The St. Mary banner., 1922-06-03

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Absent: None.
A quorum being present, the meet
ing was called to order by the Mayor.
The box containing the ballots vot-
ed at the special election held IN the
Town of Franklin, La, on May 81,
1922, together with the returns OF
the commissioners and clerk presld
ing at said election, having been
produced by the Mayor, to whom
same had been delivered by said
commissioners and clerk officiating
at said election, said box was open,
ed, contents inspected, canvassed and
promulgated as follows:
Upon motion of e, =. Boudreaux,
seconded by Marvin Morris and unanl-
mously carried, the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the Town of Franklin, La,
resolved itself into a Board of Sup
ervisors and proceeded to open the
ballot box containing the votes cast
at the special election held IN the
Town of Franklin, La, on May 81,
1922, conformably with the resolu-
tion of the Mayor and Councilmen
of said town adopted on April Il,
1922, to inspect and count said bal
lots as to the taxpayers and the
amounts of their respective assess
ments voted therein, and to open,
examine and canvass the returns OF
the Commissioners and clerk offlclat-
ing at said election, and to compare
and check the votes contained in said
box with the list showing the names
and assessment of the taxpayers
voting, the tally sheet and compiled
statement contained in said box, and
declare the result thereof; and pro-
ceed to make the following promul-
cation of said election.
PROMULGATION OF ELECTION.
PRONUNCIATION of election held in
the Town of Franklin, St. Mary Par
ish, La, on the 31st. day of May,
1922, submitting to the qualified
taxpaying voters of said town the
question of incurring debt of said
town of THIRTY THOUSAND &
NO-1OO ($30,GOO.00) DOLLARS, for
the purpose of paving and improving
the streets, also the question of in
curing a debt of SEVEN THOUS-
AND FIVE HUNDRED & NO-1OO
($7 7,5OO.OO) DOLLARS, for the pur-
pose of constructing drains, also the
question of mourning debt of
THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED & NO-10O ($37, 100000
DOLLARS, for the purpose Of pur.
chasing and installing additiona!
equipment for the combined electric
light and water works plant of said
town, including the purchase ami
construction of additional water
mains and the issuance of negotiable
bonds of said town therefor,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY,
TOWN OF FRANKLIN.
BE IT KNOWN, that the Mayor
and Councilmen of the Town Of
Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La, by
virtue of the authority vested ir
them and in pursuance of law, and
in accordance with the resolution ad-
opted on April 21, 1922, did on this
1st. day of June, 1922, at the hour
of 8 o'clock p. M, meet at the
town hall at Franklin, La, and ir
open session proceeded to open the
sealed ballot box containing the
votes cast at the special election held
in the Town of Franklin, La, or
May 81, 1922 (Which said box was
delivered to the Mayor and Council
men of the Town of Franklin by the
Commissioners and clerk presiding
at said election Immediately after the
closing of the poll and the canvass
ing of the vote and making out the
returns of the result thereof on May
81, 1929, and proceeded to inspect
examine, compare, count and canvass
the votes contained in said ballot
box as to the number and names of
the taxpayers who had voted therein,
as we'll as the respective assess
ments voted by them, and to open,
inspect, compare, examine and cam
vass the returns made by the Com
missioners and Clerk presiding at
said election, with the votes contain
ed in said box as cast at said cleo
ton, held in the Town of Franklin,
St. Mary Parish, La, on May 81,
1922, under the resolution adopted
by the Mayor and Councilmen of the
Town of Franklin, La, April 21,
1922, for the purpose Of submitting
to the qualified taxpayers within the
corporate limits Of the Town OF
Franklin, La, the following PROPOSE.
tions:
PROPOSITION No. 1.
Shall the Town of Franklin, La. :,
incur debt and issue bonds to the
amount of THIRTY THOUSAND &
NO-1OO ($3O,00O.O0) DOLLARS, to
run twenty years from the date
thereof, with interest at the maxi
mum rate of six per centum per an
mum, for the purpose of paving anil
improving the streets of said Town? =?
PROPOSITION No. 2.
Shall the Town of Franklin, La >,
incur debt and issue bonds to the
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