Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-08-27

BE 1T KNOWN AND RENEuREp
I'D, That we, the Mayor and Board o
Aldermen of the Town of AbbeviIIe
state of Louisiana, acting under an,
by virtue of an Ordinance adopted BY
TINS body at meeting held on the 1871
day of June, 1921, which ordinance
provided that the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen of the Town of AbboviIIo
Louisiana, should convene in open SCI,
sion, at | o clock a. m, on the oath dav
OF August, 1921, at the Town Hall. in
SAID Town, in accordance with law, to
open the ballot boxes used at the cleo.
ton above mentioned, examine and
count the ballots therein in number
and amount, examine and canvass the
returns and declared the result of said
election, did, OH the date aud at the
hour and place designated in said ordi-
nance, and in conformity with Section
10 OF Act. No. 256 Of the General As.
scmbly of Louisiana for the year 1910,
convene Ia open session and proceed to
perform the duties imposed upon US in
the following manner, Wit
We did, - the presence of Messrs. J.
W. BRYAN, F. J, Samson and J. c.
Broussard three competent witnesses
possessing the qualifications required by
law, and in the presence of as MANY
others as chose to be present, open the
ballot box which contained the ballots,
tally sheets, numbered list of voters.
Registrars list Of voters and complied
statement Of votes In number and
amount cast for and against the propc.
sition submitted to the property tax.
payers Of the Town of Abbcville, Lon.
isiaha, entitled to vote unrer the Con,
stitution and laws of the State of Lon.
isiana at said election SO held Oh the
!Srd day of August, 1921, which said
submitted al said election
was as follows, to-wit,
PROPOSITION NO. 1. Y
ITO authorize the Mayor and Board
II Aldermen of the Town of Abbeville,
Louisiana, to incur debt on behalf of
md IN the name of the Town of Able
'iiie, hoaisissa5 sS-Fhs amount 81 onsf :
Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand
1925, 100000 Dollars, and to issue and
ell serial negotiable semi annual inter.
st bearing coupon bonds evidencinr
aid indebtedness; said bonds to bear
interest at the rate of five per centum |
5Vo) per annuni, payable semi annually
nd to run for period Of twenty. five
20) years from date thereof, and both /
he principal and interest Of said bonds {
o be scared by sufficient tax to be [
evied and collected each year in &C. ]
ordance with Article 2S1 Of the Con- I
titJtion and the laws of the State of !.
louisiana, the proceeds from the sale ',
said bonds, at not less than par, to -
Q used for the purpose Of purchasing
nd constructing systems Of water
forks and electric lights within the q
own of Abbeville, La, title Of which $
hall vest in the Town Of Abbeville, Q
ouisiana.
We then proceeded to examine and -
cunt the ballots in number and -,
examine and canvass the re-
nit of said election upon the aforesaid
ropoS ition, counting, examining and
'nvnssing the ballots east for said l.
and counting, examining
nd canvassing the ballots cast against
I'D proposition, all of the ballots east grt
snid election,
We fotind the number of ballots east
y and against the proposition submit. vi
d were in numbers and amounts, as
flows, to-wit:
pro
> 9""'''" 40 riv
aforesaid, number of votes cast: 101.
gainst Proposition No, !, submitted as \
aAoies"i'' humoer OF votes east: U. the
mount Of assessed valuation of proper we,
~ voted for Proposition M. /, sub.
mitted rs aforesaid: S648.sOi.s
Mount of assessed valuation Of prop hon
crty voted against Proposition No. |,
submitted as aforesaid: $23, $4,000. N
aiority in number of votes east in her,
favor Of Proposition No. /, submitted :.
rs aforesaid: 90.
, ior;tv in amorr, -, ,ss.ssoa ,..,... ter,
tion of property voted in favor Of III
Proposition No. |, submitted as afore. u
'aid: s623, 64l,sa,
And after having counted the ballots,
,mined and He'd the returns as N
've set forth, we replaced In said wor,
lot box, the numbered list of voters,
ling the numbered list of taxpayers 81
Allied as electors under the Consti- q tr
Ion and Laws of tlr State Of tod.
ina, voting at said elcctlon), the NJ
" sheet, the complied statement, bevi
the ballots, aad after having sealed :.
same, deposited said ballot box M
h the Secretary Of this body, be '"'r
ng the legal custodian of the ar 4.
yes and records Of this body, the IT.
hcrity ordering the election. And .,;-
the proposition submitted was ear.
by majority vote In numbers and
UNITS of the property taxpayers of
Town Of Abbeville, Louisiana quail,
as electors Under the Constitutions To
Laws of the State of Louisiana r..