The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-10-05


said election to be in favor Of the proposition
submitted, and that the Southwestern Traction
and Power Company. it's successors or assigns,
are entitled to collect the said special tax voted
in its favor.
In testimony whereof, the Mayor and each Of
the Councilmen have set our hands to this pro-
ces verbal, on this 30th day Of September, A. ID.
1872.
ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor.
j. H. DUCHAMP,
l.. j. DUCHAMP,
P.J. GARY,
X. j. GUIRARD,
Councilmen.
Thereupon, the following ordinance was pre-
sented by MIR. j. H. Duchamp and read. and it
was moved by Mr.. L. j. Duchamp, seconded by
J. II. Duchamp and carried by the following
yea and nay vote
Yeas l.. j. Duchamp, J. H. Duchamp. P.J.
Gary and Il. J. Guirard.
Nays None.
Said ordinance as hereinafter entitled was then
presented to the Mayor for his examination, and
after examination was approved and signed.
Said Ordinance was entitled and reads as follows:
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance prOmulgating the returne Of
the special election held in the Town Of st.
Martinvillr, A. ID. 1912, to take the sense Of
the property tax payers OF said Town enti-
tied to vote under the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana, on proposition
to levy a special tax of five mills on the dol
lar per annum, to be imposed. levied and
collected in aid of railway enterprise and
in favor of, for the bebeht Of and in aid Of
the Southwestern Traction and Power CON-
pany. its successors or assigns, said tax u
he imposed levied and collected beginning
with the year 1918, and extending to and in
Guiding the year 1922 SO as to realize the
sum of twenty five thousand dollars. and
providing further for the imposition, the
levy and the collection of said tax.
WHEREAS, there was held in the Town of st.
Martinville, Parish of st. Martin, ON the 18th
day of September, A. d. 1912. election to take
the sense of the property tax payers of the Town
of st. Martinville, ON q proposition To levy q
special tax of five mills on the dollar per an
mum, to be imposed, levied and collected in aid
of railway enterprise. aud in favor of, for the
benefit of and in aid OF the Southwestern Trac-
ton and Power Company, its successors or as
signs, said tax to be imposed. levied and col
lected beginning with the year 1913 and extend
ing to and including the year 1872. 80 as to rea
lie the sum of twenty hive Thousand dollars,
provided that in case the sum OF Twenty i've
thousand dollars be collected andturned over
to the said Company before the expiration Of
the ten years, that the said tax shall cease ~
soon as this sum is collected and turned over to
The Southwestern Traction and Power Company.
its successors or assigns; and
| WHEREAS, this Council has on this date ex-
amined the ballots ia number aud amount, exa-
mined and canvassed the returns made by the
Commissioners and Clerk of Election and the
proclamation of the Board Of Supervisors. and
formally declared the result of the election TO
be in favor of the proposition submitted, as is
shown BY the process verbal adopted by said
Council duly promulgating the result of the
election; and =
WHEREAS. under the Constitution and laws
of the State of Louisiana. it is made the duty II
| the Mayor and Council, when a majority of the
property tax payers in number and amount have
voted in favor of the proposition submitted,
and said election has resulted in favor of the
proposition. by ordinance, adopted for and on
behalf of the Town of st. Martinville. to levy
said tax for the period provided for. designate
the years same shall be collected. and 10 collect
| same annually;
THEREFORE;
Section 1. Belt ordained by the Mayor and
Council of st. Martinville. in special session
con vened, that the special election held in the
| Town of st. Martinville, Parish of st. Marlin,
State Of Louisiana. on the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1912, be and the same is hereby declared To
| have resulted in favor of the proposition SUBJ
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, q
tax of five mills on the dollar upon all of the
assessable and taxable property in the Town of
st. Martinville. or SO much Of said five mills as
may be necessary, is hereby levied on all asses
sable property situated in the Town of st. Mar
tinvlle for period of ten years, to-wit; for the
years 1918, 1914, 1875 1915. 1917, 1913. 1919 lq'
1921, 1922 the said five mill tax levied for ten
years to be collected annually, in addition to all
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 assigns, un-
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
ton of the property tax payers presented to said
Council at said meeting. praying that said elec-
ton be held.