The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-03
Petition.

The following ordinance was adopted by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
TO the Hon. Mayor and Board OF Alder
men OF the town of Providence-Ihe I'M
dersigned property taxpayers Oh the Town
OF Providence respectfully petition your
honorable body to levy special tax OF hve
mills for term of ten years on the property
within your said town to aid the Lake
Providence and Western Pathway Com
pany, organized under the laws oil the
State of Louisiana and domiciied In your
said town. or said companys successors or
assigns: And 10 that end we respectfully
ask your honorable body to order special
election TO be held in the manner and as
prescribed by law submitting the PROPOSE
Of leyying such tax aforesaid TO the prop
erty tax PAYERS of said town; the levyng
an d collecting OF said tax to be dependent
on the completion of and operation of said
road from the town of Providence TO Bayou
WN White agt.. Phil Mcclure, Ber-
nard. Frank E Artaud, Geo Mckee, Clifton
f Davis, J Guenard, Turner, Kate Is
Turner. N Fousse, Z l. Galbreth. II Green,
kIns, Max Levy. r Walker, McNeai,
III W Dunn for Mrs Lara White, Chas N
Whittinglon agt., j G Oldield, w Bell.
Bell & Hurley, w Brown. johnson. Il
l. Hill. W McRae agt., Mrs b g Tompkins,
Campbell & Chaze. Ii L Jones, Steve Pullen
his mark attest II l. Jones, L Powell,
Yaneey Bell. Robt Diggs, BraXton Houze,
S w Green, FL q Mcclure. James Beard,
Edward Brannen. } N Hills Bro. j Hill,
Ralph Davis his mark attest f Hamley, c
Male for Catholic Church property, Miss NJ
LeMay per C Maize, estate Mrs. Jason
Hamilton per G Maize, Lake Providence,
Building and Loan Association per Maize
President. j E Ransdell per G Maize, f Ii g
Taylor, Claib Hill Mrs NJ E Gardham, =
Peck, w A Blount, X j Burley, Henry Day
his mark attest j Hamley, L S Delouy, ID
w Gilmour. w ii Hunter. g FL Sutton his
mark attest Il j Hamley. Irwin Davis, Tim
othv Byrne. w II Montgomery. Leo Shields,
w NJ Schneider, w II Fisher, agt.. Mrs j nj
Rice, NJ Kennedy, j w Pittman, J Davis
| by f Davis, Z Hamley, Mrs Eva Mar
| tian, Mrs NJ j Walker. Mrs c S Wyly, Miss
Mary Decker by S WHY, Mrs Estelle Ber-
nard, per X Bernard, estate Mrs G Ber-
nard per f r Bernard, Opera House Asso-
Marian and j Hamley, Mrs NJ e Beard
per Jas Beard, l Shelby Irvine by G 4
Egelly, agt.. Mrs NJ l. Graham by c L Egel-
| ~ agt., Mrs Mamie Egelly by G + Fgelly
| agt.. Chas Il Egelly. Jas Millikln by E j
| Hamley, Stewart Bros. s. Co., by Egelly,
| Mrs G Blount by W A Blount. L J Faith.
| erree, Maggie Byrne, Chas w Swotford.
| The following ordinance was then intro
duced by Alderman Egelis and adopted, to-
! wit
! Whereas. Under the provisions of section
| one of Act No. 1853 of the acts OF the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, ap-
proved July II, 1894. entitled An act to
amend and re-enact Sections l, 4, 5 and 6 of
Act No. 80, approved June %, 1885. entitled
An act to prescribe the manner in which
special elections shall be held in the par
| ishes. cities and incorporated towns OF this
State, for the purpose OF levylng special
| taxes in aid of railway enterprise. and
providing for their enforcement and col
| lection and to carry into effect article 249 OF
| the Constitution of 1850. petition has been
presented to this beard signed by one
| third of the property taxpayers OF the town
| of Providence, La, to levy special tax of
5 mills on the dollar in aid of the Lake
Providence and Western Railway Co., q
corporation or its successors, holding a
charter under the laws of the State of Lou
| isiana, for the construction OF railroad from
| the town of Providence, running west to
Bayou Macon or further through the parish
OF West Carroll; said tax to run for ten
years, collectible upon the completion Of
| said railroad, or in such manner as herein.
after prescribed;
| Therefore be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen in special session
convened, That special election is hereby
ordered by this board to take place In said
town on Monday. the 9Th day Of August,
| 1897, for the purpose of submitting TO the
property taxpayers of SAID town of Provi-
dence the levylng and collection of said tax
| for the purposes herein designated and the
rate of taxation.
E. j. HAMLEY, Mayor.
C. r. EGELLY, Secretary.
Lake Providence, La, June 26, 1897.