The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-06-30
TOWN HALL.

and Trustees of the Corporation sf the town
OF Thibodaux. have met this dsv in ssae;,l
session for the purpose of eAnvasS.uS AMI
pi otnuigating the vote cast at the snec;aI
election held on June 18th 1891. on the onaa-
tioE OF the levy OF a special tax ct i've milIs
per ahnun Tor ten years, for the erection Of
water works. when were present
Ills Honor w u kagan, Mayor aud MeSsr.
L. +. Latilouet, 4. j.. Meyer. d.. Mann
Ihos. Aibert Thee. r.. Bergeron and i. Zer.
nett Trustees.
Absent None.
liIerrupop, We proceeded - open a sealed
package addressed u the Mayur ana Trus
tees 81 the town Of 1hibodaux ana piAed Il 4
the hands OF the Mayor by tile Commissioner
Oh the SAID special erection. a. c0utalbisg fhs
returns Of said special election. Tor The nnr.
pose OF ~cahFassing tie returns of said elee- T
lion and a>certaInips the result. aud hayinv +
opened said package we found ihar-,, 80 +
returns Ct said special election duly sig.T5
" Aessrs- W Z. Rsgan. q. r. B-rgrrum md
Frank LeFEoiT As commissioned. ~ ia
special election. aud coa-t.tlue If = Es+ -
the names ot the property tax payer. wha \
voted a said special election. fabsiiation \
aha tdliy 81 The votes east Tor and sya;nsf
tLe saIi special tax. and a process vsfbaI If \
tue nianntr OF holding said election ana ~ (
result tIereoL as assert iiaed hv the said
commissioners from their count and ,.hcJa /
tIon Ut the votes aad having a-c-s ta;nn5
nN Z careful examination OF The .aI3 rarurus
VI iht SAID commissioners thai the said
special election l4u bean held ID str,er .n,n-
plaIce with law ard cUllorfaatsfv TO All rha 4
raits anu regulations pre.c4t,4,l IL ~
ORDINANCE calling sad SPECIAL elaefi,,, ana
that The returns thereof were nsass- II ara /
lurm II law anu uIaer oath. Ne tsrtsg -asla5
70 canvas the said returns aud fund from
said canvas that
NlIety-Eine property tax payrI~. rrpresen. |
Il TING DflyIptT V 4@@R~~-f ~ rs4- H
fortA-tEo tuousauI aud one hunared 80
AItN Doilafs- voted 1or a special tax Of iva
mills per aInum tor the period OF t4n vea-s
ior erection OF water works and
Four property tax payers representing /
property assessed al nlAe Thousand one
hundred and tive dollars voted ar.ins4 ] /
special Tax u i've mills per anuum fnr ! |
period q ten years Tor erection of water /
works.
And i appearing from the said canvas and |
count that 4 majority IN number Of he prn. /
perly lax payers representing PROPERTY ~. |
cetulne IN assessed value The cue half Of tie |
Ea-ai assessment OF the property on the 81
! ~smeat Of the property on TIE assessr.snr !
! = 81 tAt corporation ot the EuEn 81 Tbja4. /
= -. We Tie said Mayor and Trustees. Id
t5I uec4aFtd AMI proclaim that the MA
-itioa to levy 4 special tax OF five nIiIis
r ahnlhl Tor q peFlsFi Of ten years for the
G. tt"n OF water works has been duly
HMA @Da ktSE@-1 " EHr HT9UFEEE tar
p@zers ~ the Kramer required hy Law. and
tnAt the Mayor and Trustees of the eors,nra.
Ton o. lhi9udaaX have been and are dulv
empowered ard authorized IL pass an ordi-
nance u levy lie laid special tax In tie
manner ana form and fof tie purpose de-
ciafed " tle said property tax payers.
Id i43th whereof. the aIayor hereto
attaches his official signature in the name al
and tor the Mayor and trustees of tne town
Of Thibodau2.
W c. Raglan.
Mayor.
On motion Of NJ. A. j.. Never dulF
secluded the swUrE returns. of fi,a eorn,r,ys
sioners who held the said special e~leetjoa r.
decide on the levy oil a special tax as atar--
SAID We're also ordered incorporated il the
minutes OF these proceedings ard published
WITH the process verbal and proclamation IF
Mayor aud trustees Of theie canvas 81 the
votes and the result of said election : winch
returns Of said commissioners are in tho
words ANA figures t~9.llwing. ro-wif.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish OF LaIoufche.
BE it known. That we. tue pndarsirned
commissioners of election appointed Ia hold
the special election called ~ the Nayar .nu
Trustees OF the Town of Thibodanx for the
purpose OF loilin. Il special election on tcis
IaS lof tile purpose OF receiving the sense OF
the propelty-tax payers of the municipality
81 IhlbodaGx on the question at Lowing q
tax u nFe mills per annum tor ten
wears Tor the erection OF water works Tor the
Use OF said town, aid proceed at the hour Of
: O'CLOCK "A. III. at the CONT House In said
town 10 open. aud did and there. omen the
box Tor sahd special election, after being
duly sworn AS required bv law, and did then
ANA there held said election. keeping boz
open 70 receive and receiving the votes OF
an luailhvd property tax payass offering to
.ote, registering the name OF each voter a
lie voted. from The. @attf bnur a.. .F.En.I~
III. % . i" clock p. M. the hours fixed by law
loF opening and & osiIIg said election and AZ
the louF oI q ociock y. IA. we closed tue box
The votes cass at said social
dnd certified and signed the list
tie Names OF the persons voting
siich erection, aud proceeded IL count
ana tuouiatr the Vote, cas-. au,t iioa. SAID
count AID tabulatluu we found that
NlNEI1-NiNE voters. representing pro-
perry assessed al The sun ot Une Hundred
and Forty Two Thousand One Hundred aud
Fifty DOLLARS Not q Tor "a special tax OF five
mills per annuln ior a period of ten years
Tor erection OF Wa er works ana that
tll kUUR voters reureseGtIug pruparry
At the suiii al Anne Thousand Que
Huudltf qua Five Dollars voted agains.
a special tax of five niilis per amman lar y
ferioa OF ien Wears iof erection oil water
wurAs.
Ana h4yaig thus counted and ta,usat.d
>slt. 70 - w replaced tbs said ballots So
tpiiu!ra su-i t.4tis.tt-tt ia the box and sealed
ING >am .tstt i.Ayia- signed the count aud
thhHiAtiu = as tuis pruee>-verbaI OF cur
rt-tt+ftf Vi sIitt ~ "a ot We nave placed the
! - = N"i r. ti.e count and labuiatiun.
;,ir til : pr c srfbai ~ AN rnseiope. hi.
.lre>>r.. l.. iAr MAKER and Trustees Of lie
III i!.i1 ptanS. and seized the saint.
aud put the eaI,i box and the sand sealed
envelope IN the hands OF the Mavor II the
town of ihibo,laax, 10 be held by him Tor
the use OF The Mayor aid Iruste-s vi said
town a. required BY law.
In faith whereof. We hereto snbscrlin. oar
names Oh this 18th day OF June A. o.. ls5l.
". e. Raglan.