The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-01-25

AN ORDINANCE levying a special tax
Of five mills on the dollar per annum
lIp1n Tie taxable property Of the town
. or &bAeylfIe. for a term OF ten years. III
tl4 VI tae Kansas City, Louisiana and
If Ra34road.
Whereas, a petition signed by more1
@ha1 oaa third Vt the property Taxpayers
II tie town IF Abbeyille. La, III number
and value OF property, was presented to
this council at itsSmeetlng - ID, 1852.
praying that n special election be- held LII
said Town 10 SAKE this sense VI the proper
T. Taxpayers thereof, upon the question
AZ the levy of a special tax of i've mills on
the dollar per annuln upon the taxable
pToperty-Af said town for a period ct teu
wears. beginning in the year 1891, III aid
of the Kansas City, Louisiana and Gulf.
Railroad, subject to the limitation con.
tanned III said petition
And whereas, at said meeting ct tins
council, M ordinance was adopted erder-
ing a special election To be held IN said
town ON Wednesday. November q, 1899,
as prayed for. and submitting to the prop
erty taxpayers of said town entitled 70
vote under the general election laws OF
the State of Louisiana, II question
whether or not an ordinance should be
passed by the town council of said town
~ levy such tax fnr such purpose.
And whereas. said petition AMI SAID OF
adiRance were published III the manner
required BIZ law for more than thirty days
iii the MERIDI0NAL newspaper, published
weekly i'll said town, and the pfhcIallour.
~nalAhtre8f, ia the issues0f October and
-NoveT4bEr, 1889,
And. whereas, on "Wednesday n ~ Noy-
eMher. 1859, at said special election q
majority of property taxpayers OF SAID
town entitled to vote thereat. both pa
humber AID yalRe Of property, did vote
for the ordinance to levy such tax IN AID
81 the Kansas City, Louisiana u u
Railroad.
And. whereas, due notice or the result
of said election was given nv the proclaim
alton of the MAYOR Of said town, published
for more thar ten days in the said MEId-
pIONAL newspaper. therefore.
lART. 1stl
Be it ordained by the mayor and com
Ill Of the town of Abbevllle. that a spec
3a! tax of five mills on the dollar per
al.aEm be and il leSied on the taxable
pEeporty Of the ta1Sn of Ahbeville, La,
for tie terEof ten years. beginning Inthe
gs6t 1891, fOE the use and benefit of the
h.sHsas City, Louisiana and Gulf Railroad
mpany. TO aid the constructions CT the
Naasas CITY. Louisiana ant Gulf Railroad;
-.s money to be paid over to the Dircc-
-ara Of said company after said railroad
nail have been completed and put in
working operation frOm II point on Red
River, ill the State of Louisiana. to 4
gaeint within one mile of the Court House
at tle town Of AbbeviIle, La. and to be
tAasp paid only lii the event that said rail
road De 10 completed by the inst day Of
January. 1892.
ART. End.
Reit further ardained. that the score
tary and eN-offieio assessor of the towI
Of Abbevilie, shall assess and extend said
apecial tax of five millson the dollar; IN,
,4aally. nDDn teh. assessment and tax rolls
of said town for n term of ten years, bs
ginning til thesyear 1885, said special tas
to be collected iii the same manner al
,other municipal taxes are collected.
ELIJAH BOURNE,
Nv. b WHITE. Mayor,
secretary.
There being no further business Il
Ftransact, onmOtiOn theeouncii adjourned
ID. BOURNE,
w. b. WHITE, Mayor
Secretary,