Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-12-08
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

l. [. F. eBlanc, Mavor CT the vi
la.c of Erati. Louisiana by virtue az
he authority in me- vested AMI in ODE
lance 70 and confcrmahlv with ordi-
aace Of the Mav0f ani Board Of Alder
men OF the Village of Erath adort'.!
i the 18th dav OF December, 1917. D
hcreby proclaim and give public M.
ice that an election will he held in the
Village Of Erath, Louisiana Oil the ljth
iay &C Jaruar.. 1918 between the hour.
+ seven A M AMI Five =. NJ. at wlicl
lection shall be submitted to the prop
arty taxpayers Of said village Of EFJt''
entitled 70 vote at such election unde
the constitution and laws OK the Stat
of Louisiana, the following proYositi
to-witi
First: whether or not IN" Mayor an!
Beard Of Aldermen OF said Village a
Erath shall be authorized IL incur debt
and TO issue negotiable bonds therein
70 the Amount of Seven Thousand nut
lars i'll denominations of Seveh Hun i.c
,UIiaYS sdc !, Saiu ooHc, - he lated tbs
18th day Of Ilr-h i9l-. ncIiihg fitl
,er cent per arnum ilfc..st from iaje.
said interc-. favH',lc .c.a;-aHnHallv o..
he 25th daT ct March and Of SePt2m
Der each wear, apd 81 bonds to M
urc a follows tc-wit:
One of the SAID bc"ds - mature !.
two wears aft-r date, one IN ihree yea.
after. date, one III four years after date,
one ia five years after date, one III SIN
wears after date, one in seven years al
Ter date, one i'll eight Years after date.
one in zine wears after date, and tWi
in ten years after date, Cor the purpose
+ extending the system OF waterworks
in the Village OF Erath, and construct
ny ald maintaining 4 system Of elee
erie light, fer said Village of Erath.
Second Whether or uJt the MAJOR
and Board of Aldermen OF said village
iirath shall tie authorized TO levy Z
special tax OF five mills on tho dollar
III all property subject - taxation sit
uaicl within The limits Of said village
FOR q period of ten years, beginning
within The wear of 1913, and ending
with the year of 1927, both inclusive,
in order to meet the payment Of said
bonds. or such there # as may be issue |
in principle ard Interest, for the main
tenance of said system Of wats-wcsks
extension and elcctsic-iight srs.em
And do further proclaim and givv
public notice that said saecial election
shall take place At the City Hall In the
Village of Erath, Louisiana, and that
Messcrs Edmar Brou8ssrd, Cuprclon
Boudrcaux, and Eloi Harrington are
hereby appointed commissioners for
said election and Mr.. !. II. Harrington
as Clerk.
And l do further proclaim and give
public notice that the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of said Village Of Erath
shall meet on the 10th day Il Ja1uarv,
1917 at Eleven O'clock 4. N. at tie
Bank of Erhth in the said Village. and
shall in public session proceed to open
the ballot boxes. examine and count the
ballots in number and amount, examine
an canvass the returns. and declare the
result of the said election.
Thus done aud signed Officially at
Erath, Louisiana. this 9Th day of De.
cember 1917.
r. J. LEBLANC,
Mayor OF the Village OF Erath
I herebv certify this 80 be a true
copy OF the original
(Seal) W BRUuSStRD
Seerctsfy Of the Filisss Of Erath
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