The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-10-11

After examining said roll the COM
mittee find that considerable por.
ton of the uncollected balance above
mentioned, consists of taxes errone'
ously assessed against divers parties
and are therefore uncolfectable.
& The present tax collect1r, Jos. -.
Nunez, is and has been collecting
taxes since June 18th 1884, on all
back rolls without having receipted
for same. ,NA q
The Finance Committee were as
sisted by W. 3. White, Esq. rr.
(Slgned) G. GoDcHAux,
SOLOMON WISE. 4
Abhevi!le, July %, 1884.
To the Hon. President and members
of the Police Jury Of the parish
of Vermiiiou
Gentlemet,-The Finance Com
m,'tee met this day pursuant to a
resolution of the Police Jury of July
7th 1884,, ard have examined the
tex rolls Of delinquents and find 1t to
he matter Of impossihility to re-
wise thc list ~ requested by said
resolution. and that the tax coIlec-
tor, Dos. z. Nunez refuses TO give
recent fot said delinquent rolls un-
less the Police Jury passes some
resolution guaranteeing him against
all costs that may be incurred in ad-
vertising and enforcing collection OF
said delinquents. .o
(Signed) G.. GoDcH4Ux,
J. II. PUTNAM.
On motion it was resolved, that
a vote of thanks be rendered tor'the
Bridge Committee and they are re-
quested to present their bill of char
ges to this body and be discharged:
On motion the report OF M. l..
Eldredge, road-overseer was read
and ordered to be filed. ~
On motion of J. 81. Putnam, 1t
was resolved that it shall be lawful
to kill deer in this parish from the
first day of August to the first day
of January that this resolution take
effect from and after this date.
An Ordinance to prohibit horse
racing on the public high ways, de
claring the same to be q misde
meanor and providing a penalty
therefor. @
Resolved that from and after the
publication hereof, horse racing or
the public highways Of the parish o.
ermillon be, and is hereby prohlb
tied.
Resolved further, that any viola
ton of this ordinance shall be deem
ed misdemeanor, and that the pc
falty for such violation shall be no
less than $40 nor more than hfty
dollars. to be recovered by a crimi
nal prosecution before the Distric
Court of this parish, and in, default
of payment of fine and costs to bt
imprisoned in the parish prison no
less than FIVE nor more sixty days.
Resolved further that all othe1
ordinances on the same subject mat
ter be and they are hereby repealed
On motion of j. 81. Putnam, i
was resolved that a committee o
three members Of the Police Jury b
appointed for the purpose OF exa
mining and approving or rejecting
all accounts presented to this bod
at each meeting.
Whereupon Messrs. j. 81. Putnam
n. H. Bartels. and T. J. Morga
were appointed on aaid committee.
On motion of J. Fl. Putnam 1t wa
resolved that a sufficient sum be az
propriated out of the surplus fund
now in the treasury to pay all juror
for their services at this term OF tn
District Court, as we'll as all othe
expenses incurred, and that the pa
ish treasurer be authorized to pa
the same. .e-.-.
On motion the Jury adjourned
Monday the 18Th instant.
:. HowARD HoFFPAgIB, Presiden
T.. G.. Lyons, Clerk.
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\ Tine Police Jury Of the parish