The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-03-10
LEGAL AoVERTisEMENTs.s
ORDNANCE No. GAL.

ORDINANCE No. GAL.
An ordinance submitting to the properly
tax payers the question whether or not
they will direct The city council OF Mon
roe to lovy and collect five m.ll taxfOr
ten years in aid Of the a aiIres nrovds
ing when said tax shall begin TO DECOR
waERnAs-More than .one-thrd of the
property tax payers of the city of Monroe
| have presented u petition to the council,
asking that an election be ordered for the
purpose Of submitting the piGpos, a1octors
| of tie city Of Monroe whether they VIII
vote five mill tax for ten years in aid OF
! the Houston, Central Arkansas " Nofehefh
( Section 1-Be it ordained by the Mayor
and city council of Monroe, That an elec-
| ton for the purpose aforesaid is heropy or
dered to be held on Tuesday, the lOthN"y
of April, a. d., 1888. m,
Sec. BE it further ordained, &c, inas
tho said election shall be held under the
laws of the State, and it shall be the duty
of the returning officer for the parisn OF
Ouachita to provide boxes for use OF sal ~
election and to appoint commissioners Oh
, election to conduct the same "a, =.
Sec, 3-Bo it further ordai &c, Ihat
persons who desire to vote IN isvTT G hox sns
provided for in Section :, on Wnlct sla IL 80
: print ed or written. For the Proposed Sa.l.
road Tax, and those who desire TO sote
, against the tax shall deposit BALLOTS on
+ (which shall he printed or written, Against
3 the Proposed Railroad TaN:- ,r,,.
all ballots shall be voted open and IL snail
. be the duty of the commissioners OF clectio!,
). to keep list of all persons who vote anu
+ in tho returns which they shall make OF the
election to thecty council they shait makea
!. certified list ofal persons so voting 70 setner
g with the assessment Of each witnln inc COT COZ,
l. porate limits OF Inc Guy oi Nohioe' 1e
, how each voted. r,,
:, See. BE it further ordained, &C., That
right to the a ne aeTHeu ,fo of the
= council i'll tho Houston, Central Arkansas
" 81 Northern Railroad, and its assignees
Z Provided the revenues OF the said tax Tor
the ii ist year shall be due and exigible to sad
"a company only when said railway snail pe
g. completed and in operation ny regular run run.
Y | ming of trains theron through ouachita par
le ish and the city of Monroe.
;, Sec 6-Be it further ordained, &c, cnat
~ the balance of said tax, exclusive OF Una.
p levied and collected for the first year az e, 81
q. the completion and operation Of said rail,
! road. shall be paid over to the said railroad
II, company, or it's assignees, proriaso .or :, ~
W Sect ion 5, as it is collected from year t(
< year; Provided, that if said railroad com
II. pany shall not have completed It's line O
er railway, connecting with the Nor.neIa
n. States, within eighteen us) months after th'
r. work is begun, said taxes shall cease TO 70
e. collected and the said company and assign
no. ees shall forfeit all unsolicited taxes.
NJ Sec. BE it further ordained, &C.. Tha
70 in view of a certain contract between TN
~, CITY of Monroe and the ", s. u =. X Il. 20
~ RECORDED! in the Office of the Recorder
81 Onachita parish ON October !, 1856. Therein
nd tho city OF Monroe agreed TO pay to said
'v. s & u, X. X. Co. certain taxes theron des
y imnatcd and it is understood that no pan
90 Of this ordinance shall in any way be col
.oe strued to compel the said city OF onroe
"a lew and collect and pay to the Houstol
W., | Central Arkansas & Northern Railroad y
W any tax derived from from said ", >. "
os Il. r. Co. during the years from 1857 TO ls:
oer inclusive which may be desi grated in sal
:ze contract as to- be paid under the tern
cd thereof to said V, s. d p. Railroad Co.
g is further understood that said city OF MOI
ali roe shall in no wise, under this ordinanc
Nj be bound for said taxes ill favor OF said V
zen S & p. X. Il. Co., the value thereof
q said Houston, Central Arkansas IL Norti
, + ern Railroad Company or its aSsignees.
sby Sec 9-Be it further ordained, &c, IN
nj all rights muniments and franchises
Ior- and to said five mill tax as hersinbetore s
irs ! forth, and to be voted for under this ORC
nv | nance shall be absolutely forfeited by sa
CHI Houston, Central Arkansas ~ Nor,hei
A. | Railroad, and said taxes neither LEVIED NJ
lea. collected in any part thereof-nniess u
I'm, actual work of building said railroad sha
nd. be begun and prosecuted In GOOD iaith
$, the parish of Ouachita within Ninety ga.
,ty after the vote shall be PROMULGATED as Q
In thorizinr said taxes TO be levied as foresal
lly, Approved: fS ENpoM' May VI
j. ii, SIMON, Secretary.