The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30

MONDAY, OCT, End 1882.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF VERMILIuN,
The Police Jury Of the State and
Parish aforesaid met this day in
regular session at the Court House
in Abbeville.
Present - Howard Hoffpauir,
President. aud the following mem
hers. VIZ :cMessrs. Broussard, Van
s!yke and Trahan.
Absent :-lhibeaux. Nunez and
Primeaux.
The following named commission
err of unbranded stock made due
VIZ item reports aud the same We're
ordered filed, VIZ:
End ward Austia Lee, sold (net)
for S Is rs.
3rd ward Demos!hen Trahan (n'
sale.).
r 5th ward John Morgan sold met
fol s % Is. For which respective
sums. they exhibited the Treasurer S
receipt.
Theolin Landry was appointed
Road Overseer of the 3rd road dis
trict vice F D Lelcu excused on &C
count Of over age.
F Despanet Lege was appointed
road overseer for the 18th road dis
trict vice Clement Fletcher excused
on account Of ill-heal'h.
Onesiphore Leblanc was likewise
appointed for the 4th district vice N
G Broussard excused for same
reason.
Art. LIST resolved, that The 10th
and 18th road districts commencing
at tho north end Of the Ahhevillr
Lridge until it strikes the forks #
said two road districts, be and the
same are changed in the following
particulars, viz: To run north from
the foot of the Ableville 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 Bcniface Bigat's present. pasture
or field fence, turning said corne'
towards the east and following said
f. ce until it strikes the lauis of the
Primeaux then turning north, fol-
lowing thu lines that separate the
lands of Boniface Bign and The
Primeaux until it strikes the small,
bridge built and used as a public
6 read being the forks Of the said 10th
and 18th road district. The sale
> change is TO have no effect until The
said Bigat shall by authentic &C
! donate to the parish the right of wa,
sufficiently wide for a public roat
and provided no expense whateve1
shall accrue to the parish in conse'
quence of said change.
Art. End resolved, that Messrs
Paulin Deouir, u w S,ansbury
. Gerard Decuir, Alex Moss. Sara
gin Hebert, Joseph T Guidry, Ma
than Perry aud Henry G Harring
ton, be and they are hereby appoi",
ed a jury of frecholders to trace ano
lay off a public road from Perry
Bridge to Cypress point, aud tina
they make due report at The rex
regular meeting Of this body.
y. Art. 3rd resolved, that the follow
ing change be made to the I3 h roa'
district, viz After crossing Gross
Isle Coulee where it crosses the lin
between W L Vanslyke and DR. J
=. Ramsey slall continus along tn
= line between said w L Va"slyk
and DR. J B Ramsey and th"nc
along the line between said Van
: sIyke and Bagley BIOS, to tho pub
lie road again on the land of sal
Bagley BIOS. Provided THAT tn
said w L Vansly ke work the he,
road and put it i" good travelling or
der also to execute an authentic &C
of donation in favor of the parish G
said land in due form Of law. an
that no expense shall accrue to tn
parish in consequence Of said change
Art. 4th resolved, that the rcsoln
E ton passed by this body allowing th
Clerk of the District Court til pur
i, chase at the expense Of the paris
the necessary stationery for the us
of the Court Except record books
u !, be and the same is hereby repealed
u Onesime Meaux. road overseer fo
q the 5th road district, was authorize
to purchase for account of the PAL
e ish, the quantity of lumber he aske
for by his written request, to be use
in building bridges i'll his said dis
trict.
On motion Of Mr.. Bronssard.
Art. 5.h resolved, that the Polio