precinct Lessin Abshire,
Thos. Hoffpauir and John Nor.
gan. Clerk J I. Hoffpanir,
9Th Precinct N. L. Morton,
Rodolph Broussard and Levi LIE.
MARIE. Clerk : Robert Harring-
ton.
7th Precinct +: Eugene. Dechamp,
'jr., Jules Laurents and P. I. Mou-
ton. Clerk : Ambrose Mouton.
9Th Precinct Ambrose LacOur,
'Sarrazin Hebert and Ambrose
Lacour, jr., Clerk Alex. P. He,
bert.
9th Precinct Alex. P. Trahan,
James F. Lee and Isaac White.
Clerk Oliver P. Randall.
On motion Of Mr.. Vanslyke
Art. Sd Resolved, that the sher.
if be and he is hereby authorized
to furnish at each election pre-.
cinct at the expense of the parish
and for the use of the commission
ers in holding the election the fol
lowing articles, viz : J dozen can
dies, dozen pens and 2 pen
holders, l bottle ink, ! quire fools
cap paper and sealing wax.
On motion of Mr.. Bronssard.
Ar 4th Resolved, that two dol
lars per day be allowed and paid
to the pr%oprietors of all private
houses where the elections are to
be held.
Mr.. Nunez appeared and took
his seat.
On motion of Mr.. Vauslyke.
Art 5lh Resolved. that Art S
adopted February 10th 1880,
changing the election precinct
from the residence of Lessin Al
shire to Paul F. Richar,,, be and
the same is hereby repealed.
The Jury took a recess until
2 o'clock P. M.
The jury assembled at the hour
Iof adjournment /; same members
present.
The Finance Committee made
the following report
To the President and members
of the Police Jury Of the periah Of
Vermilion.
The Finance Committee would
respectfully report as follows ;
That we have examined the stub
book and other books of the par.
ish tax collector. g. B. Shaw, and
find that those books show that he
has collected in parish taxes and
licenses from the 30th day Of juno
1880 to the 2sth day Of August,
1880, the sum of Four Hundred
and thirty dollars and thirty.two
cents. He also produced his re.
from the parish Treasurer
showing that he had paid to said
Treasurer as follows:
II parish warrants 5 y IS
In currency 343 Oh