The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-08-10
Notice of Election.

I~npursuance to a resolution of the Town
Council of August 6, 1895, an election is
hereby ordered to be held by the qualified
electors residing within the corporate
limits of the town of Abbeville, as incor-
porated by act No. 103 of 1850 and act No.
179 of 1865, submitting the proposition to
said electors to be voted on at said cleo
ton whether they concur in, consent and
accede to the proposed annexation TO the
territorial corporate limits of the town of
Abbeyille of the lots and land hereinafter
described and bounded, on Thursday.
August go, 1895. between the hours
OF 6 d NJ. and Z p M, at the courthouse
at AbbeClIle. Louisiana. Said election
| shall be held and conducted by Eugeneus
q. Lemaire, Bernard Isaacs and Albert
Demary. commissioners, AMI Jno B. Shaw,
clerk.
! boundaries and description of the land pro
posed to be GaReEea to and included IN the
torn Of 4bbeville:
The territory proposed to be annexed
constitutes all the lots and land lying and
comprebended between the two following
described lines designated as line No. /
and line No. 2 which meet and inclose the
territory sought to be annexed.
LINE NO. l
Begins at the intersection of the Yer
million river and the north line of the
B0ete'S addition and runs thence eastward
dlO1g GUS Sdtu u0Ettl Zine OF the BobE6S
addition to the eastern limit of the Town
OF Abbeyille or the east line of East street.
thence southwark along said east line of
East street to the southern limit of the
town or the south line of the Megret's
portion, thence westward along the said
south line of the Megret's portion to its
intersection with the VerInliion river, and
here line No. / ends.
LINF NO.
Begins at the intersection of the north
ern line OF B0ete's addition and the Yer
million ri Ter, or the beginning of line No. /
and runs northward along the east bank
of the Verlailion river to the mouth of
Coulee yalco.' rt, thence eastward along
the south bank IF said COulee Valcourt to
the line between lots Nos. 8 and Is of the
CarmeIite Blaneifet subdivision, and
thence along said last line to a point
800 feet west of the centre line of Saint
Charles street measured on the line be-
tween lots Nos. 9 and 10 OF the Blanchet
subdivision; thence north 36o east to the
south line OF Julie Brol7ssard,s land;
thence S. SOC +. along the said south line
of Julie Broussard's and on Eastward in
same direction to the land of W.. w. Ed
wards thence S. 100 w. along the lire be-
tween w. w. Edwards and John -Abadie
on one side and Lyman G. Lyons OF the
other or west side and on in the same d.
fect1on through the lands of T. T. Young
to the land of Gustaye Godehaux, thence
along the line between said GodchauX
and said Young to the west line of said
thence southwark along said
west line OF said GOdchaux to land of the
Iberia q Vermilion Railroad: thence along
the north line of said ~company's land to-
the Vermilion river, and thence nOrthward
along the east bank of said river to the
intersection of the south line of the Me-
grets portion and the Yermilion river, or
the end of line No. l..
At said election no person shall be al
lowed TO vote except those qualified to
vote under the general eIectionIaws ofthe
State and who reside in the territorial
corporate limits of the town of AbbeYille
as incorporated by act No. 103 of 1850 and
act No. 179 of 1856 of the General Assembly
of Louisiana.
Those voting for the annexation will
written orprinted upon their ballots
annexation" and those voting against
said annexation shall have written or
on their ballots against annexa-
The above named persons conducting
said election shall after the closing of the
polls proceed to count the ballots and
make a compilation of all votes cast,
showing how many votes have been cast
Tor and how many against annexation
the value of said votes in property,
which written compilation of the votes
asst shall be signed by said commissioners
the clerk and returned to the Town
jouneltthroHgh the mayor.
by The Town Council of AhbeviIle. La,
]. NELSON GREENE, Mayor.
Augast10, 1885. Z