The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-09-28
Wherefore, they pray that a special

Wherefore, they pray that "a special
election be ordered and held in the
town of Abbeville, Louisiana, under
the provisions of act No. 50 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
spscial tax shall be levied and collected
for the purpose above set forth.
And that for the purpose OF such
! election printed OF written ballots be
used bearing the name of the voter,
| and each person voting for said tax shall
| have written or printed en- his ballot
! the words "4For ordinance TO levy spe-
ciaI tax in aid of the Kansas City,
Louisiana and Gulf Railroad," and each
person voting against said tax shall
have written OF prfAted on his ballot
the werds against the ordinance to
levy a special tax in aid of the Kansas
CITY, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad"
| And they pray for general felief, etc.
Abbeyille, August 10. 1889.
| Lastie Hroussard, J. ]. Abadie, c. J.
] Edwards, n. C. Young, l.. j. Feray, r.
ID. nupuy, Ulysse Abadie, 4. Nonlor,
1AlD. Labede, W F. Area, Theodore
lLaporte, +. f. Young, l.. Leotaud
EEvariste Meore, Jos. L. Labit, Il. II
| Mills, r. l.. Melebeck, Jas. A. Petty
f. +. Feray, Geo. b. Petty. Alexis Ira
han, ]. Boyance, Eraste Mouton, +. A
] Mazerolle, Robt J. Young, G. Laba,fTe
&c. NJ Dupuy, j. /. Aidison, Henf:
I,ecuen1sc, MIS- Louis ADadie, 6. God
chaIx, ". u. White, J. 4. BrookshleI
l.Jacob Isaacs. S. p Watts, d. W. Wall
". Dutel, l.. Dutel, d. NJ Lyons, Ophe
las Bourque, J. NJ. Fraser, }. Q. Lege
4. l.. Leblanc, Scverien PrimeauS
Jacob Gastal, Edouard Noel, ifcnr
OBryan, per q.
10 the Honorable Mayor ana .Ader
men of the Town Council OF IN
Town OF Abbeville, Louisiana.
The undersigned property tax pay
1ers of said town, with respect reprcsel
that they desire that a special tax
four mills on the dellar per amman for
period of ten years, beginning i'll 1881
HE levied and collected upen the taxab
property of said town, to be used TO al
in the construction of the New iber;
tAbbevil.e and Western Railroad; tt
/ money to he realized from said tax
bc turned over to the directors OF sal
railroad after the same shall have bee
Icomplcted and put in working operf
ton from its eastern terminus TO pH'
within one-half mile from the cour
house at the Town Of Abbeyillf, s.oui
lana, and to be then paid only in IL
event that said road he so constructs
,c i, and completed by the lst day OF 5an'
~ ~ airy, 1893.
,c Wherefore, they pray that a speel
election be ordered and held under 81
= provisions of act No. 30 OF the acts
the General Assembly of Louisiana
,lSS6. to take the sense OF the proper
itax payers of said town, as to Theth
said special tax shall be levied aud &C
lected for the purpose above set forth
ID And that fer the purpose of such ele
II ton printed or written ballots be us
III bearing name OF the voter, and ea'
ry person voting for said tax shall ha
written or printed on his ballot t
words ''For ordinance to levy spec
a tax in aid OF the New Iberia, AbbeVl
J, and Western Railroad" and each pc
son voting against said tax shall ma
writtea or printed on his ballot t
words nAgainst ordinance to levy sp
fetal tax in aid Of the New iberia, ABB
fyille and Western Railroad"
And petitioners pray for general !
:, lief, etc. 1000
x. Abbevillc, La, August 10, 1859:
IN IN n. C. Young, F. f. Young, l..
~ Feray, P. D. Dupuy, 4. Monlor, a.
Laborde. c. J. Edwards, Geo. b. Pet'
Robt. J. Young, Eraste Mouton, JOS
Abadie, Mrs. Louis Abadle, oiys
Abadie. w. f. Area, Theodore Lapor'
Lastie Broussard, l.. Leotaud, EVarls
ne Moore, Jos. 7. Labit, II. Ilbersat'
I'd n. Mills, +. l.. Melebeck, JAS. a. Pet'
d. F. +. Feray, Alixis Trahan, }; Boyan'
IN +. 4. Mazerolle, Gilbert Labauve,
10 ,e N. Dnpuy, f. I. Addison, Henry !!
.. cuennec, G, Godchaux, ", y. Mll
n' J. 4. Brooksher. Jacob lsaacs, ,