The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-10-23
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Grafton by regular running oftrains there
on through Ouachita parish and the city
of Monroe.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained. That the
levied and collected for the first year after
the completion and operation of said rail-
rood shall be paid over to the said rail-
road copony or 's
to year; Provided, that if said railroad
company shall not haye completed its line
to Fort Scott, Kansas, or to q junction with
to the States North and Northwest Of the
state of Arkansas by the lst of January,
1892, said taxes shall cease to be collected
and the said company and assignees shall
forfeit all uncollected taxes,
SEC. Z. Be it further ordained, etc.
That in view of certain contract between
the city of Monroe and the Vicksburg
recorded in the Office of the Recorder of
Ouachita parish on October 1st 1886 wherein
the City of Monroe agreed to pay TO said
vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railroad
and it is understood that said part ofthis Or
dinance shall in any way be construed to
compel the said City of Monroe to levy and
collect and pay to the New Orleans Natchez
& Fort Scott Railway Company any tax
derived from said Vicksburg, Shreveport Il
Pacific Railroad Company during the years
from 1887 to 1894 inclusive which may be
designatedl in said contract as to be paid
under the terms thereof to said railroad
company; it is further understood that
said City OF Monroe shall nowise under this
Orllinace be bound for said taxes or the value
thereofto said New Orleans, Natchez & Fort
Scott Railway Company or its assigns.
The following..renunciation by the Corpo-
rators Of the Ouachita Vally Railroad Com
pany of the tax voted in favor of said Rail-
way under ordinance of the City of Monroe
adopted October End 1854, was read, ordered
spread on tho minutes and to be recorded
i'll parish recorders Office:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF. OUACHrrA.)
Whereas, by Notarial Act under date
September 8, 1854. and duly recorded on
page As. Book s of the Notarial Records OF
and created a corporation under the laws
of the State of Louisiana, to be known as
the Ouachita Valley Railway Company,
operating q line of railway from Monroe,
La, south to Alexandria, and north to q
point in Arkansas, not yet determined;
of Monroe. acting in accordance with petit
tons OF the citizens and taxpayers Of the
City of Monroe, and under the law in such
cases made and provided. did, on the I'd day
uniting to the said taxpayers of the City of
Monroe the question whether the said City
should impose a special tax of mills on
the assessed value OF the property of said
of said road by the said Ouachita Valley
Railway Company, or any other corpora
ton who would construct the same; in
obedience to which said ordinance special
election was held, of which due return was
made by II. III. Russell, returning officer,
on the Sth day OF November, 1884, from
Of the duly qualified tax-paying voters of
said City, and q majority in the valuation
of property, voted in favor of the levy and
assessment of said tax;
Aud Rry310p ho cniSS Hspn IN Wall
Railway Company has effected no perma-
nent organization, issued no stock, con-
tracted no obligation. and has not the
as is oontempiated by: their ine charter. ana
find that the action OF said City Council of
Monroe, in holding said election, and the
election itself, an obstacle in the way of the
City and Taxpayers granting the same aid
to the N. O., Natchez q Fort Scott Railway
Company, corporation which proposes to
construct a line of railway from Fort Scott,
PARISH by May 81
to Vidalia, La, opposite Natchez, Miss, on
the Missippi river.
Now therefore, in consideration of the
corporators, officers and directors of said
Ouachita Valley Railway Company, hereby
renounce any and all advantage, right or
claimed, resulting from the special election
held as aforesaid, and hereby release tho
taxpayers and corporation Of the City of
monroe nom any naOlllty tnereunder.
In faith whereof wehave hereunto signed
our names, in presence Of the undersigned
Notary Public and attesting witnesses, this
Gath day Of September. 1856.
+. Thos. A. Garrett,
Attest: 1a1oos SCtlinian'
~ whita "A. Collins,
~ Jas. B. Williams,
G. Newton.
G. w. Naff.
Deputy Clerk and Ex-Onicio Recorder.
Approved,
FIR. FNDoM, Mayor.
j. II, SIMON, Secretary.
There being no further business under
tho call of tho Mayor which could DO trans
acted, tho Council adjourned.
Approved.
FIR. ENDosi, Mayor.
J. II. SIMON, Secretary.
Society and Personal.
Row. VIM. Hart will occupy tho pulpit of
he Methodist church i'll this city to- morrow
morning.