The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-06-02

said mayor and trustees to call d special a
lection 81 submit 10 the property tax d yer.I
OF 1hibodaux, who are qualified electors IN
der the laws of the State. the said prouosi.
ton to levy a sprcial tax of five mills per an-I
mum for the period of ten years. tor The .uee-
iai purpose aforesaid
BE 1t therefore. enacted. By the MAYOR and
Trustees of the corporation OF Thibodaux
that the question of levying a special t,x az
I'VE mills per annuHI on all property subject
to taxation in the corporate limits of tie
town OF ThI'odaux. Tor the period of ten
Years TO raise revenues IT, build aDd eon-
struct a plant of water works far the use and
benefit OF the town nf Thl',odaux. he and the
same Is hereby submitted T., the plop4rtv
tax PAYERS OF the town OF TIihOtaua, uaaL-
flied 10 vote under the laws OF Louisiana ana
Tor the purpose of ascertaiaing the sense m
the said property tax PAYERS d special elac
ton il hereby called 20 I've held hi fl+ tawr
81 lhih0daux, at The Court deus ~ Mon
day the 18th day OF Jure. 1894. from : s'eIoek
q. m to boeiock y IN, at which sp--ial elee-
tisn all the property tax paytr- III the eo-po-
ration OF IhlhodauS. qu allied 10 vut tudsr
the general election laws oil the State. shs j
have the night to vote for or against Tie yro-
position a. they deem proper.
b. it further enac ted. etc, That iha nron-
e9tv taxpayers OF the corporation IF IhiFsa.
daux, qualified 10 vote under tire neral
election laNr et the State. who fay.- rlte IL
w NJ tie -aid SPECIAL tax for the af sr4said
purpose. shall. at said sprcisl election. a.
post IL the ballot box Kept aor the purpose
a printed ballot with the words:
Special Election for Water Works Of fha
town OF Thibodaux.
For c special tax of five nj il per anunm
fr the peri"'i Of ten years I"r erection Of
alter orks; ANA Ji.at the prtpt-tY tar.
payers dIsappruving If the lew of sAld spee.
la tax shall cost a printed pativt sita the
words:
special Election for Water Work d the
to ~ Of ~Ihilodaux
Against a sp-eiar tax Of FIVE mills Der an.
LuIn for the period OF ten years ior erection
Of 3atei Works
c il further enycted. that the sail eIec-
tioI, shall he held b. three commissioners an
pointed ard sworn in accordance xith law
who shall keep a list Of J4se taS-tn,veFS voting
: heteua SHAH Ike inscribed tAe LaaIe Of each
person voting, AMI his name shall also be
checked eft u" lit Of qua idetl voters as
soon as each person shall have voted and
at the close Of thu poll the said commission
ers shall open the ballot box and count and
tatuiate The votes and make due return
thereof IN writing a. .equirea bv AZ. and
tier being counted. tie DAi!nte east snail be
r. back in the bog which shat &c sealed,
eHt together with the returns " The election
tf lyFreI u Tie Mayor and TRUSTEES 81 tie
! ~ # Ihlb0daux, who shall without DELAY
Z iiatt aud ~pr"mlnigate Tie result OF the
s. lien ID the naanner prescribed by la ".
- u further enacted. that if The required
~ .ofity Of votes shall br east at said special
election in favor OF the said special tax. the
mayor aud trustees OF the town of 1hlloiaux
shall within the delay required bv law, A.
dept and AIS d nrD,-eF ordinance ruuf0rna-
biy 10 the result ~ said election and the
WISHES OF the Taxpayers, leyyin. a special
tax az herein contemplated. nver and above
the constitutional limit ~ ten mills Ca Ill
tasahle property within the corporate limits
Ut fhibudauN
There bein. no other business, the council
adjourned.
w. c. Raglan.
H. ~ Mayor.
Clerk.