The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-05-14

! lssU $50 U
| Warrants Dist Atty fund 1880 224 9
| do do do 1879 33 8!
Printer & stationel's fund 1880 224 8
| Magistra e's &c. fund 1880 402 81
do do 1873 a 81
License l. Bridge fund l83e G6 8.
| do do 1879 SIS y
| Draft of A. Nunez 1879 IS OF
| Warrants on surplus funds 1877 7S 81
Warran,s Road Iun,ls &c. 1879 Is 0(
do Surplus funds of 1876 50 35
| and Bridge fand 1875 $25 on SO 35
Amt paid Judgment j. o. Lego 50 0C
Warrants crimnl pros fund 1850 1866 &c
do do do 1873 1444 81
Deduct School tax 1856 Al
Bal in the treasury Feby 2 1881 1856 Is
S S,436 II
This balance is wholly in cash, as all
warrants or vouchers hayesbeen de-
livered np--it is distributed among
several funds, some OF which is appro-
priafed, o hers not.
The above warrants and drafts so paid
by the Parish Treasurer We're delivered
to the Finance Committee and their re-
ceipt given to said Treasurer therefor
The Committee bring herewith all
the above mentioned warrants and
vouchers to be delivered to the Police
jury for burning or destruction as they
shall direct
(Signed) W. ". EDWARDS,
(Signed) A. VANSLYKE,
of The Finance Committee.
Received, read and adopted and Or
dered to be spread upon the minutes
this h day vi April 1881
A. LACoUR, Clerk Police jury,
Art. I'd Resolved, that all paid
parish warrants, vouchers and re-
ceipts received from NJ. G. Brous-
sard, late Parish Treasurer. from
January lst 1913 to January 1879,
inclusive. be destroyed by this body
by incineratoa of the same, which
Was done accordingly.
Art. 3 kesoiyad, that the Parish
licenses on trades, occupations and
professions for the year 1881, be and
the sane are hereby fixed at the
same rates Of those for tue year 1880.
Art. 4th Resolved, thai all tn
surplus tuods remaiUing in the treas
ury at this date, arising out of the
different appropriations OF 1880, (ex-
cept the Bridge repaiing and Ii
cense funds Of 1880, and also the
sum of $4,000, appropriated out of
the surplus Magistrates &C., funds
If said year to repair the Count
House, be and the same are hereby
transferred to the Criminal prosecu-
tion funds Of 1880
Art 9th Resolved, that all the
back surplus funds IN the Treasury
at this date, arising from appropria-
tiops mad for all years previous to
aud including the year ending De
cember 3lst 1879, be and the same
are hereby transferred TO the criml-
nal prosecution funds of 1879 to pay
the arrears of this fund amounting
to the sum Of S454 "a
The blank in the proceedings Ut
March 12tb 1881, allowing &. B.
Shaw the sbm of $40. was ordered
to b filled by inserting the words ::
"Sheria's funds for holding court
&c"
Art. 9Th Resolved, that the Pres
idsnt OF this body appoirt commit
Tee composed Of three pe>sons, who
are authorized to cootract for all
peeessary repairs when needful, to
be made on the Abbeoilla Bridge
and to sup rintend the same.
The President appointed Nessrs,
A. Vanslyke, L,stie Broussard and
Solomon Wise on said committee.
Art. 7th Resolved, That the fol-
lowing estimate exhibiting the va
rious items Of expenditures to be
incurred during the year 1881, be
published in the oiiicial Journal, by
the Clerk Of this b dy. at least thi-
" days before fixing and deciding
on the amount oi taxes to be assess
ed. viz mills
/ For Criminal expenses =
2 Grand & p tit Jurors & Jury
Uommi ~sioners l
3 Printers and Stationet's E
4 Parish and District Attorney j
5 Sheriff for holding court E
S Magistrates, Constable, Ply
sicians. Collector and Assessor l
7 Police Jurors, Finance Com
mi,tee, Clerk, Constable and
Parish Treasurer !
Roads and Bridges ]
Paupera and INDECENT persons
10 Public Schools 1
II Special Jail tax b