The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-10-19


Councilmen present: X. j. Guirard, l.. j. Du- |
champ, p. J. Gary, j. IL. Duchamp. Absent:
DIR. j. s. Martin.
The Mayor explained the object of the meet
ing to be for the purpose of receiving the OH
cal returns of the special election held on the
18th day of September A. ID. 1872, in the Town
of st. Martinville, Parish of st. Martin, wherein
was submitted to the qualified voters a PROPOSE
ton to levya special tax of five mills ON the
dollar per annum, to be imposed, levied and
collected in aid of railway enterprise, and IN
favor of, for the benefit of and in aid Of the
Traction and over Company, Its
SUCCESSORS or assigns, said tax to be imposed le-
We'd and collected beginning with the year 1913
and extending to and including the year lS22
80 as to realize the sum of twenty tive thousand
dollars, provided tina III case the sum ol twenty
live thousand dollars be collected and turned
over to the said company before the expiration
of the ten years, That the taid tax shall cease as
soon 40 this sum is collected and turned over To
the Southwestern Traction and Power Company,
its SUCCESSORS assigns. That the sworn re-
turns of the Commissioners and Clerk have been
filed with the Council, and that the board
Supervisors had met On saturday, September
ment and proclaimed the election to have re-
suited in favor of the proposition submitted,
and had filed copy OF their return and procla-
nation showing such complied statement with
the Council. That III accordance with the ordi-
nance of August L. 1872, calling the election. it
was necessary Tor the Council TO examine the
returns and promulgite the result OF the cleo
ton.
The following resolution was then introduced
by MIR. r. j. Gulrard, seconded by Mr.. l.. j. Du-
champ and unanimously carried
BE it resolved by the Mayor and Council of
the Town OF st. Martinville, ii being the autho-
rity ordering the election held ON September
D. 1917 for the purpose vi voting for or against
the proposition to levy and collect nve mil
tax for period oI ten years. To raise the sum ot
twenty hve thousand dollars, i'll aid of the
Southwestern Traction and Power Company, its
SUCCESSORS or assigns, that they do now proceed
to inspect the tally sheets, complied statements
aud list of voters returned by the Commits
sioners and Clerk presiding at the election held
on the 10Th of September, 1872, for the purpose
as above set forth, as well as the proclamation
of the Board of Supervisors showing the COIL
piled statements made by them, and that what
shall be evidenced by a process verbal OF same.
A copy of which process verbal shall he publish
ed, along with the minutes vi this meeting, tor
thirty days In the official journal of the Town of
st. MartinvIile, and shall be considered the 9TH
cial PRONUNCIATION by the Mayor and Council of
the result oi such election.
rhereupon the Mayor and Council did proceed
to comply with said resolution and embody their
acts in the following process verbal
BE III KNOWN AND kEMEMBERED That
We, the Mayor and Council of the Town OF t.
Martinville, acting under and by virtue Of an
ordinance of the Mayor aud Council of the
Town of st. Martinvlile, this day met in special
session, Tor the purpose of examining ne
sworn returns of the special election held ON
the 18th day of September, 1872 as filed with US
by the Commissioners and Clerk of election
and the compiled statement of the Board of Su-
pervisors of the Parish of st. Martin, and to
formally declare the result of said election, did
proceed to perform the duties imposed upon US
in said ordinance, as follows:
We did proce to inspect the complied state
ment Furnished by the Board Of Supervisors of
the Parish of St. Martin, and their proclama-
ton declaring the result of the election, as we'll
as to inspect the tally sheets, compiled state
ment and list of voters as returned by the COM
missioners and Clerk presiding at the special
election held on September ~, 1917, in the Town
vi 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
lccted in aid of Il 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 assigns, said tax to he imposed, le-
We'd and collected beginning wi tn the year 1913,
and extending to and including the year 1922, SO
as to realize the sum Of Twenty-Five Thousand
Doll rs, provided that in case the sum of Twen-
ty-hve Thousrnd Dollars be collected and turn
ell over to tho III, ,"ILi 'auy before the expira-
ton of the t1n 3cLrs, that the said tax shall
cease 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 the
number of votes cast for the proposition sub
mitted as aforesaid to be one hundeed and fifty
seven Q57); number of votes cast against the
proposition submitted as aforesaid TO be four
W; the amount of assessed valuation of proper
ty voted for the proposition as aforesaid to be
One Hundred and Nlnety-one Thousand, Four
Hundred and Fifty O7-lOO 1871. 5000 Dollars;
and the amount of assessed valuation of PROPER
ty voted against the proposition submitted as
aforesaid to he Two Thousand, one hundred
(s2lO0) Dollars.
The said examination and compilation shows
the net result to be a majority in number of