The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-03-17
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

Sec. S--Be II further ordained, de-. That
tax shall dsposit paper ballots in the boxes
provided tor In Section 2, on which shall be
printed or written. For the Proposed Rail-
road Tax, and those who desire to vote
against The tax shall deposit ballots on
which shall be printed or written, Against
the Proposed Railroad Tax.
Sec. 4-Be it further ordained, DC, That
all ballots shall be voted open and it shall
be the duty of the commissioners of election
to keep q list of ali persons who vote and
in the returns which they shall make of the
certified list of all persons SO voting. too ether
with the assessment of each within the cor
porate limits Of the city Of Monroe, and
how each voted.
Sec. 5--Be it further ordained, de-, That
The right to the revenues derived from the
tax shall be vested by ordinance of the
council in the Houston, Central Arkansas
Provided the revenues OF the said tax for
the fist year shall be due and exigibie to ga d
company only when said railway shall be
completed and in operation by egu!ar rum
ming oftrains theron thrnug /, .,:1ae!l:.a par
ish and the city of Monroe.
Sec. 6-Be it further ordained, Sc, That
levied and collected for the first yea1. after
the completion and operation Of said rail-
road, shall be paid over to the said railroad
company. or it's assignees, provided for in
Section 5, as 1t is collected from year to
year; Provided. that If said railroad COM
pany shall not have completed its line of
railway, connecting with the Northern
States, within eighteen (1S) months after the
work is begun, said taxes shall cease to be
collected aud the said company and assign
! ees shall forfeit all uncollected taxes.
Sec. BE it further ordained, &C.. That
in view of certain contract between the
city of Monroe and the ", s. g. r. Il. r. Go.
! recorded in the Office of the Recorder of
Ouachita parish on October !, 1856. Therein
| the city of Monroe agreed to pay to said ".
| s. & r. r. r. Co. certain taxes therein des-
| ignated and 1t is understood that no part
| of this ordinance shall in any way be con-
strued to compel the said city of Monroe to
levy and collect and pay to the Houston.
Central Arkansas s. Northern Railroad Co.
any tax derived from from said ", s. s. p.
| K. r. Co. during the years from 1887 to 1894
contract as to be paid under the terms
thereof to said ", s. & p. Railroad Co. 1t
is further understood that said city of Mon
roe shall in no wise, under this ordinance,
be bound for said taxes i'll favor of said ",
s. & p. II. r. Co., or the value thereof to
said Houston, Central Arkansas u North
ern Railroad Company or its assignees.
| Sec. 9-Be it further ordained, &C., That
all rights, muuiments and franchises in
and to said five mill tax as herein before set
| forth, and to be voted for under this ordi-
nance shall be absolutely forfeited by said
Houston, Central Arkansas ~ Northern
Railroad, and said taxes neither levied nol
collected in any part thereof-unless the
Il be begun and prosecuted in good faith in
the parish of Ouachita within ninety days
I after the vote shall be promulgated as au
thorizing said taxes to be levied as foresaid
Approved: FIR ENDoM, Mayor.
j. Ell, SIMON, Secretary.