The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-09-07

Henry O'Bryan, per G..
On motion of Mr.. Mills, seconded by
Mr.. Gastal, the following ordinance was
AN ORDINANCE ordering special elec-
lection relative to special tax in aid of
the Kansas City. Louisiana and Gulf
Railroad, and the New Iberia, Abbeyille
and Western Railroad.
Whereas petitions signed by more than
ne-third of the property tax payers of
the Town of Abhcville, Lonisiana, in num-
Mayor and Council for the Town OF Abbe-
vile, praying that o special election be
held III said town to take the sense of tho
property tax payers OF said town upon the
question of levying . special tax of four
mills on thesIollar per nnnum upon all Of
the taxable property of said town for q
period of ten years. beginning i'll the year
1890, to aid III the construction of the Kan
sas City, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad:
and also II like tax for like period to aid
the; construction of the New Iboria. Able
vile and Western Railroad, as more fully
set forth in said petitions which arc here
with published.
Therefore, Be 1t enacted ard ordained
by the Mayor and Council for the Town
of Abbeville that a special election be
held in the Town of Abbeviiie, Louisiana,
sall on Thursday, the aeth day Of September.
which election the property tax payers of
said town shall decide by ballot whether
| or not ordinances shall be adopted by the
Mayor and Council for the Town of Abbe-
vile, providing for the levy and collec-
tion Of a special tax of four mills ON the
dollar Oh the taxable property of said
| town for . period of ten years, beginning
| in the year 1890, to be used to aid i'll tho
! construction of the Kansas City, Louis
lama and Gulf Railroad; and for the levy
II, -e cx~
period on the taxable. property of said
| town, to be used to aid in the construction
| of the New Iberia, Abbeville and Western
Railroad, subject to the llimitations con-
| tanned i'll the annexed petitions of proper
ty tax payers asking for the levy OF such
tax.
And for tho purposes of such election it
| is ordered that printed or written ballots
| be used, bearing the voters name; and
that any person voting for the, proposed
ordinance to levy such tax for tho benefit
! of the first named railroad shall have writ
| ten or printed on his ballot The words
| "For ordinance to levy special tax in aid
| of the Kansas City, Louisiana and Gulf
Railroad" and any person voting against
such tax shall have written or printed on
his ballot the words "against ordinances
to levy special tax in aid OF the Kansas
City, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad"
And any person voting for the proposed
ordinance to levy such tax for the benefit
of the New Iberia Abbeville and Western
Railroad, shall have written or printed on
his ballot the words For ordinance to
levy special tax in aid of the New Iberia,
Abbeville and Western Railroad;" and
any person voting against such tax shall
have written or printed on his ballot the
words Against ordinance to levy spe-
cial tax in aid of the New Iberia, Abbe-
vile and Western Railroad"
That said election shall be held ut the
| oonrf- hon fb, Town nf IL,
Louisiana, and shall be presided over and
conducted by the Mayor of said town, as
sisted by the Secretary Of the Town Coun-
ell and that the polls shall be opened at o
on said 26th day of September. 1889.
! That there and then the ballot box shall
: be opened, and the Mayor and Secretary
shall proceed in the presence Of two prop
! erty tax payers, voters and residents Of
said town, to count the ballots therein de-
, posted to ascertain whether there be q
: majority of votes for either of said pro-
l posed ordinances; and they, the Mayor
and Secretary shall make lists from the
. names of persons appearing on the ballots
:, OF all persons voting for or against either Of
, !, said proposed ordinances. and shall write
l OH the lists opposite the name of each voter
/ the amount OF the assessed valuation of his
property as carried on the assessment roll
T OF said town for the year 1889; and they
shall then make u tabulated statement
showing the result OF SAID vote, showing
= the number OF votes cast for and against
3 each of said ordinances, and the aggregate
assessed value of the property tax payers
= voting for and against said ordinances
and they shall sign said lists and state.
ments and make due returns of said cleo
!, tion to this council; and the Mayor shall
VI publish for ten days in the official journa
e of the Town Of Abbeville. Louisiana, the
# result of said election as tabulated.
I'll Be it further ordained, that this ordi
>. nance together with said petitions be pub
y lished for thirty days in the official jour
II nal of said town.
l. ELIJAH BOURNE, Mayor.
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