The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-07-12

That all of that territory Of said
sixth Police Jury ward, lying west
Of the second precinct as above .es.
tablished, to the line of Cameron
parish, shall be known and is here
BY designated cs the Third election
precinct of said 9Th Police Jury
ward, and one polling place estab-
lished therein.
Resolved further, that the 9Th
Police Jury ward be and the same
is hereby divided into three election
precincts, as follows, to wit
Starting on bayou Vernilion on
! the line dividing the lands Of Thos
| S Winston and Mrs J 81 Putnam
and following the same in souther-
ly direction to the back or south
line of said Mrs Putnam's land, and
and on the lower line of land of J B
Leblanc; thence following said line
in southwester]y direction to the
Grand Marais, thence following the
same to the marsh, and thence in a
westerly direction to the line divi-
ding said seventh from the sixth
Police Jury ward, and that all of
that territory in said seventh Police
Jury ward west and north of said
above line aud the Grand Marais.
shall be known and is hereby desig-
mated as the first election precinct
|of said seventh Police Jury ward,
and one polling place established
therein.
That all of that territory in said
seventh Police Jury ward
east of the first
above described line, and south or
below the Grand Marais and the
line last above described to the sea
marsh and mouth of Vermilion ba.
you, shall be known and is hereby
designated as the second election
precinct of said seventh Police Jury
ward, and one polling place estab.
lished therein.
And that all the remaining terri
tory of said seventh Police Jury
ward, from the mouth Of bayou Yer
million, including all the sea marsh
and Gulf coast islands, in this par.
ish shall be known and is hereby de-
signated as the third election pre-.
cinct of said seventh Police Jury
ward, and one polling place estab-
lished therein.
Resolved further that the resolu.
tions Of this body Of date Of July I'd
1877 on the same subject as amend.
ed by these presents remain in force
and that this ordinance take effect
from and after its final passage &C.
cording to law.
Resolved further, that the Return.
ing Officer of said parish be and he
is authorized to cause to be made.
and provide suitable ballot boxes
for said new polling places, and to
present his bill therefor to this body, |
as we'll as for all other necessary
materials and stationery for commits.
sionners Of each and every election.
And further that the Registrar of
voters be and he is hereby empow-
cred and requested to procure the
necessary registration and poll
books, and to place on the poll
books of each of the several pre-.
cincts as herein above established all
the electors residing within the lin
its thcreofand present his bill there
for.
Resolved that the following esti.
mate Of the probable expenses Of
the parish during the year 1884, be
published by the clerk of this body |
in the official journal during thirty |
consecutive days before levying and
assessing the parish taxes according |
to law:
I Criminal Prosecution l mill:
2 Grand & Petit jury,
Jury Commissioners !
8 Printer & Stationer's
4 Parish & Dist Atty.
5 Sheriff holding Court
6 Magistrate, Constable,
Physician, Collector and As.
SCISSOR
7 Police Jury, Clerk,
Constable, Finance Commit.
tee & Treasurer j
8 Roads & Bridges /
9 Paupers & Indigent
10 Public Schools l
Total 6 mills
L. G. Lyons having read the re.