The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-10-24
Ordinance No.

Wherea. sutficien. evidence has been s;veH
this jury HAT the citizens and tax payers of
Spec,a! Draina.e District No. 3 Of this Parish
extemiin. from the npper line OF tho Acadia
plantation to the Anthement tract formerly
belonging to Sesthene FOse, ON the right
bark of Bayon LatOurche, are tlesr0ls to
continue the payment Of the Special Tax for
drainage purposes levied on their properties
by Ordinance Nh. 1868 adopted by This Jury
January 9Th 1872 and adopted aud ratified
by them according 20 law. ut the GcDeral
Election held in April 1882.
Resolved, that IA Special Tax of eigl b ISL
mills on the dollar on all property situated in
said 81 Special Vrainasb District of rlas par
ish b- and the sa,Re ia hereby levied for the
perio,l of five years beginning on January LIST
1897 and t. bec~Me due and cOilectable an
nni.ly in the same manner the State and
Parish taxes; Rxs,yidrti, at the election here
IN called a majority OF the property tax pay
ers in vaiue ANA number voting in said dis
trot shall vote III ia vOr of the said special
tax. which. if 50 confirmed by the tax payers
aforesaid, shall he levied and collected as
other taxes, ana be- placed to the.credt OF
said Drainage District to be used Aa aesigna-
ted by law.
BE it further resolved, that a special elec-
tion is hereby called and or,Iert L SO take
place in the sa III Sd Drainage District OF La
fOurcbe PARISH. ON the same day Ot the
Presidential Election OF N0vembsr A. ID.
1896, between the hours OF o'clock a. IN
and o'clock p. III. at the following polling
places to-wit:
The polling places designated fer the
Presidential elactlOn of the present year are
hereby designated as the polling places for
tho said special election. ut each OF which
there shall bs- special l,0x rs hereinafter
provided There shall be one box at each
OF the polling places hereinaoovs designated
for the reception of the ballots OF the proper
ty tax payers voting at such sl6esiOn. 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 ta1 payers yot-
ing; keep q list OF the names Of all persons
voting at said election and y tally of the
| votes cast for or against the said special tax
The tax payers in favor of said special tax
! shall cast written or printed ballot For
Special Itu" aud those who are opposed to
such tax shall deposit in the box similar
| vote ''AgGainst Special Tar"
On closing the polls the commissioners
shall count the votes cast and tally the tOr
! or against the special tax. ~ the case may
be- and return them together with the tally
sheets and the list of voters to the President
I Of this jury. who shall psOceed to canvass
and tabulate the same, and prOinulgate the
; result OF the election. declaring at said pro-
! mitigation the adoption or rejection of the
!. said special tax herein levied. as the cast
may be.
I hat in asc srtaining the value of the prop
erty OF the t * payers in said district, the
, value as fixed by the Assessment Rolls fOl
, the year 1896 shall he taken as the basis.
!, Adopted and approved Sept. 10th. 1896.
| J.L. AUCOIN, President,
, H. n. COULON. Clerk.