The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-10-12

Councilmen present: X. j. Guirard, l.. j. Du-
cbamn. p. ]. Gary. J.. H. Duchamp. Absent:
DIR. j. s. Martin.
The Mayor explained the object of the meet
ing to be Tor the purpose of receiving the OIL
cial returns of the special election held ON the
18th day of September. A. ID. 1872, IN the Town
of st. Martinville, Parish of st. Martini wherein
was submitted To the qualified voters a PROPOSE |
ton to levy a special tax oI i've mills on the
dollar per annum, to be imposed. levied anu
collected in aid of railway enterprise, and III
favor OF, for the benefit of aud III and ut the
Southwestern fraction and over Company, It's
successors or assigns said tax To be imposed, ie-
Wed anu collected beginning with the year 1919
and extending to and including the year W.,
soas To realize the sum of twenty hive thousand
dollars, provided tina. III case the sum oil twenty
i've Thousand dollars DO collected ami turned
over to the said company before the expiration
of the ten years, that the taid lax shall cease DIS
soon as this sum is collected anu lurueu over 10
the Southwestern traction ana Power Company,
its SUCCESSORS or assigns. That tne sworn re-
turns OF the Commiss and | Jerk have been
tiled with the Council, and that the Dodru vi
Supervisors mad met On Sal urday, september
18th, 1917, and nad drawn up ID complied state
meuI and proclaimed tns election ~ have re-
suited IN Iayor Oi the propUsition Submitted,
and had iied IA copy ot tneir return ana procia-
nation showing suon COMPLIED statement with
| the Council. hat III accordance with tne ordi-
nance August Is, I3II, calling the election, ii
was necessary Tor the Council 10 examine the
returns anu pIomuigaIe The result vi the cleo
uon.
The following resolution Was then introduced
| by Mr.. X. j. uuIrard, seconded by Mr. Il. j. Du-
champ anu unanimously carried:
| lie II resolved by the Mayor and Council of
the Town OF st. MartInville, II beng the autho-
rIty ordering the election held september
D. 1877 for the purpose vi voting Ior or against
the proposition to levy and collect nve mill
tax tor d period ten years. to RAISE the sum vi
twenty nve Thousand dollars, In ALI of the
Southwestern ITacIIOn aha Power Company, It's
successors assigns, that they 40 now proceed
to inspect the tally sheets, computed statements
/ and list vi voters as returned ~ The Commas
sioners and Clerk presiding at the election held
On the 18th ol September. iyl2, Tor the purpose
as above sci forth. as we'll de the proclamation
of the Board of SUPERVISORS showIn,; the coEi-
piled statements made by them, and that what
the Mayor and Council shall do III this matter
snail be evidenced 10y IA process verbal o1 same.
4 copy OF which process verbal shall he publish
Ell, along Win the minutes Oh this meeting, ioI
thirty days the otiiciai Journal of the OF
st. Martlny lille, anu shall Considered the
cIal PRONUNCIATION Dy The Mayor and Council oi
the result of such election.
ihereupQn the Mayor and Council did proceed
TO comply with said resolution and enbody thelI
acts IN the following process verbal.
BE II hNONN AND kEMEMbERED That
! We, the May or anu council oil the Town vi l.
AlartInvIiie, acting unuer and by virtue OF al
ordinance Of the .iayur and toaLcIi ot I'll,
Town of 81. MaIlIusIiie, this day met specia
session, Tor the purpose VI examining II,
sworn returns oi Inc FL cclal election held oI
the 10Th day of September, 1872, filed with IA;
10y the Commissioners and Clerk OF election
and the complied statement of the Board OF Su
pervisors Of the Parish OF st. Martin, and I,
formally declare the result of sand election, Oh,
, proceed to perform the duties imposed upon u,
/, IN said ordinance, as follows:
We did proce d TO inspect the compiled state
ment IurnIsnsd by the Board oI Supervisors U
the Parish OF ST. Martin, and their prociama
ton declaring the result of the election, as wei
as to inspect the tally sheets, compiled state
ment and list of voters returned by Tie Com
missioners and Clerk presiding at the specia
!. election held September n, 1872, in the low
OF st. Martinville. To take the SENSE of the pro
perry tax pay ers upon the following proposition
namely
10 levy special tax of i've mills On the dol
lar per annum, To be imposed, levied and col
lected in and of railway enterprise. and in ia
yor of, for the benefit vi and in aid of the South
. western Traction and Power Company, its sue
, cessors or assigns, said tax to be imposed. lie
We'd and collected beginning wi tn the year lgl;
and extending To and including the year 1872. +
: ~ to realize the sum of Twenty five Tb Jusan
D .-.ilars. provided that in case the sum of Twcn
, ty-hve Tho. and Dollars be collected and turn
Ell over {. tue 'riI~,ny before the expire
tiun of the ten years, that the said tax sha
j cease as soon as this sum is collected and turn
4 ell over to the Southwestern Traction and Powe
a Company, its successors or assigns.
After making such inspection, We found th
number of votes cast Tor the proposition sui
mitted as aforcsa to be one hundeed and nifty
a eeven lji); number of votes cast against tn
proposition submitted as aforesaid To be fou
, ca; the amount of assessed valuation of proper
ty voted for the proposition aforesaid To b
Une Hundred and Nineiy-one Thousand, Fuu
Hundred and Fifty O7-lOU lsigl, 5000 Dollar,
and the amount of assessed valuation Of proper
ty voted against the proposition submitted a
aforesaid To be Two Thousand, one hundre
(S2.ttO) Dollars.
The sad examination and compilation show
b. the net result to be majority in number q
votes voted at said election in favor of the pre-