The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-06-29
Notice of Election.

In pursuance to a resolution of the ToWr
Council OF June IS, 1895, an election j.
hereby ordered to be held by the qualified
electors residing in and upon the lots OF
land herein below described, adjacent tt
the town of Abbeville, as incorporated by
act No. lob of 1850 and act No. 179 of 1855
submitting the proposition to said electors
to be voted on at said election whether
they desire that the said land, lots or ter.
rltory shall be annexed to and included in
the territorial corporate limits OF the
town of Abbeville, ON
Thursday. aBuIy II, 1895.
between the hours of 6 a. M, and z p. M,
at the courthouse q tAbbeville, Louisiana.
Said election shall be held and conducted
by JOS. s. Nunez, Numa Frederick and Ell.
!. Lyons, commissioners, and Alcide Lee
blanc, clerk.
Boundaries and description of the land pro
posed to be annexed to and included IN the
tOWR of 4bbeUiUe:
The territory proposed to be annexed
constitutes all the lots and land lying and
comprehended between the two following
described line 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
Boete's addition and uns thence eastward
along the said north line of the Boete's
addition to the eastern limit of the Town
o. Abbevllfe 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 Vermlliontriyer, and
here line No. ends.
Linz NO.
Begins at the intersection of the north
ern line of Boete's addition and the Yer
milton river, or the beginning of line No. /
and runs ~northward along the east bank
OF the VerinilIon river to the mouth of
Coulee V%alcourt, thence eastward along
the south bank of said Coulee Valcourt to
the line between lots Nos. 8 and Is of the
Carmefite Blanchet subdivision, and
thence along said last line to a point
500 feet west of the centre line of Saint
Charles street measured on the line be-
tween lots Nos. 9 and Is of the Blanchet
subdivision; thence north 800 east to the
south line of Julie Broussard's land
thence S. 500 E.. along the said south line
OF Julie Broussard's and on Eastward in
direction TO the land of w. w. Ed
wards; thence 5. l0o w. along the line be-
tween w. w. Edwards and John Abadie |
on one side and Lyman C, Lyons on the
other or west side and on in the same di-
through the lands of F. f. Young
to the land of Gustave Godchaux, thence
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 d Vermifion Railroad; thence along I
north line of said company;s land TO
the VeTmiliOn river. and thence northward
along the east bank of said river to the
of the south line of the Me-
grets portion and the Vermilion river. or
the end of line No. /.
AT SAID election no person shall be al
owed, to vote except those qualified TO
Eote under the general election laws of
he State and who reside in and upon the
OTIS or land proposed to be annexed to
Ind included in the corporate limits of the
own of Abbeville.
Those voting for the annexation will
written or printed upon their ba rlots
for annexation, and those voting against
aid annexation shall have written or
on their ballots "againSt annexa- +
~
The. above named persons conducting
election shall after the closing Of the
oils proceed to count the ballots and
a k a compilation of all the votes cast.
moving how many votes have been cast
or anu how many against annexation
the value of said votes in property.
Vhlch written compilation of the votes
asst shall be signed by said commissioner
clerk and returned to the Town
n through the mayor. =
J; NELSON GREENE, Mayor. f,
90, 1885.