The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-06-22
AN ORDINANCE

Il TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUING BONDS OF TIKI
II PARISH IN AID OF THE CONSTRUCTION Oh
A BRANCH OF THE NEW ORLEANS, BATON
4 ROUGE AND vICKsBURG RAILROAD, TIC
PASS THROUGH THE PARISH OF RApIDEs
SEC. l. Be it ordained by tho Police Ju
i ~ OF the Parish of Rapides, That contli
button of One Hundred Thousand Dollar.
be made by the Parish of Rapides to aid
Ihe construction Of q branch of the New
orleans, Baton Rouge and VTksbnrg Rail
road, to pass through the Parish of Rap
ldes, and TOR that purpose Bonds of the
Parish shall be issued to the amount OF
this contribution, payable twenty wears
| after date, drawing eight per cent interest
from date. provided, however. that none OF
said Bonds shall be issued or dated until
the Road is in condition to Carry freight
and passengers from the Atchafaiaya River
to the Bayou Cotile. S.
SEC. 2. Be it ordained. &c, That for the
purpose OF paying the principal and inter-
est OF these Bonds sufficient special tax
shall 5eievied upon all the real and per-
sonal property within the Parish, and said
special tax shall be levied and collected
annually before said interest shall fall due,
IN the same manner and at the same time
as other parochial taxes are levied and
collected, and shall be deposited in the
Parish Treasury, there to be kept for the
purpose of paying said principal and inter-
est as they respectively become due.
SEC. 8. be it ordained, &c, That this or
dlnance shall not become valid or take eff.
feet until it has been ratified and approved
by the people of the Parish, and to the end
OF ascertaining the sense of the voters up
on said contribution, an election shall he
held at the various precincts in this Par.
lsh, after thirty days public advertisement
thereof by the President Of the Police Ju.
~, and those voters who are in favor of
making the contribution herein provided,
shall vote ballot inscribed "For the Oh
dinance," and those opposed thereto shall
vote a ballot inscribed Against the Ordi.
NANCE" and if there shall be a majority of
ballots For the Ordinance" then this Or
dlnance shall he valid and take effect, and
until such ratification and approval the
same shall not be valid OF binding upon
the people of this Parish.
SEC. a. Be it ordained, &C., That upon
the ratification of this Ordinances as provi.
ded in the Sd Section, the President Of this
Jury shall have printed in suitable form
the Bonds, with the necessary number of
annual coupons, and shall sign the same,
and upon the completion of the Road from
the Atchafalaya to the Bayou Cotile, SO
that freitiht and passengers may be carried
1Oiooh, SoAu oUuuS 6ldll DO UcllVeroO TO
the President of the before mentioned
Road, or the Managing Director of this
branch, or other authorized persons.
TN accordance with the above Ordi-
i nance l hereby give notice that an
election will be held at the various pre-
clncts in the Parish of Rapides on
MONDAY the 25th day Of JULY next
as set forth in the Sd Section of said Or
dinance, and that all the qualified vo-
tiers OF the Parish will be entitled to
vote upon the question SO ordered to
be submitted. Those who are in favor
of making the contribution as above
stated will vote a ballot Inscribed /" for
the Ordinance" and those who are OBJ
posed shall vote a ballot inscribed
against the Ordinance The com
missioners of election will take due no.
tlce and act accordingly. ,s~n
JAMES r. ANDREWS,
President Police Jury.
June %, 1s7O-tde.