The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-02-21
POLICE JURY.
Monday, February 16, 1880.

The Police Jury met this day
at the courthouse, pursuant to ad'
journment.
Present Howard HoffDauir,
president; and Messrs. Broussard,
Trahan, Primeaux and Vanslyke.
Absent Messrs. Nunez and
Thibeaux.
The minutes of the proceedings
of the 9Th January 1880, were
read and adopted, and those OF
the last meeting of February I'd
were read, corrected, and adopted.
The president having appointed
W. w. Edwards. Esq, a member
of the Finance Committee vice A.
G.. Maxwell, Esq, resigned. the
said appointment was concurred
in and ratified by this body.
Messr. Nuuez and Thibeaux ap'
peared and took their seats.
The following licenses were or
dered to be cancelled No %,
against J. j. .Revillon. as retail
liquor dealer in 1878, $40.
No 7 against J. j. Ahshire, J
license as retail liquor dealer in
1877. $500.
No 20 against Jules Bondreaux
as retail liquor dealer in 1878.
$40.
No rs against Jules Boudreaux,
retail merchant 10 1877, $l5. All
other licenses outstanding against
him to date were ordered to e
cancelled.
Art | RESOLVED that all the
paid warrants issued by this body
and turned over by the Parish
Treasurer as vouchers in his set.
Element with the Finance Commit
tee. be destroyed in the presence
of the members of the Police Jury.
by burning, and the remaining
vouchers be filed in the archives
OF this body.
The Treasurer submitted a
written report Of the various funds
on hand amounting to $2.O52.42.
Art 2 Resolved that all persons
before turning over moneys to the
parish Treasurer, be required to
report to the Finance COMMITTEES
the amount to be paid over and
that said committee keep a record
of all amounts so reported ; that
said committee be authorized to
purchase at the expense Of the
parish two suitable account books
for their nse.
I'm Ordinance to assess and leon
the parish tares for the gear 1880.
Sec. | Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the parish of Yer
million, that a tax of ten mills or
the dollar be and the same is here
by assessed, levied and ordered tc
be collected on all the taxable
property situated in this parish
for the purpose of meeting the cur
rent expenditures incurred during
the year 1880, in accordance will
the budget Of expenses already
adopted and published in confor
nifty to law, except within the
corporate limits of Abbeville, in
which only a tax Of three ~ mill;
on the dollar shall be assessed and
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 ano
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 sea
Of Justice at the rate of five cents
per mile for going and Ave cents
per mile for returning.
Mr.. James Fl. Putnam, was ap
pointed road overseer for the s,
road district vice NJ. L. Eldridge
excused.
Art 4 Resolved that the sum oil
fourteen dollars of the license
fund of 1879 be appropriated to
pay for bridges in the lst road
district.
Art 5 Resolved that the 5tt
election precinct be changed from
the house of Lessin Abshire tc
that Of Paul F. Richard, and thai
Of the 9th precinct to be changed
from the house of Robt Green te
that of Joseph Lemaire.
Lrt 6 Resolved that the road
running from N. Young's lane tt
A. Vanslyke's fence, be changed
HvY