The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-06-11

lowing estimate exhibiting the va
rious items of expenditures to be
incurred during the year 1881, be
published in the official journal, by
the Clerk Of this body, at least this-
~ days before fixing and deciding
on the amount Of taxes to be assess :.
ed, VIZ: mills
l Fer Criminal expenses 2
2 Grand & Petit Jurors & Jury
Commissioners l.
3 Printers and Stationer's =
4 Parish and District Attorney i
5 Sheriff for holding court =
3 Magistrates, Constable. Ply
sicians. Collector and Assessor /
Z Police Jurors. Finance Com
miltee, Clerk, Constable and
Parish Treasurer 1
8 Roads and Bridges L
8 Paupers and INDECENT persons !
10 Public Schools l
IL Special Jail tax 81
Total l31
Art. 9Th Resolved, that the Isl
road district be and the same is here~
by divided as follows: That portion
Of said district commencing at the
second bridge from Grosse-Ile coulee
on Glosse-I(e coulee levee and run
uing to the lower limits of said 1st
Districr, be formed into the 18th
road district. The 1st road district
shall commence at the Court House
and run to second bridge from Crosse
lie coulee on Crosse lie coulee levee
and to include the road to Perry's
Bridge; persons liable 10 road duty
living On I. S. Winston's plantati ~,
shall be subject to duty in said LIST
district as heretofore.
j. III. Putnam was continued as
Road Overseer for 1st district and
James Pickett was appointed for
the 18th district.
The Police Jury proceeded to
the election of its officers to serve
during the current year ending De-
cember 31st 1881, with the follow
ing result
Howard Hofpauir, President, A.
Lacour, Clerk. III. B. Lyons, Con-
stable, Isaac Wise, Parish Treasurer.
Yearly salaries to be the same az
the previous year, except the Clerks,
which was fixed at $125 per annum,
and all payable quarterly.
E. l. Addison, Esq Publisher of
"THE MERIDIoNAL,' being present,
agreed and consented to publish all
the proceedings Of his body in the
English and French language and
do all necessary printing upon the
same terms stipulations and agree
me"ts of the previous year, for the
same annual remuneration, to wit,
$225. 90. payable quarterly.
On motion of Mr.. Broussard.
Art. 8 Resolved that Messrs A,
Vanslyke, J. Fl, Putnam Lastie
Broussard, Henry Leguennec and
Geo. Caldwell be and they are here
by appointed committee to cores
pond with any persons or firms for
the purpose Of building Parish
Jail 4; they are authorized to receive
plans and specifications, and make
estimates of cost Of said Jail, and
whenever said committee deem it
proper, they are hereby au'horized
to call the Police Jury in extra ses.
sion with view Of confirming or re-
jectiDg any agreement made by them
with any party or firm. The above
committee shall also superintepd the
building Of said Jail, and receive the
same. when completed, in conjunc-
ton with the Police Jury.
The following claims were allow.
ed payable out Of their respective
funds
Out Of Bridge repairing fund 1880.
J. b. Putnam Road Overseer IS 90
Criminal prosecution funds 1880.
Jacob 1saacs assignee
Of Edmond Touchet $50
F" Laodice Touchet 15O
G. Darius Touchet $50
i" AdeIine Touchet $50
" Alex Touchet $50
Despaliere Touchet $50
Out of same funds 1881.
Geo. E. Lyons, jailer $50
Bridge repairing funds Of 1881.
Geo. E Lyous, bridge keeper Is 90
Il BIanc fer repairs, &c 10 90
Grand & Petit Jurors fund &c 1881
A Lacour, jury commis'r $50
J. @. White do do 43O
A. D. Martin 400
Lastie Broussard 10 90
Police Jury funds 1881.
isaac Wise 25 90
q. B. Lyons l2 so
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