The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-17
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-The un-
dersigned property taxpayers of the town
OF Providence respectfully petition your
honorable body to levy special tax OF five
mills for a 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 of the
State of Louisiana and domiciled in your
SAID town. or said companys successors or
assigns: And to that end we respectfully
ask your honorable body to order special
election to he held in the manner and as
prescribed by law submitting the PROPOSE
of levying such tax aforesaid to the prop
erty tax payers of said town; the levylDg
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
Macon:
w N White agt. Phil Mcclure. Ber-
pard. Frank e Artaud, Geo Mckee, Clifton
+ Davis, J Guenard, J n Turner, Kate
Turner. N Fousse, Il L Galbreth. S Ii Green,
Jennie Ward. Frank Mcclure, j ID Tomp-
kIns, Max Levy, Walker, 5 McNeaI,
IL W Dunn for Mrs La ira White. Chas NJ
Whittinglon agt., j G Oldfeld, w Bell.
Bell & Hurley, w Brown, + johnson. L
l. Hill. w McRae agt.. Mrs B g Tompkins,
Campbell & Chaze. Ii l. Jones, Steve Pullen
his mark attest II L Jones, Il j Powell,
Yancey Bell. Robt Digs, Braxton Houze,
Edward Brannen, N Hill & Bro. J N Hill,
Ralph Davis his mark attest f Hamley, c
Maize for Catholic Church property, Miss Nj
A LeMay per c. Maize, estate Mrs. Jason
Hamilton per G Maize, Lake Providence,
Building and Loan Association per c Maize
President, j E Ransdell per G Maize, + III G
Taylor, Claib Hill. Mrs NJ L Gardham, II Il
eek, W A Blount, r J Burley. Henry Day
his mark attest E J Hamley. Il S Delony, ID
w Gilmour. w III Hunter. g III Sutton his
mark attest J Hamley. Irwin Davis. Tim
othr Byrne. w III Montgomery. Leo Shields,
w NJ Schneider, w II Fisher, agt.. Mrs NJ
Rice. NJ Kennedy, w Pittman Davis
tian, Mrs NJ Walker, Mrs G s Wyly. Miss
Mary Decker by c S WHY. Mrs Estelle Ber-
nard, per f r Bernard, estate Mrs e Ber-
nard per f II Bernard, Opera House Asso-
citation by S Guenard manager. Mrs Eva
Marian and J Hamley, Mrs II q Beard
per JAS Beard, l Shelby Irvine by Il
Egelly, agt., Mrs NJ L Graham by G Egel-
ly agt., Mrs Mamie Egelly by c II Egelly
agt.. Chas r Egelly, Jas S Millikln by E j
Hamley. Stewart Bros. a. Co., by Egelly,
Mrs l. Blount by w A, Bount. Z Faith
erree, Maggie Byrne, Chas W Swofford.
The following ordinance was then intro
duced by Alderman Egelly 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 u, 1894. entitled An act to
amend and re-enact Sections /, 4, 5 and 6 of
Act No. 80, approved June %, 1886, entitled
| In 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 242 Of
the Constitution of 1889. petition has been
presented to this board 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., a
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 a 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 sand town of PrOvi-
dence the levylng and collection of said tax
for the purposes herein designated and the
rate of taxation.
e. HAMLEY, Mayor.
C. r. EGELLy, Secretary.
Lake Providence, La, June 20, 1897.