The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-07-06
Notice of Election.

In pursuance to aresolution of the Town
| Council of June rs, 1895, an election is
| hereby ordered to be held by the qualified
electors residing in and upon the lots or
land herein below described, adjacent to
| the town of Abbeville, MS incorporated by
| act No. 103 of 1850 and act No. 179 of 1855,
submitting the propOsitian to said electors
| to be voted OH ut said election whether
| they desire that the said land, lots or ter
ritOry shall be annexed to and included in
the territorial corporate LIN itg of the
| town of Abbevilie, on
! Thursday. July II, A@O1s
between the hours of a. M, and y. M,
at the courthouse at Abbeville, Louisiana
Said election shall be held and conducted
by JOS. s. Nunez, Numa Frederick and II.
B. Lyons, commissioners, and Alcide Lee
blanc, clerk.
Boundaries and description of the land pro-
posed to be ANNEXED to and included tn the
torn of Ab5eUille.
The territory proposed to be annexed
constitutes all the lots and land lying and
comprehended 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.
Begins at the intersection of the Ver4
million river and the north line of the
Boete's addition and runs theme eastward
along the said north line OF sltR Boete'S
addition to the eastern limit Of 10 Town
Of Abbeville or the east line OF East street,
thence southwark along said nast 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 Verm1lioh river, and
here line No. ends.
LINE NO. 9
Begins at the intersection OF the north
ern line of Boete's addition aid the Yer
million river, or the beginning line No. 1
and runs northward along tn east bank
of the Vernilion river to the mouth of
Coulee Valcourt, thence eastward along
the south bank of said Coulea ValcOurt to
the line between lots Nos. 3 and 15 OF tho
Carmelite Blanchet subdivision, and
thence along said last line to O. point
800 feet west of the centre line Of Saint
Charles street measured on the line be-
tween lots Nos. 8 and ID OF the Blanchet
subdivision; thence north 500 east to the
south line of Julie Bronssard'S land
thence s. 500 +. along the said south line
of Julie Br0ussard's and on Eastward In
same direction to the land of w. w. Eds
wards; thence s. 100 w. along the line be-
tween w. w. Edwards and1John Abadie
on one side and Lyman G, LyGaa on the
other or west side and ON i'm tho anne Cd
rection through the lands Of f. 4. Young
to the land of Gustave Godchaux, thence
along the line between said Godchamx
ana Salu 40uug VI G16 WCsQlAiitN VI buI0
Godchaux, thence southwark along said
west line of said Godchaux to land OF the
Iberia Il 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-
gret's portion and the Vermilion river, or
the end of line No. /.
At said election no person shall be all
lowed to vote except those Qualified to-
vote under the general election laws of
the State and who reside in and upon the
lots or land proposed to be annexed to
and included in the corporate Limits of the
town of Abbeyille.
Those voting for the annexation will
have written or printed upon their ballots
.'for annexation, and those voting against
said annexation shall have written or
printed on their ballots against annexa-
| tion.n
The above named persons conducting
said election shall after the closing of the
polls proceed to count the ballots and
make d compilation of all the votes cast,
showing how many votes have been cast
for and how many against annexation
and the value of said votes in property,
which written compilation of the votes
cast shall be signed by said commissioners
and clerk and returned to the Town
Council through the mayor.
By the Town Council of Abbeyllle, La,
through
j. NELSON GREEiSE Mayor.
| June 2a, 1886.