The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-05-10
PROCLAMATION
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Lake Charles, La. April 10, 1884. I
WHHREAs, q petition signed By NOR.
than one-third of the property taxpay
eys Of the town Of Lake Charles Hid
been addressed and presented to The
/ Mayor and iowa Council Of said town,
recommending The adoption Of q certain
proposed amendment kn the Charter 81
said town, with view 10 extend The
linits uf said town, within certain pre-
scribed limits. he fellows
Tint the Charter Of the town OF
Lake Charles beehanged and amended,
and the limits of the corn0rAtioa of the
said town and corporate powers thereof,
extended 10 aud Within the following
boundaries, to VIII
beginning at q point where The
west boundary line Of Township ten
ll0l South Of Range No. eight E8l West
strikes the south Of the Lake Charles);
thence south Of said line TO the point
Of intersection 81 the sonth line 81
Section (6) six IN said Tp 10, S r 8 WI;
thence east along said south line OF
Sec l6) six, TIP 10, s r 8 INV, ia the
dividing line between Sections t4} four
and five ISL ia said Up 10, SRB WI;
thence north along said dividing line,
and continuing the same to the north
line Of Section 30. in Township nine
l9), South Of Range No. (6) eight West;
thence west to Caloasien river; thence
following the east bank of said CaIca-
sieu river 10 the dividing line between
Township nine (9l, South Of Range Isl
eight West. and Township f9l nine,
Sonth of Range (9l nine West: thence
due west, to the Calcasien river aQain:
thence following the east bank or said
risst down 70 Lake Charles; thence
along the north western shore 0f said
lake, back 70 Me dfyS1ing line be.
tween Up 9SR 8 West, nd m nine
l9) s r nine ID West; thence along mid
line 10 the point Of c0mmencemantn
And, whereas, AT d meeting of the
Town council of said town Of Lake
Charles. the following ordinance has
been adopted.
AN ORDINANCE
I 'Be Il Ordained, That special eIec-
tion be held, and the Mayor be aud he
Is hereby authorized 20 Issue his pro-
clamation, ordering the same, III such
manner and form that the qualified
electors Of said town may vote for on
against the adoption Of said proposed
amendment and extension, as described
in said petition.
s.Be hftafler 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 10 the day Of
election.
Now, therefore, l, William Meyer,
Mayor Of the town OF Lake Charles,
by virtue of the authority vested 10
me BY the said Ordinance, do hereby
issue this my proclamation. directing
House, In the town Of Lake Charles, |
on
May IN, A. ~, KssA,
from seven o'clock in the morning un.
I'll 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 |
ID the Charter ot the town OF Lake |
extending the limits sheraof,
ID such rranueF bnd form that the
qualified electors may vote, by ballot,
Tor Or against said proposed amend
ment, as follows:
HFoF Amendment Of the Town
extending the limits 0f the
or uAgainst Amend I
ment of the Town Charter, extending
HE limits OF the Corporation"
Said election to be conducted under |
iha supervision Of B. Il. 6toddard,
Geo. w Ryan and Adolph Meyer,
and the returns there
Df 10 be made IN the manner and With
ID the time prescribed BY law.
Given ander my efiicial signature. at
HE town Of Lake CHARLES, Perish OF
0Alcasiel, TAI, this 10th day Of April,
4. ID, 1884.
WIN. MEYER, Mayor.
April 10, 1894. td,