The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-09-14
Petitions and Ordinance.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the Town OF Abbe
viIia T oriciaNo

Aldermen OF the Town OF ADDe-
vile, Louisiana.
The undersigned property tax pay
ers of said town respectfully represent
that they desire that a special tax Of
four mills on the dollar per annum for
period of ten years, beginning 1890, be
levied and collected upon the taxable
property of said town, to be used to aid
in the construction of the Kansas City,
Louisiana and Gulf Railroad the money
to he realized from said tax to be paid
over to the directors of said railroad af-
ter the same shall been completed and
put in working operation from it's north
|. .ern terminus to point within one mile
from the court house, at the town OF
Abbeville, Louisiana, and to be then
paid only in the event that said road
be so constructed and completed by the
lst day Of January, 1895.
Wherefore, they pray that special
election be ordered and held in the
town Of Abbeville, Louisiana, under
the provisions of act No. IS 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 shall
have written or printed on his ballot
the words "For ordinance to levy spe-
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Louisiana and Gulf Railroad,o 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.
Abbeville, August 10. 1889.
Lastie Broussard, j. j. Abadie, c. J..
Edwards, N. c. Young, L. j. feray, p.
ID. Dupuy, Ulysse Abadie, A. Monlor,
A. D. Laborde, W. f. Area, Theodore
Laporte, F. F. Young, L. Leotaud,
Evariste Moore, Jos. L. Labit, Il. H.
Mills, +. L. Melebeck, Jas. A. Petty,
F. +. Feray, Geo. B. Petty, Alexis Ira
han, J. Boyance, Eraste Mouton, E. A.
Mazerolle, Robt. J. Young, G. Labauve,
c. NJ. Dupuy, f. /. Addison, Henry
Leguennec, Mrs. Louis Abadie, G.. God
chaux, W. d. White, j. A. Brookshier,
Jacob Isaacs, S. 2. Watts, d. W. Wall,
r. Dutel, L. Dutel, D. NJ. Lyons, Ophe-
las Bourque, J. NJ. Fraser, J. Q. Lege,
A. l.. Leblanc, Seyerien Primeaux,
Jacob Gastal, Edouard Noel, Henry
OBryan, per G.
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 special tax Of
four mills on the dollar per annum for a
period often years, beginning in 1890,
be levied and collected upon the taxable
property of said town, to be used to aid
in the construction of the New Iberia,
Abbeville and Western Railroad: the
money to be realized from said tax to
be turned over to the directors Of said
railroad after the same shall have been
completed and put in working opera
ton from its eastern terminus to a point
within one-half mile from the cutirt@
house at the Town of Abbeyille, Louis
lana, and to be then paid only in the
event that said road be SO constructed
and completed by the 1st day of Janu-
ary. 1895.
Wherefore, they pray that special
election be ordered and held under the
provisions of act No. 35 of the acts OF
the General Assembly of Louisiana OF
1856, to take the sense Of the property
tax payers of said town, as to whether
said special tax shall be levied and col.
lected for the purpose above set forth.
And that for the purpose of such cleo
ton printed or written ballots be used
bearing name of the voter, and each
person voting for said tax 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 each per
son voting against said 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"
| And petitioners pray for general re-
lief, etc.
Abbeville, La, August 10, 1889.
N. {. Young, F. +. Young, l.. ;
Feray. P. D. Dupuy, A. Monlor, A. D.
Laborde, c. J. Edwards, Geo. B. Petty,
! Robt. J. Young, Eraste Mouton, Jos. j.
| Abadie, Mrs. Louis Abadie, ulysse
| Abadie, W. +. Area, Theodore laporte,
Lastie Broussar1, l.. Leotaud, EyarIste
Moore, Jos. T. Lahit, H. Libersat, X
H. Mills, T. T.. Melebeck, Jas. \. Petty,
F. F. Feray, Alixis Trahan, j. Boyance'
Z. A. Mazerolle, Gilbert Labauye, e.
NJ. Dnpuy, f. l. addison, Henry Lee