Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-07-30
AN ORDINANCE.

AbbcvilIe, La, june -, 1921.
Ordering a Special Election 10 be held
in the Town of hobcvillc. La, to
authorize the incurring debt and is
Suancc of ynds of the Town of
Ahhcvin. Louisiana, 10 the amount
of C.,E HUNDRED AND TWENTY
FIVE THOUSAND fSi23,000.oo)
DOLLARS for the purpose of pur-
chasing and constructing systems of
Water Works and Electric Lights
within the Town Of Abbcvillc, La,
title of which shah vest in the Town
Of Abbevillc, Louisiana.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen Of the Town of
Abbeville, Louisiana, that special
election be and the same is hereby
called and ordered to be held in the
Town of Abbeville, Louisiana, on
Tuesday, the 22rd day of August, 1921,
between the hours of seven (7:00)
'clock a. m. and five 5000 o'clock
p. m. and that at said election, there
Shall be submitted to the tax resident
citizens Of said Town, qualified under
the Constitution and Laws of the State
of Louisiana, 10 vote at said election,
the following proposition, to-wit:
Proposition No. One.--To authorize
the Mavoy and Board Of Aldermen of
tbs Town of Abbcville, La, to incur
debt on behalf OF and ia the name of
the Town of Abbeville, La, TO the
amount of ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($l2J,-
100000 DOLLARS, and 10 issue and
sell serial negotiable semi annual inter
est bearing coupon bonds evidencing
said indebtedness; said bonds 70 bear
interest at the rate of six per centum
(6Rj per annum, payable scmiannually
and to run for a period of twenty Eve
wears from date thereof, and both the
urinciral and interest OF said bonds to
be secured by Sufficient tax 10 be
levied and collected each year III ac-
cordsnce with Article PSI Of the Con
stitItion and the laws Of the State of
Louisiana, the proceeds from the sale
of said bonds, at not less than par, 10
be used foT the purpose 81 purchasing
and constructing systems Of water
works md eicrtri' light within the
town of Ahbcvillc, La, title of which
shall vet in the Town Of Abberillc,
Louisiana.
Section Two.--Be il further ordained,
ct~, That there shall be published in the
Onicial journal Of the Town of Able
vile, Louisiana, for thirty days, q
notice to embrace substantially MI
I! in.s above set forth and also notice
that the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
Of the Town Of Abbevillc, Louisiana,
will meet In open session, at Abbcvillc,
Louisiana on Wednesday, the oath day
~ August. 1921, AT ten 10000 o'clock
q M, and then and there proceed to
uiru III. ballot boxes used - >aid clc"-
ton. examine and count the ballots Ia
u.luhcr AMI amount, cNamIn" and can
Va, the returns. aud declare the result
of $50; election.
~,rri,u Th..,. BE it further ordam.
rd etc. Tat the Maycr bc and hr -
hcrci,, authorized and directed ." bav
the necessary ballots printed for said
...,.iai cl.rtiur, which ballots si.dl! con
tain the foregoing proposition a"d be
dawn up ~ acr''Hauc" VI 'aw aii
the lr visions Of the O4di dncc; aud le
is also authorized to arrange tor ~"
pro, ling Of thc ba'i.t box $, tic Heces-
sarv blanks for the tally sheets and
compiled stat mcnts.
section Four BE il further 0rdain-
cd, ,tc., That TIE Clerk If Cout and
cx-o.Ioio Registrar Of Votcr, ,hall ini,
ui,h 10 the election officers hereinafter
rsnncd FOR TIE said special election q
list # the taxpayer of said Town en-.
titled "a vote at the said special cleo
ION together with the assessed valua-
ton Of such taxpayers property as
shown by the assessment roll last made
and dlcd prior 10 the said special
election,
Section Fjve.-Be IT further ordain.
ed, etc.. That tie following place within
The Town Of Abbrvillr. Louisiana, Is
hereby Jc.ignated aud determined upon
a. III, polling place in which 70 hold
,pid .rc,ial election, and the following
named persons, all registered voters
shall oct az commisscrs and clerk Of
SAID Election, to-wit:
At the Court House, Abbevillc, Lot
isiaua, cirg the regular designated
Iorlia! -,.,,c 10 The holding % ",.
olccti~u. within the Town Of AbbeyilleI
Lorislana.
J. II. Williams, Commissioner.
". Il, Ei,s, Commissioner.
Jules !. Proussard, Commissioner.
S;nious, Leblanc, Clerk.
The officers Of elec ION above named
shall hold the said election il conform
=. wt.h the prov ..ioa5 ct Act 80 u
III, GcuefaI Assembly Of Louisiana, Ia