The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-04-26
LAKE CHARLES CALCASEU PARISH LOUISIANA
PROCLAMATION
ELECTION. L
MAYORS OFFCE.

Lake Charles, La, April 10, 1884. !
WHEREAS, q petition signed by more
than one-third of the property taxpay-
ers of the town of Lake Charles. has
been addressed and presented to the
Mayor and Town Council of said town,
recommending the adoption of a certain
proposed amendment to the Charter Of
said town, with view to extend the
limits of said town, within certain pre-
scribed limits. rs follows
"That the Charter of the town Of
Lake Charles be changed and amended,
and the limits OF the CORPORATION OF the
said town and corporate powers thereof,
extended to and within the following
boundaries, to wit:
Beginning at o point where the
west boundary line Of Township ten
Q0) South of Range No. eight (9) West
strikes the south of the Lake (Charles);
thence south OF said line to the point
of intersection of the south line of
Section (6) six in said TIP 10. s RS W;
thence east along said south line Of
Sec (6) six, TIP u, s r 8 W, to the
dividing line between Sections t4) four
and five ~, in said TIP 10, S n W;
thence north along said dividing line,
and continuing the same to the north
line of Section 30, in Township nine
(9), South of Range No. (9) eight West;
thence west to Calcasieu river; thence
following the east bank OF said Calca-
sieu river to the dividing line between
Township nine (9), South of Range (8)
eight West. and Township (9) nine,
South of Range Coy nine West; thence
due west, to the Calcasieu river again;
thence following the east bank of said
river down TO Lake Charles; thence
along the north western shore of said
lake, back to the dividing line be-
tween TIP 9SR 8 West, and Up nine
(9) S r nine I9I West; thence along said
line to the point of commencement.
And, whereas, At meeting of the
Town council of said town of Lake
Charles, the following ordinance has
been adopted.
AN ORDINANCE.
"Be ii Ordained, That a special cleo
ton be held, and the Mayor be and he
is hereby authorized to issue his pro-
clamation, ordering the same, in such
manner and form that the qualified
electors of said town may vote for or
against the adoption Of said proposed
amendment and extension, as described
in said petition.
"Be il further Ordained, That said
proclamation of election, and said pro-
posed amendment and extension, be
published for at least thirty days, in
the Lake Charles Commercial and Lake
Charles Echo, previous to the day of
election"
Now, therefore, I, William Meyer,
Mayor of the town of Lake Charles,
by virtue of the authority vested in
me by the said Ordinance, do hereby
issue this my proclamation. directing
an election to be held at the Court
House, in the town of Lake Charles,
on
Tuesday, May rs, A. h., 1854,
from seven o'clock in the morning un.
til six o'clock in the afternoon, for the
purpose of taking the vote OF the |
qualified electors of the town Of Lake |
Charles, on the proposed amendment
to the Charter OF the town OF Lake |
Charles, extending the limits thereof,
in such manner and form that the
qualified electors may vote, by ballot,
for or against said proposed amend.
ment, as follows:
"For Amendment OF the Town
Charter, extending the limits OF the
Corporation" or Against Amend.
ment of the Town Charter, extending
the limits of the Corporation"
Said election to be conducted under
the supervision of B. r. Stoddard,
Geo, W. Ryan and Adolph Meyer,
commissioners, and the returns there
of to be made in the manner and with
in the time prescribed by law.
Given under my official signature, at
the town of Lake Charles, Parish of
Calcasieu, La, this 10th day of April,
A. D., 1884.
VIM. MEYER. Mayor.
April IL, 1884. I'd.