The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-07-25

8 Road and bridges q
Panpers and INDECENT
10 Public school 2
T a mills 10
On motion the Jury then took a
rec-s until 9 o'clock.
Net at z o'clock, same members
present.
On motion Of J It Putnam,
Be it resolved that the public road
leading from Abheville to Crosse
Use shall follow the boundary lines
of the land Of F White instead of
running across said tract and that
the course Of said road bc fixed rs
follows from The point where it
intersects the western boundary of
said tract, the road shall run along
said western boundary to the north
west corner of the tract thence east
along the Lorthean boundary of the
tract until the eastern boundary be
reached and thence along said cast.
ern line to the point where said
road now runs, and that all land for
said road shall be given from land
o: said White, and all expenses for
act Of donation of land for said road
to he paid by BF White, and said
road shall not be less than forty feet
in width. ,
On motion the jury then adjourn
led until 8 o'clock to1morrow.
Tuesday, July l4th 1885.
jury met pursuant to adjournment
same members present.
On motion of j 7 Broussard;
Resolved that the resolution
adnpted june Sth 1885, in regard
to fences and depreciation on crops
by stock, be amended so as to read
as follows F.:
That all fences within the Parish
shall be constructed in the follow
ling manier to Wit to be not
less than 4 feet high, and to be
| OF not less than four wires, thee
pIanks, Or pieux, and one wire, two
plank or lienx and two wires, one
plank or pieux and three wires. and
the wire to he above plank, all
to be stapled; nailed Or mortised 10
Tor on good substantial posts, the
posts to be not more than ten
feet apart, and ditch on the outside
of the fsnce ; the lower pieux, plank
or wire to be twelve incI!cs from the
ground and the Other wire, pieux or
plank to he not more than one
foot atart from center to center.
which is hereby declared to be a
lawful fence , and the owner, or
owners, Of stock; such as horses,
mares. mules; cattle. and other ami.
mails Of a kind, suffering them to
depredate ON crops or premises Of
Others Where the same are enclosed
by a lawful fence as described aboTe
shall he liable to damages for such
dcpredations, said damages to be
assessed by two disiutercsted per.
sons. one to be chosen by the party
injured and the other by the onwer
of the stock, and in case of their dis
agreement they together to choose a
third, and further that all other laws
heretofore passed in conflict with
the above be, and the same is here.
by repealed.
Ordinance In regard to Sheep,
Goats and Hogs &c.
| On motion of J Fl Putnam,
Resolved, that, the ordinance in
regard to Hogs, Sheep. Goats. &c,
&c. passed on May 1lth 1885, be
and the same is hereby amended by
adding thereto, after. the words ''all
damages done by them," so as to
read as follows
"All persons are prohibited from
allowing their sheep, goats, hogs
and geese, from roaming and run.
ming at large in the parish of Ver-
million and in case of snch stock de-
predating on crops, owners of said
stock shall he responsible for all
damages done by them, damages for
snch dcpredations shall be assessed
by two disintelested persons, one TO
be chosen by party injured and the
other by owner Of the stock and in
case Of their disagreement they to-
ge,her to choose a third, and in case
owner Of said stock cannot be found
or fails to pay such damages after
demand said stock may be killed by
party injured by their depredations
and said party SO killing such stock
shall not he liable for any damages
for such action.
The following persons we're APP
pointed road oversecrs for the year,
to-wit :
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