The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-03-31
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CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
ORDINANCE No. GAL

ORDINANCE No. GAL
An ordinance submitting to the property
tax payers the question whether or not
they will direct the city council OF Mon
roe to levy and collect a five mill tax for
ten years, in aid of the Houston, Central
Arkansas IL Northern Railroad, provid-
ing when said tax shall begin to be col
lected, &c.
WEEHEAs-More than Ione-third of the
property tax payers of tho city of Monroe
have presented petition to the council,
asking that all election be ordered for the
purpose of submitting the proposition to
the qualified property tax paying electors
OF the city OF Monroe whether they will
the houston, Central Arkansas II Northern
Railroad.
Section BE it ordained by tho Mayor
and city council of Monroe. That an cleo
ton tor tho purpose aforesaid is hereby or
dered to be held on Tuesday the 10th day
of April, A. D., 1883.
Sec. 2,Be it further ordained, &c, That
the said election shall be held under the
laws of tho State and IT shall DO tho duty
of the returning officer for the parish Of
Ouachita to provide boxes for use of said
election and to appoint commissioners Of
election to conduct the same.
Sec. 3-Bo it further ordained. &C., That
persons who desire to vote in favor of the
tax shall deposit paper ballots in the boxes
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, &C., That
all ballots shall be voted open and it shall
be the duty of the commissioners of election
| in the returns which they shall make of the
election to the city council they shall maxi
certified list ofall persons so voting, together
with the assessment of each within the cor
how each voted.
Sec. 5-Bc it further ordained, &C., That
the right to the revenues derived from the
tax shall be vested by ordinance of the
council in the Houston, Central Arkansas
* Northern Railroad, and its assignecs :;
Provided the revenues OF the said tax for
the tlst year shall be due and exigible to said
company only when said railway shall be
| completed and in operation by res ular run
ming oftrains theron through Ouachita par
ish and the city of Monroe.
Sec. 6-Be it further ordained, &c, That
the balance Of said tax, exclusive of that
levied and collected for the first year after
tho completion and operation of said rail-
| road, shall be paid over To the said railroad
Section 5, as it is collected from year to
year; Provided. that if said railroad COM
pany shall not have completed it's line of
railway, connecting with the Northern
States, within eighteen (lS) months after the
work is begun, said taxes shall cease to be
collected and tho said company and assign
ces shall forfeit al! unsolicited taxes.
Sec. BE it further ordained, ,Ec.. That
in view of u certain contract between the
city of Monroe and the V, S. Il p r. X. Co.
recorded in the Office of the Recorder of
Onachita parish on October !! 1856. Therein
the city of Monroe agreed to pay to said v
;. u L. X. r.. Co. certain taxes therein des-
iguated and ii 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 Il Northern Railroad Co.
any tax derived from from said ", S. Il L.
X. X. Co. during the years from Is 81 to 1891
inclusive, which may be desi grated in said
contract as to be paid under the terms
thereof to said ", S. q =. Railroad Co. 1t
is further understood that said city of Mon
roe shall in no wise. under this ordinance
| be bound for said taxes in favor of said v.
5. IL Z. Il. II. Co., the value thereof to
said Houston, Central Arkansas ~ North
ern Railroad Company or it's assigHees.
Sec 9-Be IL further ordained, &c, That
all rights. muuimcntS and franchises in
and to SAID five mill tax as hereinbefore set
| forth, and to be voted for under this ordi-
nance, shall DO absolutely forfeited by said
/ Houston, Central Arkansas IL Northern
| Railroad, and said taxes neither levied nor
collected i'll any part thercof-unless the
actual work of building said railroad shall
! be begun and prosecuted in good faith in
| the parish of Ouachita within ninety days
! after the vote shall be PROMULGATED as au-
/ thorizing said taxes TO be levied as foresail
( Approyed FIR ExDoN, Mayor
| j. II, SIMON, Secretary.
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