The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-05-04
Proclamation.
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PARISH OF VERMIIIm. {

STATE OF LOUISIANA,3
PARISH OF VERMII1oN.}
Know ala me by these presents:
That at the special election held. in
the town of Abbeyille, La, on this,
Monday, the 10th day of April, A. D.,
1889, tifty-two votes, being all the votes
polled at said election-having been
cast For Approval. Of the Proposed
Amendment to Section One Of tho
Charter of the Town Of Abbeville, ex-
tending the corporate limits Of said
town, passed by ordinance Of the Town
Council of said town On the 18th day of
February, 1889, and after due adver-
tisement and proclamation submitted to
a vote Of the qualified electors of said
town on this said amendment being as
follows:
Amendment one (l.)
That section first of an act entitled
"an act to incorporate the town of Alb
beville, parish of Vermiliop," approved
March ID, 1850, as appended and re,
enacted by act No. ITO of the acts OF
the General Assembly of this State, apv
proved March Is, 1855, be altered and
amended so as to read, as follows:
That the territorial limits of the town
of Abbeville be and are hereby fixed as
follows 81
That the tract of land 81 country ly,
ing and being on the east side Of the
bayou Vermilion--commencingat point
on bayou Vermilion at the mouth of the
coulee between the land Of w. A. White,
and W. D. White, thence following said
U0ulee to tile south line of said land
belonging to ". ", Edwards, thence in
an easterly direction on the line be-
tween the lots numbered Is, Is and II
on the north, and s, 8, 1Oand IL on the
south of a plat of survey of lands for
merly belonging to the succession of
Carmslite Blanchet, made by W. W.
Edwards, surveyor: said lands now be-
long to w. W. Edwards and widow and
heirs of Il. T. Chevis, deceased, thence
directly across to the east side of the
road now open between. the lands ct
widow and heirs Of H. 4. Chevis, decd,
and j. NJ. Beautis on one side and A, l..
Leblanc and Others on the other side,
thence down on the east side of said
road to the public road leading east
from Abbeville, thence east on the said
public road to the road now leading to
Caldwell's brick yard, thence south on
the east side of said road to the first
corner or turn in said road, thence run
ming in such a direction across the
lands Off. M. BeauXis, and F. F. Young,
to strike the corner between lands now
belonging to Lastie Broussard, and i. G.
Maxwell, thence south on the line be-
tween the lands of said A. G.. Maxwell,
and Lastie Broussard, and the lands of
A G Maxwell, and 81 K Robinson, tllehoe
on the dividing line between the lands
of Wilson Melton and W F Area, thence
directly across the land of ". F. Area,
until reaching the Usage Orange hedge,
thence in a westerly direction following
the line ofsaid Usage Grange hedge to
the public road leading south from Alb
beville, thence across said public road
continuing in the anne westerly direc-
ton along the line Of the said Usage
Orange hedge to the bayou Vermilion,
at a cypress tree on the line between
lands of Smedes Il Lege and w F Area,
thence iii a northerly direction Along
said bayou Vermilion to the point. Of
beginning, shall continue to DO. known
as and called "The TX own Of Abbeville,"
and. under that name and style the in
liabitants within the aforesaid limits
shall constitute a body corporate, civil
and polite.
And a majority Of all the votes cast
at said election being for the adoption
of said amendment .
Therefore, by virtue of tbe power in
me vested and of. the authority on me
conferred, l declare the aforesaid
amendment adopted and ratified. and
that it is a part IT tho Charter Of the
T0wT Of Abbeville. |
Given under my official signature and
the seal of the Town of Abbeville at
the Mayors Office on this 18th day oil
1889.
EnrJAH BobRst, Mayor.
TAKE NOTICE.
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