The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-04-18
Police Jury.
Abbeville, April 10th. 1885,


of the parish of Vermilion was this
day called by the president on the fol-
lowing petition Of citizens and tax
PAYERS Of s.idrarish. viz:
AbbeviIle. April 7th 1888.
TO Howard Hof pauir, Esq. Pre-
sident of the Police Jury in and for
the parish of Ve'milion
The petition of the undersigned citi-
zens and free-holders tax payers Of said
parish with deep feeling of sorrow at
the loss of the people Of said parish In
the destruction of the court house. of
the parish with all records. by fire,
during the night of Monday, April 9th
1885 respectfully represent that it is
imperativeIy necessary that meeting
Of the Police Jury be called without
delay, for the. purpose of devlslng
means and taking action with reference
to providing record books for the use
of the Court Of Appeals ard District
Curt, as we'll as record books used
and needed by the Clerk of Court ex-
oficio Recorder, and to provide places
where the officers of the parish shall
hold their Offices, aud for such other
matter and things as the said Police
Jurors may deem advisable or neces-
sary in the premises.
They therefore pray that you do is-
sue call on said Police Jurors to meet
at O'Bryan & Whites office in the
town of AbbeviIle, in the shortest delay
possible for the pun pose above specified,
Respectfully by
- Solomon Wise, r Sagrera, W ID
White, H H Bartels. Lastie B'oussard,
. Bourque, W R Ellis, F D Young,
R H Mills, w G Kibbe, + L Wall. }
Isaacs, A D Laborde, Du2re BIanchet'
G Godchaux, J S Nunez, W A White
Al Leblanc, J A Brookshier, A =
Maxwell, D Frank, G w Caldwell, G
w Summers, Jean NJ Beauxis. W b
White, r C Smedes, j o Lege. r T
O'Byran, ] Henry Putnam, 4 M Ed
redge.
RIDER
| Considering the facts set forth in tn
foregoing petition. a meeting OF tht
Police Jury Of this parish is hereby
called to ASSEMBLE at the office o
OBryan & Whitss in the town of Alb
bevlle, on Friday 10th instant. at
o'clock a. m.
The Constable will notify each mem
ber composing the body of said Polio
! Jury of said meeting.
Signed at my residence, this 7tb da.
of April 1885.
HowARp HoFrpAUlR, President.
: The roll being called all the mem
bers answered to their names.
The president explained the objee
of the meeting, and Mr.. 3. M. s'et
: bics was appointed as clerk pro ten
: the regular clerk being unable to al
tend on account Of sickness b.
On motion of j H Putnam, dul
I seconded. 49,.
D Resolved that a sufficient sum fro,
| surplus funds, Eow in. the Treasurer
hands be and the same is hereby al
propriated and set apart for the pu
:. pose of purchasing books, stat;one'
= and furniture for use in the clerk
office and of various parish officers
the par .st as shown by exhibit A.
IS On motion of same member, du
seconded,
J Resolved, that the sum of F1V
HUNDRED DOLL ARS te appropri
/ ted, and the same is hereby offered as
e reward for the arrest and conviction
s. any person or persons, who on Il
>. morning of April 7th 1885, set fire
\ the Court House of the parish of We
lie million, in the town of Abbeyille.
n Resolved further. that his Excelle
a. cy S. D. McEnery Governor Of t
State of Louisiana, be respectfully r
II oues.ed to offer an additional rewa
IS for the same purpose.
,e Resolved that the above reward
- , published in the. New Orleans Pic
Ia y3uue and Times-Democrat for thr
n months, and that the bills for such pu
s. lication be paid on presentation
:. On motion of j. Treville Broussar
" duly seconded. i;
Resolved, that viewing the great c
!. lamity which has fallen on the peol
of this parish, by the burning of
court house, and all public docume'
and records, His Excel|ency the Gt
ed Of the State Of Louisiana be and he
On requested to call at an early day $!
OF cial session cf the Legislature OF
State, for the purpose of passing
ho enabling act for the relief of said p
nv IN, ish, providing for the restoration a
-. re- instatement Of public records.
.es Be it further resolved that he POI
W Juries Of other parishes requiring 81
'h' cial legislation are hereby requested
JOIN rs in this application. and that tt
ay lay before the Governor the nature
:he business they desire transacted
said Legislature.