The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-08-24
MINUTES

AvAAAN ~ 1 LIZ
Of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Town
Council of the Town Of ST. Martinville. Louisi-
ana. held at the Town Hall, in 1T. Martinville.
Louisiana, tuesday, August 9th, 1918.
The meeting Was called to ORDERLY the Hon.
orable Albert Bienvenu, Mayor, presiding. with
the following members present:
WI. Bienvenu. Council man,
\. r. Fournet, Councilman,
j. ii. Duchamp, Councilman,
Robert Guirard. Councilman.
A. G. Gauthier, Councilman.
absent: None.
The minutes of the last meetings were read
and approved.
WHEREAS: The Written Petition, submit
ted to this Body, of more than one fourth Ca)
of the property tax payers residing in the Town
of st. Martinville, Louisiana, in number aud
value. entitled TO vote at a special election to
be- called according to Law. to submit to the
property taxpayers of the Town of st. Martin
Vile, Louisiana, the proposition to Levy. asses
and collect above the regular and other special
taxes, under the provisions of Article 2Sl Of the
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana for the
ohlhe State oi Louisiana, an additional special
tax of hve to- mills on the Dollar OF the ASSESS
cd valuation OF all the taxable and assessed
property, subjest to state taxation. within the
limits OF the said Town OF st. Martinville.
Louisiana, Tor ID term and period of len QU)
years beginning say with the year Nipeteen
hundred and eighteen (lylsI and then ending
and including the year Nineteen hundred and
twenty seven tlg31). The proceeds of the said
Spe cial Tax To be applied exclusively to the
following works of permanent public improve
ment to-wit:
First: To the increasing of the capacity Of
the Water ami Light Plant in the Town Of st.
Martinville, Louisiana, 80 as to give contin-
uous service.
Second: To the purchase Of all necessary APP
paratus, Machinery. and supplies for the same,
including all costs of building. constructing
and erecting the same.
Third: 10 the repair aud completion of the
Market House. the Water Mains and Electric
Wires and apparatus in the said Town.
Fourth: To the extension OF the Water NJ aims
and Water Drainage conduts i'll the said Town.
AND WHEREAS: The said Petition has been
signed as aforesaid by number of the property
taxpayers residing in the said Town. and qua
iIhed To vote aud participate in said election
tar IN excess of one fourth ca in number and
value, as Was ascertaiNed by the examination of
the said Petition, and the Assessment Rolls for
the said Town for the year Nineteen hundred
aud seventeen ttplil aud tie words aud terms
ot the said Petition we'll as the signatures
thereto affixed as.iollows:
10 The Honorable the Mayor aud Town Coun-
ell of the Town of st. Martinville. Louisiana
We. the Undersigned, comprising more than !
one fourth of the property tax payers within |
the Corporate limits of the Town of ST. Martini |
Vile, Louisiana. entitled to vote on the propus-
ition hereinafter mentioned. under tine provi-
sions of Article lH et seq, aud especially Arti-
Gle lys ut the Constitution oi the State OF Lou
lsiana for the year Nineteenth hundred and |
thirteen, ana the laws of the State of Louisian
do hereby respectfully Petition aud memoria-
ilze Your Honorable Body To order a special
election IN the manner and form required by
Law in the said Town If st. Martinvllle, Lou
isIana, submitting 10 the property tax payers in
the said Town, entitled To vote under the Con-
and Laws aforesaid, the PhOPO l.
llON to authorize your Honorable Body to le-
Wy, assess and collect above the regular and
other special taxes, under the provisions of
Article 30 of the aforesaid Constitution and
laws of this State in the same subject matter.
An additional special tax of nve 90 mills ON the
Dollar of the assessed valuation of all the
taxable and assessed property
within the limits OF the said Town of
81. Matinville, Louisiana. for a ter.u and
period of Ten (i0J years, beginning say with
he year Nineteen hundred and eighteen Igls)
md ending and including the Year Nineteen
hundred and twenty seven (ls27l. The proceeds
Il the said special tax 10 lie applied exclusively
o the following works of permanent public &
io-~it: /
First: To the increasing of the capacity of I
he Water and Light Plant in the Town Of st. I
lsrtiaville. Louisisnau, so ne to give coatinu.