The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-10-17

Whereas suflicien: evidence has beea given
this jury that the citizens and tax payers Of
Special Drai1sge District No. Of this Parish
extending from the upper line OF the Acadia
plantation to the Authemcnt tract forneriy
belonging to Sosthene FOlse, on the right
bank Of BayOa Latourche, are DESTROYS to
continue the payment If the Sprcisl Tax for
drainage purposes levied on their properties
by Ordiuance M. lc3 adopted BY this nary
january 5th 1899 aud adopted and ratified
hy them according 20 law. at the General
Erection held in Ap.A 1882.
Resolved, that q Special Tax of eight o.
mlIs on the dollar ON all property sitnatea in
said 81 Special Dr1inagb District of This par
ish be and the sanse'n hereby levied for the
pesasl of five years ssc2inniRg on Janvary let
iS9f and tn become dse and coIlectable So
nnsdly in the same manner IA the State and
Parish taxes provided, at the election hene
in called a msjofity ssthc property tax pay
triot shall vote in favor 0f the said SPECIAL
tax. which. if SO confirmed BY the tag psyes
afDfsssi.l, shall he leviesl and collected aa
Othea taxes, and be Yaaeel to the credit oS
said Drainage District 60 be used IA designa-
ted by law.
Be is further resolved, that special eles-
ton ~ hereby called ansl ordered to take
riace-in the said Sd DeMnage District Of La
tOurche Parish. on the same day of the
Presidential Election Ut November A. d.
1896. hetween the hOnes Of o'clock u. M
and 6 O'Clock p. III. At the following polling
placeSto-wit:
The polling places desigDsted for the
PresideDtial election OS she present year are
hereby designated as she polling places fog
tho sa6al special election. vt each of which
there shall he q spesisl bOx As hereinafter
provided. There shall be one box at each
of the polling places heseiuaoove designated
for th. reception of the ballots of the proper
ty tax payers voting at snch election. and
two commissioners at each poll To be- a4,-
pointed by the President of this body the
duty Of which Commissioners shall be to re-
ceiye and record the vote OF tax payers vos-
ing; Keep q list OF the names of ali persons
voting at said election and tally of The
votes cast for or against the said special tax
The tax payers III FAVOR Of said special tax
shall cast q written or printed ballot .tbos.
Special Tar" and those who are opposed to
such tax shall deposit in the box a similar
vote '.Against Special Tar"
On closing the polls the commissioners
shall count the votes cast and tally the Ter
or against the special tax. as the case may
be, and return thela together with the tally
sheets aud the list Of voters to the President
Of this jury. who shall proceed TO canvass
and tabulate the same, aud promulgats the
result Of the election. declaring at saie pro-
mitigation the adoption or rejection Of the
said special tax herein levied. as the case
may be.
That in asc .rtaining the value of tae prop
erty of the tax payers in said district, the
value as fixed By the Assessment Rolls fer
the year 1896 slsall be taken as the basis.
Adopted aud approved Sept. 10th. 1896.
j. L. AUCOIN, President,
H. n. COCLON. Clerk.