The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-01-07
PctitiON'Ot Citizens.

and constituting nore tlal Que TING 81
the property tax payers - said town: 49,, !"
view OF the hcL,fi to der yea an u
advantages to TIE town Of an extension u
the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
track hy pntting spar track from ITS
rresout terminus at tile lower end OF the
lawn to :, point on the lerce about the oid
.'White2 brick house, and along the l"Neo
to the upper end, about the Ice i"c'ol%j
u, we'll as the consequent repairing anu
strengthening the lerer, Respectfully Pt''
ton your Hon body to levy Spccml H'N
of tive mills per annnm for perlo" oil nve
wears, for the object of collecting 'he
Thousand dollars in aid of the said 1aZoo
an.! Mississippi Valley Railroad GO Tor
that purpose, and rs ~ contributions h tno
DaIt of the town to said work.
We further petition You to order spcc-
ial election according to law, and ny 'ru'-
nance Of yonr lion. body, submitting the
| lew of Said special tax TO the pr"per'!
tax payers of the said Town Of Bayou Sara
for their approval or disappr"vaI,
The ballots to he used ut The said cleo
ton to be in the following form: i
"For special tax of five mills per annuln
for five wears in aid OF thn lazoo ana
Mississippi Valley Railroad Co."
Against special tax of five nils per
aNnnn in aid of the lazoo and Mississippi
Railroad Co" re-
Wrydert, q Vileret, rheo Meyer. Jno
IRWIN, s. Son. Mrs } + Irvine, Mrs. Kate
Kaufman, j Marshall, II A thinning, JOS
Stern. Mia WOltlin, Mrs CarnoEchc, r II
I.ect, J b LoJelne, l.mannsi l1ovy, Max
Mann.
AuUrdinance to call an election TO levy
Special Tax for Building RI lroad Track.
Sec BE it ortlaiued by the Town
Council otthc town of Bayou Sara i'll legal
session convened,
That = special election be held III
the Town of Bayou Sara on ia" l6lh "a!
January 1899, at which shall be oAbm'',
ted TO the Property tax payers OF sal"
town who are entitled to vote under me
laws of the state Of Louisiana, The 4nr'-
ton of levyng 0a I'LL the taxable prop ri!
of the Town "f Bayou Sara, IL tax OF ave
J mills on tn" dollar per annuln for pcrloh
of five wears, III aid Of the laz"o an
Mississippi Valley Railroad C".
Sec II Be it further ordained, Fllat
said S,ccial elcrtinu sknll be held nn!tr
the election laws af tn; State, aud Il" Inc
} nolling places established by law, anu
where the last election w:sS held III s'!n
town, and the ballots to he uscd shall De
B. in the following form
=, especial election submitting thc qutS
ton of lcvying Il special tax ct I'VE i''ii''
:, Der ann,,m for five years i'll aid OF ti'
Yazoo and Mississippi Railroai Co. held
under ordinance OF the 'rowA C"un"il."
| "For special tax of five mills per an"n''
. for five wears in all of the laz"" ans
! Mississippi Valley Railroad ca. AgalnN
q ~secial tax of five mills per anHnm Tor re
yeays in aid of the Yazoo aud Mississippi
y Valley Raiiread Co."
o. x~c3 BE it further ordained, mat III
K,s2ri Of Supervisors of III" l'arl III OF Yves
Fr,iciana are hereby requested tn arrol"
Il commissioners aid clerks to ~rv" Ut IN
SAID pelling places, &" give due notice "
said appointment, and Of tAr time att
@ place Of holding said election. and to max
their returns of said tie~tlon t" the Mayo
ot the Town IT Bayou Sar3, aud to m3k
p such announcement and PRONUNCIATION
the result of said election as i, required b
y law. m -,
Sec BE it further ordained, That tn
commissioners Of election shall receive tt
I, ballrtS, of all property tax payers at tl
Town Of Bayou Sara entitled to vote III
,lor tn, laws of the State of Louisiana, an
before depUsiting same in the ballo.. h9:
thr voter Shall endorse his NAME on h
hallot and the amonnt of the value of il
% assessed property; and said commissioners
* shall make returns Of the number OF vote
- and the amount of the assessed value
=" pronertv xotcd for and against the levy {
- said special tax.
Is See 3 BE it further ordained, That tn
- ordinance and the annexed petition OF ia
- naycrs he published in The True Democr
% the official journal of tho tawa, for fiji
% thirty clear days previous to inc ,taf"
90 holding said election, and that tins ore
Il nance lake effect fr"n and after Its pas
II age. , ,.:
% ~ r. Tcnncy, Mayor
Il Secretary.
- Election Proclamation.
w Whereas the Town Council OF the Tow
Is of nayou Sara did at L sessi"n held on Il
30 18th lay oil December 1898, order Specl
Al election to be held in said town OIL Il
w w 18th day of JANUARY 1899 for tho Fnrpo
% vet forth in said ordinance calling 81
on election.
20 Now, we, the Board of Supervisors
~ Election in aud for the Parish of We
oo Feliciana duly qualified commissioned al
80 sworn by virtue of the authority in
n vested, do hereby give public notice tn
"a on Monday the 10th day of January Il
w w I'm clectian WILDE bel in the town
oo Bayou Sara. at the polling. places esta
so lisGed by law, and at which was held t
l6 last election, for the purpose Of taking t
IN sense of tho property tax payers OF t
." town of Bayou Sara upon the question
80 levying tax of five mills per annnm up
Is all taxable property the said tow"
M Bayon Sara for the period of five years,
~ specified in the ordinance of said Conn
w in aid of the Yazoo and Mississippi Vail
90 Railroad Co. The election precincts a
q polling places to be rs follows:
m At the regular election precinct for Bi
W. ~ on Sara, ward l, Irvines warehouse
w river front. And pursuant to the antl'0
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