The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-03-07
NECTION l. Be it enacted by
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OECTION l. Be it enacted by
~ the Senate aud House OF Rep
resentatives OF the State of Louisi-
ana in General Assembly con-
vened, That the president of the
police jury Of the parish of Pla-
quemines, III. p. Kernochan, 81.
Mahony, DR.. J. B. Wilkinson, aud
Q. B. Sarphy, residents of said
parish, or y majority OF them, are
hereby appointed commissioners,
with the view Of ascertaining and
determining the amount OF the
debts due by said parish, and to
tue police jury, and for the pur-
pose of enabling the police jury to
meet the payment of said debt,
the police july OF said parish be
and they are hereby authorized
to issue the bonds Of said parish.
duly signed by the president and
clerk of said police jury, and seal
ed with the seal OF the district
court OF said parish, TO the amount
OF said debt, as reported by said
commissioners, payable to bearer,
in ten years from their date, and
bearing interest at the rate Of
eight per centum per annum, the
interest payable annually. Said
bonds shall be in amounts OF not
less than fifty dollars, nor more
than one hundred dollars, and
may be exchanged for any of the
debts and obligations OF said par
ish; provided that the ordinance
OF said police jury making proyis-
ion for the issue OF bonds under
| this act shall not have the effect
of law unless it shall receive the
unanimous vote of every memikr
OF said police jury; and provided
further, that said bonds, when
issued shall be countersigned by
each and every member Of said
police jury, which shall be evi-
dence Of the fact that the issuing
OF said bonds is unanimously ap-
proved by them.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
otc. That it shall be the duty OF
the parish treasurer of said parish
to keep record of said bonds in
a book. to be kept by him for that
purpose, in which he shall enter
the number of the amount thereof,
and in favor of whom it has issu-
ed, and shall indorse ON the back
of each bond the date of such
registry.
!. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
etc., That iii order to provide !,
: fund for the annual installment OF
one tenth OF the principal of said
bonds, and the annual interest as
it becomes due, the police jury oi
said parish is hereby authorized
and required, within thirty days
after the assessment rolls of said
parish shall have been completed.
to determine, by ordinance, what
rate OF taxation on all the total as
sessed value OF all the movable
and immovable property that may
be annually assessed in said par
ish; and it shall be the duty OF
said police jury to enforce the col
lection of said tax in the same
manner as the law now provides,
or may hereafter provide for the
collection Of all other parish taxes
See. 4. Belt further enacted
ETC., That said tax shall be depos
tied with the parish treasurer, and
shall be by him kept as special
fund and set apart aud applied
exclusively to the payment OF said
bonds and the interest ACQUIRING
thereon; and for any misappiica.
, ton Of said tax by said parish
treasurer for any other purpose
he shall be prosecuted for embez
element, and liable to the punish
ment of said crime.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted
etc, That all expenses incurred
!, in carrying out the provisions 0
this act shall be paid by the par
ish.
Sec. 6. Re it further enacted
; etc, That this act shalltake effec
from and after its passage.
(Signed) G. w. LOWELL,
, Speaker OF the House Of Repre-
sentatives.
! !. (signed) &C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and Presi
dent of the Senate.
Approved February 25, 1874.
tSisned) W. z. KELLOGG,
! Governor Of State of Louisiana
A true copy:
p. g. DEsLoNDE,
Il Secretary of State.
No. 25.
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