The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-01-11

keep a cash book in which bs.ss.s
enter and keep account Of !. ~
@lections' BY him made; and NJ, 90
purchaser book for said ea s.. g
aud present his bill for same J. ps n
next meeting Of this body, = "
The claim Of w. B. Whit.
for 50 SO, for holding speoial es s.
alton election Nov. 81, lssa
allowed. Ras
On motion of Mr. Coastal, resides
that the mayor appoint a.oomn;ls.
to draft an ordinance psoEid;sa
sidewalks; said committee 10 rsna y
At the next meeting Of The coess AMI
Messrs. Mills, Wise and gs ''s'''
were appointed on said eomm;slss
The returns, as tabnlated. ST ,S.s
special election Tor railroad Il,
aid Of the Kansas CITY, bon .s +
and Gulf Railroad, held ia the los.
OF Ahbeyille, on Nov. q. 1880 -.
presented by the secretery, and ven
read an ordered to be1ilied.
On motion OF Mr.. Wise. the..h
lowing ordinance were adopted
AN ORDINANCE ~leyyine n ss,a.;.
IF five mills on the dOfaarsnse ~ sax
upon the taxable propertr.Of tia s Ml
OF Abbeyille, for . term If ten Teass
AID OF the Kansas City, LouisSalta II
Gulf Railroad.
Whereas, A petition sicDad Nv
than II third of the property tax.nT 49,
OF the town of Abbevilie, La, fin naaaslss
and value Of property, was .presentai s +.
TINS council at ftsBmeeting on Oct. Is ss
praying that a special election bgAsn NJ
sad town to take the sens9Of the nsesss
fy1taX,,payers thereof, upon the ousss "a
of the lssy of Il special tax ofhye me-
the Dollar per annum up0nsthe taxaaN
fproperty of said town for a period 81 MY
years. beginning in the year tISQ14in W.
OF the k;snsas City, Louisiana and SEMI
Railroad, subject to the limitatioa ees.
tanned III said petition
And whereas, at said meeting &c taba
eoullcli, an ordinance was adopted arse,.
lhg0 special election to be held ii RI
town on Wednesday, November q. ISL
as prayed Ors and sabmittinEs4Q thanrs
efty Taxpayers OF said town entftIsA N
Vote under the general eleAti0n laws
Inc State of Louisiana, the .auestion
Whether or not an ordinance should u
passed by the iowa council of said town
TO levy such tax for sugh purpose.
An0Awhereas, said petition andsasa a..
dlnahee were published in the laangs,
required by law for more than thirfTdaYs
u Inc MRRIDIoNAL newspaper. puhliaAed
weekly IN said town, and the official iaH8.
nal thereof, in the issues of October aid
ENogember, 1889,
And. whereas, on Wednesday, en- Of NOV.
ember, 1889, at said special eleekioa.
majority Of property Taxpayers 81 R
town enlisted TO vote tilereat. both
number and value of property, edid ggs
Tor the ordinance to levy saeh tax III AR
q the Kansas City, Iouisiana and Gal
Railroad.
And, whereas, due notice of the result
of said election was given by the pr0eleHs
atone the mayo or of said t0vR, publ
for nlvre than ten days iii thsaSiA aaI
DIoSAL newspaper; therefore.
TART. 1st1
Be il ordained by the mayor and eohns
Gil of the town of Abbevifle.. that i epEt
iaI tax of tive mills 4au the dollar DEF
annum be and is levied On the taxahls
prgporty of the town of@Kbbeville, Lar
Il AU4 thO "a VA. wi NG0EN4 RGGEAAkAAA& &A&Aps
year 1891. for the use and benefit 81 lilo
lkansas City, Louisiana and Gulf RAILROAD
e0npany. to aid the construction of fhe
knaSas Cityg.Lonisiana amdGulf Railroad
the money to be paid Oyer % the DiEEe
tors of said company after said raiar0Sa
shall have been completed and put Il
working .operatiusl froniaa point oil Rea
River, in the Statesof LpHisiaua, iii i
point within one mile Ua the Court NgstN
at the town Of Abbeville. La. aud %
thus paid only in theesyent that said mil
road be so completed, by the first dag e.
january. 1882.
Ant End.
Be it further ordalHed. that the ss
tary end ex-ofiein assessor Of the @MA
of Abbeyille, ~shaIkassess and extenl aMa
special tax of fivelnAille on the dolIaFs AL
nually, upon teh assessment and tax Nls
of said town for a9ferm of ten years es
ginning in thessysar 1891; said special lax
TO be collected iii fthe saIue Maa
other muilicipafsssxes are collected
sELIJAu BOURNE
w. b. WHITE
~~SecrstaTy.
There being mo further lusln
TRANSACTION m6SiSz the council ad9aAzneA
i. BORNE
w. b. WHrfe,
S~ecEetsfy,