The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-09-28
Henry OBryan, per G..

Henry OBryan, per G..
On motion of Mr.. Mills, seconded fT
Mr.. Gastal, the following ordinance was
adopted
AN'ORDINANCE ordering a special elc-
lection relatiye to special tax i'll aid 9.
the Kansas City, Louisiana and Cat
Railroad, and the New Iberia, Abbey.lt'
and Western Railroad.
Whereas petitions signed by more tha',
0nc-third OF the property tax payers al
the Town Of Abbeville, Louisiana in nn'n
Der and value have been presented Ia til"
Mayor and Council for the Town of Ab!::"
vile. praying that Il special election h,
held in said town to take the sense OF IT,,
| property tax payers of said town upon tl'''
question OF levy ing special tax of four
mills on the dollar per annum upon all ~
the taxable property Of said town fol- q,
period of ten years. beginning in tho yc'
| $780, 70 aid III the construction of the ka,i-
saS City, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad.
and also hike tax fore like period 20 MI
VILE and Western Railroad. as more fully
set forth in said petitions which are here
with published.
Therefore, BE 1T enacted and ordained
by the Mayor and Council for the Town
I'of Abbeviile that d special election 30
on Thursday, the Goth day of Septemhec
1850, in the nianner required by law at
which election the pro perty tax payers ~
said town shall decide ~ ballot whethe:
or not ordinances shall ba Saopted by tho
vile, providing for the levy and collee-
tion ofa special tax of four mills on the
dollar on the taxable property of sale.
town for period Of ten years. beginning
IN the year 1880, to be used to aid in til,
lana and Gulf Railroad: and for the lev,
and collection of like tax for /. iii;
period on the taxable property of st
tewn. to be uaed to aid in the coIIs1 ruc,l,4
, of the Now Iberia, Abbeville and Western
! Railroad. subject to tho ,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
S is ordered that priated or written ballots
that any person voting for the proposed
= ordinance to levy such tax for the benefit
of the first named raj lroad shall have writ
!. ten or printed ON his ballot the woi.'s
;. 'For ordinance to levy special tax in all
4. of the Kansas City, Louisiana and Gulf
:, Eaiiroad," and any person voting against
. such tax shall have written or printed on
|, his ballot the words Hstgainst ordinances
{ to levy special tax in aid of the Kansas
City, d4ouisi;,na and Gulf Railroad"
: And any person voting for the proposed
= ordinance to levy such tax for the benefit
|
e, Railroad shall have written or printeaaa
y his ballot the words For ordinance to
i. lrvy special tax ifs aha Of the New iberia
:. Abbeville ard Western Railroad . and
T. any person voting against sncl tax sl ~
i, have written or printed OF his ballot 1ht
q. words against ordinance to levy q spe
a. eial tax in aid of the New Iberia. Abbc
y vile and Western Railroad"
\, That said election shall be held at the
y conr.t- house in the Town Of AbbeTille,
<,u;ciop, ovi hn II h,,. .araaiIo ,,1,ar . ~
conducted by the Mayor of said town, as
r sisted by the Secretary of the Town COun
H Gil as,d that the polls shall beopencd at
o'clock a. M. and closed ut 4o'clock p III.
= on said 18th day of September. 1889.
That there and tlrep tlte ballot box sEal
nt be opened, and tho Mayor and Secretai
of shall proceed in The presence Of two prop
q erty tax payers. voters and residents q
m said town, to count the ballots therein {. |
", positcth to ascertain whether there &c
ne n,ajerity of votes for either Of said pro
id posed ordinances; and they. the Mayo
ia and Secretary shall make lists from IL
T.. names oa persons appearing on the ballet
lic of all persons voting fGrOr against either :,
to said proposed ordinances. and shall writ
id on the lists Opposite the name of each 70, c
o., the aanount of the assessed valuation Of hi
=" property as carried on the assessment rol
~ pf said town for the year 1883: and the
mt shall then lnaket:l ta!Mllted stttcmen
f.. showing the result Of said vote, shOwin
10 the number of votes cast for and againa
r., each Of said ordinances, and the aggregat
ns assessed value VI the property tax payer
ed voting for and against said ordinance.
IA and they shall sign said lists and state
ments and make Dire returns of said ele,
tion to this council: and the Mayor aha
ial pNbiish for ten days in the official jOurn:
no of the Towa Of Abheviile. Louisiana, tn
l'f result of said election as tabulated.
vi BE il further ordained. that this ord
OF nance together with said petitions be pui
r1y lislred for thirty days in the official jour
,nr nal of said town.
~, AZ ELIJAH BOURNE, Mayor.
OF w, T. WHITE, Secretary.