The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-10-26
PRONUNCIATION of Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN

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 on this 18th
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 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 qualities tax payers Of the Town Of
81. Marlinvilie. Louisiana. the PROPOSE
ton 10 levy special tax OF three and
one halt mill Oh the dollar per annum
on all taxable property situated III the
Town Of st. Martinvills. Louisiana, aud
La aid Of aud for the benefit Of the LOU
ISlANA ELECTRIC RAILWAY AND
POWER COMPANY, or 80 much Of said
three and one half mills AZ may b. ns-
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 70 realize the
sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars aud IT.
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 thu
. said lax shall cease aud terminate.
This being the only proposition voted
, upon, we proceeded to marke the follow
ing compiled statement ms follows, Of
the results Of said election
: and did find that number Of votes fOl
, and against the proposition submitted
and the assessed valuation voted for ant
, against the proposition submitted wer'
as follows.
The number Of votes cast in favor o
J, the proposition aforesaid One Hundre,
d and Twenty one (l2D.
a Total amount in value Of assessed pro
pertv voted in favor Of the proposition
as Der the returns One hundred and Fiji
teen Thousand Nine Hundred and Fort
J. five Dollars ($lI5.945.OOl
!. Total number Of votes cast against th
proposition as aforesaid six (6).
Total amount in ASSESSED value OF pr
l. psrty voted against the proposition sub
IF United as aforesaid: Three ThOusan
- Nino Hundred Dollars ($3,9OOOO).
j. Majority in numbsr Of tax payers i
+ favor of the proposition (0).
10 Majority in value Of assessed porpert
n. in favor of said proposition submitted a
J.. aforesaid EIGHT THOUSAND ON
* HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE U.s.
\ l35.OO).
ri Upon examination of the asseeSmeI
u rolls of the said town of st. Martinvill
Is Louisiana. the registration list and pO
tax list OH file showing the qualified w
tiers Of the said Town it appearing thu
IL the said proposition was duly and lega
~ ly carried.by majority both in numb'
and amounts Of all the duly quallfie
u tax payers of the said Town Of st. Mar
is tinyille, Louisiana. as shown by inSpec
Y. ton examination and canYas Of Il
r. sworn returns Of the Con
! missiOnsrs aud Clerk presiding I
said special election, VIZ do accOEdingI
D. ratify said sworn returns of said ele(
'r ton aud approve the same and declaI
a that said proposition has been duly all
II legally carried both in number of vOt'
. and assessed valuation of property aIl
we do accordingly make public prOclan
10 alton of the same.
ID Thus done and signed in open sessiO
is at st. Martinvills, Louisiana. this 26t
in day Of September A. ID. 1912.
q. A. ID. Roy,
|, lPHIS j. FOURNET,
Board Of Supervisor
Witnesses: