The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-16
POLICE JURY
MONDAY, OCT, End 1882.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF VERMILIoN,

NOA>A>~A o0AS So~ A0SA'
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF VERMILIoN,
The Police Jury Of the State and
Parish aforesaid met this day in
regular session at the Court House
in Abbeville.
Present s. Howard Hoffpauir,
President. aud the following MEM
bers. VIZ :-Messrs. Broussard, Van
slyke and Trahan.
Absent :-Thibcaux. Nunez aud
Primeaux.
The following named commissions
or i of unbranded stock made due
VIZ item reports aud the same were
ordered fled, VIZ
End ward Austin Lee, sold (net)
for S Is rs.
3rd ward Demosthch Trahan inc
sale.)
5th ward John Morgan sold met
fol S % Is. For which respective
sums. they exhibited the Treasures
receipt.
Theolin Landry was appointed
Road Overseer of the 3rd road dis
trict vice F D Leleu excus. d on ac-
count Of over age.
F Despanct Lege was appointed
road overseer for the 18th road dis
ltrict vice Clement Fletcher excused
on account. Of ilI-heallh.
Onesiphore Leblanc was likewise
appointed for the 4th district vice NJ
G Broussard excused for same
reason.
Art. LIST resolved. that the 10th
and 18th road districts commencing
at the north end Of the Abbeville
bridge until it strikes the forks If
said two road districts, be aud the
same are changed in the following
particulars, viz: To run north from
the foot of the Alb eville bridge fol-
lowing the lines that .seperate the
lands of David Frank and Desire
Leblanc then continuing the same
direction until it strikes the corner
Of Boniface Bigat's present pasture
or field fence, turning said corner
towards the east and following said
f.: &c until it strikes the lands Of the
Primeaux then turning north, fol-
lowing the lines that separate the
lands of Boniface Bigat and the
Prim9aux until it strikes the small
bridge built and used as a public
read being the forks Of tie said 10th
and 18th road district. The said
change is 10 have no effect until the
said Bigat shall by authentic &C,
donate to the parish the right Of way
sufficiently wide for a public road
and provided no expense whatever
shall accrue to the parish in conse-
qucnce of said change.
Art. End resolved, that Messrs
Paulin Dccuir, U w Stansbury
Gerard Dccuir, Alex Moss, Sara
gin Hebest, Joseph T Guidry, Ma
than Perry and Henry G Harring-
ton, be and they are hereby appoint.
I'd a jury of frecholders to trace and
lay off a public road from Perry's
Bridge to Cypress point, and that
they make due report at the next
regular meeting Of this body.
Art. 3rd resolved, that the follow
ing change be made to the 18Th road
district, viz After crossing Crosse
Isle Coulec where it crosses the line
between W L Vauslyke and Dr. j B
Ramsey shall continus along the
line between said w L Vanslykc
and DR. J b Ramsey and thence
along the line between said Van
sIyke and Bagley Bros, to thu pub
lie road again on the land of said
Basley Bros. Provided That the
said w L VansIyke work the lew
road and put it in good travelling or
der ; also to execute III authentic act
of donation in favor Of the parish Of
said land in due form Of law, and
that nc expense shall accrue to the
parish in consequence Of said change.
Art, 4th resolved, that the rcsolu-
ton passed by this body allowing the
Clerk of the District Court to pur-
chase at the expense of the parish
the necessary stationery for the use
Of the Court Except record books
be and the same is hereby' repealed
Onesime Meaux, road oyerseer for
the 5th road district, was authorized
to purchase for account of the par
ish, the quantity Of lumber he asked
for by his written request, to be used
in building bridges in. his said dis.
trict.
: On motion of Mr.. Bronssard.
Art. 5:h resolved, that the Police