The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-10-08

IdACo W Aotc P'oO0S
warrants 3.9l
Tn taxes of1S76 67.92
1877 1899
Total back taxes 1852
The amount arising from the
sale of delinquent tax lands not
given, the committee was referred
to the acts of sale on record which
the committee had not sufficient
time to examine.
The committee were shown no
vouchers for the payment OF any
OF the above sums into the parish
treasury, the tax collector not
being present himself and his dep
uty having none.
All of which is respectfully sub.
mitted.
A. VANsLYKE,
W. W. EDWARDS,
OF the Finance Committee.
Received, read, adopted and
ordered to be published this Bird
day of October A. D., 1881.
A. LAcoUR, Clerk.
Mr.. Vanslyke presented a peti.
ton signed by citizens Of the 3rd
ward in relation to a public road,
which was laid over for future ac-
ton.
Art. LIST resolved, that Messrs.
E. D. Allen, VIM. Vanslyke and
oeverien Primeaux be and they
are hereby appointed committee
to examine the locality proposed
by the petition above referred to,
to establishing a public road to
Rice's Cove as we'll as the road
proposed to be given given by Mr..
Bazile Broussard, and that said
committee report at the next meet
ing Of this body:
On motion of Mr.. Vanslyke.
Art. I'd resolved, that Dolse
Frederic Road Overseer 9TH road
district be and he is hereby au'
thorlzed to take all the cid lum
Der of the Coulee Kinney bridge
to be used on the roads in his said
district.
Art 3rd resolved, that j. Alcee
Leblanc Overseer of the 4th road
district and Dols& Frederic Over
seer of the 5th road district be
and they are hereby authorized to
purchase at the expense of the par
ish 5000 feet of good suitable
lumber to be used on the publie
roads of their respective districts
the purchase price to be paid out
of the road and bridge funds o.
1881.
Art. 4th resolved that the jai
to be erected shall be built on thu
East side, of the Court House OF
a spot to be selected by the jai
committee.
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, it appears from thu
report of the Finance Commute
that a considerable sum has beer
collected in currency of various
parish taxes which have not beef
accounted for by the tax collecto,
nor satisfactory vouchers shown
therefor.
Therefore be it resolved by thu
Police Jury and it is hereby or
dained that the finance committee
of the Police Jury be instructed
to ascertain the entire sum of par
ish taxes licenses &C., due b,
Granville B. Shaw, tax collector
of this parish, and to require sal
collector to Immediately pay sal
!. amount found due by them, to tn
parish treasurer, and in default 9
such payment to the satisfaction
of said finance committee, W. W
Edwards is hereby authorized an
empowered to institute suit for tn
same, against said Shaw and tn
securities on his official bond, j
time for trial at the next term c
the District Court :; in the nam
of the Police Jury, and as thei
t special Attorney therefor.
Adopted October 3rd 1881.
A. LACoUR, Clerk.
The following claims were a
lowed payable out Of their respe'
tive funds
Criminal funds Of 1881:
W. D. White, Coroner. $25 0
S. Wise assignee of Geo E.
Lyons 60 0
Ben. Frost ~
e Same funds, 1880:
Lastie Broussard 2 claims 40 l
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