The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-08-24

Primeanx, Edouard Noel, Jacob Gastal,
Henry VBryan, per G.
On motion of Mr.. Mills, seconded by
Mfr. Gastal, the following ordinance was
adopted.
AN ORDINANCE ordering SPECIAL cleo
lection relative to special tax in aid of
the Kansas City, Louisiana and Gulf
Railroad, and the New Iberia, Abbevilie
and Western Railroad.
Whereas petitions signed by more than
one-third OF the property tax payers OF
the Town OF Abbeville, Louisiana, in num-
ber and value, have been presented to tho
Mayor and Council for the Town of Able
vile. praying that q special election be
held in said Town to take the sense of tho
ausytipa aflevymga - special tax Of four
mills on the dollar per anfinfn upon oil Of
the taxable property Of said town for o
period of ten years. beginning in the year
1880, to aid III the construction of the Kan
sas City, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad:
and also like tax for a like period to aid
the construction Of the New iberia, Abbc-
VILE and Western Railroad, as moro fully
set forth in said petitions which are here
with published.
Therefore. BE it enacted and ordained
OF Abbeville that a special election be
held in the Town of Abbeville, Louisiana,
on Thursday, the 26th day OF September,
1sS9 in the manner required by law; at
which election the property tax payers Of
said town shall decide by ballot VII ether
Mayor and Council for the Town Of Able
vile, providing for the levy and coilcc-
tion Of a special tax of four mills on the
dollar on the taxable property Of said
town for a period of ten years, beginning
construction Of the Kansas City, Louis
lana and Gulf Railroad; and for the ievy
and collection of like tax for like
period OH 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 Limitations con-
tanned in the annexed petitions of proper
ty tax payers asking for the levy Of such
tax.
And for the purposes Of such election it
is ordered that printed or written ballots
be used, bearing tho 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 OF printed OH
his ballot the words against ordinance.
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
Railroad, shall have written or printed OIL
his ballot tho words "For ordinance to
levy special tax i'll aid of the New Iberia.
AbbeVille and Western Railroad" ;" and
any person voting against such tax shall
| have written or printed OH his ballot the
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cial tax in aid of tho New iberia, Abbe-
willie and Western Railroad"
| That said election shall be held at the
courthouse in the Town Of Abbeville.
Louisiana, and shall be presided over and
sisted by the Secretary Of the Town Coun-
Gil and that the polls shall be opened at
o'clock q. m, and closed at o'clock p. w..
on said 26th day of September. 1889.
| That there and then the ballot box shall
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 u
majority Of votes for either OF said pro-
posed ordinances; and they, the Mayor
and Secretary shall make lists from tho
names of persons appearing on the ballots
of all persons voting for or against either OF
| said proposed ordinances, and shall write
on the lists opposite the name OF each voter
| the amount OF the assessed VaIuatlOn Oh MS
property as carried on the assessment roll
of said town for the year 1889; and they
! shall then make a tlbulated statement
showing the result of said vote, showing
| the number of votes cast for and against
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
publish for ten days in the official journal
result of said election as tabnlated
Be it further ordained, that this Ordi-
nance together with said petitions be pub
lished for thirty days i'll the official jour
nal of said town.
ELIJAH BOURNE, Mayor.
w. b. WRITE Secretary.
There being no other business to trans
act. ON motion the council adjourned.
ELIJAH BOURNE, Mayor.
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