The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-08-02
Police jury.

% A oSooAVA ot tAC COuIG EOuS
Pursuant to adjournment, upon cal
ing roll of Old members, no eucrur
, present.
Newly appointed members, az
reared and produced their commi.
sions and oaths Of Office as follows
Howard HoHpauir, J. TreviIl
Broussard, Thomas Morgan. Henr
Barte!s, Robt Green, J. Alcee Le
blanc and J. Henry Putnam.
All newly appointed members DC
ing present, proceeded to the tra'ns
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 we're re.ofered by Ire
Vile Broussard.
That, whereas it ia pecessar,
that certain changes be made in the
9Th and 7th Police Jury Wards in
order to facilitate voters residing
therein.
Therefore, be it resolved, that the
Sta Police Jury ward be and the
same is hereby divided into three
election precincts, as follows to wit
Starting at a point on the line
dividing said ward from the fifth,
opposite the corner of sections 29,
80, 81 ond 80, in township eleven,
south range 2 east, in a north and
south line, thence running 10 a south
westerly direction to the southeast
corner of the southwest quarter, seq
ton six, township thirteen, south
range 2 east, belonging to Rodolph
Broussard thence In . southerly di.
rection to the sea marsh and the line
dividing said ward from the 7th
Polite Jury ward, and that all the
territory east of said line shall be
known and is hereby designated as
the lst election precinct Of said 9Th
ward and one polling place estab.
lIshed therein.
And starting On the bayou Queue
Tortue, at tie mouth Of Lyons cou.
lee and following said cdulee to its
head. thence in q southerlY 1irectinn
to the dividing line Of the 9th and
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 2ud
election precinct o. said 9th ward,
and one polling place established
therein.
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 7th
Police Jury ward be and the same
is hereby divided into three election
precincts, as follows, to wit !.
Starting On bayou Verlnilion on
the line dividing the lands of 'Thos
S Winston and Mrs J II Putnam
and following the same in a souther-
ly direction to the back OF 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 southwesterDy 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 lfne, and eouth or
below the Grand Marais and the
line last above described to the sea
marsh and mouth Of Vermilioh 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 remainfng 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
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