The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-08-09
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regular. session at the court house
'1lsrsua'st IS aHMtfn;da II, upon b' Can
ing roll Of ola members, no quorum
present. -
Newly appointed members, ap
peared and produced heir commits
sions aud oalh~ of Office as follows
Howard Hofpanir. J. Trevllls
BroDssard. Thomas Morgan. Henr,
Bartcls, Robt Green, J. Alcee lie
blanc and j. Henry Putnam.
Ar. newly appointed members be
ing present, proceeded to the trans
action of business.
On motion, Howard Hoff fpauir
was unanimously elected president
Minutes OF last meeting were read
and adopted.
The following resolutions adopted
on May 18th were re-offered by Tire
vile Broussard.
That, whereas it is necessary
that certain changes lie made in the
9th and 7th Police Jury Wards in
order TO facilitate voters residing
therein. M
Therefore, be it resolved, thot the
Eth pohcc jury wara he and the
same is. hereby divided into three
election precincts, as follows TO wit
Starting at a point. On the Iiue
.dividing said ward from the 9Th,
opposite the corner of sectious %,
30, 3 ond 81, in. township eleven,
south range 2 east, in a north and
south line, thence running ID a south
westerly direction. to the southeast
corner Of the southwest quarter, sec
ton six, township thirteen, south
range 2 east, belonging to Rodolph
BrousSard thence ii a scdtherIy di,
rection to the sea marsh and the line
dividing said ward zfrorl the 7ih
Police Jury ward, and that all the
territory east Of said line shall be
known and is hereby Designated as
the ist election precinct Of said 9th
ward and cue polling place estab-
llShed therein.
And starting on the bayou Quene
Ior;ne. at the mouth Of Lyons cou-
lee and following snia coulee to its
head, thence il a soutae,Iy dir ,tion
TO the dividing line OF the Gth ana
1th Police Jury wards, and all that
territory lying east Of said line and
west Of the line Of the Grst pre-
einct Of said ward, shall be known
ard is hereby designated as the 2nl
election precinct or said 9th ward.
and one polling place established
herein.
That all Of that territory of 'said
sig;n Police Jury ward, lying west
Of the second precinct as above es,
tablished. 20 the line Of Cameron
parish shall be known and is here
hy designated IS the Third election
precinct Of said 9Th Police Jury
ward, and one polling place estab-
lished therein. ts3s.S ts
+ Resolved further. that tile 7th
Police jury ward be and the same
is hereby divided into three election
precincts, as follows. to wit
Starting IN bayou Vermilion on
the linetdividjng the lands Of ihos
S Wieston and Airs ] L Putnam
and 5oI.oYin9 tie same in a soather-
~ direction 10 the back or south
line of said Mrs Putnam's land, and
and on the lower line Of lard Of j B
leblanc; thence following said line
in a sonthwesterly direction to the
Grand Marais. thence following the
same to the marsh, and thence 10 a
westerly direction to the line divi
ding said sevei'h 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 he known and is hereby desig-
mated as the first election precinct
of said seventh Police Jury ward,
and one polling place established
therein. v4..ag. eta
That all Of that territory in said
seventh Police Jury ward
east Of the ~ first
above described line, and south or
below the Grand Maraise and the
line last above described to the sea
marsh and mouth Of Vermi!ion ba-
you, shall be known and is hereby
designated as the second election
precinct of said seventh Police Jury
ward, and one. polling place estap-
lished therein. ..f.sa
And that all the remaining terri
tory of said seventh Police Jury
ward, from the month ofbavon Yer.
million, including all the sea marsh
and Gulf coast islands, in this par.