The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-11-09

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The Mayor explained the object of the meet
ing to be for the purpose of receiving the OIL |
cial returns of the special election held on the
10Th day Of September, A. ID. 1872, in the Town
of ST. Martinville, Parish of ST. Martin, wherein
was submitted to the qualified voters PROPOSE
ton to levy a special tax vi i've mills the
dollar Der annum to be imposed, levied and
collected in aid of a railway enterprise, and in
favor OF. for the behetit of aud III aid of the
Traction and over Company, its
successors or assigds said tax to be imposed, le-
Wed and collected ueSInuIug with the year 1910
and extending to and including the year lSk2,
SO as To realize the sum of twenty i've thousand
dollars, provided tia III case the sum "a twenty
i've thousand dollars be collected and turned
over to the said company before the expiration
Of the ten years, that the tald tax shall cease as
soon as this sum IL collected and Turned over To
the Southwestern Traction and Power COMPANY,
it's SUCCESSORS or assigns. That The sworn re-
turns OF the Commissioners ami CLERK have been
hied with the Council, and that the board
Supervisors had met On saturday, September
10Th, 1917 and nau urawn up ID computed state
meat anu PROGRAMMED tus eiection ~ have re-
suited IN favor OF the proposition submitted,
nation showing such complied statement with
the Council. Inat III accordance with the orui-
nance August lJ iJi-, Gaming The election, 1t
was necessary Tor tine Council to examine the
returns anu promuigate the result Of the cleo
ton.
The following resolution was then introduced
by MIR. Ii. }. Guirard, seconded by Air. l.. j. Du-
champ anu unaIll lnvusly c.,rrieu:
lie 1t resolved by the Mayor and Council of
the Town VI 81. Martnville, II being the autho-
rity ordering the election head September
~. 1872, tor the purpose vi voting Tor against
the proposition ~ levy and collect nve mill
tax Tor a perIou "a Tea years. To raise the sum vi
tweuly nve thousand dollars, all of the
Southwestern lractIou anu Power Company, It's
successors or assigns, that they do now proceed
to INSPECT the tally sheets, complied statements
anu list oi voters returned W the Commas
sioners and Clerk presiding AT The election held
Oh The 2oth September, Iylz, Tor The purpose
above set form, as We'll as the proclamation
of the Board vi cupeIsisors showing The coEl-
pIleu statements niaae Dy them. anu that what
the Mayo and Council shall 40 IN this matter
shall be evidenced by process verbal OIL same.
A copy VI which process verbal shall lie PUBLISH
ed, along Will, the MINUTES vi this meeting, tor
thirty days the otlclai journal of The own OF
st. Martnville, and shall lie consIoered the obi
cial PRONUNCIATION by the Mayor and Council of
| the result OF such election.
Thereupon the aaa. or and Council did proceed
to comply with said resolution ami embody their
acts In the following process verbal
| BE IL KNOWN AND DLMEMBERED That
We, the Mayor and council vi the Town OF /.
MartInvllIe, acting under and by virtue of an
ordinance oil the mayor anu Council OF the
Town OF ot. nartlnvIiie, this day met Ia special
session, the purpose Oh examining ne
sworn returns of Inc s.'ecial election held on
the 10Th day OF September, 1912, as lled with u.
BY the Commissioners and Clerk of election
and the complied statement OF the Board OF So
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 proce, d to inspect the compiled state
ment FURNISHED by the Board oil supervisors oil
| the Parish of st. Martin, and their proclama.
ton declaring the result of the election, as well
as to inspect the tally sheets, complied state
ment and list of voters as returned by the Com
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 ers 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 railway enterprise, and in ia
vor of, for the benefit of and in aid of the South
western Traction and Power Company. its sue
| no
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
! .lullars, provided that in case the sum of Tween
ty-iive Thou sand Dollars be collected and turn
ed over t. ,ie ..4.,, ainpany before the expira
ton of the tea years, That the said tax shall
cease as this sum is collected and turn
ed over to the Southwestern Traction and Power
Company, its successors or 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 $50; number of votes cast against the
proposition submitted as aforesaid to be foul
| "a; the amount of assessed valuation of proper
ty voted for the proposition aforesaid to bt
One Hundred and Ninety-one Thousand, -Four
Hundred and Fifty O1-loo (sl9l ,4jo.07) Dollars
and the amount of assessed valuation of proper
ty voted against the proposition submitted a.
aforesaid 10 be Two Thousand, one hundred
(s2.l00) Dollars.
The said examination and compilation shows
the net result to be majority in number OF
votes voted at said election in favor of the pro-
position submitted Of one hundred and lift,
1883. Majority in amount of the assessed valu
alton of property voted at said election in favor
of the proposition One Hundred and Eighty.
nine Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifty and