The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-08-17
Notice of Election.

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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 1855, submitting the proposition to
said electors to be voted on at said cleo
ton whether they concur IN, consent and
! aGcede to the proposed annexation to the
territorial corporate limits of thetown of
| AbbeVille of the lots and land hereinafter
described and bounded, on Thursday.
Augtast22 1895. between the hohTs
of f a. Ia. and 7 p. m, at the courthouse
at Abbeville,, Louisiana. Said election
shall be held and conducted by Eugenens
G. Lemaire, Bernard lsaacs and Albert
Demary. commissioners, and Jno B. Shaw,
clerk.
Boundaries and description Of the land pro
posed TO be annexed to end included IN the
tom of 15beUiJte:
The territory proposed to be annexed
constitutes all the lots and land living and
comprebended between the two following
described lines designated as line No. l
and line No. 2 which meet and incIose the
territory sought to be annexed.
/ LINE 80. /
Begins at the intersection of the Yer
million river and the north line of the
Boete's addition and runs thence eastward
along the said north line of the Boete's
d'itlLtith 4 ulIG CdSGClh I'M u t4lb 4oNb.
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 it's.
intersection with the ermllion river, and
here line Mol ends.
LINE No.2
Begins at the intersection Of the north
ern line of Boete's addition and the Ver-
million river, or the beginning of line No. l
and runs northward along the east bank
of the VerniEOn river to the mouth of
COuIee Valcourt, thence eastward along
the line between lots Nos. s and Is of the
Carmeiite Blanchet subdivision, and
thence along said last lineato 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
south line of Julie Broussard's land:
thence S. 500 E. along the said south line
of Julie Broussard'sand on Eastward in
same direction to the land of w. W. Ed
wards thence s. 10oW. along the line be-
tween w. w. Edwards and John Abadie
on n side and Lyman C, Lyons on the
other or west side and on in the~same di-
rection through the lands of F. F. Young
to the land of Gustave Godchaux, thence
along the line between said Godchauxt
and said Young to the west line of said
Godchaux, thence southwark along said
west line of said GodchauX to land ofthe
Iberia d Vermilion Railroad; thence along
the nortllsEne of said eompany'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 10 person shall be al
vote under the general election laws of the
State and who reside in the territorial
corporate limits Of the town of Abbeville
as incorporated by act No. 103 of 1850 and
act No. 1a9 of 1855 of the General Assembly
of Louisiana.
Those voting for the annexation will
nave written or printed upon their ballots
Tor annexation, +" and those voting against
said annexation shall have written or
printed on their ballots against annexa-
ton" -
The above named persons conducting
said election shall after tho. closing of the |
polls proceed to count the iballots and
make a compilation of all votes EAST,
showing how many votes have been cast
Tor 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 the clerk and returned to the Town
Council through the mayor. !
By the Town Council of Vaudeville La, !
j. NELSON GREENE Mayor.
August 10. 1895. !