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FRANKLIN. LA.
PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULT
OF ELECTION.

Proclamation of the result Of the cleo
ton held in the Third Ward of the Parish
of st. Mary, Including the incorporated
Town of Franklin, on the 25th day OF
March. A. D.. 1918, to levy, impose and
collect q special tax in aid Of railway
western Traction Il Power Company, its
successors or assigns.
State of Louisiana,
Parish OF St. Mary.
Be 1t known that on this, the 28th day
of March, A. D.. 1918, we. the undersigned
Board of Supervisors Of Election In and
for the Parish of st. Mary. by virtue OF
law, in accordance with our Official duty
and in accordance with an ordinance OF
the Police Jury of the Parish of st. Mary,
adopted on the 18th day of February,
1918, did meet in special session for the
purpose of examining and canvasstng the
returns of the special election held In the
Third ward of the Parish Of st. Mary, N,
GLIDING the incorporated Town OF Frank.
lin, on the 18th day OF March, A. D., 1913,
to take the sense of the property tax.
payers Of the Third Ward of the Parish OF
St. Mary. including the taxpayers of the
incorpOra ted Town Of Franklin, entitled
to vote under the Constitution and laws OF
the State of Louisiana, on q proposition
OF two and one half e 1-2) mills on the
dollar, per annum. on all of the assessable
property in the Third Ward of the Parish
| Of St. Mary, including the property In the
Incorporated Town of Franklin, said tax
| to be imposed and collected in aid OF q
railway enterprise, and in favor Of. for
the benefit Of and in aid OF the South
successors or assigns, said tax to be I'm,
posed, levied and collected beginning
with the year 1918, and extending to and
including tho year 1922, SO as to realize
the sum of Eighty Thousand Dollars.
provided that in case the sum OF Eighty
! Thousand Dollars be collected and turned
over to said Company before the ex-
| shall cease as soon as this sum Is collected
and turned over to the Southwestern
Traction & Power Company. its success
| sOrs or assigns.
And the President of said Board, W. II.
Vetter, being absent, and the remaining
members Of said Board, DR.. D. N. Foster,
Vice-President. and Wilbur Fl. Kramer,
Secretary, being present, and the said
members thus present constituting a
quorum, We, the said members thus pres
ent at said meeting and so constituting q
quorum, did formally organize and did,
in the presence of Sam SeriO, Emmet AL
pha aud Louis 3. Bigler, three witnesses
possessing the qualifications required by
law, being tax payers and qualified cleo
tors under the Constitution and laws OF
the State Of Louisiana, all residents OF
the Third W ard of the Parish Of st. Lary,
and as many others as chose to attend,
examine the sworn returns filed with uG
by the Commissioners and Clerk of the
election held on the 25th day o: March A.
ID. 1918, as aforesaid, and from such
sworn returns, have prepared the follow
ing compiled statement, which we hereby
declare and promulgate as the result of
said election:
TOTAL number of votes cast in favor OF
the proposition submitted. rs be,einabove
set forth, three hundred and sixty-three
1853.
Total number of votes cast against the
proprostion submitted, as hereinabove
set forth, ten QO).
Total amount in value of property voted
in favor of said proposition submitted,
as hereinabove set forth, four hundred
| and thirty i've thousand, six hundred
aud thirty seven and O2-lO0 ($435, 637. 02)
dollars.
Total amount in value of property
voted against the proposition submitted.
as hereinabove set forth, thirteen thou
sand, two hundred and fifty and no-1OO
us, $50. 00) dollars.
The majority in number of property
tax payers eligible to vote in said cleo
ton in favor of said proposition, three
hundred and ffty-three 1851.
The majority in value of property in
favor Of said proposition four hundred
ard twenty-five thousand, three hundred
and eighty, seyep and O2-lOO ($422, 387. 02)
dollars.
| We further declare and proWulgate that
an examination made by US Of the sssess>
meut rolls the list of re0ist ered voters and
the list Of persons who paid their poll
taxes for the years 1911 and 1919 in and for
the Third Ward Of the Parish Of 81. Mary,
including the incoruorafad Town az