The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-03-09

goats or geese so running at large shall
be responsible for all damages done by
these said animals to crops or fields of
other persons, and it shall be lawful for
the owners of any crops or fields dam
aged by such animals, to take up such
depredating animals and pen them and
take proper care of them, and they
shall Immediately advertise said ami
mails in at least three of the most pub
lie places in the neighborhood, for ten
days, describing such animals, and adj
vertising them for sale to the highest
bidder by said taker up or some person
place specified in said notice. For the
payment of the damages done by said
animals and the expense of keeping,
which damages shall be assessed by two
disinterested parties, one to be chosen
by the taker up of the animals and the
other by the owner if he can be found,
and if not found, or refusing, then by
the taker up, and said animals may be
sold to the highest bidder after ten days
advertisement as aforesaid, and the
damages and expenses to be paid out of
proceeds of sale, and the surplus, if any,
be paid into the parish treasury. PrOvi-
ded that the owner of said animals may
at any time before said sale, on paying
the assessed damages and expenses,
take said animals /; otherwise they shall
be sold as above provided by such
taker up or such person as he may Sc
lect therefor. Seconded by Mr.. Morgan
and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Hoffpauir, resolved,
that the court house committee be au-
thorized to change the plan and speci-
tications of the new courthouse, SO as
to increase the thickness of the exter-
nal walls of said building to is inches
! in thickness, and substituting copper
gutter cornice instead of a wooden one,
| and such other minor changes as they
| think proper-and to enter into con-
tract for the said building with Messrs.
Robinson, Webb and Southwell at such
increase cost as they shall think ploper
and just. Seconded by Mr.. Morgan anc
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Leblanc, resolved,
that the sum of sixty dollars be and is
hereby appropriated to be drawn in
favor of the chairman Of the committee
on building new courthouse to pay for
revision of plans and specifications to
be drawn on the court fund.
Seconded by Mr.. Greene and adopted.
The following claims were allowed:
r c Smedes, district attorney S 80 90
S Wise, bridge lumber, ETC., los Is
Str New Matte g bills Al SO
W w Edwards, services in case
of b Porter 10 90
Felix ONeill, magistrate 2 so
Remy Broussard 3 80
j B Mills, constable 4 60
Alcide Leblanc. sundries II 40
Thomas Plowden, constable 7 II
Gilbert Labauve, magistrate 20 70
Alexis Trahan, constable 23 95
G E Lyons, jailer S Wise assg l05 SO
Henry Parish, opening roadG
GodchauX assg So, 90
A L Leblanc, shift 2 prisoners
to penitentiary $50 90
Jno Beauregard, bridge keeper Sc 25
Louis Galtier, pauper W
Gilbert Wright, " 5 90
Isaac White error in former al
lowance 800
N r Campbell, keeping ferry 80 so
J A Lemaire, transf wit fees 5 Is
Monroe Cade, wit fee | 90
Emile Lemaire, il wit fee l O5
Delmas Guidry I" l 20
| Eloi Guidry =" Z" 10
II G Harrington 8" l 45
f Beauregard Mia /" | 40
Feray q Wall bridge lumber 10 %
Fl p Stakes and wife paupers
appropriation O w
" W Edwards, chairman build
visng courthouse plan 60 90
On motion the jury adjourned to
next regular meeting, I'd Tuesday i'll
| March, 1880