The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-11-09


ces verbal, on this SOth day of September, A. ID.
1872.
ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor.
j. II. DUCHAMP,
l.. j. DUCHAMP,
P.J. GARY,
Il. j. GUIRARD,
Councilmen.
Thereupon, the following ordinance was pre-
sented by MIR. j. Ii. Duchamp and read, and it
was moved by Mr.. L. j. Duchanp, seconded by
j. H. Duchamp and carried by the following
yea and may vote
Yeas L.. j. Duchamp, j. Ii. Duchamp, -.
Gary and Il. j. Guirard.
Nays None.
Said ordinance as hereinafter entitled was then
presented ~ the ai;.y Tor his examination, and
after examination was approved and signed.
Said Ord nance entitled and reads Us follows
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance promulgitIng the returns Of
the special election held in the Town of st.
Marlinvlli "A. ID. 1872, " lake the sense Of
the property tax payers OF said loWp enti-
tied To vote under the Consututi0h and laws
Of the State vi Louisiana, ON a proposition
to levy a special tax OF hve mills ON the dol
collected IN AID OF IA railway enterprise and
In FAVOR oil, ior the bebent vi and IN ana vi
the Southwestern Traction ana Power CON-
pany, Its successors or assigns, said tax ~
he imposed, levied and collected beginning
with the year 1915, ana extending " and in-
GLIDING the Year W., as to realize the
sum Oh twenty hive Thousand dollars, and
y.oyiding further for the imposition, the
levy and The collection of SAID TAX.
WHLhrAS, there was nelu IN the Town Of st.
Mar1luyIiie, Parish oI 81. Martin, the lDlh
day OF oeplember, A. ". 1872, al election ~ take
the sense of the property Tax payers vi the Town
a St. MartInviiie, On proposition " levy
special tax of nve mills On the DOLLAR per an
mum, to be IMPOSED, levied and collected IN and
of "a railway enterprise. aud III Iasor vi, ior the
benefit of anu III AID "a the Southwestern lrac-
ton and Power Company, It's Successors or as
signs, said tax to be imposed, ievieu and col
lected beginning with the year 1913 and extend
ing to and including the Year W.. as W rea-
iize the sum OF twenty nve Thousand dollars,
provided that 10 case the .. Twenty hve
Thousand uoiiars BIZ collected andturned over
To the SAID Company Deiore the expiration Of
the ten years, that The SAID small cease
.ne southwestern Traction and Power Company,
LIS successors OF assigns; and
WHEREAS, this Council has ON this date ex-
amined the ballots III number and amount, exa-
mined and can yassed the returns made 10y the
| Commissioners anu Clerk of Election and the
proclamation of the Board OF Supervisors, and
| formally declared the result of the election to
| be in lavor of tue proposition submitted, as IL
shown by the process verbal adopted by sand
Council duly prOmuIgatlug the result OF the
election; anu
| WHEREAS, under the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana ii Is made the duty of
| the Mayor and Council, when majority of the
property tax payers in number anu amount have
| voted in favor of the proposition subpitted,
and said election has resulted in favor of the
proposition, by ordinance, adopted for and ON
| behalf of the Town OF st. Martinyille. To levy
| said tax for the period provided for, designate
the years same shall be collected. and 10 collect
| same annually;
THEREFORE,;
Section 1. BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Council OF st. Martinville, in special session
convened that the special election held in the
Town of st. Martinville. Parish of st. Marlin,
| Der, 1872 be and the same is hereby declared TO
| have resulted iu favor of the proposition sub
mitted. and the said Council does hereby for
mally promulgate the result of SAID election in
accordance herewith.
| Section 2. Be it further ordained ETC., that
in accordance with the result of said election,
| tax OF five mills on the dollar upon all of the
| assessable and taxable property in the Town of
| ST. Martinville. or much of said five mills as
may be necessary, is hereby levied ON all asses
sable property situated in the Town Of st. Mar
tnville, for period of ten years, to-wit for the
years 1873 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1915 1918, laU'
1921, 1922, the said five mill tax levied for
years to be collected annually, in addition to all
other taxes, until the sum of Twenty live Thou
sand Dollars have been realized, the said tax to
be imposed levied and collected in aid of rail-
way enterprise and in favor of, for the benefit
| of and in aid of the Southwestern Traction and
| Power Company, its SUCCESSORS or assigns, I'M
der the condition disclosed and recited in an
ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the Town
Of st. Martinville, adopted ON the 18th day Of
August 1912, calling said election, and the petit
ton of the property tax payers presented to said
Council at said meeting, praying that said eec-
| ton be held.
| Section 8. Be it further ordained, ETC., that
| the minutes of this meeting and that this ordi-
nance be inserted and published in the official
journal of the Town of st. Martinvilie, Parish
of st. Martin, for period of thirty (SU) days. in
| order that notice may be brought to all the tax
payers of the Town of st. Martinville Of the
FORMULATION OF said election and the levying
of said tsx upon all of the assessable and taxa
| hlo 10 fosIi l., of Martin.