The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-11-09
Town COuncil Proceedings.
Abbesille, La, Oct Is, 1882.

maA0is L IC1G AGG6 ZDIEocnGs e. OOGElGt
Mayor, and Messrs. Wise, Gastal and
Isaacs, aldermen: absent, Mills.
On motion the reading of 0, the minutes
of the last meeting of the council was
dispensed with.
The mayor her stated he called this
meeting of the council pursuant to the
following petition to consider a petition
of the sroperty taxpayers of said teWn III
regard to IeyyIng a speciaI tax to aid IN
tho construction ssof the Kansas City
Louisiana and Gulf Railroad.
Petition for special mestins
To Br. Z. Bourne, Mayor of the town OF
Abbeville.
The undersigned property taxpayers of
said town. respectfully request that tho
council of said town be called together to
consider the petition of property tax
payers of said town relative to the levy
ing of a special tax of five mills on the
dollar for ten years in favor o the kansa
City. Louisiana and Gulf Railroad.
solomon Wise, G. GodehauX, JOS. I4abit,
Eli Wise, L. 3. Feray. NC. Young, Jos. ].
Abadie, Ophelias Bourque, j. o. Lege,
Eraste M0ut9n, LastIc Broussard.
The following petition YVES then read:
Petition of taxpayers.
To the Honorable Mayor and Members
of the Town Council Of the Town
of Abbeville, Louisiana.
The undersigned property tax pay
| ers of said town respectfully represent
that they desire that q special tax OF
five mills on the dollar per annum for q
period often years, b~eginningin 1891, be
levied and collected upon the taxable
property Of said town, for the use and
benefit Of the Kansas City, Louisiana
and Gulf Railroad Company; the money
to be realized from said tax to be paid
over to the said Railroad Company,
after the said Rail Road shall have
been completed and put in working
operation from a point on Red River in
the State of Louisiana, to a point with
in mi mile from the courthouse, at
the town of Abbeyille, La, and to be
thus paid only in the event that said
railroad be SO completed by the lst day
of January, 1882
Wherefore, they pray that a special
detection be ordered and held in the
IteWn of Abbeville, Louisiana, under
the provisions of act No. 80 Of the acts
of the General Assembly of the State
t0f Louisiana, of 1886, to take the
sense of the property tax payers of
said town, as to whether such special
tax shall be levied and collected for the
purpose above set forth.
And that for the purpose of saeh
election printed or written ballots be
used, bearing the voters name,
and each person voting for said tax shall
have written or printed on his ballot
| the words tFor ordinance to levy spe-
| eial tax in aid of tho Kansas City.
| Louisiana idGulf Railroad and each
person voting against said tax shall
have written or printed on his ballot
the words Against the ordinance to
levy a special tax in aid of the Kansas
City, Louisiana and GuE Railroad
And petitioners pray that in case
tkere be q majority vote in faPor OF
such special tax, that an ordinance be
passed, ordering the levy and colleo-
ton of said tax for the purpose herein
stated. And they pray for general
relief, etc, etc.
N. C. Young, Eraste MouTon, Robt.
). Young, =. ]. Abadie, A. L. Leblanc,
TlYsse Abadie, T.. j. Feray, A. Monlor,
&c. DuteL, Mrs. Leon Broussard, David
Beer. Is. NJ. Mal1ault, l.. Leblanc, +.
Dntel, d. w. Wall, L, j. Lyons, Solo
mo NES, Elt WISE 1cadt 1867 pct
Iii, w. ID. White, Il. II. Mills, F. f.
Feray, Numa Frederick, Gilbert La
bauve, P. d. Dupuy, Jacob Isaacs,
j.. @. Lege, II. G. Smedes, Lastit
Breussard, Aytnar Bourque, Seyerier
Primeaux, Jos. r.. Labit, John A
Brookskir, f. A. Mazerolle, j. Boy.
snee, Edouard Noel, 0phelias Bourque
Henry Leguennec, Jean Abedee, Du
pre- BIanchet, ". G.. Kibbe, Gilber
ButcLie. ID. M. Lyons, G. Al. Dupuy
On motion of Mr.. Wise, the follow
ing pratmple and ordinance werl
adop ed.
AN ORDINANCE orderinga special cleo
lection relative to the Levy of q specia
tax of five mills per annum for ten year
in aid efthe Kansas City, L0uisian
and Gulf Railroad Company.
Whereas a petition signed by more tina
.one-third of the property tax payers 0
the Town of AbbeVille, Louisiana, innun
her and value. have been presented to TIL
Town Couaeil of said town, praying tina
d special election be held in said town t
take the sense of thereof, upon the que
ton of the levy of q special tax of fV
mills on the dollar per annum upon TIL
taxable property Of said town for
period of ten years. beginning in the veg
1891, in aidof the Kansas City, L0nisian
land Gulf Railroad Company; as MOI
fully set forth in said position whic
is herewith published.
Therefore, Be It enacted and oFdaiRe
by the Mayor and Council Of said Tow
Of AbbevfI1e that q speeiaf election /
held in the Town of AbbeviIle, Louisiana
an Wednesday the 9th day. of Novembe
lIS89, in the manner required by law {
which election the property tax payers /
said town entitled to vote und'
State of La, shall decide by ballot wheth,
or not ordinances shall be passed by II
. Town Council of said towu, ordering Il
levy and collection of said special tax