The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-09-21

be so constructed and completed by the |
lst day of January, 1898.
Wherefore, they pray that special
election be ordered and held in the
town of Abbeville, Louisiana, under
the provisions of act No. 35 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 snail
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
have written or printed on his ballot
the words "Against the ordinance to
levy special tax in aid of the Kansas
City, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad"
And they pray for general relief, etc.
Abbeviile, August 10. 1889.
Lastie Broussard, j. j. Abadie, c. J.
Edwards, N. C. Young, L. J. Feray, p.
D. Dupuy, Ulysse Abadie, A. Monlor,
A. d. Laborde, W. F. Area, Theodore
| Laporte, F. F. Young, l.. Leotaud,
Evariste Moore, Jos. I. Labit, r. ii.
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,
c. NJ. Dupuy, E. l. Addison, Henry
Leguennec, Mrs. Louis Abadie, G. Cod
chaux, w. d. White, J. A. Brookshler,
Jacob Isaacs, S. P. Watts, d. W. Wall,
Il. Dutel, L. Dutel, D. NJ. Lyons, Ophe-
las Bourque, J. NJ. Fraser, J. 0. Lege,
A. L. Leblanc, Severien Primeaux,
Jacob Gastal, Edouard Noel, Henry
O'Bryan, per &.
To the Honorable Mayor and Alder
! men of the Town Council OF the
Town of Abbeville, Louisiana.
The undersigned property tax pay
ers of said town, with respect represent
that they desire that a special tax OF
four mills on the dollar per annum tor a
period of ten years, beginning in 1890
| be levied and collected upon the taxable
property of said town, to be used to alc
in the construction of the New Iberia
Abbeyille and Western Railroad; the
money to be realized from said tax t.
be turned over to the directors of sale
railroad after the same shall have beer
completed and put in working opera
ton from its eastern terminus to poln
=, within one-half mile from the court
house at the Town Of Abbeville, Louis
lana, and to be then paid only in thu
event that said road be SO constructed
and completed by the LIST day Of Janu
r ary. 1895.
Wherefore, they pray that specla
election be ordered and held under tn
provisions of act No. 35 Of the acts
the General Assembly of Louisiana {
1886. to take the sense of the propert
tax payers of said town, as to Whethe
said special tax shall be levied and col
lected for the purpose above set forth.
d And that for the purpose OF such elee
!, ton printed or written ballots be use
u bearing name of the voter, and eac
person voting Tor said tax shall hay
written or printed on his ballot tt
WOrUS ''fUI OIuIlidliCO w IVY oPS"I
tax in aid of the New Iberia, Abbesll
}, and Western Railroad" and each pc
son voting against said tax shall ha1
written or printed on his ballot II
words against ordinance to levy sp
cial tax in aid of the New Iberia, Abb
Vile and Western Railroad"
And petitioners pray Tor general r
+ lief, etc. ao
x, ,o Abbeville, La, August 10, 1889:
1t n. C. Young, f. +. Young, L..
Feray, p. d. Dupuy, A. Monlof, q.
. Laborde, c. J. Edwards, Geo. B. Pett
Robt. J. Young, Eraste Mouton, JOS.
Abadie, Mrs. Louis Abadie, Olys
Abadie, W. +. Area, Theodore lapor'
- Lastie Broussard, L. Leotaud, Evarls
u Moore, Jos. L. Labit, II. Llbersat'
"a H. Mills, f. l.. Melebeck, Jas. \. Pet
q. F. T. l'eray, Alixis Trahan, ); boyah'
m f. A. Mazerolle, Gilbert LabauVe.
te NJ. Dnpuy, f. I. Addison, Henry
ct guennec, G. GodchauS, ". ID. Mili
" ]. A. Brookshier, Jacob lsaaes, ;.
Watts, y. w. Wall, I. Dutel. ID.
Lyons, Ophelas Bourque, }. NJ: fras
J. O. Lege, 4. l.. Leblanc, Sever
p,.;maouy Fdouard Noel. Jacob Cast