The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-05-03

PROCLAMATION
H L BOTTOM
MAYORS OFFICE,

Lake Charles, La, April 10, 1884. {
WHEREAS, 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 q point where the
west boundary line Of Township ten
| lOl South of Range No. eight (8) 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, r 8 W;
thence east along said south line OF
Sec (6) six, TIP 10, s r 8 W, to the
dividing line between Sections (41 four
and five (5), in said TIP 10, SR8W;
thence north along said dividing line,
and continuing the same to the north |
line of Section 30, In Township nine |
~, South of Range No. (e) 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 (9) 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 8 S r 8 West, and TIP nine
l9) s r nine 8 West; thence along said
line to the point of commencement.
And, whereas, At q meeting of the
Town council of said town of Lake
Charles, the following ordinance has
been adopted.
AN ORDINANCE.
"Be ii Ordained, That special elec.
tion be held, and the Mayor be and he
is hereby authorized to issue his pro- s
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 ;
and extension, as described =
n said petition. l
"Be HJurther Ordained, That said I
of election, and said pro- o
,osed amendment and extension, be e
published for at least thirty days, in s.
he Lake Charles Commercial and Lake ,,
Jharles ECHO, previous to the day of n
lection"
Now, therefore, l, William Meyer, v
layor of the town of Lake Charles, '
y virtue of the authority vested in Il
le by the said Ordinance, do hereby ri
sue this my proclamation, directing ~
n election to be held at the Court N
louise, in the town of Lake Charles, a,
tuesday, May rs, A. d., Iss4, :"
'om seven o'clock in the morning un. ~ -
six O'Clock in the afternoon, for the II
urpose of taking the vote of the fe
1alltied electors of the town of Lake sy
harles, on the proposed amendment in
} the Charter of the town of Lake ao
harles, extending the limits thereof,
such manner and form that the oo
lalitied electors may vote, by ballot, -,
II or against said proposed amend s''
ent, as follows: IN
"For Amendment of the Town ch
harter, extending the limits of the
or against Amend th
ent of the Town Charter, extending fir,
g limits of the Corporation" st,
Said election to be conducted nnder ~
g supervision Of B. r. Stoddard, Sn
go. w. Ryan and Adolph Meyer, dl
and the returns there pc
to be made in the manner and with 10.
the time prescribed by law. DO
Given under my official signature, at ho
g town of Lake Charles, Parish of nm
ilcasieu. La, this 10th day of April, g.
D., 1884. co
VIM. MEYER, Mayor.
April u, 1884. I'd.