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Northern California-Fair Monday with
fog in the morning; northwesterly winds.
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In the Matter of Ordering an Elec-
tiOn of Trustees in Reclamation
District No. 341, of the State of
California. in and for the County
of Sacramento.

ON THE WRITTEN APPLICATION
of ]. N. Upham, and it appearing to the
satisfaction of this board from the evi-
dence adduced, that the petition for the
formation of Reclamation District No
BAL, of said State, was presented to and
approved by this board, and that said dis
trict has adopted bylaws; that the said
j. M. Upham is landowner in said dis
trict, and that more than two years
have elapsed since any election was held
for Trustees of said district. 1t is order
ed that an election for three Trustees OF
said Reclamation District No. 341 be held
at the house of j. NJ. Upham and sons, on
Sherman Island at the junction of Three
mile Slough and Sacramento River in
said district. the 12TH DAY OF JULY
1898, and that J. M. Upham be and he is
hereby appointed inspector, and G. ].
Hughston and George Knight, be, and
they are hereby appointed judges, to con-
stitute a board of election for said dis
trict, at said election, it appearing that
said three are landowners in said dis
trict.
1t is further ordered that notice of such
election be given by publication of this
ton in the 'Record-Union," a newspaper
published in said county.
Dated June s, 1S9S
(SeaD Attest: w. B. HAMILTON,
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Of Sac
ramentO County.
BV b. H. GalIIIp DeDuty
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Dr. John Guiterez has removed mucn
concern about the danger of yellow
fever in Cuba and the exposure Of our
troops to it. He has informed Presi-
dent Mckinley that the real seat of the
fever is in and about Havana and the
seaport cities of the island. He says
as the result of long experience in the
island that the interior sections are
practically free from the fever and its
causes, while malarial fever and dy-
sentery are not commoner than they
were with US during the war of the re-
bellion. If the troops are well dis
tributed and care taken of their habit
and eating and drinking and camps,
he thinks that there need not be much
apprehension concerning attacks of
malignant fevers and diseases. DR..
Guitsres declares that SO bad are the
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7. p. HERKEY.
Yuhq Cifv a.

San Francisco, CAL, June 6. 1898.
For several years I was troubled with
|aundice. l tried many remedies; none
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61, Kearny Street, between Sacramento
and Commercial Streets,
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.. U. 8. A.
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sanitary conditions of Havana it will
take several years to correct them. AS
it is now it is the. focal center for the
spread of the yellow fever. The fever
season sets in about the middle OF
June and continues until the last OF
October. 1t is at it's hight in the last
three months Of the season.
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married there said the banker. i
should like to give you a note of in
PRODUCTION to her" II have also
daughter very well married there. said
the other. Would it be too great
liberty to ask the name?" MY daugh-
ter" the gentleman answered. us mar
ried to the Emperor of Austria 1t
was the old King of Bavaria
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The Father Of an Empress.

A German banker, travelling by rail
in a flrst-class carriage toward Vienna,
had as a fellow-traveler at one of the
intermediate stations an old gentleman,
who entered into conversation and
proved very pleasant. The banker got
out before his companion, and before he
did so asked the latter how far he
was going The gentleman replied, '"ro
Vienna" "I have daughter very well
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-03-26
PROCLAMATION.

Be it known that l, the under
signed, Mayor of the Town of st.
Martinville, by virtue of the pow
er in me vested by law, do hereby
issue this proclamation, ordering
that all qualified voters of the
Town of st. Martinville to meet at
the Guard House, in said Town,
on the First Monday in April
1898, it being the 4th day of said
month; then and there, to vote for
or against the adoption of the pro-
posed new charter for the Town of
st. Martinville, La, as herein be-
low given.
In faith whereof, l have hereun-
to signed my name officially at St
Martinville, Parish of st. Martin
La, this 4th day of March 1898.
T. J. Liable, Mayor
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-03-26
CHARTER
or THE
Town of St. MartinVille.
LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES.


All the inhabitants of the town
of st. Martinsville, as incorporated
by Act No. ITO of the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana,
approved April 9th, 1S43, and
within the limits as extended by
Act Al of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana, approved
April 3rd.; 1877, as follows, to wit:
The limits and boundaries of the
Corporation of st. Martinsville. in
the Parish of st. Martin Louisiana
be all that tract or portion of land
situated i'm the Parish of st. Mar
tin on the west and East sides of
Bayou Teche, and comprehended
in the following limits to wit:
On the West side of Bayou Teche
commencing at a point on the west
bank of Bayou Teche and Sproules
Canal, in Section so, at the waters
edge. thence following on the mar
gin of said Canal, Is arpents back,
thence in direct line, across Sec
ton 80, that part lying south of
Canal and across Section 81, SO, SO
and "a. T. 10 S. R. 6 E. thence
across Township line of 7. 10 S. r.
6E. to T. IL S. r. 6 E., and cross
ing Section, GA, Is, 66, and 81 be-
ing the southern line of Section 81
in T. IL S. R. 6 E at a point 10
arpents back from Bayou Teche,
thence following said lower line
Section 81 to Bayou Teche, thence
up said Bayou, in front of said
mentioned Sections to starting
point.
East side of Bayou Teche; CON-
mencing at a point on the east
bank of Bayou Teche at the waters
edge, and upper line of section 53,
T. 10 S. R. 6 E. thence on said up
per line, 10 arpents back, thence IN
a direct line, across Sections 53,
"a, IS and Sc, in T. 10 S. K. 3 E..
crossing said Township line, and
across Sections l, 2, in L. ii 5. h
6 E. at a point 10 arpents, from
Bayou Teche, thence on lower line
of Section 2, to Bayou Teche,
thence up in front of said men,
toned Sections to starting point,
shall constitute body polite and
corporate with the perpetual sue
cession, by the name and style OF
1.-THE Town of st. Martinville,"
and as such, they and their sue
cessors shall have, exercise and en-
Joy all the rights immunities, pow
ers, privileges and functions pos
sessed and enjoyed by municipal
corporations, and shall be subject
to all the duties and obligations
pertaining to or incumbent on said
town as a corporation and may Or
dain and establish such acts, laws,
regulation and ordinances, not in
consistent with the constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana,
as shall be needful for the govern
ment. interest, welfare and good
order of said body polite, and un-
der the same shall be known in
law and be capable of contracting
and being contracted with, suing
and being sued, and pleading and
being implicated in all courts and
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ever three (3) members of the
same shall, in writing, stating the
object thereof request him to do
SO. He shall from time to time
lay before the Council full state
ment of the affairs of the town. 1t
shall be his duty to report to the
Council all officers and persons
employed by the town who fail to
perform their duties or who shall
commit any act for which
they should be removed from Office
and may. at his discretion, suspend
any sub-officer or employee until
the action of said Council, to
whom he shall report such suspen-
sion at their first meeting thereaf-
ter. He shall preside at the meet
ing of said Co uncil, but shall have
no vote therein, except when there
is tie, in which case he shall have
the deciding vote; he shall sign
and cause to be published all ordi-
nances and all resolutions passed
in due form by the Council, and
such ordinances and resolutions
shall thereupon have the full force
of law; he shall have general su-
perintendence over the streets, al
leys, wharves, landings and all pu-
bic places under the police and
control of the city. He shall, by
and with the consent of the majo-
rito of the Council, appoint all off
GERS in the employ of the town.
He shall exercise all the powers
hereto vested in the Mayor of the
town of st. Martinville, La, under
existing laws not inconsistent OF
in conflict with this charter, or the
laws of the State of Louisiana.
1t shall be the duty of the Sc.
cretary and Treasurer to attend
every meeting of the Town Coun-
Gil and keep accurate minutes Of
the proceedings thereof in a book
to be provided for that purpose
and to copy and enroll in a vel
bounded book all ordinances and
resolutions of the Town Council
to take charge of and keep in or.
der all books, records, papers, docu.
ments and archives of said Coun
Gil; he shall keep an account + al
claims for or against the Corpora
ton; he shall issue warrants OF
checks upon the funds in the Ire
asury, the same to be countersign
ed by the Mayor under the seal o.
the Corporation for the payment
of all claims. All warrants anC
checks shall be numbered respect
fully and shall specify the amount
purpose and fund upon which the,
are drawn; provided, that in nc
case shall warrant or check bt
drawn except against actual cash
in the treasury. He shall at least
once a month or oftener if ordered
by the Council, make a report tt
the Council of all claims and &C
counts against the town, and a full
and correct statement of all his re.
ceipts and payments, showing the
exact condition of the town trea
sury since date of the last report
He shall also execute and perform
such other duties as may be pre-
scribed by the Town Council anc
not assigned to other officers. HI
shall furnish bond with solvent &c
curity to the satisfaction of thu
Town Council; he shall receive &
salary not exceeding 500 per an
mum and 5 per cent on all collec
tions to be fixed by the Council.
| 1t shall be the duty of the Secre
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places, and in all matters whatever;
may take, hold, purchase, lease
grant and convey and acquire by
purchase, grant, donation or other
wise such real and personal or
mixed property or estate, as the
purposes of the corporation may
require within or without the linn
its thereof, and may make. have
and use a corporate seal and change
and renew the same at pleasure;
provided, that the limits of said
corporation may be hereafter ex-
tended by the addition of other
territory to the same on complying
with the provisions of the consti-
sutton and laws or this State rel
alive thereto.
OFFICERS AND THEIR ELECTION.
The municipal government of
the town of st. Martinville, La,
and the administration of it's af-
fairs shall be vested in a Town
Council consisting of a Mayor and
five Councilmen. Half of the
number of the full number of coun-
cilmen and the Mayor, or in the
absence of the Mayor, majority
of the Councilmen shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of
business.
The other officers of the corpO-
ration shall be a Secretary, who
shall also be Treasurer, and town
tax collector, and such other Off
GERS or agents as the Town Coun-
Gil may from time to time direct,
who shall be appointed by the
Town Council and shall hold their
respective Offices until expiration
of the term in which they are ap-
pointed.
An election shall be held in this
town on the third Tuesday of May
next after the adoption of this
charter, and then bi-annually
thereafter, on the third Tues
day of the month of May al
such place as the Town Council
may direct, for the election of the
Mayor and Councilmen.
The election of Mayor and
Councilmen as provided for in this
charter, shall be in Pursuance Of
the general election law, now OF
hereafter existing, unless the Leg.
islature, by special act, or consti-
tutional convention, in its consti.
tuition provides otherwise, in which
case such elections will be in pur.
suance of next special laws.
For the purpose of holding said
election, and others that may bt
ordered, the Mayor shall appoint
commissioners of election, by and
with the consent of the Town
Council, unless the general cleo.
ton laws, now or hereafter in exis
tence, provides otherwise, for the
appointment of such commission.
ers and shall give at least 30 days
previous notice by publication il
one or more newspapers of sale
town, of the day and the hour and
place at which said election is t.
be held.
At the first election under thii
charter there shall be elected BY
qualified voters of the Town of st
Martinville, La, a Mayor and i've
Councilmen who shall hold theil
Offices for the term of two year.
from the date of their election anC
serve until their successors are duly
elected and qualified.
The Councilmen and Mayor
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taxes, and shall keep one in his
own office. He shall collect all
said taxes, in the same manner
and at the same time in which
state taxes shall be due and COL
lectable. He shall collect all IL
censes levied by the town at the
same time and in the manner pres
cribed by the State for the collec-
ton of licenses, and shall have for
the enforcement of the collection
of said taxes and licenses all the
remedies and rights provided by
the State for the collection of state
taxes and licenses. He shall make
all special assessments levied by
the Town Council on all or any
portion of porperty within the cor
porate limits of said town, for
special purposes, not inconsistent
with the laws of the State of Lou
isiana, and shall collect all levies
and assessments made by the
Council for building of sidewalks
or banquettes, the opening, widen
ing, grading, Strengthening, paving
or repairing the public squares and
other improvements, in accordance
with the powers granted in this
charter. He shall keep correct Sc
perate accounts of all licenses,
taxes, special taxes and assess
ments, carry the amount thereof in
seperate columns on the town tax
rolls. He shall give receipts for
all taxes, levies, assessments and
licenses, on the blank receipts fur
nished him by the town, and shall
receipt to the Mayor for all such
blanks, and be held accountable
for same. He shall make month
ly settlement with the Town Coun-
Gil, in such manner as they shall
by ordinance direct; he shall daily
deposit with the fiscal agent Of the
town, the different amounts collec-
ted, specifying each different levy
or assessment and take receipts for
same which shall be his vouchers,
said amounts 80 deposited TO be
subject to warrants comtersigned
by the Mayor
The Town Council may and shall
have power to q elect or appoint a
Town Attorney, who shall hold his
Office until the expiration of the
term of Office of the members of
the Council by whom he was cleo
ted or appointed, it being the tfue
meaning and intention of this sec
ton that each incoming or new
Council have the right of electing
its own officers and employees.
The Town Attorney shall be IL
censed in law, and shall be the le-
gal adviser of the Corporation in
all matters in which legal advice
may be necessary; he shall repre-
sent the corporation in all judicial
proceedings and actions to which
it may have an interest, and shall
in all cases, when required by the
Town Council, furnish written
opinion Of the legality or the con-
stitutionality of the law or ordi-
nance to be submitted to, or pend
ing before the Council, or as to
any question involved i'm the dis
charge of the duties of the respec-
tive officers of the Corporation,
provided, that the Town Council
shall have the authority to employ
such additional attorney or attor-
neys as they may deem necessary
in important cases.
j The Town Council shall appoint
and select one of the banks of st.
Martinville, in which all moneys,
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And all elective officers shall enter
upon the duties of their .espective
Offices Immediately after receiving
their commission from the proper
State authorities and taking the
prescribed oath of Office of which
proceeding due record shall be
made upon the minutes of the
council.
In case a tie for Mayor or any
Councilmen a new election for said
Office or offices shall be Immediate
ly ordered, of which thirty days
previous notice shall be given in
one of the newspapers published
| in the town. No one shall be eli
gible for Mayor or Councilmen
who is not duly qualified elector
and who has not been an actual
resident in said town during three
consecutive months previous to his
election.
Every person shall be permitted
to vote who is a qualified elector
under the general laws of the State
and who has resided three months
within the corporate limits imme-
diately preceding the election.
Immediately after their qualifi-
cation, the Council shall hold their
first meeting at the Town Hall, or
such other place as may be selec-
ted, at which time the Mayor and
Councilmen having presented and
filed their commissions or certifi-
Gates of election and oath of Office
as herein provided, shall enter up
on the discharge of their duties as
specified in this act, and their
predecessors shall render to them a
final report and turn over to
them all books, papers, property.
moneys and accounts pertaining
to their respective Offices, and the
of Town st. Martinsville, La.
The Town Council shall at its
first meeting after their election
and qualification to Office, elect a
Mayor pro tempore of the council
who shall act as Mayor in case of
the absence, refusal or inability of
the Mayor to act; and in case OF
a vacancy occasioned by his death
J resignation or otherwise, act as
Mayor for the unexpired term and
have the same powers and receive
the same fees and compensation Of
the duly elected Mayor.
Should a vacancy occur at any
time in the Offices of any Council
men by death, resignation or other
wise, more than six months pre-
ceding the expiration of their
, term of office the Council shall al
its first meeting after the occur
ance of said vacancy, or as soon
thereafter as practicable, order an
election to fill the same, of which
due notice shall be given in one OF
, the newspapers published in the
town thirty (3O) days prior to said
3 election.
DUTIES AND POWERS OF OFFICERS.
The mayor shall be the chief ex-
| ecutive of the town; he shall affix
, the seal of the corporation to all
his official acts; he shall counter
3 sign all warrants drawn on the
? treasurer or fiscal agent; he shall
. see that the laws and ordinances
, are properly and faithfully execu-
r ted; he shall have jurisdiction over
) offences, misdemeanors and viola
l tions of all ordinances adopted by
? the Council and committed within
the town limits of said town, and
r shall have power to enforce all
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-08
ANAHEIM

ANAHEIM, Jan. 7.-(Regular Core
spondence.) The election of new board
of directors for the Anaheim Union
Water company will take place on the
29th of this month
On Monday evening the Masons ia
stalled officers as follows: H. w. Chyno-
weth, W. NJ; w. M. McFadden, S. w. /;
H. A. Slough, j. W.; w. M. Higgins,
treasurer; Joseph Helmsen, secretary;
W.. T. Brown, S. D.; ]. S. Gardiner, ]. D. !;
William Crowther, marshal; Erwin
Barr and George Clark, stewards; A.
Pendergrast, tyler.
Walter Evans, one Of the proprietors
Of the Umpire, published at Westmin-
ster, was arrested in this city Tues
day morning for violating the city or
dinance that prohibits riding a bicycle
on the sidewalk. He was taken before
Recorder Pierce and fined $40. Not hav-
ing the money. he was placed in jail
until the afternoon, when he gave an
order on his guardian for the amount
and was released.
Mr.. Decker of Los Angeles is in the
city installing the new engine and dy-
namo that arrived few days since
A number of the members of the Fra
ternal Aid association went over to
Orange yesterday evening to attend
the installation of officers of the council
in that city.
L. c. Bailey and wife returned to Los
Angeles Tuesday. They spent the holt
days with relatives in this city.
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about 12:45 o'clock this afternoon. A de-
fective fiue at the Evanston inn, kept
by Mrs. Frye, on South MarengQ avenue,
did about $25 worth Of damages. The
department responded, but their serv-
ices were not necessary.
Deputy Constable Frank Wright ar
rested Frank Howard this afternoon for
vagrancy. Howard appeared before Re-
corder Rossiter, who sentenced him to
serve ten days in the county jail.
Prof. Lewis Swift gave a free lecture
this evening under the auspices of the
academy of sciences, in Throop hall,
upon the subject, rs Mars Inhabited p"
Prof. Gilmour Of Throop lectured be-
fore the Y. M. c. A. on wireless Teleg-
raphy" this evening. No admission fee
was charged.
PERSONAL
w. S. Gilmore, Riverside correspond
ent of the Times, was in the city last
night.
Alfred Dickey Of San Bernardino is
visiting the family of ]. D. Hutchins of
Eureka street.
Miss Cecil Stearns of Long Beach is
visiting Pasadena friends.
Miss Marian Hull of Colorado Is Wis
iting DR.. e. ]. Beach.
been visiting Bud Story of Altadena, will
return north on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Helmke will enter
tain the Lake Avenue Euchre club next
thursday.
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SANTA MONICA

SANTA MONICA, Jan 7.-(Regular
Correspondence Judge Wells court
room was the scene of three trials today
all about a cheap little house. A man
named Hege had William Nauman ar
rested for attempting to steal a house
from lot on Fifth street. He also had
arrested an expressman named Hart
for grand larceny for attempting to re-
move the house. During a heated con-
troversy over the affair Hege drew an
old ante-diluvian pistol on Nauman and
the latter had him arrested for assault
to commit murder. Deputy District At
torney Willis thought the evidence in all
three of the cases insufficient to warrant
further proceedings. Consequently
they were dismissed and the ownership
of the house Is still a question in the
minds of the three men.
Judge ]. ]. Twitchell is confined to his
home with serious attack of heart
trouble.
The little adopted daughter of Mrs.
Amanda Wiley of Ninth street died this
morning. The funeral will be held to-
morrow morning.
The officers of the Santa Monica lodge
Of Good Templars will conduct the
meeting Of Merrill lodge of Los Angeles
next Monday evening, and on the fol-
lowing evening Merrill lodge officers will
occupy the chairs of the Santa Monica
lodge. Programs will be given both
evenings.
r. r. Tanner and Miss Nora Tanner
returned from Santa Paula last evening
where they were the guests of relatives
for two weeks.
Prof. LIE Roy D. Brown passed through
this city today en- route to his home in
San Luis Obispo from Downey. Mr..
Brown spent several hours here, the
guest of r. Jones. His health is in a
precarious state, in consequence of
which Robert Miller accompanied him
to look after his comforts.
The public schools will open next
Monday, Jan. 10.
A. c. Hamilton left this morning for
San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Robertson at
tended the christening of their little
granddaughter, Katherine st. Barbe
Young, at the Duarte yesterday.
The bark Guy G. Goss, Mallet, from
Philadelphia, arrived at Port Los Ange-
les yesterday with 1000 tons Of steel
rails, 300 tons Of coal and 700 tons of mer-
chandise. 1t is just one year since this
bark left Port Los Angeles on the out
trip.
Miss Ella Fay of Los Angeles Is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur jackson.