The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-17
City Of Morgan City, Par
ish Of St. Mary, State
of Louisiana

Morgan City, La, May 18th, l9lo.
/ Pursuant to the ordinance adopted
by the Mayor and Councilmen OF the
; City of Morgan City, Parish OF St.
| Mary, State of Louisiana, bearing
No. 81. adopted and approved April
! 9TH, 1919, calling a special election OF
ia.p property taxpayers in and for
he CITY OF Morgan City. St. Mary
Parish, State Of Louisiana, to be held
....y..-nouI s4lu City on the 18th day
OF May A. D. 1919, and in accordance
with the notice calling said election
the Mayor and Counciimen OF the
City OF Morgan City, La. convened
this day, the 18th day of May \. D.
1919. at the hour Of eleven o'clock A.
NJ. at the City Hall in Morgan City,
La. in special session for the pur-
pose OF examining and counting the
ballots in numbers and amounts eX-.
anime and canvass the returns, de-
clare and promulgate the results OF
the said special election held III said
City of Morgan City. La, on the 18th
day OF May A. D. 1919.
ROLL CALL by the Secretary OF
the Council showed the following
members OF the Council present:
Maurice p Shannon, Mayor: R. 4.
Squires. H. F. Belanger, Chas. A.
Bibbins, Frank ]. Price. Councilmen;
absent: NJ. E. Norman, Councilman.
A quorum being present.
The following resolution was in
troduced by Councilman Frank J.
Price. and read. and on motion OF
Councilman R. A. Squires seconded
by Councilman H. F. Belanger, was
unanimously adopted to-wit:
RESOLUTION
BE 1T RESOLVED. That the
Mayor and Councilmen. in special
session assembled, do now proceed
10 ooen the ballot box used at the
special election held in and for the
City Of Morgan City Parish of St
Mary, State of Louisiana, on May
18th, 1919. examine and count the bal
lots cast at said election contained in
said ballot box, in numbers and
amounts. examine and canvass the
returns made by the Commissioners
and Clerks serving at said election,
as shown by the tally sheet. poll list,
and compiled statement of the votes
cast made by the Commissioners and
Clerk and declare the result of said
election; all in accordance with the
ordinance Of this Body ordering said
election adopted and approved April
9TH. 1919.
, WHEREUPON the Mayor and
Councilmen of the City of Morgan
City. St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. in
the presence Of three competent wit
nesses, and in public session, then
proceeded to count the ballots con-
tanned in the ballot box used at said
election, and examine the same, in
numbers and amounts, inspect and
examine the numbered list of voters
voting at said election, the tally
sheet, the compiled statement of
votes made by the Commissioners
and Clerks presiding at said election:
and after such examination and can
vEss of said ballots and returns had
been made by the Mayor and Coun- :
cilmen, the following process verbal
Of the manner and form in which the
Mayor and Councilmen performed its
aforesaid acts in the premises. was
made and executed by them in tripli-
cate in accordance with section No.
IS of Act No. 25o of the General AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana for
the year 1910. to-wit
PROCESS VERBAL
BE 1T KNOWN AND REMEM-
BERED. That we, the Mayor and
councilmen Of the City of Morgan
City. Parish of St. Mary. State of
Louisiana, acting under and by virtue
If an ordinance adopted by the May
or and Councilmen of the Citv -
Morgan City, on the 9TH day of April
ol9. and which said ordinance pro-
,ided that the Mayo and Council
men of the City of Morgan City. con-
rene in open session at II o'clock
eleven o'clock A. M on the 18th
lay of May A. D. 1919, at the CITY
Hall in Morgan City. La, to open the
'allot Fox used at said election, ex-
mime and count the ballots therein
n numbers and amounts, examine
md canvass the returns, and declare
he result of said election, did on the
late and at the hour and place desig-
lated in said ordinance and in con-
ormity with section No. Is of Act
70. ESQ of the General Assembly of
he State of Louisiana for the year
9lO, convene in open session and
'roceed to perform the duties inn
osed upon us in the following man.
er:
We did in the nresence of Meeere