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FRANKLIN. LA.
PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULT
OF ELECTION.

Proclamation of the result of the cleo
ton held i'll 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 special tax in aid OF a railway
enterprise and all in favor of the South>
western Traction a. Power Company, its
successors or assigns.
State of louisiana,
Parish Of st. Mary.
Be it known that on this. the 2Sth day
OF March, !. D.. 1918, We. the undersigned
Board Of Supervisors Of Election in and
for the Parrish of st. Mary, by virtue Of
law, in accordance with our oficial>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 canvassing the
returns of the special election held in the
Third ward Of the Parish of st. Mary, in
GLIDING the incorporated Town of Frank
lin. on the Goth day of March, A. D., 1918,
to take the sense of the property tax.
payers of the Third Ward of the Parish of
st. Mary. including the taxpayers of the
lncorpora ted Town Of Franklin, entitled
to vote under the Constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana, on a proposition
to impose, levy and collect a special tax
of two and one half q Icy mills on the
dollar, per annum. on all of the assessabie
property in the Third Ward of the Parish
Of vt. Mary, INCLUDING. the property in the
incorporated Town Of Franklin, said tax
to be imposed and collected in aid OF a
railway enterprise, and in favor of. for
the benefit Of and in aid Of the South
western Traction Il Power Company, its
successors or assigns, said tax to be inns
posed, levied and collected beginning
with the year 1918, and extending to and
al, 81.
the sum of Eighty Thousand Dollars,
provided thatin case the sum of Eighty
Thousand Dollars be collected and turned
over to said Company before the ex-
piratiOn of ten years, that the said tax
shall cease as soon as this sum is collected
and turned over to the southwestern
Traction Il Power Company, its success
sors or assigns.
And the President of said Board, W. H.
Vetter, being absent, and the remaining
members of said Board, DR.. d. n. Foster,
Vice>Presldent. and Wilbur II. 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
quorum, did formally organize and did.
in the presence of Sam SeriO. Emmett AL
pha and louis s. Bigler, three witnesses
possessing Tie qualifications required by
law, heingstax payers and quail fled elec-
tors under the Constitution and laws of
the State Of Louisiana, all residents of
the Third " ard OF the Parish of st. Hary,
aud AS many others as chose to attend.
examine the sworn returns filed with US
by the Commissioners and Clerk Of the
election held on the 18th day o: March A.
ID. 1918, 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. as he. -nabov.
set forth, three hundred and sixty-three
1863.
Total lumber of votes cast against The
proposition submitted, as hereinabove
set forth, ten u0).
Total amount in value of prope' ty voted
in favo; OF said proposition submitted,
as Lereinabove Set forth, four hundred
and thirty i've thousand, six hundred
aud Thirty seven and O2-l00 (s435, 637 02)
dollars.
Total amount in value of property
voted against the proposition submitted.
as hereinabnve set forth. thirteen thou
sand, two hundred and fit. AMI nu-l00
, l3, $50 o) dollars.
The majority in number of property
tax payers eligible to vote in said cleo
ton in favor of said proposition, three
hundred and fifty-three 1850.
The majority in value of property in
favor of sid proposition four hundrtd
aud twenty Two thousand, three hun irtd
aud eighty seven and o. 100 (s422 1887 GY
dollars.
We further declare end promultate that
an examination made ~ us Of the assesS-
ment rolls, the list Of registered voters and
the 81 Of persons who paid their poll
taxes for the years 1911 and 1912 in and for
the Third Ward Of the Parish of ST. Mary,
including the Incorporated Town Of