Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-08-20
AN ORDINANCE.

ordering SpcclaI Fictlloh 10 NC HcIu
in tho Town Of Abbcvillc, La, to
authorize the mourning debt and is ,
! suamcc Of bonds of the Town of
! Abbeville, Louisiana, 10 the amount
| of ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
FIVE THOUSAND (tl25,0O0.O0)
| 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 shall vest in the Town
! Of Abbcvillc, Louisiana.
RE 1T ORDhINED' by the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen of the Town of
-.bbevillc, Louisiana, that special
election bo and the same is hereby
called and ordered to be held in the
Town of Abbeviile, Louisiana, on
Tuesday, the 2Srd day of August, 1921,
between the hodrs of seven 0:0O)
o'clock a. m. and five (5:00) o'clock
| u. m. and that at said election, there
! snail he 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 No. One.-TO authorize
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the Town Of Abbeville, La, to incur
debt on behalf of and in the name of
thc Town of Abbeville, La, to the
amount of ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND ($l25,-
900.o0) DOLLARS, and to issue and
sell serial negotiable semi annual inter
est bearing coupon bonds evidencing
said indebtedness: said bonds TO bear
interest at the rat of five per eentum
(5ot) per aBBYm, payable semi annually
and 90 run for a period Of twenty-five
wears from date thereof, and both ths
rrincipal and interest of said bonds 10
be secured bv sufficient tax TO be
levied and collected each year in ac-
eordapce with Article PSI Of the Con-
stitItion and the laws of the State Of
Louisiana, the proceeds from the sSie
of said bonds, at not less than par, to
be used for the purpose Of purchasing
and constructing systems Of water
works and electric lights within the
town of Abbeville, La, title of which
shall vest in the Town Of Abbeviiie,
Louisiana.
Section Two-Be II further ordained,
etc. That there shall be published In ths
Official Journal Of the Town OF Abbe-
vile, LQulsiaha, loi t"'iy "ey0 :,
notice to embrace substantially oil
things above set forth and also notice
that the Mayor ssd Board of Aldermen
of the Town of Abbeviiie, Louisiana,
win meet in open session, at Abbesi,fs,
LoBis,sns OH Wednesday, the Gath day
} q August, 1881, at ten QO:Oo) O'Clock
n. m, and then and thefe proceed to
ouen the ballot boxes used in said b'tc.
ton. examine and count the ballots la
nambcr and amount, examine and can
vass the returns, nd declare the result
of said election.
Section Three. Be It further 0rdain'
ed, etc. That the Mayor be and he Is
hereby authorized and directed TO have
the necessary ballots printed for said
spccial election, which ballots shall con-
tain the foregoing proposition and be
drawn up in 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 Fopf-Be it further ordain.
ed, ets,, That the Clerk of Court and
cx,offieio Registrar Of Voters shall fur
nish to the election 0fiieess beFSilAffer
named for the said special election
list Of the Taxpayers Of said Town en-
titled to vote at the said special elec-
ton together with the assessed valua>
ton of such taxpayers property as
shown by the assessment roll last made
.pd fled prior to the said special
election:
Section Five.--t3e i further ordain'
ed, etc, That the fOiI0Wsre place within
the Town of Abbeviiie, L0uisiana, is
hereby designated and determined upon
as tn, polling place in which to hold
said special election, and the following
manned persons, all registered voters,
! s4tag art as commissers and clerk Of
SAID eleea1eE, tG.wit;
At the Golrt ko4ss, .Ebeviile, LoJ
isiana, ,ieing the reIpiaf qssiena'eg
rolling pIare f. tbs holding ht ii,
elections within the Town Of Abbeyiile,
Louisiana.)
J. RI. Williams. Commissioner,
w. X. Ellis, Commissioner.
Jules j. Broussard, Commissioner.
Simonet Leblanc, Clerk.
The officers of election above named
shall hold the said election in conform
,Hy With the provisions of Act 256 Of
the General Assembly Of Louisiana, for
the wear 1910, apA tvs rats amendatory
thereof, and shall make dpe TsiAts. q
the said election for the meeting of tie
laid Mayor and Board Of Aldermen sf
the Town of Abbeville, La, to be held
Oh the oath day of August, 1921, and
th ssissrs of said election shall be
ccmi.e satcS ~ accordance with law by
rhe said Mayor and BOARD u 1tiarmen.
; The Ordinance having been subIay-
ted to vote, the vote thereon was as
follows:
Aeas: Messrs P. Z. Broussard, J. A.
Poudrrsux, E. NJ. Stebbins and ID. L.
MrPbtlsop. /
: Nays. None.
Absent: A, A. Dabus.
And the Ordinance was declared