The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-11-10

the courthouse in said town of Abbe-
vile, that the polls shall be opened at
9 o'clock a. m, and remain open until
4 o'ctock p. NJ, on said 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 levyinga special tax of
2 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
and Ladder Co., No. l, to purchase a
steam 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-
said Mayor in the presence of two legal
voters, tax payers and residents of said
town, and a statement of the result of
said vote be signed by said Mayor and
Secretary and witnessed by the two
aforesaid witnesses that the Mayor
shall publish the result of said election
by ten days advertisement in the ME-
RIDIoNAL, newspaper; that in case the
majority of the votes cast at said cleo
ton are for the ordinance levying said
special tax, the Mayor shall declare the
same adopted and satisfied, and there
upon it shall become the duty of the
Secretary,an ex-officio Assessor of said
town, to extend said special tax of two
mills on the dollar on the assessment
rolls of said town annually for the term
Of five years, beginning with the tax
rolls Of 1888 that said tax shall be col
lected as by law provided for the collec-
ton of ali other taxes-that said tax 80
collected shall remain in the hands of
tho Treasurer Of the town Of Abbeville,
and shall be paid over, when demand
ed, to the Abbeville Hook and Ladder
Co., No. !, upon warrant drawn upon
the Treasurer of said town by the Mayor
and countersigned by the Secretary /;
that the aforesaid petition of said tax
payers and this resolution and the fol-
lowing ordinance shall be published for
thirty days previous to the holding of
said special election.
E. BOURNE, Mayor.
W. B. WHITE, Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Wise, duly second
ed by Mr.. Wall, the following ordinance
was adopted.
AN ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance to provide to levy
special annual tax of two mills on the
dollar for the term Of five years on all
property situated in the town of Alb
beville, not exempt by law from
taxation for the purpose of aiding the
Abbeville Hook and Ladder Co., No.
l, to purchase a steam fire Engine.
Be it ordained, by the Town Council
of the town of Abbeville, That spe-
cial annual tax of two mills on the dol
lar be and the same is levied on all
property situated in said town of Abbe-
vile, not exempt by law from taxation,
for the term of five years, commencing
with the year 1888, for the purpose of
aiding the Abbeville Hook and Ladder
Co., No. l, to purchase steam fire
Engine, provided that this ordinance
shall take effect and be in force in case
the same shall have been ratified by a
maj of the votes Of the property
tax payers voting at the special cleo
ton at which the same shall be submit
ted as provided in the foregoing reso-
luton.
E. BOURNE, Mayor.
W. B. WHITE, Secretary.
On motion the Council adjourned sine
die.
E. BOURNE, Mayor.
W. B. WHITE, Secretary.