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

PRONUNCIATION OF Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN
BE 1T KNOWN that the Board of Su-
pervisOrs Of election in and for the Pa
IRISH Of st. Martin. Louisiana, by virtue
Of the authority vested in them vested
and in pursuance Of law did on this 18th
day Of September A. ID. 1912, at tho hour
of Eleven o'clock A. nj. meet in open ses.
sion aud proceed to open, canvas the re-
turns and declare the results Of the spe-
cial election called by the Mayor and
Town Council Of the Town of st. Mar
tinville. Louisiana. Oh the thirteenth
day of August. 1912, for submitting to
the qualified tax payers of the Town Of
st. Martinville, Louisiana. the PROPOSE
ton to levy . special tax Of three and
one half mill Oh the dollar per annum
on all taxable property situated In the
Town Of st. Martinvills. Louisiana, and
III aid Of and for the benefit Of the LOU
ISIANA ELECTRIC RAILWAY AND
POWER COMPANY. or 80 much Of said
three and one half mile as may be he
cessary to realize the sum Of One Thou
sand Five Hundred Dollars each year
for a period Of ten years. beginning with
the year 1914 aud extending to and in
GLIDING the year 1923 and to realize the
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the event that the said sum Of Fifteen
Thousand Dollars be realized, collected
and turned over before the expiration of
the ten years. then and in that event the
said lax shall cease aud terminate.
This being the only proposition voted
upon, we proceeded to marke the follow
ing compiled statement as follows, Of
the results of said election
and did find that number of votes for
and against the proposition submitted
and the assessed valuation voted for aud
against the proposition submitted were
AZ follows.
The number Of votes cast in favor of
the proposition aforesaid One Hundred
and Twenty one (l2D.
Total amount in value OF assessed pro-
pertY voted in favor of the proposition.
AZ per the returns One hundred and Fiji
teen Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty
five Dollars ($ll5.945.OOl
Total number Of votes cast against the
proposition as aforesaid six (6).
Total amount in assessed value of pro.
psrty voted against the proposition sub
United as aforesaid: Three Thousand
Nino Hundred Dollars ($3.9OOO0).
Majority in numbsr Of tax payers in
favor Of the proposition (5).
Majority In value Of assessed pOrperty
in favor of said proposition submitted as
aforesaid EIGHT THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE ($S,-
l35.OO).
Upon examination of the assessment
rolls of the said town of St. Martinville
Louisiana, the registration list and poll
tax list on file showing the qualified vO-
ters Of the said Town it appearing that
the said proposition was duly and legal
" carried by majority both in number
and amounts of all the duly qualified
tax payers of the said Town Of st. Mar
tinyille, Louisiana. az shown by inspec
ton examination and canvas of the
sworn returns Of the Com.
missiOnsrs and Clerk presiding al
said special election. WA do accordingly
ratify said sworn returns of said cleo
ton and approve the same and declare
. that said proposition has been duly and
. legally carried both in number of votes
! and assessed valuation of property and
we do accordingly make public proclaim
alton of the same.
Thus done and signed in open session
at st. Martinville. Louisiana. this 26th
: day of September A. d. 1912.
A. d. Roy,
. IPHIS J. FOURNET,
Board of Supervisors
Witnesses:
} 4. VUILLEMOT,
C. 0. BROUSSARD.