Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-03-15
vermilion Pa sh Police Jury,
AbbeNilIe. La.

ADocNlue, pa,
Gentlemcn1
BY virtue / authority alreal. grant
rd 20 me 10 proceed to take steps nee
'ssarv for OF tanning gravel and good
Dads in the Fight Ward / have cal od
nd held maSi meetings in the Town Cd
jucvdan, FcB 9Th and Feb. -. 1919
rocceliug of which I hand voU ior cur
les, and further wish to offer the tol
owing ordinancc.
ORDINANCE NO
Whereas, one fourth Of the Property
'aVnaverS residents of the Eighth ward
'n the Parisl of Nernilion, Louisiana
'igiblc TO vote in a tav election 81 said
Yard have petitioncd this body to I'm
ucdiateiy take the proper steps NJ y
lew Of submitting to the prop.rt" tax
AYERS in the Eighth Ward If ,.rmiI
pn Parish, a proposition 10 jS>r' ipur-
HI incur debt for the purpose II nrid
.Hg good roads, in the amour at a.
Ire kind as may finally be dclcu.al
itcr a preliminary survey and estimate
+ costs If such work rs IL ma. be- de-
t-lmined 10 build, and to call 9n C,c
lion 70 vote h tax for III pavmur %.
Ijj bonds as may be determined to hs
.aol in both principal and n."r'e-.
gEI aside Fl m said petition i. ;, e.,
.iu.t1rv iii Of thi, body 20 take >lcl
ems. aud.
A.ro cas-, 5rticle POP Of @o Cou,'i
utiop of 'ai5-and Act lS3 81, ,"i.
~U-r- this body to create roa 90. ltrf-
p a road a. Iict Of parts OF ri.n- !
. r;r,-i: and,
Whereas Act 1919 Of 1916 am-huatr s
% = 'S3 OF 1914 empow' this boa"
u dD-' cuh by name suca Rad a.
net. aud Lpbint onr members, ; 90.
w. 81, pi in such district, ,,rl r.'
'ith She police Juror and Scu.pi Tpa,.
n"mber of suci district constitute the
governing authority Of such r~tt,.t
md they in their turn are empowered
% call election and do all thla1> ue".
sSarv in the premises 70 c1 ~ o.t No
'rayer of the petitioners Of ms body;
therefore,,
So .n--l:7- Be il Ordained b., ia.
'olire jury of the Parish OF \,rm.I
ION. Louisiana, in lawful session onnvcn
/, That IN acordaHce with .av, and
\rficie 292 Of the Constitution of ,9if.
Road District within said parish le,
tlI is lerebv, created, and which Snail
ae known AZ TIE EIGHTH N'Rn
aOAD DISTRICT, and sail district
hall embodv the entire area within II,
boundaries Of the Eighth Ward @, tho
'arish Of Vernilion, Louisiana
section 2 Be IL Further Orla.ne Z,
Etc, that the following Quglia d .ee.
or residing in said district is H..,hv
appointed by this body, Mr. Eal. Fisher,
Who will with tao Police Juror and
.hool Board member Of said 1'-'ur'
onSttute AMI be the governing ar...r.
" of said district IN accordance VII
aw, until t5eir Successors shan ave
been elected or appointed In accordance
with law.
Section 3. Be II Further Or6n 81,
Etc, that any laws and all parts of
laws adopted by this body previously
that are in any ways in conflict with
the provisions hereof, are hereby rcpca!
ed in that rekpeet. and done away IN
and surercedhd by this Ordinance after
adoption herlof
On q niotidn made bv Mr.. Moss, duly
seconded by Mr. Pierce. that two citi-
2ens and tax PAYERS be appointed by
each membet Of the Police Jury Of
Nermilion Parish, Louisiana, and that
each member Of the Police jury is 20
he ex~officio member Of said conference
to be held tn SATURDAY., March 18th,
1919 al ten -b'clock a. m, at the Court
House IN Ahbeville, Louisiana, for The
purpose IF discussing the ACCESSIBILITY Of
issuing heses sgfhcisst to build hard