The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-02
to the sum af 1854 "a.

! 'uent ~ 'nis oouy appolfS Commit
,ee com 'osed of three persons. VIII,
are authorized to contract for al
neceesar, repairs, when needful, t.
be made on the Abhe lille Bird g,
and 70 sup rintend the same.
The President appointed Fessrs
A. Vansly ke, L site Broussard ane
solomon Wise on said committee.
Art. 9th Resolved, that the fol.
lowing estimate exhibiting the va.
rious items of expenditures to be-
incurred during the year 1881, be
published in the oficial j,urnal, By
the Clerk of this b dy, at least this-
!, days before fxing and deciding
on the amount OF taxes to be assess
ed, VIZ: mills
l For Criminal expenses 2
2 Grand & Petit Jurors & Jury
Lommi ,sionrrs
3 Printers and Stationer's 2
4 Paris and District Attcrnsy =
5 Sheriff for holding court j
s Magistrates, Constable, Ply
sicians. Collector and Assessor /
= Police Jurors. Finance Com
miltee, Clerb, Constable and
Parish Treasurer /
8 Roads and Bridges /
9 Paupsrs and INDECENT persons !
10 Public Schools 1
II Special Jail tax 81
Totul: 134
Art. 8th Resolved, that the lst
road district be and the same is here-
by divided as follows That portion
of said district commencing al the
second bridge from Gro>pe-Ila coulee
on Grosse-I(e coulee levee and un-
ning to the nwer Limits of said LIST
DistricI, be form d into b. 18th
70 d district. The lst DAD district
shall commence at the Court House
and run to second bridge from Crosse
lie coulee On Crosse H. coulee levee
and to include the ruad to Perys
Bridge; persons liable 20 al duty
living on r S. Wins,on's p'antati :.
shall be subject t" duty 10 said LIST
district as heretofore
Il j. II. Putnam was crntfnu4d as
Road Overseer tor 1st district and
James Pickett was appointed for
the l3:h district.
The Police Jury proceeded to
The election Of its officers to serve
during the current year ending De-
cember 3lst 1881, with tho follow
ing result:
Howard Hofpa,ir. President, A.
Lacour. CLERK, FL b Lyons, Con-
stable, Isaac Wise, Parish Treasurer.
Yearly salaries to be the same as
The previous year. except the il rk's,
which w"s fixed at 1925 per anno1n,
and all payable quarterly.
E !. Addison, Esq Publisher of
THE. MER1DIo NAL,'' being present.
agreed and consented to putIisn all
he proceedings f his body in the
English and Fr nch Iangu ge and
10 all necessary printing upon The
'ame terms stipulatio"s and agree
ne"ts of the previous wear, for tn
'ame annual remuneration, to wit
$4,000. payable quarterly.
On motion Of Mr.. Broussard,
Art. 9 Resolved that Messrs A.
1anslyke, J: II Putnam Lastie
3rousssrd, Henry Leguennec and
3eo. Caldwell be and they are here
~ appointed a committee to CORES.
'ond with any persons or firms for
he purpose OF building Parish
|ail they are auth rized to receive
'lans and specifications, and make
'ssimates Of cost Of said Jail, and
whenever said commit, g deem il
proper, they are her by author zed
o call the Police Jury IL extra ses
ion with view Of confirming or re-
actiDg any agreement made by them
With any party or finn. The ab,vs
omnittee shall also superintend the
Of SAID Jail, and receive the
anne. when completed, i conjuac
ion with the Pol'ce Jury. /;
The following claims ware allow
d payable out Of their rep ctive |
unds
)ut of Bridge repairing fund 1880
:. H Putnam Road Overse SIS 90
'riminal prosecution funus 1880.
.acob Issacs assignee
i Edmond Touchet so
!" Laodice Touohet ! so
" Darius Touchet SO
q" Adeiine Touchet so
j" lex Touchet so
=" Despaliere Touohet : 50
Cus of Ans ;c.Ss -92r.