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TOWN COUNCIL.

AbbevilIe. Marrh 81 1885
The Council met this day in called ses-
sion there were present JOS. j. Abadie.
mayor. AMI Messrs, Wise, Bourquc and
Young aldermen.
The niayor stated shat he had called
this meeting Of The Council, at the request
of the aigncrs of tile following petition Of
citizens and tax payers, tG4take some ac-
tion upon the mat OF suggested therein.
To The Hon Mayor Of the town Of Abbe
Vile La
We undersigned citizens aud tax payers
Of the above corporation would respect
fully ask, your honor to convene town
conncil. at such time and place as your
honor may appoint, for the purpose OF
appropriating such amount of money as
your honorable body may deem proper,
for the relief of the '.Abbeville Hook and
Ladder Co. 1.o
A. Monlor, John LafeUr. ?. ID. Dnpny,
A. D. Lahor,le, l.. Butel, E. II. Flory, ).
Isaacs, w. d. white, David Beer. Il. Ira
han, j o. Lege and u NJ. Lyons.
On motion of Mr. Bourqae, Resolved,
| That the sum Of Seventy-fige Dollars. out
| of the Sinking Fund be donated TO the
| Abbevilie Fire Co, No. !, and that war
fraut for said sum be drawn by the secre
! sary upon said fund III favor Of the Treas
urer IF said mpany.
/ On motion the council adjourned.
j. j. ABADIg, ". g. WHITE,
/ Mayor. Secretary
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TOWN COUNCIL.
Abbcville, La, May 2ad 1885

The Council met this day in spec
ial session present y J Abadie,
Mayor, and MeSsrs. Wise. Bouque
aud Mills ahscnt-N G Young
The Masor stated that the object
Of the meeting was to pass and enact
certain amendments TO the ordIn-
ance levying license tax upon
trades, business, professions, &C.,
carried on in the town of y AbheyiIIc,
La, being al Ordinance enacted on
The End day OF June 1880 and re
enacted anJ made the License La y
Of said town for the Gun rent year by
I resolution Of the Town ConEcll
adopted January 26th 1885.
.An Ordinance to amend and re-
enact Sections 8 and 10 of the Ll-
ccuse Law of the Town of Abbc
vile, La.
Be it resolved that Sections 9
and 10 of an Ordinance levying an
annual license tax for the Town of
Ahbevillc, La, adopted June End
1880, and enacted on the Goth
January 1885 by the Town Council
Of said town, be amended aud re-
enacted so as to read as follows
Section 8,
That the business of the previous
year, as also the actual condition
and results of business Of the ensuent
year, for the purpose Of calculating
licenses, shall be ascertained in the
sworn statement of the person or
persons in interest, his or their duly
authorized agent or officer when
ever called OF, therefor by the Tax
collector or officer whose duty ii
shall be to issue licenses ; provided
that if said officer be rot satisfied
with tie fairness Of said sworn state
ment, he shall traverse the same by
rule taken in such Court as proyi
ded in Article ltG aud l25 Of the
| Constitution, which shall he ;fied
-nmmarily whether an answer be
filed thereto or not. On the trial
Of said rule, tie books written ell.
tries and memoranda Of said person
or persons, firms, companies, corpor.
ations or parties shall be brought
into Court and subjected to the in
ispcct;on and examination of the
court, the officer who took the rule
aud snch experts as he may employ
or the court may appoint provided
that this inspection shall not be con
fstrned as eutitlIng the defendant te
Introduce in evidence said books ana
documents my more than he woalf
have been without such inspection
lpro vided, also. that the license shal
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Very Respectfully,
ELI W IsE,

Treas. School Fund !.
On motion ;he Treasurer is re-
qucstcd to distribute to the different
wards (nn the same basis as tie la-t
distribution was maGe) the sum Of
100000 provided the same may be
needed TO keep schools open until
vacation
The Finance Committee having
submitted the following report the
same was received and ordered
spread on the minutes, to-wlt
RE 20 r L.
To he Honorable The President
and Members Of the Roatd Of
Directors of Public School lof
Vermilion Parish.
Your undersigned Finance Com
mi,lee beg lea"e TO report as fol-
lows
That they have examined the bill
of f. J; Addison for printing $50
copies of Rules and Regulations for
the use of the schools and fnd the
same correct and recommend the
payment Of the bill to- wit sl2, 5u..
They have also settled with } :
Nuncz tax collector for the school
taxes of the year 1884 on the l9'l'
Of March 1855 and as follows viz :
amount of poll tax Of 1884 as per
roll 1893. w
{" 9 NIL tax -" 3,IS0.l9
The collector exhibited the re-
ceipts of The School Treasurer as fol-
lows up to said date
Rcpt for poll tax, including com.
missions amounting to 10000
Rent 2 mill tax . 1904 SO
Thus leayiug the following bal
auces uuaccoun,ed for as follows
On pol TAX : 029 otl
On = mill tax i.lio ~
All Of which is respectfully sub
nfifrrd w. w. EDWARDS,
j. n. WILLIAMS,
! Committee
The claim Of r. I. Addison foI
printing rules &c for this Board
amounting to sl2 SO was ordered
paid.
/ W W Edwards having submitted
a detailed report of collections made
for this. Board in suit OF Schoo
Board ys q i Shaw ct ais-tlit
same was referred to the Flnahct
/ Committee.
On motion fhe bill Of r H Mlli'
| for blank book was ordered paid
Mr. jules 1'llibodeauz havlug beer
ordered 10 make certain improve
Encuts at the Bayou Tigre scboo
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Vermiliop.

In accordance with the provisions
of Section "a Of Act Sc, approved
July 5lh 1882, notice is hereby Civ
en- to the tax payers Of said parish
of VermiIioh and the corporation Of
Abbeville, that the listing Of the
property real and personal of said
taxpayers is completed together
with the valuation placed upon said
property by the Assessor, and that
said lists will be exposed in my of
fee for inspection aud correction
for the term Of twenty days begin
ing June 10, and ending July ], 'S5-
Given under my Official signature
at Abbesille La. May 30th 1885.
D. NJ. LYONS, Assessor
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-06-06

State of Louisiana - Parish OF
Vermiion 25th Judi District
Court-.No. ,3. N. S.
Succession Of Pelagie Meaux.
Antoine A Broussard, admr.
Notice is hereby given to all par
ties interested 10 the said succession
or having any opposition to make
to the tableau of debts and charges
to file the same in writing inthe Office
Of the clerk of court within ten days
from tho date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal Of
court this Goth day of May
1855.
LAsTIE BRnussARD, clerk.
W. w. EDWARDS, Atty.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-06-06
Police j ury

The Police Jury of Yermiion
parish, met at Hall of AbbcvilIe
Hook Ladder Co, Town of Able.
vile, pursuant to adjournment on
this 25th day Of May 1885, in
special session.
Members present IL Hoffpauir,
President, I J Morgan. Fl II Bar
tells. J 7 Braussard, Robt Green
and J H Putnam.
ABSENT A Leblanc.
On motion minutes of last meeting
were read and adopted.
On motion Of Il j Morgan,
Resolved, that the ordinance
adopted at last meeting in regard TO
not allowing sheep, hogs, goats,
a., to roam at large be and the
same is hereby amended so as to
read as follows: latter the words
not liza BILE to any damages the fol-
lowing he added. provided said par
tics shall have good and lawful
fence
On motion Of j T Broussard.
Resolved that r C Smedes, Esq,
be and he is hereby added TO the
committee on classification and iu,
dexiog Of remnants of burnt records.
The Jury then took recess until
? O'Clock.
Re assembled at 9 o'clock, same
members present.
Tie Finance Committee made q
consolidated report, which was
adopted, aud ordered filed among
the archievcs Of this body, (but not
to hc recorded.
Report o. Committee on Temper,
arY Court House, was read, ordered
tiIed and spread on the minutes.
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To the Honl. President and mem
bers Of Police jury Parish OF
NerntiIion, La.
We the undersigned committee
on building temporary Court House
beg to respectfully report that
after opening sealed proposals for
building Court House they accepted
bid Of Mr. James W Cannon for the
sum of Two Hundred and Eighty
Dollars is2s0J and of Mr. 5 Wise
Tor lu,nher at following prices
Rough merclianlable cypres at
$3.50 per NJ.
Dress flooring, pine Il, at $4,000
per NJ.
Dress ceiling, cypress, ! at $500
per NJ.
s. lit cypress shingles at s. so
per NJ.
All delivered at landing at Alb
beyille. Chairman Of your commit
tee will sign above contracts as
soon as possible. and work will be
commenced on building at once.
! All Of which is respectfully sub
imittee. Esignedl
| J. HT. PUTNAM.
Chairman and for Com.
/ Ahberille. La, Nav 25th 1885.
!. Flied May 25th 1855.
| L. G.. Lyons, clerk.
On motion of ] I Broussard,
Be il resolved. that whereas the
records Of the Police Jury for a
series of years having been destroy
led hv fire OH April 7th 1885, and
whereas the committee appointed te
procure the MERIDIoNAL, newspaper
produced such copies as they were
able to ind aud, whereas the Po
!, lice Jury in open session did selee'
land re eaOp; such resolution from
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the various meetings as they deemed

the various meetings as they deemed
proper.
Therefore he it resolved. that the
President of tits body contract with
some competent party to rc-lnscrlbe
in the record book of this body, said
resolutions ia The order of their res
pective dates, which shall follow the
proceedings Of this date.
The term Of Office of !. G Lyons,
I as clerk Of this body having expired
Oh lst of April 1885. Be it rcsolv-
ed that he be and is hereby reap
pointed clerk of this body, with q
salary of Two $4,000 Hundred Dol
lars per aunnm. same to commence
on April lst 1885 and fall due quar-
terly..
On motion Of II J Morgan.
Resolved that II Il Lyons be re.
elected as constable and that h;s
salary he fixed at Seventy 1881
Five Dollars per annu,n, to com
mencc on April LIST 1855, and fall
due quarterly.
The lollhwing claims were allow
ed and warrants ordered to issue.
Committee On burnt records.
W A White s. days (0 $50, $2l.25
r 7 O'Bryan 2 g $ 500
G j Edwards IL 2750
Il I.eguennec rpr on bridge 400
j Ii PutEa!n, advertising
for safes for parish 25 90
\ !. Leblanc. constable N case
State vs. \ Schuexuayde 4 70
Jno Smith 2. 90
Finance Committee.
T J Morgan | day B 90
Sol Wise :" 2 90
Police Jury.
Il Hofpauir . days & mil 7 90
I } Morgan 9 3 90
J II Putnam 2 so
j T Broussard +" 3 90
Robert Green q /" & 2 10
Ii II Barlels /" 3 90
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-06-06
SCHOOL BOARD.
A Ahbeville. La, April 4lh lbs

Ahbeville. La, April 4th 1855
The Board of School Directors
mel this dag, in regular session,
with tue following members
present, to wi,
! ". w. Edwards, president, and
, Mc<srs j Nugier, NJ G Bloasaar,!. j
Morgan. J n Williams aud + G
Aihi,e. Absent: N Y !.ampman.
/ The minutes of last meeting were
read and dnpted.
~ On motjon resolved that the
amount due ) w Stafford by this
Board be paid to his administrator
when daily qualified.
On motion The claim Of Jno Elem.
ing car time lost while teaching pub.
tic school was rej'cted.
On motion. resolved that the
Board does hereby accept | acre
Of land in the 4ih ward, from Mr..
Felix nronssard. for the purpose of
building a-schooI house thereon, and
that Messrs. Felix B,nus>ard, Aris,
lie Picard, Jno I Broussard and G
Monte. are appointed committee
to select said land and secure Pc
titinn from the patrons or the school
10 he located on sai. land Will, The
rnnter df children which they will
send TO said school. tie same to be
presented 10 this Board at the next
nceIlng.
On motion it was ordered that the
list of'ielinquent tax payers received
this day from l.. G. Loyns, deputy
tax collector Was referred TO The
Finance Committee.
On motion the following report
from ihc treasurer was received and
ordered spread on the minutes ,o-wit:
r i, Z O Il T..
AhbeviIle, La, April 5rl 1885.
7" the Honorable President and
Members of School Board of Yer.
milton Parish, Louisiana.
The following represents the anDnnt
to the credit Of tie various i;inds
for school purposes ia l'.;s parish.
,;,ro,t End 1 C5a OF
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MI persons are hereby notified
and prohibited from hunting and
passing through our pasture. Any
violating this notice will be prose.
cuted to the full extent Of the law.
SosTHENE HERPIN,
GEBuIN 1TAHAN.
HAzILE BRoUssARp.
Kbbeyllle, April 18th 1865.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

Persons having claims for collec-
tion anywhere in this parish are res
pectfully solicited to avail them.
selves Of my services. | hope by
prompt and careful attention to all
business entrusted to me to receive
share Of the public patronage.
JOS. F. ADDISON.
Accounts may be left at this Office
or addressed to me P. O Box 20.
Abheville, La, May 10th 1885.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF VERN'LIoN.
25th judicial District Court.
NJ. 6l4
NJ. Gil.

Succ Of Constance 4 Dclcambre.
Notice is hereby given to all par,
ties Interested in the said succession,
or having any opposition to make to
the tahleau of debts and charges aud
of settlement filed by Jean Bite
Dronet, jr natural tutor in the
said succession TO file the same in
writing in the Office Of the clerk
of court within ten days from the
date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal OF
court this 4ih day of april 1855.
ALcIDE LEBLANC, by clerk.
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$500 REWARD D.


BY virtue Of a resolution adopted
BY the Police Jury of Vermilion
arish | do hereby offer a reward Of
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLaRS
for tic arrest and conviction OF the
party or parties who on the norm
ing Of Tuesday, April 7th 1885 set
fire to the Court House in the Town
of Ahtevillc, Parish Of Vermilion,
Louisiana.
dated in Abbcyille this 10th day
Of April 1885.
HOWARD HOFFPAUlR.
President Police Jury
Il. M. STEBBlNs, Clerk pro TEN.
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Pictures Of Yourself!

To introduce our handsome new
style pictures throughout the U. S.
at once we will send Four Dozen
finely finished photographs of yourr
self. postpaid, upon receipt of 81 90
and sample photo. to copy from,
cabinet size preferred). provided
yoL will promise in your letter to
show pictures, and act as agent in
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Nunda Bank. Remit by postal note
or registered letter (no stamps Ia
KEN, and mention paper. Address.
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Crane Tor .4igretteJ FsasAsrs-.Skin
We will pay the Highest CASH
price. for White Crane (Aigrette)
Feathers and Aigrette Skins.
For prices and information apply
TO II. Beer, Abbeville. La, or the
the undersigned on Cade's planta.
ton. +. NJ. LLvY & Co.
Nav 10th 1885.
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On motion the Jury then adjourn
ed to Monday the Sth day Of June
1885.
II. HoFFpAUIR, l.. c. LYONS,
President. Clerk
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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-19
MINING APPLICATION No. 1904,
IT g LAM OErJcE
Helena. Montana. October 81. 1226-

Helena, Montana, October 81, 1851
Notice is hereby given, that Godfrey
Lavell, William McDermott, Balcain rettit
and Roderick d. Leggat, whose postOffice
address is Butte City, Montana, and T.
Stewart White, whose postottice address is
Grand Rapids, Michigan, nave this day filed
their application for a patent for 1881
linear feet of the hummer Lode mining
claim, situated in Summit Valley mining
district, Silver Bow county, Montana Ter
ritory, the position. course and extent of
the said mining claim designated by an
official survey thereof, as lot no. 44O. T no
3 n, R no 8 WI; being more particularly set
forth and described in the official field notes
and plat thereof on file in this office, as fol-
lows, to-wit: Beginning at the W corner, a
~porphyry stone 3Ox12x5 ms, set ~ ms
deep, marked 1857, for corner no 1, with
mound Of earth 2h feet high. * feet base
alongside the stone, from which the Z Sec
ton corner on the north boundary of sec-
ton II in T 3 n, R 8 W, bears n 10 Az g,
1895 feet, and running thence 81 e, 1881
feet, thence g 80 e, 600 feet, thence 8 SO W,
1881 feet, thence n 80 W., 600 feet to the
place Of beginning. containing an area OF
1854 acres in this survey excluding 100
acres included in surveys no 1918 and 1888
not 81 aimed, leaving 15.84acres claimed by
the above named applicants.
The location OF this mine is recorded in
the office of the County Recorder OF Deer
Lodge county, on page 40, in book H OF
Records.
The adjoining claims are on the n W sur
vey no 1873, the Blind lode no 2, on
the 8 e survey no 1918, the Great West
ern, on the 8 survey no 1888, the Occiden.
tai, survey no 1852, the May lode lies ad-
jacent on the west. F. Atkinson.
JOS d. HARPER, Register.
u. s. Claim Agent. 1i.1d.6Od
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-19
SOMETHING NEW IN BUTTE.
Young Mems Christian Association Or
ganized.

On Monday evening a number OF ladies
and gentlemen assembled at the COngrega-
tional Church, the object being to organize
O Young Mems Christian Association.
When the meeting had been called to order,
Rev. C. C. Frost led in singing the very APP
propriate piece, "Ho! Reapers OF Lies
Harvest" After prayer. remarks were
made by Mrs. Clark and several Others, as
to the influence for good upon the young
men of Butte the Association would have.
Rev. w. C. Shipper WAS then elected tenn
porary chairman and J. W. Kemper tenn
porary secretary. Rev. MIR. Frost moved
that q committee be appointed to prepare
a constitution and bylaws and report at
the next meeting, which was adopted. An
amendment was offered by Mr.. Hyde, that
the committee consist of one member from
each OF the Evangelical churches OF the
city; adopted. On motion of Mr.. Burton,
the chairman appointed the following com.
mite. Rev. S. {. Blackiston, Episcopal
Church; j. r. Wharton. Presbyterian
Church; Prof. j. X. Davis, Baptist Church;
J.W. Kemper. Methodist Episcopal Church
South; DR.. w. H. Dudley, Congregational
Church; Rev. NJ. P. Sipple, Methodist Epis,
copal Church:
The committee being selected, Rev. Mr..
Frost moved that Rev. Mr.. Shipper be
made chairman of the body; carried.
The motion to invite the Women's Chris
tan Temperance Union to be present at
the next meeting was carried, after which
the meeting adjourned, subject to the call
OF the chairman.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-19
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers OF property have
been fled with the County Clerk and Re-
corded since our last report:
Joseph Hyde and wife and Thomas "A.
Morris, to Alice Gold and Silver Mining
Company, quit claim two-third interest IN
Boston lode, $4,000.
J.. r. Doyce and wife to Curtis n Ma
jors, undivided one-eighth interest IN juno
ton placer claim, $1,000.
T. G.. Thornton and wife to Helen G. Har-
per, part of surface ground OF lot No. 2ol,
$500.
Jerome B.. and Annie Westgatc, to Will
inn Worshead and c.. NJ. Buck, lot 5 block
IL. Consideration, $4,000.
K. T. Kennon and wife, to joaquin Abas-
cal, undivided one-fourth interest in New
Era lode, $500.
c. H. p. Bielenberg and wife, to Frank b.
Thomes undivided quarter interest IN
.,apa lode, $500.
Frank B. Themes, to Walter Mackay,
undivided one-fourth interest in Napa lode,
$500.
r. B. Wallace and wife, to Silas F. King,
undivided seven-!orty-eighth interest in
Mill Side lode, 5000.
Caleb T.. Irvine, to Walter Mackay, UNI
divided one-fourth interest in Sunny Side
lode, $3.50. Vs.,
David Daniels and wife. to John Ulrich,
undivided one-half Wolveston mill building
and lot neal Rockies, $500.
William Haselton. to George w. Newklrk,
undivided one-third interest in Old BUCK,
$3.50. >,
Samuel w. Keith to William Lorenge, all
interest in Diamond, Pears and Crystai
limestone mineral claim; $500
James w. Forbis to John Alexander, lou
II block 10, Utah e. Northern railroad adj
dition to Butte; $3.50.
J, NJ. Albiez and wife to Thomas A. Nor
ris, west 81 feet Of lots l. 2, 3 and 4, block
A; S1O.25,
Margaret Beattie to Edward W. BeattIe,
all interest in the estate OF Alexander II.
Bcattie, deceased; $4,000.
Montana Lumber and Produce Company
to w. ]. Stewart, lot IL block =, Utah q
Northern railroad addition; $l25.
William H. Howe and wife to John A.
McConville, undivided $50 OF Gray Eagle
lode and lot on surface; $1,000.
Frederick Lockley to Emma Curtis. lou
on Plymouth and One-eighto OF May iode'
$500.
w. A. Edna and Maggie Hickey to Emma
Curtis, lot on Surface of Lizzie lode, $4Il.
Henry Williams to Richard James, house
,tlt lin Centerville; $3.50.
Benz. Robinson to Henry l.. Frank, LIE
Fetit Due" lode; $500.
T.. H. Irvine and wife to Anthony h. Bar
ret, lots 6, Z and 8, block "a; SlOO.
VIM. Howard and wife to Walter Mac
kay, undivided one-eighth interest in Napa
lode; $500.