Daigle v. Mayor of Rayne

HAMITER, Justice.

On April 9, 1952, at a special election, there was submitted to the qualified taxpayers of the Town of Rayne, in Acadia Parish, the question of whether that municipality should incur debt and issue revenue bonds in the principal sum of $785,-Q00 for the purpose of making improvements to its water and power systems.

During the night of the 'same date, immediately after the voting was completed and the ballots counted, the acting mayor and aldermen (the town’s governing authority) held a meeting at which they examined and canvassed the returns and, through a proclamation,…