The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-09-19
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Ordinance No.

Whereas sutficien. evidence has been given
this jury that the citizens and tax payers of
Special Drainage District No. 3 Of this Parish
extending from the upper line OF the Acadia
plantation to the Authement tract formerly
belonging to Sosthene Foise, on the right
bank Of Bayou Lafourche, are desirous to
continue the payment Of the Special Tax for
drainage purposes levied on their properties
by ordinance No. i03 adopted by this jury
January 5th 1892 and adopted and ratified
by them according 20 law at the General
Election held in April 1889,
Resolved, that Special Tax of eight (8l
mills on the dollar OH all property situated in
| said 3l Special Drainagh District OF this par
ish be ant. the same is hereby levied for the
periotl of five years beginning on January lst
1897 and to become due and collectabe An-
nuatly in the same manner as the State and
Parish taxes provided at the election here
| in called majority of the property tax pay
| ers in value and number voting in said dis
! trot shall vote in ia vor of the said special
/ tax. which, if SO confirmed by the tax payers
| aforesaid. shall be levissl aud coilected IA
other taxes, anil be placed to the credit OF
| said Drainage District to be used as designa-
ted by law.
Be it further resolved, that special elee-
tion is hereby called and ordeltd to take
place in the said Sd Drainage District Of La
fonrche Parish, on the same day OF the
Presidential Election OF November A. ID.
| 1896, between the hours OF o'clock-a. NJ
and 6 O'Clock y. IN. at the following polling
| places tO-wlt:
The polling places designated for the
Presidential election of the present year are
! hereby designated as the polling places for
| tho said special election, at each of which
| there shall be special box as hereinafter
provided There shall be one box at each
OF the polling places hereinaoove designated
for the reception of the ballots OF the proper
" tax payers voting at such election. and
two commissioners at each poll to be ap
pointed by the President of this body; the
duty of which Commissioners shall be to re
ceive and record the vote of tax payers vot
ing; keep list OF the names OF all persons
voting at said election and tally of the
| votes east for or against the said special tax
The tax payers in favor Of said special tax
shall cast written or printed ballot .'Fo,
Special Tar" and those Who are opposed tt
such tax shall deposit in the box similal
| vote Against Special Tar
On closing the polls the commissioners
shall count the votes cast and tally the To-
or against the special tax. as the case may
be- and return them together with the tally
, sheets and the list of voters to the President
of this jury. who shall proceed to canvas
and tabulate the same, and pronulgate thu
result of the election. declaring at SAID pro
mitigation the adoption rejection of th'
said special tax herein levied. is the cas'
may be.
That in asc ertainng the value of the prop
erty Of the tax payers in said district, tho
value as fixed by the Assessment Rolts tG
tine year 1896 shall be taken as the basis.
8, Adopted and approved Sept. 10th, 1896.
j. L. AUCOIN. President,
H. n. COULON. clerk.