The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-04-10
Ghe M1eridiona1.
Police Jury Proceedings.

Police OuAJ
The Police Jury Of the parish OF
yerm1lion met at the court house, in
..sular session, on this Sth day OF
Members present : Howard Hoff:
nsuir, president, H: Il. B%artels, 7.
Morgan, Robt.. Green, j. Alc6e
Joblanc and J. L. Broussard AL,
cont ". L. Eldredge.
Minutes Of last meeting read. and
..a following correction made, to
.in section S Of ordinance prohib'
;t;oc sale Of intoxicating liquor, mer.
.haadise, etc., on Sunday the word
.,o tenn, was ordered stricken out
and district attorney to remain, and
with this correction same adopted.
On motion of r. Green, resolved
that the committee appointed to lay
mt a road as far as his place, be au-
,horized to run as far west as they
NAV deem proper, or in any other
direction
Re00rt of Jury Of free holders, read
and adopted and ordered spread
an minutes, and on motion of Robt.
Green same declared a public road.
To the Hon. members Of the po'
lice Jury Of the parish Of Vermilion:
The undersigned jury of freehold
,, appointed by your honorable
body 10 lay out roads in the 18th
road district. beg leave to say that
they have laid out and traced the
following road, to wit:
Commencing at the post on the
western line Of section IS, I IL, SIR
E., said post being the division
line between Felix Guidry and Syl-
yanie Gotreau, running west to the
southwest corner Of Camille Sellers
land. thence north following the
western line of Camille Sellers 40
chains thence west 20 chains to a
poiat in the center of the eastern of
section Is, thence north to north
east corner, sec l8. continuing north
10 northeast corner, sec. Z, continu-
ing north between sec. 5 aud 6 to
The township line between f.. II, 3
aud ~ 8 east ; thence west to cor
ner Of township II, 3, |, -. 2 and
70, 3 cast and thence north 90
chains to the northeast corner of
ElG Richards land, south half Of
south half, So, IL. 2 east : thence
west 50 chains between Eloi Richard
and Onezime IIerpin in section SO,
7. II, 2 east ; thence south to the
township line between township IL,
2 ana IL, 2 east to the southwest
corner Of section 36, Of IL, 2 e..
thence west between section % and
4ofT. l2. 2 east and section 80, "a
and IS Of 7 II, 2 east, being two
hundred and :orty chains to the SW
corner section 80, III 2 east, thence
north between section 80 and 80,
80 and %. one hundred and sixty
chains being the terminus Of the
road, as selected by US on this End
day OF March 1886.
Ernest Montague, Athanase D..
Meaux, Desire Meaux, Antoine F.
Meaux, C. Sellers, Augustin Ri
chard, Emile Primeaux.
| hereby certify that the above
signed free.holders were sworn by
ne. ERNEST MONTAGUE,
Justice Of the Peace.
Filed March s, 1885.
L. g. Lyons, clerk.
Report of John Trahan, road
overseer, 18th road district, read
and ordered fled.
On motion of T. J. Morgan, re.
solved that hereafter, including the
present year, all road overseers
shall each be entitled to pay for Ave
GAYS extra work on road at rate of
: = per day, provided they work not
less than six days each year on pub
nc roads, same to be paid after
their final report is made for the
year.
Jury then took a recess until 2
o'clock. Met at 2 o'clock, same
members present.
Report Of building committee
read, approved, ordered filed and
epread on minutes and committee
discharged.
10 the Hon. President and mem.