Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14


and Clerk of election in counting the
ballots cast at the said election, and
duplicate Of the numbered list Of
property taxpayers voting at said
election, Mr.. Oscar Levy, Alderman,
proceeded to remove the ballots from
the box one by one and after ex-
aiming same, handed them one at
a time to Josiah P. Scott, Clerk,
who read in loud and audible voice
the contents of each ballot, giving
the name of the voter, whether such
voter cast his ballot for or against
The proposition giving the amount
in property and Mr.. Josiah P. Scott,
Clerk, proceeded to check such bal
lot against the duplicate tally sheet
and list of voters and the ballots
were replaced in the said ballot box,
together with all the papers heretofore
enumerated as having been removed
from the said ballot box, which ballot
box was thereupon locked and the
said ballot box and the key thereto
were delivered over to Mr.. Josiah P.
Scott, Clerk, with instructions to pre-
serve the said ballot box and its con-
tents intact and in place secure
against fire for the period Of six
months from this date.
Now, therefore, we, the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen, in open ses-
sion, hereby declare and promulgate
the returns Of the said special cleo
ton TO be as follows
For the proposition Of mourning
debt in the sum of 100000 and
!, issuing Bonds therefor, for the pur-
pose of the construction of an elec-
trio lighting plant with all its &C
cessories, the title Of which shall
vest in the Town Of st. Joseph, for
the Town Of st. Joseph, thirty four
! -(34) votes in numbers and Two
Hundred and Thirty Four Thousand
Three Hundred and Seventy Five
Dollars ($23l,375.00) in amount;
Against the proposition Of mourning
debt in the sum Of 100000 and
issuing Bonds therefor, for the pur.
pose Of the construction Of an cleo.
trio lighting plant with all its &C
cessories, the title TO which shall vest
in. the Town Of st. Joseph, for the
Town Of St Joseph. Five votes in
numbers and forty-six Thousand
Seven Hundred and Sixty Dollar'
($46, 100000 in amount.
!, Now, therefore, after observing al
the formalities Of law, we hereb,
promulgate and declare that the sale
ordinance relative to the electric
lighting proposition adopted by Thu
Mayor and Board OF Aldermen o.
the Town of St. Joseph on the Srt
day Of November, 1920, submitting
to the property taxpayers Of the sait
Town Of st. Joseph the proposition
of mourning debt and issuing Bond
, therefor in the sum Of $50, 100000 TO
: the purpose Of TIE construction O
J an electric lighting plant with all it
accessories, the title 70 which shall
vest in the Town Of st. Joseph, TO
the Town Of st. Joseph, has beel
J duly and legally adopted by the prop
. erty taxpayers Of the Town Of ST
Joseph ut special election held Of
. the 14th day Of December, 1920, ant
we specially declare and promulgat
the returns Of said election as bein,
in favor Of the adoption Of the sail
proposition and Ordinance, both i
numbers and amount, and we 30 de
clare.
Al The meeting Of the Mayor an
Board Of Aldermen at which thes
proceedings were had, and Of whicl
this is . true Process Verbal wa
an open one, and al bystanders wer
!, invited 70 inspect the ballots ant
other proceedings.
!, This Process Verbal has been pre-
pared and signed by the Mayor ant
Board Of Aldermen, duly sworn to il
, triplicate, and one Of the said tripI
Gates has been delivered to the Clsrl
/ Of the District Court in and for tn
Parish Of Tensas, with instruction Il
record same in the mortgage record
Of Tensas Parish, and one Of the sal
, triplicates has been forwarded to th
Secretary Of the State Of Louisian'
at Baton Rouge with instructions y
i make . proper record Of the same ant
4 the other triplicats has been filed =
. part Of the archives Of the Mayo
! and Board Of Aldermen Of the Tow
4 Of St Joseph, . copy Of this Process
Verbal has been delivered 70 the Ten
sas Gazette, . Newspaper publishe
> in the Town Of st. Joseph, and th
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