The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-05-08
Che Meridinnal.
Police Jury Proceedings.

the town OF ADoeVilie' on th's A@'n
say of April 1885.
Members present +: Howard Hof:
,,n;r. president, H. Fl. Bartels, 7.
: ysbIanc and J. T. Broussard.
VIM. L. Yans'yke, presented his
commission and oath Of Office, was
admitted as a member.
On motion Of J 7 Broussard, re.
solved that the oaths Of jury Of free
holders be recorded for the two
loads passed at meeting Of the 9Th
n March 1886, and with this correc.
IN, minutes of last meeting adopt
An ordinance to prohibit the sale,
off. barter or exchange Of spiritu.
ans and intoxicating liquors or mer-
chandise with certain exceptions)
IN sundays, ETC., was offered and
passed, as follows
an ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance to prohibit the sale,
Gift. barter or exchange Of spiritn-
ops and intoxicating LIQUORS and
merchandise, with certain excep-
tons on Sundays within the linn
its OF the parish of Vermillon in
ending the town of A%bheyille,
and fixing a penalty for violations
of this Ordinance, and providing
for the enforcement of the same.
he it resolved and ordained BY
the Police Jury Of the parish of
Vermi|ion. .
J.. That the sale, barter, giving
or exchange Of any and all intoxica-
ting liquors, aud Of merchandise on
SUNDAYS. within the Limits Of the
parish of Vermilicn is hereby totally
prohibited, and all coffee. houses,
crog.saops, groceries, stores and all
other places where merchandise or
Intoxicating liquors of any kind are
sold. shall he closed on Sundays IN
der the penalties hereinafter prov'-
ded.
9. Be it further resolved and or
Aaiued that this ordinance shall have
full force and eTect within the cor.
,nrate limits Of the town of Able.
vile as we'll as ip all other parts OF
the parish.
8 Be. it further ordained that airy
person who violates the provisions
of this ordinance individually or
Otherwise shall be snhject to a fine
of Fifty Dollars 10 he recovered by
sait i'll the name Of the Police Jury,
before any court Of competent juris,
diction.
4. Be it further resolved and or
dained, that the provisions of this
ordinance shall not apply to livery
and feed stables, nor shall the same
apply to the sale Of drugs and medi'
zines, and materials necessary for
burial purposes. and further, markets
aud bakeries are allowed to keep
open until 8 o'clock on Sunday
mornings, when theywiIl be allowed
to sell fresh meat, bread, fish and
vegetables.
5. Resolved. further, that it shall
be the duty Of the District Attorney
to institute and prosecute suits fo'
the recovery of all fines that may be
1ncurred by parties violating thu
provisions Of this ordinance !; and tc
turn over to the parish Treasurer
the balance OF all fines collected
hereunder, after deducting ifteer
dollars as a compensation for his ser
vices in each case.
6. Be it further resolved and or
dained, that all ordinances on thu
same subject matter, heretofore pass
ed, be and the same are hereby re
pealed, and all proceedings there
under are ordered to be discontinu
ed.
I. Be it further ordained that thi
ordinance shall take effect from ant
after its 6rst publication in the OFF
cal journal of this parish.
On motion Of Robt Green, the fol
lowing persons were added to III
Jury Of free-holders, to lay out an,
trace roads west from Coulee XIII
ney bridge to Robt Green's place. o
any other direction. to wit: job.
Lemaire and Emile B0uillon.
Report of Conlee Kinney bridge
read, adopted and ordered spread o