The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-07-20
AN ORDINANCE

TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUING BONDS OF THE
PARISH IN AID OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF
BRANCH OF THE NEW ORLEANS, BATON
ROUGE AND vICKsBURG RAILROAD, TO
PASS THROUGH THE PARISH OF RAPIDES.
SEC. !. Be it ordained by the Police Jul
nv of the Parish of Rapides, That q contil-
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 VialSsbnrg Rail
road, to pass through the Parish OF Rap
ides, and for that purpose Bonds OF the
Parish shall be issued 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 Atchafa!aya hiVer
to tho Bayou Cotile.
SEC. 3. Be it ordained, &c, That for the
purpose of paying the principal and inter
est of these Bonds u 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 time
as other parOchial taxes are levied and
collected, and shall be deposited i'll the
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
dinance.sliall not become valid or take ef-
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 FAR
| ish, after thirty days public advertisement
| thereof by the President of the Police Jul
| nv, and those voters who are i'll favor OF
| making the contribution herein provided,
| shall vote a ballot inscribed For the o.
dinance," and those opposed thereto shall
| vote ballot inscribed Against the Ordi-
nance" and if there shall be majority of
| ballots For the Ordinance" then this Or
| dInance shall be valid and take effect, and
until such ratification and approval tho
same shall not be valid or binding upon
the people of this Parish.
SEC A. Be it ordained, &c, That upon
| the ratification of this Ordinance as prOvi-
ded in the Sd Section, the President of thls
Jury shall have printed in suitable fOim
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 freifht and passengers may be carried
thereon, said Bonds shall be delivered to
i 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 hereby give notice that an
election will be held at the various pro-
cincts in the Parish Of Rapides on sci
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 tho Parish will be entitled tt
vote upon the question SO ordered t,
1 be submitted. Those who are in favo
of making the contribution as abov'
3 stated will vote a ballot inscribed 80
the Ordinance" and those who are op
posed shall vote ballot inscribe'
"against the Ordinance" The com
0 missioners Of election will take due nc
0 tice and act accordingly. .fgYr
JAMES r. ANDREWS,
Gi .,s...a President Police jury
June %, 1e7O-tde.l ~ lIE'gig "