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


champ, p. j. Gary. j. H. Duchamp. Absent:
DIR. j. s. Martin.
The Mayor explained the object of the meet
ing to be for the purpose of receiving the OH
cial returns of the special election held on the
18th day of September. A. ID. 1912. in the Town
of ST. Martinville, Parish of st. Martin, wherein
was submitted to the qualified voters PROPOSE
ton to levy a special tax of five mills on the
dollar per annum, to be imposed, levied and
collected in aid of railway enterprise, and in
favor of, for the benefit OF and IN aid OF the
Southwestern Traction and Tower Company, its
successors or assigns, said tax to be imposed, le-
We'd and collected beginning with the year 1918
and extending to and including the year 1872,
80 as to realize the sum of twenty ive thousand
dollars, provided that in case the sum of twenty
five thousand dollars be collected and turned
over to the said company before the expiration
of the ten years. that the taid tax shall cease as
soon as this sum is collected and turned over to
the Southwestern Traction and Power Company,
its successors or assigns. That the sworn re-
turns of the Commissioners and Clerk have been
filed with the Council, and that the Board of
Supervisors had met on Saturday, September
18th, 1912, and had drawn up a complied state
ment and proclaimed the election to have re-
suited in favor OF the proposition submitted,
and had filed a copy of their return and procla-
nation showing such complied statement with
the Council. That in accordance with the ordi-
nance Of August 10, 1872 calling the election. it
was necessary for the Council to examine the
returns and promulgate the result of the cleo
ton.
| The following resolution was then introduced
by MIR. X. j. Guirard, seconded by Mr.. L. J. Du-
champ and unanimously carried:
Be it resolved BY the Mayor and Council of
the Town of st. Martinville, it being the autho-
rity ordering the election held on September
%, 1912, for the purpose of voting for against
the proposition to levy and collect five mill
tax for period of ten years. to raise tine sum of
twenty five Thousand dollars, in aid of the
Southwestern Traction and Power Company, its
successors or assigns, that they do now proceed
to inspect the tally sheets, complied statements
and list of voters returned by the Commits
t, sioners and Clerk presiding at the election held
on the 18th of September, 1872. for the purpose
as above set forth. we'll as the proclamation
of the Board Of Supervisors showing the cor,-
piled statements made by them. and that what
the Mayor and Council shall do in this matter
shall be evidenced by process verbal of same.
A copy of which process verbal shall be publish
ell, along witt. the minutes of this meeting for
thirty days in the official journal of the Town of
st. Martinvile, and shall be considered the ofii-
cial PRONUNCIATION by the Mayor and Council of
the result OF such election.
Thereupon the Ma, Or aud Council did proceed
to comply with said resolution and embody their
acts in the following process verbal:
BE IT KNOWN AND kEMEMBERED That
| We, the Mayor and Council OF the Town of t.
Martinville, acting under and by virtue of an
ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the
| Town Of St lille, this day met in special
session, Tor the purpose of examining ne
sworn returns of the special election held on
the 18th day of September, 1912, as filed with us
| by the COMM ssiOners and Clerk of election
and the complied statement of the Board Of Su.
| pervisors of the Parish of st. Martin and To
formally declare the result of said election, did
proceed to perform the duties imposed upon us
in said ordinance. as follows:
We did proceed to inspect the compiled state.
ment Furnished by the Board Of Supervisors OF
the Parish of st. Martin, and their proclama.
ton declaring the result of the election, as we'll
as to inspect the tally sheets, compiled state
|
missioners and Clerk presiding at the special
election held on September ~. 1872. in the Town
Of st. Martinville, to take the sense of the pro-
perry tax pay rs upon the following proposition
namely
10 levy special tax of FIVE mills ON the dol.
lar per annum, to be imposed, levied and col.
lected in aid of a railway enterprise, and in ia
vor Of for the benefit of and in aid of the South.
western Traction and Power Company, its sue.
cessors or assigns, said tax to be imposed, le-
We'd and collected beginning wi tn the year 1913
and extending to and including the year 1872. SC
as to realize the sum Of Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars, provided that in case the sum of Tween
t,-nve Thousand Dollars be collected and turn
ed over to IN, sa.d Company before the expira-
| ton OF TIL te;i yes, that the said tax shall
cease soon as this sum is collected and turn.
Ell over to the Southwestern Traction and Power
Company, its successors assigns.
| After making such inspection, we found the
number of votes cast for the proposition sub
mitted as aforesaid to be one hundeed and fifty.
seven Q57); number of votes cast against the
proposition submitted as aforesaid to be -four
| a.; the amount Of assessed valuation of proper.
ty voted for the proposition as aforesaid to be
One Hundred and Ninety-one Thousand, -Four
Hundred and Fifty O7-1OO (Sl9l, 45O.O7) Dollars
and the amount of assessed valuation of proper
ty voted against the proposition submitted as
aforesaid to be Two Thousand, one hundred
| (S21O0) Dollars.
| The said examination and compilation shows
the net result to be a majority in number of
votes voted at said election in favor of the pro-