Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-01-12
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

l. U. F. Leblanc, Mayor of the Vii
age of Erath, Louisiana by virtue OF
the authority in me vested and in ODE
dance to and conformably with Ordi-
nance of the MAYOR and Board of Alder
men of the Village of Erath adopted
on the 9TH day of December, 1917. De
hereby proclaim and give public no
Zee that an election will be held in the
Village of Erath, Louisiana on the 18th
day Of January, 1918 between the hours
If seven A. NJ. and Five P. NJ. at which
election shall be submitted to the prop
ertt taxpayers of said village of Erath
entitled to vote at such election unle.
the constitution and laws of the State
f Louisiana, the following proposition
towit
First: Whether or not the Mavor an
Board of Aldermen of said Village of
Erath shall be authorized to incur debt
and to issue negotiable bonds therefor
to the Amount of Seven Thousand Dol
lars in denominations of Seven Hundre
Dollars each, said ponds to be dated the
18th day of March 1918, bearing five
Ger cent per annum interest from cate
said interest payable semi-annuallv On
the 25th day of March and of Septem-
Der each year, and said bonds to ma
ture as 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 ST
years after date, one in seven wears af
ter date, one in eight years after date.
one in nine years after date, and tw
in ten years after date, for the purpose
Of extending the system of waterworks
in the Village of Erath, and construct
ing and maintaining system Of elec-
tric lights for said Village of Erath
Second Whether or not the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of said Village
ef Erath shall be authorized to levy a
special tax of five mills on the dollar
on all property subject to taxation sit
uated within the limits Of said village
for a period of ten years, beginning
within the year 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
tenance of said system of watelwork7
extension and electric-light system.
And l 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
Boudreaux, and Eloi Harrington are
hereby appointed commissioners fer
said election and Mr. F. NJ. 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 18th day Of January,
1917 at Eleven O'clock A. NJ. at the
Bank of Erath 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 and signed Officially at
Erath, Louisiana, this 5th day of De-
cember 1917.
Z. F. leblanc,
Mayor Of the Village of Erath
1 hereby certify this to be a true
copy Of the original.
(SeaD w. J. BROUSSARD
Secretary of the Village of Erath