The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-12-01

WHEREAS, a petition has beer pre-
sented to this council signed by thirty
two property owners and tax payers OF
the town Of Abbcyille. representing and
owning property assessed in sad town
amounting in value to the sum OF FlHy
Eight Thousand md Iorty-tsco Dollars,
praying that 4 special tax-of two mlils
on the dollar be levied on all the taxa
BILE property of said town for five years
to aid the Abbeville Hook Il Ladder
Co., No. l to purchase a steam Fire
Engine, and to,order a special election
fer that purpose; !
And whereas we are of the opinion
that there is urgent need OF a steam
fire engine in this town, and that 1t
would promote the public we lfare;
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
| Town Council of the town Of Abbeville
| that an election be held on Thursday,
the 18th day of December, 1888, at
the courthouse in said town sof Able
Vile, that the polls shall be opened at
Q o'clock a. M, and remain open until
4 O'Clock D. M, orLSaid day, and that
said election shall be presided over and
held by the Mayor Of said town, as
sisted by the Secretary of the Town
Council that at said election the fol-
lowing ordinance levyingaspeeialtax OF
9 mills on the dollar for five (5) years
shall be submitted to a vote OF the
property tax payers of said town enti-
tied to vote under the general election
laws of the State for ratification /; that
those voting in favor Of the ordinance
for levying the special tax shall have
written or'printed on their ballots, the
words "For Ordinance levying a special
annual tax of two mills on the dollar
for five years to aid the Abbeville Hook
Eand Ladder Co., No. l, to purchase a
Y steam Engine" andthose voting against
t said ordinance shall have written OF
!, printed on their ballots the words
9 against Nvying special tax OF two
mills on the dollar for five years to a1d
the Abbeville Hook & Ladder Co., No
4 | to purchase a steam fire Engine"
That at the hour of 4 o'clock p. m.
on said day the polls shall be closed
and that %thereupon the ballot box shall
be opened, and the ballots therein de,
posted shall be counted by the afore'
d said Mayor in the presence Of two lega
n voters, tax. payers and residents OF salt
! town, and a statement of the result o
said vote be signed by said Mayor AM
a. Secretary and witnessed by the tw'
n aforesaid witnesses that the Mayo
) shall publish the result of said election
20 by ten days advertisement in the Me
:. RID1oNAL, newspaper that in case tn
majority of the votes cast at said cleo
c. ton are for the ordinance levying sal
rs \ special tax, the Mayor shall declare tn
ID same adopted and satisfied, and there
u upon it shall become the duty OF tn
Secretary, and ex-officio Assessor OF sal
=; town, to extend said special tax OF tN
n mills on the dollar on the assessme1
he rolls of said town annually for the ter
| 8 of five years, beginning with the ia
eis rolls ofl8sS; that said tax shall be co
t. lected as by law provided for the colle'
of ton of all other taxes-that said tax
At. collected shall remain in the hands
n the Treasurer of the town of Abbevill
nd and shall be paid over, when demant
w. ed, to the Abbeville Hook and Iadd
to Co, No. l, upon a warrant drawn upt
eo the Treasurer of Shutdown by the May
and countersigned by the Secretary
that the aforesaid petition of said tt
payers and this resolution and the &c
~ lowing ordinance ahal be puhlLhed1
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