Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-08-13
AN ORDINANCE.

Ordering a Special Election g. he held
in the Town Of AbbcyilIr, La, to
authorize the incuuinL debt and is
suancc of bonds of the Town of
AhhcviIc, Loui ,ia"a, to the amount
of ONE IiTNDRE ; AND TWENTY
FIVE THOUSAND 100000
DOLLARS for the purpose of pur-
chasing and constructing Systems of
Water Works and Electric Lights
within the Town of Abbeville, La,
title Of which shall vest in the Town
Of Abbeville, Louisiana.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen Of the Town OF
.bbevil,e, Louisiana, that a special
election be and the same is hereby
called and ordered to be held in the
Town of Abbevile, Louisiana, on
Tuesday, the 23rd day of August, 1921,
between the hodrs of seven (7:o0)
clock a. m. and five (5:OO) O'Clock
y. N. and that at said election, there
snail be submitted to the tax resident
citizens of said Town, qualified under
the Constitution and Laws of the State
Of Louisiana, to vote at said election,
the following proposition, to-wit:
Proposition Ne. One.-To authorize
the Mavor and Board of Aldermen of
the Town of Abbcville, La, to incur
debt on behalf OF and in the name of
the Town of Abbeville, La, to the
amount Of ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($l2J,-
0GO.OO DOLLARS, and to issue and
sell seria. negotiable semi annual inter
est bearing coupon bonds cyidcncing
soil indebtedness; said bonds to bear
interest at the rat OF five per centum
(5It) per annum, pay able semi-annualy
an Il run for period of TWENTY-FIVE
years from date thereof, and both the
princiral and interest of said bonds to
be secured by sufficient tax to be
levied and collected each year In ac-
c5rdance with Article PSI of the Con-
situation and the laws of the State OF
Louisiana, the proceeds from tle sale
of said bonds, at not less than par, to
be used for the purpose OF purchasing
aud constructing systems of wafer
works and electric lights within the
town of Abbeville, La, title OF which
shall vest in the Town of Abbevlle,
Louisiana.
Section Two.-Be il further or lained,
etc, That there shall be published In the
Official Journal of the Town of Able
vile, Louisiana, for thirty days, a
notice to embrace substantially all
things above set forth and also notice
that the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the Town of Abbeville, Louisiana,
will meet in open session, at Abbevi!le,
Louisiana on Wednesday, the oath day
of August, 1921, at ten 10000 o'clDck
nj
10, en- the ballot boxes used il said eiec-
ton, examine and count the ballots III
udmber and amount, examine aud can
vass the returns, and declare the result
of said election.
Section Three. Be it further ordain'
ed. etc, Tnat the Mayor be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to have
,tle necessary ballots printed for said
special election, which ballots shall con
tain the foregoing proposition and be
lGIawn up III accordance with law and
the provisions Of the Ordinance; and he
Is also authorized to arrange for the
providing of the ballot boxes, the neces-
sary blanks FOR the tally sheets and
compiled statements.
Section Four.-Be it further ordain,
ed, etc, That the Clerk of Court and
ex-oficio Registrar of Voters shall fur
ni-h to the election officers hereinafter
named for the said special election a
list of the TAXPAYERS Of said Town en-
titled to vote at the said special cleo
ton together with the assessed valua-
ton OF such taxpayers property as
shown by the assessment roll last made
and fled prior to the sald special
election.
Section Five.--Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, That the following place within
the Town of Abbeville, Louisiana. is
hereby designated and determined upon
as til, polling place in which to hold
said special election, and the foil wing
named persons, al registered voters,
shall act as commissers and clerk OF
said rlaetion, Wit:
At the Court Io&sr Abbevila,, Lea
iSiana, Il eimg the regular d~SlB.,a4aj
polling place to tlIe holding * go
elections within the : own of Abbeviiie,
Louisiana.)
/ j. II. Williams, Commissioner.
W. r. Ellis, Commissioner.
Jules J. Broussard, Commissioner.
SIM nat Leblanc, Clerk.
/ ma officers of election above named
shall hold the said election in conform
itv with TIE provisions Of Act 256 of
the General Assembly of LouiSiana: for
t1e wear 1910, and the acts amendatory
thereof. and shall make due returns of
the said election for the meeting Of the
aid Na.-cr and Board Of Aldermen OF
the Town oi Atbevi'le, La, to be held
=. lie c4th day of August, 1921, and
IL, officers of said election shall be
c.lu -asat, Il in accor lance with law By
the said Mayor and Board Of AidermeA.
! The Ordinance having been sublnl'-
81 !, vote, the vote thereon was as
follows:
Meas: Messrs. 2. l, Broussard, j. A.
z lad conx, L. II. stebbias and y. l..
McPhcIson.
Nays: None.
Absent: A. A. Dubus.
And the Ordinance was declared
adopted.
ROM. P. LEBLANC,