The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-10-12
PRONUNCIATION Of Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA \
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN I

pervisOrs Of election In and for the Pa
IRISH of st. Martin. Louisiana, by virtue
Ut the authority vested in them vested
and in pursuance of law did on this 26th
day Of September A. ID. 1912. at the 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
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
tiOn to levy . special tax Of three aud
one half mill OH the dollar per annum
Oh all taxable property situated III the
Town Of st. Martinvills. Louisiana. aud
la aid Of aud for the benefit Of the LOU
ISIANA ELECTRIC RAILWAY AND
POWER COMPANY. or 30 much Ut said
three and one half mills as may be lie
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
sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars and il
the event that the said sum Of Fifteen
Thousand Dollars be realized, collected
and turned over before the expiration Ut
the ten years. then and in that event the
said lax shall cease and 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
aud did find that number of votes for
and against the proposition submitted
and the assessed valuation voted for aud
against the proposition submitted were
as follows.
.ihe 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 i'll favor Of the proposition
~ Der the returns One hundred and Fit
teen Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty
five Dollars ($ll5.y45.OOl
Total number Of votes cast against The
proposition as aforesaid six (6).
Total amount III assrssed value of pro
psrty voted against the proposition sub
united a. 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 porpert,
in favor of said proposition submitted a.
aforesaid EIGHT THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE 49,
t35OO).
Upon examination of the assessment
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 thai
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
tinville, Louisiana. as shown by inspec
ton examination and canyas Of tn,
sworn ret turns OF the Com
missiOnsrs aud Clerk presiding a
said special election, wa do accordingly
ratify said sworn returns of said cleo.
ton and approve the same and declar,
, that said proposition has been duly ant
legally carried both in number OF vote.
and assessed valuation of property ant
we do accordingly make public proclaim
alton Of the same.
Thus done and signed in open session
at st. Martinville. Louisiana. this 26ti
, day Of September A. d. 1912.
A. d. Roy,
IPHIs ]. FOURNET,
Board of Supervisors
E. VUILLEMOT,
c. 0. BROUssARD.
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