The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-07-06

TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUING bS OF THE
PARISH In AID OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF
A BRANCH OF THE NEW ORLEANS, BATON
ROUGE AND vIcksBURG RAILROAD, TO
PASS THROUGH THE PARISH OF RAPIDES.
SEC /. Be is ordained by tho Police in.
ry of the Parish of Rapides, That contli-
button of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
be made by the Parish of Rapides to aid
the construction of q branch of the New
Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksbnrg Rail-
read, to pass through tho Parish of Rap
idos, and for that purpose. Bonds OF the
Parish shall be issaed to the amount OF
this contribution, payable twenty years
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 Atchafalaya River
to the Bayou Cotile.
Sec 2 Be it ordained &c, That for the
purpose of paying the principal and inter
est OF these Bonds a sufficient special tax
shall be levied 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 timo
as other parochial taxes are levied and
collected, and shall be deposited in tho
Parish Treasury, there to be kept for the
purpose of paying said principal and inter
est as they respectively become due.
SEC g. BE it ordained, &c, That this Or
| dinanca 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 DO
] held at the various precincts in this Par
ish, after thirty days public advertisements
| thereof by the President Of the Police Jul
| ry, and those voters who are in favor OF
! making the contribution herein provided,
shall vote a ballot inscribed "For tho Or
| dinance," and those opposed thereto shall
| vote u ballot inscribed Against the Ordi-
na,,ce,r and if there shall be a majority of
ballots .'For the Ordinance" then this Or
/ dlnance shall be valid and take effect, and
until such ratification and approval the
Same shall not be valid OF binding upon
the people of this Parish.
i SEC. 4. BE it ordained, &C., That upon
| the ratification of this Ordinance as provi-
ded in the Sd Section, the President of tins
Jury shall have printed in suitable foIm
the Bonds, with the necessary number OF
annual coupons, and shall sign the same
and unon the completion of the Road from
the Atchafalaya to tho Bayou Cotile, sd
that freifiht and passengers may he carried
: thereon, said Bonds shall be delivered t.
tho President of the before mentioned
Road, or the Managing Director of thii
branch, or other authorized persons.
TN accordance with the above Ordi
j. nance l hereby give notice that al
election will be held at the. various pre-
: cincts in the Parish of Rapides on
9 MONDAY the 25th day of JULY mex
as set forth in the 3D. Section of said Or
dinance, and that all the qualified vo
tiers Of the Parish will be entitled t
D vote upon the question SO ordered t
/. be submitted. Those who are'in fayo
of making the contribution as abov
: stated will vote ballot inscribed fO
3 the Ordinance" and those who are OF
posed shall vote a ballot inscribe
"against tho Ordinance" The com
n missioners of election will take due nc
NJ ticc and act accordingly.
" JAMES r. ANDREWS,
II President Police Jur,
% June %, 1S70-tdc.