The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-05-31

at costs OF the parish.
(Signed) Bazile Broassard, Jos c
Harrington, E L Demary, J Alcide
Broussard, J Cleomer Broussard, +
Aayard and Richard Leblanc.
On motion Of D. Nunez, Resolved
that whereas it is necessary that Ger.
tam changes be made in the 9th and
7th Police Jury wards in order to
facilitate voters residing therein.
ThereforA be it resolved, that the
9Th Police Jury ward he and the
same is hereby divided into three
ELECTION precincts, as follows Il wit :
Starting al q point CD the line
dividing said ward from Tue Eth,
opposi:e the corner Of sections 20,
80, 81 ond 50, in township eleven,
south range 2 east, in q north and
south line, thence running in 4 south
westerly direction to the southeast
lcorner Of the southwest quarter, sec
ltion six, township thirteen, south
range 2 east, belonging to Rodolph
Broussard +; thence in a s%outherIy d.
rection to the sea marsh aud the line
dividing said ward from the 7th
Police Jury ward. and that a!l the
territory east of said line shall be
known and is hereby designated a.:
the lst election precinct Of said 9th
ward and one polling place es,ab
lished therein.
And starting on the bayou Queue
Tortue~ at the mouth of Lyons cou
lee and. following said couIee to its
head. thence in a southerly direction
10 the dividing line Of the It'll and
7th Police Jury wards, and all tina,
territory lying east Of said line and
west of the line of the second pre-
cinct Of said ward. shall be known
and is hereby designated as the 2nd
election precinct OK said 9th ward.
and U polling place established
therein.
That all Of that territory Of said
sixth Police Jury ward, lying ives,
Of the second precinct as above es
tabEished, to the line Of Cameron
parish, shall be known and is here
by designated cs the Third election
precinct OF said 9th Police Jury
warG', and one polling place estab-
lishe,i therein.
Resolved farther, that the 7th
Police Jury ward be and the same
is hereby divided into three election
precin OTIS, as follows. to wit
Starting on bayou Vermllion on
the lire dividing the lands of Thos
5 Winston and Mrs J Il Putnam
and following the same in a souther-
ly direcaion to the back or south
line Of said Mrs Putnam's land, and
and on be lower line Of land of j B
Leblanc > thence following said line
IN a sonshwesterIy direction 10 the
Grand Aarais. thence following the
same bo the marsh, and thence 10 a
westerly direction TO the line aivi-
ding said seventh from tie sixth
Police Jury ward, aud that all OF
that territory in SAID seventh Police
Jury ward west and north of said
above lire aud the Grand Marais
shall he known and is hereby desiy.
mated AS the FIRST election precinct
of said seventh Police Jury ward,
and n polling place established
therein
That all Of that territory in said
seventh Police Jury ward on the
bayou Vermilion, east of the first
above described iiue, and south or
below the Grand Marais and the
line last above described to the sea
marsh and mouth of Vermilion ba-
you. SHALL De known aud is hereby
designated as the second election
pr~ec'nct of said seventh Police Jury
ward. and one polling place estab.
lishesl therein.
And that all the remaining terri
tory of said seventh Police Jury
ware, from he mouth Of bayou Yer.
uilie'a, including all the sea marsh
and arlf coast islands, in this par.
ish shall be known and ia hereby de-.
signatsd AS tue third election pre-.
cincs of said seventh Police JurY
ward and one polling place estab.
therein.
Resolved further that the resolu
tloos CT this body Of date of July Cd
1877 on the same subject as amend.
ed by these presents remain ia force
and that this ordinance take effect
aud after its 6nal passage &C..
cording to law.
Resolved further, that the Return
Officer Of said parish be and he
is authorized to cause to be made
and provide suitable ballot boxes