The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-10-05
PRONUNCIATION of Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA \
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN

STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN
BE 1T KNOWN that the Board Of Su-
pervisOrs Of election In and for the Pa
rish of st. Martin. Louisiana, by virtue
Of the authority vested in them vested
and in pursuance of law did on this 26th
day Of September A. d. 1912, at the hour
Of Eleven o'clock A. NJ. meet in open SEES
sion aud proceed to open, canvas thu re-
turns and declare the results Of the spe-
cial election called by the Mayor and
Town Council Ut the Town OF St. Mar
tinvilie. Louisiana, Oh the thirteenth
day of August. 1912, for submitting to
the qualified tax payers of the Town of
st. Martinvilie, Louisiana. the PROPOSE
ton to levy q special tax OF three aud
one half mill on the dollar per annum
Oh all taxable property situated III the
Town Of st. Martinvills. Louisiana. aud
ia aid of aud for the benefit Of the LOU
ISIANA ELECTRIC RAILWAY AND
POWER COMPANY. or 80 much of said
three aud Ons half mills az 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 i'll
GLIDING the year 1923 and to realize the
sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars and il
the event that the said sum Of Fifteen
Thousand Dollars bs realized, collected
and turned over before the expiration OF
the ten years. then and in that event the
said tax shall cease aud terminate.
This being the only proposition voted
upon, we proceeded To marke the follow
lug complied statement as follows, Of
the results Of said election
aud did find that number Of votes for
and against the proposition submitted
aud the assessed valuation voted for aud
against tue proposition submitted were
~ follows.
The number Of votes cast in favor OF
the proposition aforesaid One Hundred
aud Twenty one (l2D.
Total amount in value Of assessed pro-
pertv voted in favor of the proposition
as Der the returns One hundred and Fiji
teen Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty
five Dollars ($ll5.y45.OOl.
Total number vi votes cast against the
proposition AS aforesaid six (6).
Total amount III Assessed value OF pro
> perry voted against the proposition sub
mitted as aforesaid: Three Thousand
, Niuo Hundred Dollars ($3.9O0.OO).
Majority in numbsr Of tax payers il
favor of the proposition (5).
Majority iu value Of assessed porpert!
in favor of said proposition submitted a
aforesaid EIGHT THOUSAND ON
HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE 49,,
t35OO).
Upon examination Of the asseesflen
rolls OF the said town of st. Martinville
Louisiana, the registration list and pol
tax list Oh file showing the qualified vO-
ters of the said Town it appearing tina
the said proposition was duly and legal
" carried by majority both in numbe
aud amounts Of all the duly qualIfie
!. tax payers Of the said Town Of st. Mar.
tinville, Louisiana. a. shown by inspec
ton examination and canyas Of tn
sworn returns Of the Com
missiOnsrs and Clerk presiding u
said special election, Wa do accOrdingl
ratify said sworn returns of said cleo
ton and approve the same and declar
that said proposition has been duly an
legally carried both in number of vote
aud assessed valuation Of property al
we do accordingly make public prOclan
alton of the same.
Thus done aud signed in open sessio
at st. Martinville. Louisiana. this 26t
day of September A. ID. 1912.
A. ID. Roy,
IPHIS j. FOURNET,
Board of Supervisor