The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-10-26

Councilman.
Thereupon. the following ordinance was pre-
,ented py MIR. j. Ii. Duchamp and read and it
was moved by Mr.. l.. j. Duchamp, seconded by
J. III. Duchamp and carried by the following
,ea and nay vote
Yeas L.. j. Duchamp, j. ii. Duchamp, P.J.
iary and II. j. Guirard.
Nays: None.
Said ordinance as hereinafter entitled was then
presented " the May or for his examination. and
after examination was approved and signed.
Said Ord nance was entitled and reads Us follows
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance promulgating the returns Of
the special election held In the Town vi st.
Martiuyili A. ID. 1872, To take the sense Of
the property tax payers vi said Town enti-
tied to vote under the Constitution and laws
of the State OF Louisiana, on a proposition
to levy a special tax Of hive mills on the dol
lar per annum, to be imposed. levied and
collected In aId vi a railway enterprise and
in favor of, for the Debent vi and IN aid Ut
the Southwestern Traction and Power CON-
pany, Its SUCCESSORS or assigns, said tax TO
be imposed, levied and collected beginning
with the year 1918. and extending To and In
Guiding the year 49,. 90 ae to realize the
sum Oh twenty hive Thousand dollars, aud
providing further for the imposition, the
levy and the collection of sand tax.
WHEREAS, there was held in the Town of 81.
Martinyllie, Parish OF ST. Martin, On the 10Th
day OF oeplembei, A. u. 1872, an election " take
the sense OF the property tax payers vi the Town
VI st. MartInviile, On IA proposition " levy q
.I..il,.
mum, to be imposed, levied and collected in aid
of a railway enterprise, and ia favor oil, 1or the
benefit OF and III and oI the Southwestern Irac-
ton and Power Company, It's Successors Or as
signs, said tax " be imposed, levied anu col
iected beginning with the year 1918 and extend-
ing To and including the year 49,, 50 as " rea-
lIze the sum of twenty nve Thousand dollars,
provided that Case the sum "a Twenty i've
dollars be collected anu turned over
10 the said Company before tbs expiration Ut
the ten years, that The SAID TAX shall cease
soon as this sum Is collected and turned over To
.ne Southwestern Traction and Power Company.
its successors OF assigns; and
WHEKEAS. this Council has On this date ex-
amined the ballots IN number anu amount, exs-
mined and canvassed the returns made by the
aud Clerk of Election and the
of the Board OF Supervisors, and
formally declared the result of the election 10
be in lavor of the proposition submitted, as 10
shown by tire process verbal adopted 10y said
Council duly promulgatiug the result ol the
election; and
WHEREAS, under the Constitution and laws
OF the State of Louisiana, it is made the duty of
the Mayor and Council, when majority Of the
property tax payers i'll number and amount have
voted il favor of the proposition submitted,
and said election has resulted in favor of the
by ordinance, adopted for and On
behalf of the Town of st. Martinville. " levy
said tax for the period provided for. designate
the years same shall be collected. and lo collect
same annually;
THEREFORE,;
Section 1. BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of st. Martinviile, in special session
that the special election held in the
Town of st. Martinville, Parish of st. Marlin,
State of Louisiana. On the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1912, be and the same is hereby declared to
have resulted iu favor of the proposition SUBJ
mitted, and the said Council does hereby for
mally promulgate the result of sand election in
Herewith.
Section 3 Be it further ordained, etc., that
in accordance with the result of said election, a
lax of i've mills ON the dollar upon all of the
issessable and taxable property in the Town Of
ST. Martinville. or 50 much Of said five mills
may be necessary. is hereby levied ON all asses
sable property situated in the Town of st. Mar
invile, for period of ten years, to-wit; for the
iears 1913, 1914 1915, 1916, 1917, 1915 1919 1870
1921. 1922. the said five mill tax levied for ten
ears to be collected annually, in addition to all
,ther taxes, until the sum of Twenty five Thou
'and Dollars have been realized, the said tax TO
De imposed, levied and collected in aid of rail-
way enterprise, and in favor of. for the benefit
If and in aid of the Southwestern Traction and
Power Company. its successors or assigns, un-
Ter the condition disclosed and recited in an
ordnance of the Mayor and Council of the Town
# st. Martinville, adopted ON the 18th day of
August 1912. calling said election, and the petit
ion of the property tax payers presented to said
'ouncil at said meeting, praying that said cleo
ion be held.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, ETC., that
he minutes of this meeting and that this ord-
lance be inserted and published in the official
ournal of the Town of st. Martinvilie, Parish
It st. Martin, for period of thirty 900 days, in
rider that notice may be brought to all the tax
ayers of the Town of st. Martinvile of the
Of said election and the levyins
u said tsx upon all OF the assessable and taxa
lie property situated in the Town Of st. Martin
lille, for period of ten years beginning with
he year 1918, and extending to and including
he year 1922. as above set forth, and conforma-
ly to the result Of said election.
Thus done. read and signed and seal affixed in
pen session at At. Marfinv willie in the Parish of