The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-11-02
PRONUNCIATION of Election,
STATE OF LOUISIANA \
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN I

De u hNOWN tHdt tuc DOdiu VI GU
pervisOrs of election in and for the Pa
IRISH of st. Martin. Louisiana, by virtue
of the authority vested in them vested
and in pursuance of law did on this 26th'
day Of September A. ID. 1912, at the hour
of Eleven O'clock A. NJ. meet in open SEES
sion aud proceed to open, canvas thu re-
turns and declare the results Of the spe-
ciai election called by the Mayor and
Town Council Of the Town of st. Mar
tinvilie. Louisiana. on the thirteenth
day of August. 1912, for submitting to
the qualified tax payers of the Town Of
ST. Martinvilie. Louisiana, the PROPOSE
ton to levy special tax Of three and
one half mill Oh the dollar per annum
Oh all taxable property situated III the
Town of st. Martiuvills. Louisiana. and
III aid Of and for tho benefit Of the LOU
ISIANA ELECTRIC RAILWAY AND
POWER COMPANY, or 80 much Of said
three and one half mills as may be he
cessary to realize the sum Of One Thou
sand Five Hundred Dollars each year
Tor a period Of ten years. beginning with
the year 1914 aud extending tO and ill.,
GLIDING the year 1923 AMI 20 realize the
sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars and IT,
the event that the said sum OF Fifteen
Thousand Dollars be realized, collected
and turned over before the expiration Of
the ten years. then and in that event the
said tax shall cease aud terminate.
This being the only proposition voted
upon, We proceeded ~ marke the follow
ing complied statement as follows, of
the results of said election
aud did find that number Of votes for
and against the proposition submitted
aud the assessed valuation voted for and
against the proposition submitted were
as follows.
The number Of votes cast in favor of
the proposition aforesaid One Hundred
and Twenty one (l2D.
Total amount Ill value of assessed pro-
pertv voted ill favor Of the proposition
as per the returns One hundred ami Fiji
teen Thousand Niue Hundred and Forty
live Dollars ($Il5.94o.OO).
Total number Of votes cast against the
proposition rs aforesaid six 90.
. Total amount in assessed value of pro
psrty voted against the proposition sub
United as aforesaid: Three Thousand
Nine Hundred Dollars ($3.9O0O0).
Majority in numbsr of tax payers in
favor Of the proposition Co.,
Majority in value Of assessed porperty
in favor Of said proposition submitted as
aforesaid EIGHT THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE 49,
1900.
: Upon examination Of the assessment
rolls OF the said town of st. Martiuville
Louisiana, the registration list and poll
tax list OH file showing the qualified yo-
ters of the said Town it appearing that
: the said proposition was duly and legal
ly carried by majority both in number
: and amounts Of all the duly qualified
tax payers of the said Town Of st. Mar
tinyille, Louisiana. as shown by inspec
ton examination and canyas of the
sworn returns of the COM
missiOnsrs aud Clerk presiding at
said special election, Wa do accordingly
ratify said sworn returns of said cleo
ton and approve the same and declare
that said proposition has been duly and
legally carried both in number OF votes
aud assessed valuation of property and
We do accordingly make public proclaim
alton Of the same.
, Thus done aud signed in open session
at st. Martinville. Louisiana, this 26th
day of September A. ID. 1912.
A. ID. Roy,
IPHIs j. FOURNET,
Board of Supervisors.