The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-05-06
Art. I'd resolved, that all the

Art. I'd resolved, that all the
paid parish warrants, jury notices
and other vouchers received bv
the Finance Committee from the
Parish Treasurer in settlement, be
destroyed by burning in presence
Of all the members of this body
now present-which was done &C.
cordingly.
Art. Sd resolved, that the
amount of the purchase price of
the old Jail, $4,000 s~ixty-seven
dollars, be credited on the judg-
ment of Lastie Broussard, the
purchaser thereof that he give
the Constable of this body his re-
ceipt for said amount in settle
ment Of said purchase price.
Art. 4th resolved, that Dolse
friedrich Road Overseer Of the
5th road district, be and he is
hereby authorized to purchase for
account Of the parish the quantity
of lumber specified in his bill sub
mitted to this body to build
bridges in his said district, paya-
BILE out Of the bridge fund Of 1882;
that J. Alcee Leblanc, Road
Overseer of the 4th road district,
be also authorized to purchase 240
feet of lumber for bridges in his
district payable by the parish out
of the Bridge Rep'g funds of 1882.
An ordinance to prevent hogs
from running at large within the
limits of the Parish Of Vermilion.
I. Section 1a. Be ii ordained By
the Police Jury in and for the Par
ish OF Nermilion, That from and
after the PRONUNCIATION of this or
dinance, it shall not be lawful foI
any hogs to run at large within
the limits Of the parish of Yer
million.
Sec. I'd Be it further ordained
&c, that all the owners or propri
etors whose hogs shall be founG
running at large in fields and olhe1
enclosures within the limits Of thu
parish of Vermilion, shall be hello
rccuuiari!y responsible to fh'
owners and rroprietors of ali field
and enclosures in damages fo'
such derredat;ons or ininrie:
which such Logs may commit ii
said fields and other enclosures b,
Judgment before any court Of com
petent Jurisdiction.
Adopted April Sd 1882.
Howard lioFFpAUIR.
President Police Jury
Attest -
AMBROSE LscouR,
Clerk Police Jury
Art. 5lh resolved, that Mcssrs
Martin Bagley, MARION Eta1iug,
VIM V~ans|yke, Edward Vanslyke
Robt. P. O'Bryan, Richard lie
blanc and Alphonse Leblanc b
and they are hereby appointed
Jury of freeholders for the purpos'
of tracing AID laying off a publi,
road in Rice's Cove according tt
the petition and accompanying
plat presented to this body ane
to be placed in their possession fo1
their guidance ; that they make
due written report of their doing;
at the next adjourned meeting 0.
this body. That said members o
the jury of freeholders be notified
to meet at the residence Of Bazilt
Broussard on Saturday the sth
inst, in the morning in order te
organize and be sworn according
to law.
Art. 9th resolved, that W. W
Edwards, ESQ, Surveyor, be and
he is hereby authorized to survey
the 4th road district from the low
err line of Marguerite Trahan's
Spanish grant of land until il
strikes the dividing line between
the parishes of Lafayette and Yer
million.
Art. 7th resolved. that the clerk
Of this body advertise during ten
days for sealed proposals for pub.
fishing for one calendar year the
proceedings of this body and other
matters which it may order Or for
which the parish may lie liable
also to print all blanks needed by
the officers of the Police Jury.
Said sealed proposals to hn ad.
dressed to the President of the
Police Jury and endorsed PRO.
posals for printing" The Police
jury %reserving all rights to reject
any and all bids.
REPORTO OF FINANCE COMMITTEE