Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-07-16
AN ORDINANCE


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tucrm- 81 Special Election 20 D.. n. ,u
in the Town of Nlo,>jIr. Ia. ro
aurhoril. tire uruliu- debit .G Is
>Uauco OF bond, of 'br TuAu Of
A5hcviiIc, Louisiana. 10 the amount
of ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
FIVE THOUSAND 0Sl3I.p0u.uo.
DOLLARS for the purpose of Iur-
chasing and constructing Systems ct
Water Works and Electric Ii. t~
within the Town of Abhryjllc. La.
It'll" of which shall vest in the Town
of AbbcviIlc, Louisiana.
BE IT ORDAINED 10y the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen Of the Town of
Abbcville, Louisiana, that special
election be and the same is hereby
called and ordered to bc held in the
Town Of Ahbcvillc. Louisiana. on
Tuesday. the 23rd day Of August, 1921,
between the hours of seven I7:10'
@ clock a. M, and five l5:oD0 o'cIrcl
-. m. and that at said cIoctiou there
snail hc submitted 10 the tax resident
citizcuo of said Town, qualified under
the Constitution and Laws of the state
OF Louisiana, To- vote at Naid election,
the following proposition, to-wit:
Proposition No. Ouc.-To authorize
the Mayor aud Board of Aldermen Of
the Town of AbhcvilIe, La, to incur
debt on behalf of and in the name of
the Town of Abbcvillc, La, to the
amount of ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND tS125,-
100000 DOLLARS, and to issue and
sell serial negotiable semi annual inter
est bearing coupon bonds evidcncmg
said indebtedness; said bonds TO bear
interest Mt the rate Of six per ceutum
l6G,) per annum, payable scmi-annually
and to run for period Of twenty
wears from date thereof, and both the
principal and interest of said bonds to
be secured by 4 sufficient tax to be
levied aud collected ca"i wear in ac-
cordance with Article PSI of the Con-
stitdtion and the laws of the state Of
Louisiana, the proceeds from tIc sale
of said bonds, at not less than par, 10
be usyd for the purpose Of purchasing
ard constructing .Stems Of water
works aud electric lights within the
town of Abbcvilc, La, title Of which
shall vest in the Town Of AbOeville,
Louisiana.
Section Two.---Re it further ordained,
etc, That there shall be published in the
Official journal of the Town Of Able
willie, 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 Abbeville,
IouisianH on "Wednesday the gath cHss
IS 81 K az, s: s -. =, - $3.50 s
a. NJ, and then and there proceed to
open the ballot boxes used in said cleo
tion, examine and count the ballots in
udmber and amount, examine and can
vass the returns, and declare the result
of said election.
ed, etc, That the Mayor BE- and he is
hereby authorized and ufrected TO have
tIe necessary ballots printed for said
special election, which ballots shall con
tain the foregoing proposition and be
drawn up in accordance with law ana
the provisions of the Ordinance; amt he
is also authorized TO arrange for the
of the ballot boxcs, the neces-
sary blanks Coz she tally sheets and
complied statements.
Section Four.-Bc it further ordain
ed, etc, That the Cork of Court and
ex-ol1icio Registrar of Voters shall fur
nish to the election officers hereinafter
named FOR the said special election
list OF the taxpayers OF said Town en-
titled t. vote at the said special elc1
ton together with the assessed v&luA-
ton Of such taxpayers [.operty as
shown by the assessment roll last made
and filed prior to the SAID special
cIey,.oa.
Section Five.-Be il further ordain.
ed, etc, That the following place within
the Town of Abbevillc, Louisiana, is
hereby designated and determined upon
as III, polling place in which to hold
said .peoial election, and the following
named persons, all registered voters,
shall act as comm,sscrS and clerk OF