The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-11-02

Dr.. j. s. Martin.
The Mayor explained the object of the meet
ng to be for the purpose of receiving the OIL
,ial returns of the special election held on the
18th day OF September, A. ID. 1872, In the Town
IF st. Martinviile, Parish of st. Martin, wherein
was submitted to the qualified voters u PROPOSE
lion to levy a special tax vi live mills on the
dollar Der annum, to be imposed, levied and
collected in aid of railway enterprise, and IN
favor Of for the benefit of auu III aid OF the
traction anu over Company, Ito
SUCCESSORS or assigns said tax To he imposed, le-
Wed anu collected De2InnIns WIN the year 1913
and extending to and including The year 1917,
SO as to realize the sum of twenty i've thousand
dollars, provided tina. the suin oi twenty
live thousand dollars De collected and TURNED
ov er To the said company before the expiration
of the ten years. that the taid tax small cease as
soon as this sum is collected and turned over 10
the Southwestern traction anu fuwer Company,
Its SUCCESSORS or assigns. That the sworn re-
turns OF the Commissioners and Jerk have been
nled with the Council, and that the board y.
Supervisors had met On Saturday, oeptenDer
10Th, 49,, It.,i drawn up Complied stale
IA. ~ ..-.a .I,vc..,ineu eIectiOn ~ nave 49,
suited III Iavor VI the proposition submitted,
and had hled a copy vi their return ana prOcl;s-
nation showing sucn con. piled statement with
the CouncII. n hat III accordance with the ordI-
Was necessar! Tor the Council 10 examine the
returns anu promuigate the Result oI the cleo
ton.
The following resolution was then introduced
10y Mr.. Il. j. uuIrard, seconded by air. l.. j. Du-
champ anu unanimously Carried
be II resolved by the Mayor and Council of
the Town oI 81. MartinvIlle, 1t being the autho-
rity ordering the election neiu On September
~. 1872, for the purpose Oh voting Tor against
the proposition 10 levy anu collect IA nve mil
tax Tor period "a ten years. TO raise the sum vi
twenty nve thousand dollars, AID oil the
Southwestern IractiOn ana rover Company, It's
SUCCESSORS assigns, that they do now proceed
To inspect the tally sheets, complied statements
sioners and Clerk presiding al the election heid
On the 2oln vi September, 1917 Ior the purpose
as above set form, as well as the proclamation
vi the board vi oupersiovrs showing Inc cori-
piled statements maue by them and that what
the MAJ or and Council shall 40 III this matter
shall bc evidenced b! "a process verbal OF same.
4 copy OF which process verbal snail he publish
ed, aiung Win the minutes vi this meeting foI
thirty uays al The onlciai Journal vi The low vi
81. MartinvIlle, anu shall De considered The uih-
clal proInuIgation Dy the Mayor and Council OF
the result oI such election.
Ihereupon The Ma. or anu Council did proceed
to comply with SAID resolution and embouy thell
acts ia the following process verbal:
BE II KNOWN AND hLMEM bEkLD That
We, the Mayor anu Uoanch vi The Town oil l.
MartinvIlle, actInS under ana Dy virtue vi al
ordinance vi the Aid!o or and. Iouncu oI liz,
Town of ot. AIartIuvIiie, this uay met III special
| session, The purpose vi examining TIE
sworn returns Of lie sl cial election held ul
the 10Th day vi September, 1912, as flied with IA.
by the Commissioners and Clerk of election
and the complied statement of the Board vi Su
pervisors OF the Parish OF st. Martin, and L
formally declare the result of SAID election dc
proceed To perform the duties imposed upon us
in sand ordinance, as follows:
We did proce d to inspect the compiled state
ment IurnIshsd by the Board vi Supervisors o.
the Parish of st. Martin, and their proclama
ton declaring the result of the election, as wei
as to inspect tie tally sheets, complied state
missioners and Clerk presiding at the specia
election held on September ", 1872, in the Town
OF st. Martinville, to take the SENSE of the pro
perry tax pay ers upon the following proposition
namely
10 levy special tax of five mills ON the dol
| lar per annum, to be imposed, levied and col
lected in aid oi IA railway enterprise, and in ia
vor of, for the benefit of and in aid of the South
western Traction and Power Company, its sue
cessors or assigns, said tax to he imposed, lie
We'd and collected beginning wi tn the year 1913
and extending to and including the year 1922 S,
as to realize the sum of Twenty-Five Thousan,
= ullars, provided that in case the sum of Twen
ty-hve Thol sand Dollars be collected and turn
Ell over t. tt.e pony before the expra
ton of the ten years, that the said tax shat
cease rs soon as this sum is collected and turn
ed over to the Southwestern Traction and Power
Company, its SUCCESSORS or assigns.
After making such inspection, We found tn,
number of votes cast for the proposition sub
mitted as aforesaid to he one hundeed and fifty
seven $50; number of votes cast against tn,
proposition submitted as aforesaid to be foul
a.; the amount of assessed valuation of proper
ty voted for the proposition as aforesaid to bt
One Hundred and NInety-one Thousand, FouI
Hundred and Fifty O7-lOO (SIyl, ijO.O7y Dollars
and the amount of assessed valuation of proper
ty voted against the proposition subpitted a,
Aforesaid 10 be Two Thousand, one hundred
(S2il00) Dollars.
The SAID examination and compilation shows
the net result to be a majority in number Of
votes voted at said election in favor of the pro-
position submitted of one hundred and fift,
(l53). Majority in amount of the assessed valu
alton of property voted at said election in favoI
of the proposition One Hundred and Eighty.