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

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such election shall have voted in
favor of said proposed annexation of
said lots and land including them in
the territorial corporate limits Of
Abbeville, La, then said lots and
land proposed to be annexed be de-.
clared after the expiration of the
PRONUNCIATION of the result Of said
election, to be annexed to, included
in and to constitute a part of the
territorial corporate limits OF the
town of AbbeviIle, La, and be sub
(ject to the jurisdiction, control and
authority of the municipal authori.
ties thereof as fully and to all intents
and purposes as if the same had been
originally included 10 the territorial
corporate limits of said town.
Petitioners pray further for imme
date action on this petition and for
all general and equitable relief in the
premises, etc.
Very respectfully,
Jas A Petty, W P Edwards, j.
Nelson Greene, Eli Wise, G w
Summers, c ] Edwards, T Laporte,
J Oscar Hebert, Etaste M%outon, CT
Trahan, Mrs Arena Bonrque, James
Robertson, Gilbert Wright, Susan
Washington, Julia Barano, Josephine
Dophina, g. Labauve, Mathilde Lee
blanc. A Saparito. e A Mazerolle,
Mrs Ell Beer, Mrs Sophia Levy, B F
Lyons. Numa Frederick, J o Lege,
P Irwin, a J Golden, l. Feray, J
Ell Montague. Horace Trahan, Mrs
Y Lyons, Fl B Lyons, G E Lyons,
Louis Leotaud, Mrs T Veazey, Miss
Blanche Dutel, Jacob johnson, Ga
briel Labauye, Louisa johnson, Chs
Dupuy, K Robinson, Jean Abadie.
g W Caldwell, L Moity. W FL
Waggoner " Fl Chevis, D l. Nc
Pherson, J E White, E F Young,
OK Darling, W D White. E Wise
& Co., G. Godchauz, L o Broussard,
J r Leguenec, Gilbert Butcher, E
Leblanc & Bro, E Leblanc. Eleo-
more Smedes, r T Plowden, Jane
Comeaux, G N Dupuy, Lastie Brous-
sard, Robt Melton, L Sokoloski,
Mrs Y G Chevis, Kate = Chevis,
Ophelias Bourque, Nellie Robertson,
NJ L Yonng, Alcide leblanc, Oscar
Dauphinet, Ursin Gray.
Mr.. Wise %therenpon offered the
following resolution which was Sec
onded by Mr.. Young and unanimous,
~ adopted
Whereas the foregoing petition
has been presented to the Town
Council Of Abbeville, La, and the
same complies fully with the require
ments of act No. los of 1892 and
authorizes action by this body on
the same.
Therefore be it resolved, That
said petition and the process verbal
and plat of survey De recorded and
transcribed upon the public record
book wherein the ordinances and
official proceedings of the town OF
Abbeville are recorded and be also
permanently preserved among the
official records of the town; that an
election be and is hereby ordered to
be held by the qualified electors re-
siding 10 and upon the lots or land
proposed to be annexed to the town
of Abbeville, La, submitting the
proposition to be voted on at said
election whether they desire that
said lots and land described and de-
signated in said foregoing petition
shall be annexed to and included in
the territorial limits Of Abbeville,
La, that said election be held on
Thursday, July IL, 1895. between
the hours of 6 D.. M, and 7 p. M. at
the courthouse at Abbeville, La,
and DO held aud conducted by Jos
S NuDez, Numa Frederick and Fl. B.
Lyons, commissioners, and Alcide
Leblanc, clerk.
Be it further resolved, That due
notice Of said election be given by
publication according to the provi.
sions of Act No. los of 1892. the
Meridional. newspaper. the official
,Ijonrnal Of the town OF Abbeville, by
this body by and through J. Nelson
, Greene, mayor, and that the returns
of said election be made to this body
within forty-eight hours after the