The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-10-12
PROCLAMATION

Town Council OF the Town OF st. Mar
tinville. Louisiana. held at the TuwI
Hall. Ia the Town Of st. Martinville
Louisiana. on Friday September tn
Thirteenth A. d. 1918. at 6 o'clock Z. NJ
We're present: His Honor, Albert Bien.
vsnu. Mayor. presiding. and the follow.
Ing members present:
W.. Bisnvenu. Councilman,
+. F. Fournst, Councilman.
]. H. Duchsmp. Councilman,
Robert Guirard. Councilman,
A. c. Gauthisr. Councilman.
Absent: None.
The Mayor having explained the Oh
jsct OF tho meeting to b. to comply with
Section II Of the Resolution adopted
by the Mayor and Town Council of the
Town Of st. Martinville. La, ut their
regular meeting held at the Town Hall,
In st. Martinvills. Louisiana. on Tues
day thu sixth day Of August 1918 and
TO BIZ FOR THE PURPOSE Of PRO-
CLAIMING aud prOmulgatlng the IT,
suit Ut the Special Election held In and
for the Town Of st. Martinvills, Lou
isiana, on September 18th. 1918, at the
Town Hall in the Town Of st. Martin.
vile. Louisiana. on the proposition to
authorize this Honorable Body to Levy.
assess and collect. above the regular and
other special taxes, under the previ-
sions OF Article 2S2 Of the Constitution
Ut the State Of Louisiana, aud the laws
aud statutes Of the state of Louisiana.
on the same subject matter, an addi.
tioDal special tax Of five mills Oh the
Dollar Of the assessed valuation of all
taxable and assessed property. subject
to State taxation. within the limits of
the Town Of s.. Martinville. Louisiana.
for term and period Of ten (IO) wears
beginning say with the year Nineteen
hundred and eighteen (IylS) aud then
ending aud including the year nineteen
hundred aud twenty seven (Iy2D the
proceeds Of the said special tax to b.
applied exclusively to the following
works OF permanent public improve.
ment tO-wit:
First: To the increasing Of the capacity Of
the Water and Light Plant in the Town of ~.
Aartinville. Louisiana, w az to give coutiu.
uous service.
second: To the purchase of all necessary an.
psrstus. Machinery. and supplies for the same.
including all costs Of building, constructing
and erecting the same.
Third: To the repais and completion of the
Market House, the Water Mains and Eleo.ric
Wires and apparatus in the said Town.
Fourth: To the extension of the Water Mains
and Water Drainage conduits in the said Town.
AND FUTHER FOR THE purpose of
proceeding to open the Ballot Box. exa-
mine and Count the ballots. in number
and amount, and canvass the returns.
and declare and promulgats the result
of the said Election.
NOW acting Ia confOI nifty with the
'aid Resolution above set forth the said
Mayor and Town Council Of the Town
'f st. Martinville. Louisiana. IN open
'sssi0n convened at six O'Clock p. NJ.
It the Town Hall. at st. MartinviIle.
louisiana. did proceed to open and did
'pen the said Ballot Box Of the said
pecial election. did examiue aud count
he said ballots In number and amount
Ind did. and BY BY these presents, de-
Hare and promulgate, the result of the
aid Special Election to be 40 follows:-
Total number Of legal votes cast in
avor OF the said proposition to autho.
iSs this Honorable body 10 Levy. assess
md collect said additional tax: 81.
Total number Of legal votes cast
gainst the said proposition to autho.
izs this Honorable body to Levy. assess
nd collect the said additional special
AKA. 4
Total valuation Of property for the |
lid proposition to authorize the HON.
rabls Body to lew. assess and collect .
I'D additional special tax: 81. 79O,75. a
Total valuation of property against j
10 said proposition to authorize this p
onorsbls Body to levy. assess aud COL U
ct said additional special tax: g.. $50 90 S
Now therefore the majority In mum. Il
" aud amount Of the property tax B
'ysrs and qualified electors of the Town ii
ST. Aartinvills, Louisiana. entitled to Il
to at said special election, and voting q
said special election. having vot.d a. a,