The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-05-02
Police Jury
Abbeville,, April 10th 1885.


of the parish Of Vermilion was this
day called Ly 'he president on the fol-
lowing petition Of citizens and tax
payers of shid perish, viz:
A>bbeviile, April 9TH 1885.
To Howard Hofpauir, Esq. Pre-
sidcnt of the Police July in and for
the parish Of Vermilon
The petition of the undersigned c;t:-
Gems and f'ee-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
impera.iveIy necessary thst a meeting g
Of The Police Jury be called wibodt
delay, for the purpose Of devising
means and taking action with reference
to providing record books for the USE
of the Court of Appeals and District
Court, as well as record books used
and needed by the Clerk Of Court ax-
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 4 Whites Office in the
town of AbbeviIle, in the shortest delay
possible for the pose above specified.
Respectfully by
Solomon Wise, K sagrera, W D
White, H H Bartels, Las tie Broussard,
y Bourque, W r Ellis. F D Young,
r II Mills, " 6 Kibbe, F L Wall. J
Isaacs, A D Laborde. Du2re BIanchet,
6 Godchaux, J s Nunez, W A White
A L Leblanc, J A Brookshier, A G
Maxwell, D Frank, G w Caldwell, 6
W Summers, Jean NJ Beauxis. w B
White, R c Smedes, J O Lege. r P
O'Byran, ] Heury Putnam, G NJ Eld-
reage. !.
Consideri' g the facts set forth in the
foregoing petition. meeting of the
Police Jury OF this parish is hereby
called to ASSEMBLE at the office OF
OBryan 4 White, in the town of Ah-
be4iIl", oa Friday 10th instant. at 9
O'Clock a. m.
The Constable will notify each mem.
Der composing the body OF said Police
Jury of said meeting.
| Signed at my residence, this 7tb day
of April 1885
Howard HoFFpAUlR, President.
This roll being called all the mem
bers. ans svered to. their names.
The president explained the obiec
of the meeting, and Mr.. e. NJ. Steh
bins was appointed as clerk pro tenn
the regular clerk being uuabls to at
tend on account of sickness
On motion of J II Putnam, dul,
seconded.
| Resolved that sufficient sum from
surplus funds. now in the Treasurer
hands be and the same is hereby ap
propria.ed and set apart for the pur
pose of purchasing books, stationer,
and furniture for use in the clerk
Office and of various parish officers q
the parish as shown by exhibit A.
| On motion of same member, dul
seconded,
Resolved. that the sum Of FIVl
HUNDRED DOLLARS he appropria
ted, and the same is hereby offered as
reward for tho arrest and conviction G
ary person or persons, who on til
morning Of April 9TH 1885, set fire t
the Court House Of the parish of We:
million, in the town Of Abbeyills:
Resolved further, that his Ezcellan
ey 8. D. McEnery Governor of tn
State of Louisiana, be respectfully re
guessed to offer an additional rewsr
for the same purpose.
, Resolved that the above reward b
published in the New Orleans Pica
yune and Times Democrat for thre
+ months, aud that the bills for such pub
lication be paid on presentation.
On motion of J. TrevilIe Broussard
duly seconded.
Resolved, that viewing the great ca
lami,y which has fallen on the peopl
of this parish, BY the burning of tn
court house, and all public document
rand records, His Exceliebcy the Coy
of the State of Louisiana be and he
requested to call at an early day spe
cial session cf the Legislature Of til
State, for the purpose of passing a
enabling act for he relief of said pal
ish, providing for the restoration an
!, reinstatement OF public records.
} Be it further resolved that the Polit
Juries of other parishes requiring sp'
3 cial legislation are hereby requested
join US in this application. and that the
, lay before the Governor the nature
< :he business they desire transacted b
e said Legislature.