The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-04-20
Proclamation.
STATE OFLOUISIANA. J
PARISH OF VERMIrIoN {

STATE OF LOUISIANA.l
PARISH OF VERMILIoN.S
Know all men by these presents:
That at the special election held in
the town of Abbeville, La, on this,
Monday, the 18th 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 10Th day OF
February, 1889, and after due adver-
tisement and proclamation submitted to
q 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
Ear act to incorporate the town of Alb.
bevfHe, parish of Vermihon," approved
March Is, 1850, as amended and re-
enacted by act No. 179. of the acts of
the General Assembly Of this State, ap-
proved March Is, 1855, be altered and
amended so as to read, as follows:
That the territorial limits of the town
of AbbeviAe be and are hereby fixed as
follows
That the tract of land Or country "
ing and being on the east side Of the
bayou Vermilion--commencin alta point
on bayou Vermilion at the mouth Of the
coulee between the land of W, A. White,
and w. D.. White, thence following said
coulee to the south line of said land
belonging to W. W. Edwards, thence in
an easterly direction on the line be-
tween the lots numbered Is, 16 and II
on the north, and 8, 8, 10 land IL on the
south of a plat Of survey of lands for
merly belonging to the succession Of
Carmelite Blanchet, made by W. ".
Edwards, surveyor: said lands now be-
long to w. W. Edwards and widow and
heirs of H. T. Chevis, deceased, thence
directly across to the east side of the
road now open between the lands Ct
widow and heirs of II. Z. Chevis, decd,
and j. NJ. Beauxis 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
Caldwells brick yard, thence south on
the east side OF said road to the first
corne or turn in said road, thence run
ming in such a direction across the
lands of nj. Beauxis, and F. F. Young,
to strike the corner between lands now
belongingto Lastie Broussard, and A. G.
Maxwell, thence south on the line be-
tween the lands of said A. G.. Maxwell,
and Lastie Broissard, and the lands of
A g Maxwell and H Robinson, thence
on the dividing line between the lands
of Wilson Melton and " FArea, thence
directly across the land of W. F. Area,
until reaching the Usage Orange hedge,
thence in northterly direction following
the line o said Usage Orange hedge to
the public road leading south from All
beville, thence across said public road
continuing in the same 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 & Ltge and " T Area,
thence in a westerly direction along
said bayou Vermilion to the point of
beginning, shall continue to be known
as and called "The Town of Abbeville,"
and, under that name and style the in
habitants 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 the power in
me vested and of the authority on me
conferred, I declate the aforesaid
amendment adopted. and ratified, and
that it is a part of the Charter of the
Town of Abbeville.
Given under my official signature and
the seal of the Town of Abbeville at
the Mayors office on this 10Th day Of
Febftaty, 1889.
ELIJAH BUURNE; Mayor.
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