The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-06-02
PROCLAMATION,

May II, 1863.
TN ACCORDANCE with Ordinance passed by the
l. Mayor and Trustees of this city, May H. 1862 to
Be 1T Ooimed By the Mayor and Trustees of the city o.
Shrruepof an legal assembly concerned, That the city Of
Shrev eport in pursuance of statute of the State OF
Louisiana passed in the year eighteen hundred and
fifty five, providing for and empowering municipal COR
poratlon subscribe to the stock of corporations
dertakng works of internal improvement hereby sub
scrbes for eight hundred shares OF the stock of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company and that, in or
der to pay the amount of said subscription, viz: The
of eighty thousand dollars there shall be, and
hereby levied tax of four and onehaf per upon
all the real property and landed estate situated within
the corporate limits of the city OF Shreveport said
to be based the last of said property
and estate and to be payable and coectable halt
within thirty and the other half within sixty days after
the ratification of this finance by the voters to whom
the same stall be submitted as hereinafter provided
BE further Ordained, de-, That the Mayor of this
city hereby directed to issue his proclamation sub
hitting this Ordinance to all the voters " on whose
property" the tax provided for in said Ordinance ais
proposed to be levied for the approval and ratification
or the rejection of the by majority of said
ers The said proclamation, together with this ordi.
nance shall be published for the period of thirty days
The day and place, when and where said election shall
be held and the manner of holding the And fur
Their the Mayor shall appoint three real property
hold said election and shall furnish to said Com
mssioners certified list of the persons authorised to
vote The election shall be by ballot, and the ballots
shall be written or printed For the Ordinance" or
ga1nSt the ordnance And, further, the SAID Com
,mssioners before they enter upon the discharge of this
duty, shall be by competent officer to conduct
said election fairly and mpartiay and at the close of
said election shall count the ballots and certify the re
suit to the Mayor.
Be it further Ordained, &c That stock thus sub.
scrbed for shall not belong to be administered by
the city of Shreveport, but shall belong to the person
who shall have paid said tax and the receipt OF
each tax payer shall enttle him certificate trans
prabe by delivery, from the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company tor amount equal to the amount of his tax
paid
Be 1t further Ordained, &c. That Immediately after
the sad election shall be held, shall be the duty o.
the Mayor call meeting of the Board of Trustees |
of This city, and announce to them the result of said
election and if the shall be in favor IF the ratif
cation of said Ordinance, the said Board of Trustees
shall at proceed to make the necessary provisions
fer the collection of said tax and the payment of the
proceeds thereof the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
Pouaded That the said shall not be collected
nor paid said Company until the President OF
sai fompany shall by agreement accept the said SUBJ
sc option IN accordance with the terms and condition
Of this ordinance and that the stocks to be subscribed
tor shall be obtained purchased by the city of Shreve
port directly from said Railroad Company.
Now, therefore, l. J B. Gilmore Mayor of the city OF
Shreveport do Issue this, my proclamation to all
VOTERS whose property the provided for in the
foregoing ordinance is proposed to be levied, to meet
At the Court House, in this city, Friday. June Is,
1869. between the hours of 9 O'Clock A. NJ, and
o'clock p NJ, tn cast their votes for against said tax
N accordance with the foregoing ordinance
J. B. GILMORE,
nvlS 1td&wtdI Movor If C,tv of Shravanort