The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-09-07
Petitions md Ordinance.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the Town of Able

Aldermen of the Town of Able
vile, Louisiana.
The undersigned property tax pay
ers of said town respectfully represent
that they desire that q special tax OF
four mills on the dollar per annum for
period of ten years, beginning 1880, be
levied and collected upon the taxable
property of said town, to be used to aid |
in the construction Of the Kansas City, |
Louisiana and Gulf Railroad; the money
to be realized from said tax to be paid
over to the directors of said railroad af-
ter the same shall been completed and
put in working operation from it's north
ern terminus to q point within one mlle
from the court house, at the town OF
Abbevillc, Louisiana, and to be then
paid only in the event that said road
be SO constructed and completed by the
| lst day of January, 1895.
Wherefore, they pray that a special
election be ordered and held in the
| town of Abbeville, Louisiana, under
| the provisions of act No. 80 Of the acts
of the legislature of this State, OF 1856,
to take the sense of the property tax
payers of said town, as to whether said
special tax shall be levied and collected
for the purpose above set forth.
And that for the purpose Of such
| election printed or written ballots be
used, bearing the name of the voter,
and each person voting for said tax shall
have written or printed ON his ballot
the words "For ordinance to levy spe-
cial tax in aid of the Kansas City,
Louisiana and Gulf Railroad" and each
person voting against said tax shall
Ihaye written or printed on his ballot
the words "Against the ordinance to
levy a special tax in aid of the Kansas
City, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad"
And they pray for general relief, etc.
|. Abbeville, August 10. 1889.
Lastie Broussard, j. j. Abadle, Z. >.
Edwards, N. C. Young, L. J. Feray, ?.
D. Dupuy, Ulysse Abadie, A. Monlor,
A. D. Laborde, W. F. Area, Theodore
Laporte, F. F. Young, L. Leotaud,
Evariste Moore, Jos. T. Labit, r. IL.
Mills, F. L. Melebeck, Jas. A. Petty,
F.. F. Feray, Geo. B. Petty, Alexis Ira
han, j. Boyance, Eraste Mouton, E. A.
Mazerolle, Robt. j. Young, G. Labauve,
lC. NJ. Dupuy, E. I. Addison, Henry
Leguennec, Mrs. Louis Abadie, G. God
chaux, w. D. White, j. A. Brookshier
Jacob Isaacs, S. P. Watts, D. W. Wall
r. Dutel, L. Dutel, D. M. Lyons, Ophe'
. las Bourque, j. M. Fraser, }. 0. Lege
A. L. Leblanc, Severien Primeaux
Jacob Gastal, Edouard Noel, Henry
OBryan, per G.. ....-
TO the Honorable Mayor and Alder:
men Of the Town Council of tht
Town of Abbeville, Louisiana.
The undersigned property tax pay
ers of said town, with respect represent
: that they desire that a special tax .
.. four mills on the dollar per annum for
j period of ten years, beginning in 1885
I be levied and collected upon the taxable
I property of said town, to be used to az
in the construction of the New Iberia
Abbeville and Western Railroad; th'
" monev to be realized from said tax t
(: be turned over to the directors OF sai'
). railroad after the same shall have bee
!. completed and put in working opera
& ton from its eastern terminus to a poin
within one-half mile from the court
4 house at the Town OF Abbeville, Louis
,s lana, and to be then paid only IN tn
Vi, u event that said road be so constructe
b. and completed by the LIST day of Janu
"' ary, 1895.
20 Wherefore, they pray that a specii
-; n: election be ordered and held under th
. provisions of act No. IS of the acts {
4 the General Assembly of Louisiana
A 1856, to take the sense of the propert
,r. tax payers of said town, as to whetht
i, said special tax shall be levied and co
n, lected for the purpose above set forth
: And that for the purpose OF such elet
" ton printed or written ballots be use
In bearing name of the voter, and eac
1n person voting for said tax shall hay
y written or printed on his ballot IL
T., words "For ordinance to levy specl
tax in aid of the New Iberia, Abbevll
- and Western Railroad" and each pc
son voting against said tax shall nay
written or printed on his ballot II
alwords "Against ordinance to levy sp'
II cial tax in aid of the New Iberia, Abb
Vile and Western Railroad"
:. And petitioners pray for general r.
IN lief, etc. ,ooo
II Abbevile, La, August 10, 1889:
us NC. Young, +. +. Young, l..
Feray, 2. D. Dupuy, \. Monlor, A.
Laborde, c. j. Edwards, Geo. b. PETIT
= Robt. J. Young, Eraste Mouton, Jos
Abadie, Mrs. Louis Abadie, ulys
Ahadie. W. T. Area, Theodore i.apart
,o Lastie Broussard, L. Leotaud, EVarIs
y Moore, Jos. t. Iabit, Fl. LIbersat,
~ II. Mills, F. L. Melebeck, Jas. y. PetS
d. |F. F. Feray, Alixis Trahan, }; Boyanc