Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-01-05
Secretary of the Village Of Era
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

/. U. F. Leblanc, Mayor of the Vii
lage of Erath, Louisiana by virtue of
The authority in me vested and i'll ODE
lance to and conformably with Ordi-
nance of the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the Village Of Erath adopted
m the 9TH day of December, 1917. Do
hereby proclaim and give public no
ice that an election will be held in the
Village of Erath, Louisiana on the 18th
Law Of January, 1918 between the hours
{ seven A. NJ and Five p. NJ. at which
election shall be submitted to the prop
arty tax PAYERS of said village of Erath
entitled to vote at such election under
the constitution and laws of the State
f Louisiana, the following proposition
to-wit:
First: Whether or not the Mayor aud
Board of Aldermen of said Village of
Iirath shall be authorized to incur debt
and TO issue negotiable bonds therefor
to the Amount of Seven Thorsand Dol
lars in denominations of Seven Hundred
Dollars cacl said bonds to he dated the
25jh dav Of March 1918, bearing five
-cr cent per annum interest from date,
said interest payable semi annually on
the 25th day Of March and of Septem
Dor each year, and said bonds to ma
ture rs follows tO-wit:
One of the said bonds to mature in
two years after date, one in three years
after date, one in four years after date,
one in five years after date, one in six
wears after date, ore in seven years af
ter date, ore in eight years after date,
one in nine years after date, and two
IN ten years after date, for the purpose
# extending the system of waterworks
in the Village Of Erath, and construct
ing and maintaining Il system of cleo
trio lights for said Village of Erath.
Second Whether or not the Mayor
and Beard OF Aldermen Of said Village
# Erath shall he authorized to levy
special taX Of five mills on the dollar
on all pronerty sub icct 10 taxation sit
uated within the limits If said village
for a period of ten years, beginning
within the wear of 1918, and ending
with the year of 1927, both inclusive,
in order to meet the payment of said
bonds, or such thereof as may be issued
in principle and interest, for the main
tenanee of said system of waterworks
extension and electric-light system
And | do further proclaim and give
public notice that said special election
shall take place at the City Hall in the
Village of Erath, Louisiana, and that
Messers Edmar Broussard, Duprelon
Boudrcaux, and Eloi Harrington are
hereby appointed commissioners for
said election and Mr. F. N. 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 tle 10Th day Of January,
1917 at Eleven O'Clock A. NJ. at the
Rank of Erath in the said Village, and
shall in public session proceed to open
tie 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 and signed Officially at
Frath, Louisiana, this 5th day of De-
cember 1917.
L. F. leblanc.
Mayor of the Village Of E-ath
l hereby certify this to be a true
copy Of the original.
(Seal) W. J. BROUSSARD
Secretary on the Village of Erath
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