The weekly messenger., 1912-11-09
PRONUNCIATION of Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN I

STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN
BE III 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 Oh this 10Th
day of September A. ID. 1912, at the hour
of Eleven O'Clock A. Nj. meet in open ses-
sion and proceed to open, canvas tbs re-
turns and declare the results OF the spe-
cial election called by the Mayor and
Town Council Of the Town of st. Mar
tinyilie, Louisiana, on the thirteenth
day of August. 1912, for submitting 10
the quaiitiei tax payers OF the Town Of
81. Martinvilie, Louisiana. the PROPOSE
tlOn TO levy special tax Of three and
one halt mill OH the dollar per annum
Oh all taxable property situated in the
Town of st. Martinyllls. Louisiana. and
Ia aid of and for the benefit of the LOU
lSIANA ELECTRIC RAILWAY AND
POWER COMPANY, or 50 much of said
three and one half mills as may be ne
cessary tO realize the sum 0f One Thou
sand Five Hundred Dollars each year
:or a period Of ten years. beginning with
the year 1914 aud extending to and in
cluding the year 1923 and 70 realize the
sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars and ir
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 tax shall cease aud terminate.
This being the only proposition voted
upon, We proceeded to marke the follow
lug compiled statement us 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
as follows.
The number Of votes cast in favor of
the proposition aforesaid One Hundred
and Twenty Ole Q2D.
Total amount III value of assessed pro-
pcrtv voted lii favor of the proposition,
as per the returns One hundred and Fiji
teen Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty
i've Dollars (Sll5.94o.OO).
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
mitted as aforesaid: Three Thousand
Nino Hundred Dollars (S3,900.00).
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 (SS,-
l35.OOJ.
Upon examination of the assessment
rolls Of the said town of st. Martinville,
Louisiana, the registration list and poll
tax list OH file showing the qualified yo-
ters Of the said Town it appearing that
the said proposition was duly and legal
ly carried by majority both in number
and amounts Of all the duly qualified
tax payers of the said Town Of st. Mar
tinyille, Louisiana. as shown by inspec-
tion examination and canyas of the
sworn returns Of the Com
missionsrs aud Clerk presiding at
said special election, VIZ do accordingly
ratify said sworn returns of said elec-
tion and approve the same and declare
that said proposition has been duly and
legally carried both in number of votes
aud assessed valuation of property and
We do accordingly make public proclaim
alton of the same.
Thus done aud signed in open session
at st. Martinyille. Louisiana, this 18th
day of September A. u. 1912.
A. ID. Roy,
IPHIS j. FOURNET,
Board of Supervisors.