The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-10-26
PROCLAMATION

| Cp6cldl WtetlHR vi tno mayor all
Town Council Of the Town of st. Mar
tinville. Louisiana. held at the Town
Hall. in the Town Of st. MartinvilIe
Louisiana. on Friday September til.
Thirteenth A. ID. 1918. at 8 o'clock Z. nj
We're present: His Honor. Albert BEN
venu. Mayor. presiding. aud the follow
ing members present: 4
W. J. Benvenu. Councilman.
T. 4. Fournet, Councilman,
j. II. Duchamp. Councilman.
Robert Guirard. Councilman.
A. c. Gauthier. Councilman.
Absent: None.
The Mayor having explained the OBJ
ject CT the meeting to be- to comply with
Suction III Of the Resolution adopted
by the Mayor and Town Council of the
Town Of st. Martinville. La, at their
regular meeting held at the Town Hall.
in st. Martinville. Louisiana. on Tues
day the sixth day Of August 1918 and
TO BE FOR THE PURPOSE Of PRO-
CLAIMING aud promulgatlng the re-
suit Of the Special Election held in aud
for the Town Of ST. MartinvilIe, 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 Ut Article 232 Of the Constitution
Of the State Of Louisiana, and the laws
and statutes OF the tate Of Louisiana,
on the same subject matter. an addi-
tional 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 81. Martinville. Louisiana,
for term and period Of ten (lW years
beginning say with the year Nineteen
hundred and eighteen (lyiS) aud then
ending and including the year ninetev u
hundred and twenty seven (ly27) the
proceeds Of the said special tax To bs
applied exclusively to the following
works Of permanent public Improve.
nlent tO-wit:
First: To the increasing of the capacity Of
the Water and Light Plant in the Town of N.
Martinville, Louisiana, 50 as to give contin.
uous service.
Second: To the purchase of all necessary ap-
paratus, Machinery. and supplies for the same,
including all costs of building. constructing
and erecting the same.
Third: To the repair and completion of the
Market House, the Water Mains and Electric
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 aud prOmulgate the result
of the said Election.
NOW acting In cOnfoI nifty with the
said Resolution above set forth the said
Mayor aud Town Council of the Town
OF st. Martinville. Louisiana, IN open
session convened at six O'clock p. Nj
at the Town Hall, at St. MartinviIle.
Louisiana. did proceed to open and did
open the said Ballot Box of the said
special election. did examine and count
the said ballots in number and amount.
aud did. and by by these presents. de.
clare and promulgate the result Of the
said Special Election to lie az fol Iows:-l
Total number Of legal votes cast In
favor OF the said proposition to autho-
rize this Honorable body to Levy, assess
and collect said additional tax:57.
Total number Of legal votes cast
against the said proposition to autho-
rizs this Honorable body to Levy. assess
and collect the said additional special
taxa.
Total valuation Of property for the
said proposition to authorize the Hon.
orable Body to lew. assess and collect
said additional special tax: 81. 79O.75.
Total valuation of property against
the said proposition to authorize this
Honorable Body to levy. assess aud COL
lect said additional special tag: g.. OsO 90
Now therefore the majority in mum.
bsr and amount Of the property tax
payers and qualified electors of the Town