The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-07-24
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Respectfully submitted,
THos. J. MoRGAS.) }
NJ L. ETBEEDGE, Com.
VIM. P. MILLER. }

VIM. P. MILLER. ,
The Treasrarer submitted the following
report whicltwas accepted and ordered
spread on thS Sminutes. toElt:
E8BEvrLLE, IA, July 10, 1897.
70 Hon P2sdent and Members of Po-
lice Jury OF siermiiion pnFish.
GENTS: TIE fol,ewingis the financial
standing of Lae parish at This date:
License Snnd has ollshand a64 10
surplas find has on3Band 81 IS
Abbegilsi bridgefuad is over
drawn IA 509 10
crml prcss fund basso3 land sol 76
Dist atty 4 sshtf fund hason Lan{i 2, 4s
Civil expense tnnd hSs "a hand l2 Il
Mag const a. phys fhud has
On hand 81 %
Road & bridge has en- hand 5a@8
There hassbeen 40 receipts on any of
the above fshds sincemy last report.
Very Repeetgnlly
Par Treas.
A commu kication fromJ. i. Broussard
was recaiyes asking remission Of Il part
OF his paris taxes for the year 1896 by
reason OF ii, jtruction CT his property by
fire. Said communication was ordered
filed
! Mr. Bar9t&n being present asked the
| Police JuYE to postpone until meeting.
action re!arlye to the changing of his
contract foS furnishing lumber in COM
pliance Of ale foregoing resolution.
On motita OF Mr. Miller duly seconded,
the Pre&idslt Of this body is hereby re-
| Quested tcSppoiat committee to ascer-
tain the aT"ual damage incurred to this
par lsh by the breaking Of the bridge al
Perry SO AZ to form basis of the amount
for which suit viii be brought.
Mr.. GoFdy made statement relative
/ to the confinement Of Mrs, Norbert lie
blanc and stn motion daily seconded, hi
(Mr. .Gord& vas requested to endeayor tt
have sa d 8 lrty removed from the parisl
jail. AdeS cd.
Mr. w j White as attorney for inter
ested paTt@ came before the Police jar!
, and made demand for damages cause,
to'a sailing vessel in passing through TIL
draw brill at Perry. Said matter wa
on due mcEion referred to the District At
On motisn Of Mr.. Miller duly seconded
j the sum c5sl00o0 was allowed Mr. J. Nm
gier f6r Supervising the reconstruction o
the bridge at Perry.
On motson Mr.. Miller was allowed th
sum Of i s6S0 for expenses incurred q
!, member en- assessing railroad and tele
! phone lnsis within this parish.
The following ordinance having bee
: offered, ob motion of Mr. Miller duly sci
: ondati, til, same was ordered spread o
the m.nuses and passed TO second readins
! ORDINANCE
e OTdinaN be for the protection Of agrieu
4 ture and&arbidding live stock from rnr
ming at Z rge within the limits of tll
e pzIish ofSermilion, La,
BE it oSlaned by the Police jury of q
Il pSrish o&Fermii1on in regular asse1nbl
q, csuyeneS that from and after the iir5
: day of JsnnaTy, A. d. 1S9s il shall he ~
: lswfui fSr live stock to run ut large witt
Is iS the iitaits OF Nermilion parish and q
Owners az such stock shal be required
Keep thetn properly enclosed.
Sand ia it farther ordained that al
u Vs.rson violating the foregoing ordinanc
sslall e5leemed guilty Of a misdemeado
asld upc& CONVICTION thereof before Al
eSurt of9eonpe mt jurisdiction, shall
tslndem9ed q #aT q tine OF not less tha
lsve nor moye fb8n fifteen dollars. and
itsafauitpf tle payment of the fine sha
81 imprisoned apt less than Eve nnr no
tslan fifeen days in the parish Jail
j. THEcLET THERIoT,
% NJ l.. ELDkEDGE,
J, On N s,tion dnly seconded, bids for d
50 sag all ss,arish printing, such as orders
: Sourt, AenIries. road notices, blanks +
% CLERK Gl Police Jury, etc. etc, be and {;
= sepcbyindyertised for to be in the han
- sf the Clerk Of this body on pr befo