The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-01-18
N ORDINANCE levying a special tax
of I've mills on the dollar per mum

N ORDINANCE levying a special tax
of I've uilhs on the dollar per annIlm
.csu the taxable rEopertT of the town
II a1tey4tff, Fur 4 term ct ten years, III
asU Il the kansas City, Louisiana and
GIIf Railroad.
Whereas netition signed By more
-fag1. 3Ne hira All tAp property taxpayers.
Of .ar town - Abb, sIlle. Ia. IN number
AID Ealec of property. ~a9 presented to
ti.-s council II itSstlettS llg en- Vet. 10, lbS9sA
r&ying thar Il special election be Held iii
an tnwa - take TIN. SeIise OF the proper
aK-Paycf& thereof, upon the question
uf III ..vy Ut a special tax Of five mills on
IL ,ialt per uuI upon the taxable
pro- 49, 81 said town for Il period Of ten
> agEltHiHg III the year 1881, in aid
Z It's Kansas City, Louisiana and Gulf
soed, subject to the limitation con
= ..ea III said petition
III ~llereas. at said meeting of this
@- .lG-4. All ordinance was adopted order
IT 2 spccIal election to be held III said
town on Wednesday, November q, 1889,
as PRAYED FOR. and Submitting to the prop
erty t~aS-IayerS of said teWn entitled to
vote Vy.deF the general election laws OF
the tie al Louisiana. the question
t4einer " not IN ordinance should be
PASSED : Tie town e0unclt OF Said town
r. :eFs saoA tax for such purpose.
At& whereas. said petition and said or
e We're published i'll the manner
"csl,.tIt! by law for more than thirty days
4fFtEs MERlDIoSAI newspaper, published
"sealy in said town, and the Official Jour-
-,i thereof. I'LL tie issues of October and
November. 1889,
A.3. uhere5s, on Wednesday, y of Noy-
.t.t5s. 1859. Hit said special election, ~
.- 44.ry ii property taxpayers of said
t..sn entitled TO Vote thereat, both IN
nl,nlberand t3lle of property, " vote
tQr tfV ordinance to levy such tax ia and
. = @T..g K, .Y-1a fAltiE etEnIp12lAng lIlH.@tTnl1
abroad.
And. whereas. due notice of the result
al SAID election was given by the pfoclilin-
anon of the may of said town, publlshed
for more than ten days in the said MEkI-
DIuSAEnewspaper; therefore.
TART. lstl
Re il ordained by the mayor and II
ell III the town II. Abbeyille, that q spec
iaI FIX Uf i've. mills on the dollar per
AMMAN be and Is levied on the taxable
preperty of the Owl Of Abbeyllle. La,
for Tie terra III ten ears beginning lnthe
yeAg 1851. for the Use and benefit OF the
&aAsas City, Louisiana and Cuff RAILROAD
.,ttas4ny. TO and the construction Of the
Anasas City. Louisiana and Gnlf Railroads;
tie money to be paid over TO the Dlrcc-
fers u sssid company after said railroad
shall nave been completed and put III
working operation from Il point on Red
River, III the State of Louisiana. to a
point Mlllllu uIC.dllllb VI ei4G SCu1I 1ESaSG
1T die town of Abbtville, La, and to be
thus paid only in the event that said rail
road ae s0-campleteG by the first day of
January, 1892.
ART. End.
Be it further ordained. that the secre-
tarv AID ex-otbeio assessor of the town
If Abbtv4-lr. :Esall assess and extend said
special t3z OF iyemllls on the dollar; an
nuaIly, Upel. teh assessment and tax rolls
III said t5v.a for a-term of ten years. be
Eiitnllg thesycar 1891; said special tax
e-saiiected in the same manner as
atAef alEnicipalttRNes areeollected.
ELIJAH BOURNE,
W g.HITE. Mayor,
secretary.
Tt-ere being no further business to
traagact, oll4notion the council adjourned.
L. BOURNE.
X. B. WHII4a, Mayors
Secretary,