The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-08-16
Police Jury

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ing roll e old members, no euorul
! present.
: Newly appointed members, ap
: peared and produced their commi.
sions and oaths Of Office as follows
Howard ioffpanir, j. Treyill
Broussard. Thomas Morgan, Eenr,
Bartels. Roht Green. J. Acee LIE
blanc end J. Henry Putnam.
All new y appointed members be
ing present, proceeded to the trans
action of business.
On motion. Howard Hoffpauir
was unanimously elected president
Minutes Of last meeting were read
and adopted.
The following resolutions adopted
on May 18th were re-offered by IRE
vile Broussard.
That, whereas it is recessary
that certain changes lie made in the
6th and 7th Police Jury Wards in
order to facilitate voters residing
therein.
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
9Th Police Jury ward be and the
same is hereby divided into three
election precincts, as follows TO wit !:
Starting al point on the line
dividing said ward from the fifth,
opposite the-corner of sections 20,
80, 81 ond 80, in township eleven,
sonth range . east, in north and
south line, thence Tanning in a south
westerly direction tc the southeast
corner of the southwest quarter, sec
ton six, township thirteen, south
range 2 east, belonging to Rodolph
Broussard thence in a southerly di-
rection 10 the sea marsh and the line
dividing said ward from the 7th
Police Jury ward, and that all the
territory east Of said line shall be
known and is hereby designated as
the 1st election precinct. Of said 9th
ward and one polling place estab-
lished therein.
And starting on the bayou Quenc
Tortue, at the mouth of Lyons cou-
lee and following said coulee to its
head, thence in southcrly direction
TO the dividing line of the 9Th aud
7th Police Jury wards, and all that
territory lying east OF said line and
west of the line of the first pre-
cinct Of said ward, shall be known
and is hereby designated as the End
election prccinc, of said 9th ward,
and Que polling place established
therein.
That all Of that territory Of said
sixth Police Jury ward, lying west
Of the second precinct as above es-
tablishcd, to. the line Of Cameron
parish, shall be known and is here |
by designated :s the Third election
precinct of said 9Th Police Jury |
ward, and one polling place estab-
lished therein.
Resolved further, that the 7tb
Police Jury ward be and the same
is hereby divided into three election
precincts, as follows, to wit
Starting on bayou Vermilion on
the line dividing the lands of Thos
s Winston and Mrs ] Fl Putnam
and following the same in a 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 a southwesterly 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
inc last above described to the sea
marsh and mouth of Vermilion ba-
Fou, shall be known and is hereby
designated as the second election
precinct Of said seventh Police Jury I
ward. and one polling place estab-
ished therein.
And that all the remaining terri
ory of said seventh Police Jury
ward, from the mouth Of bayou Yer s
nilion, including all the sea marsh I
md Gulf coast islands, in this par (
sh shall be known and is hereby de {