The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-08-07
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 Preridence-The I'M
Gersigned property taxpayers OF the town
of Providence respectfully petition your
honorable body 10 levy special tax OF five
mills for term of ten years on the property
within your said town 10 aid the Lake
Providence aud Western Pathway COM
pany. organized under the laws OF the
State of Louisiana and dGlniciled in your
saId town. or said companys successors or
assigns: And 10 that end we respectfully
ask your honorable body 10 order special
election to be held in the manner and as
prescribed by law submitting the proposi-
OF leYying such tax aforesaid 10 the prop
crtv tax payers of SAID town; the leyYIng
and collecting OF said tax to be dependent
on the completion of and operation of said
road from the town of Providence TO Bayou
Macon:
WN White agt.. Phil Mcclure, r Ber-
nard. Frank L Artaud, Geo Mckee, Clifton
F Davis. J Guenard, J n Turner, Kate Is
Turner: n Fousse. J.. Gaihreih; 5 Il Green.
Jennie Ward, Frank Mcclure, j u Tomp-
kins, Max Levy. r J Walker. S A McNeai
II W Dunn for Mrs Lara White. Chas N
Whittinglon agt.. j @ Oldfeld, w ID Bell.
Bell & Hurley, w S Brown. F Johnson. r
l. Hill. w 9 McRae agt., Mrs b G Tompkins,
Campbell & Chaze. II L Jones, Steve Pullea
his mark attest Ii l. Jones, I J Powell,
Yancey Bell. Robt Diggs, Braxton Houze,
w Green, H q Mcclure. James Beard,
Edward Branuen. J n Hill & Bro, N Hill,
| Ralph Davis his mark attest + j HamIcy, {
Maize for Catholic Church property, Miss Nj
a LeMay per c Mahe, estate Mrs. Jason
| Hamilton per Maize, Lake Providence,
| Building and Loan Association per Maize
T.! President, J Ransdell per e Mahe. f II q
| Taylor, Claib Hill. Mrs NJ ( Gardham, II +
| 7 eek, w A I4ount, X Burdey, Henry Day
his mark attest E j Hamley. I S Delony, ID
! w Gilmour. w II Hunter. q III Sutton his
mark attest e Hamley. Irwin Davis. Tim
othy Byrne. W Ii Montgomery. Leo Shields :;
w NJ Schneider, VIII Fisher, agt. Mrs j NJ
| Rice. j NJ Kennedy, j w Pittman l. Davis
by C F Davis, Ell Hamley, Mrs Eva Mar
! tian, Mrs NJ Walker. Mrs S Wyiy. Miss
| Mary Decker by c 5 WHY, Mrs Estelle Der.
nard, per + r Bernard; estate Mrs S G Der.
nard per 4 Il Bernard, Opera House Asso-
citation by J S Guenard manager, Mrs Eva
Marian and L J Hamley, Nrs q Beard
per JAS Beard, | Shelby Irvine by . Il
Egelly. agt.. Mrs NJ l. Graham by II Egel
ly agt.. Mrs Mamie Egelly by G Egeliy
agt.. Chas Il Egelly. Jas S Millikln by 4 j
Hamley, Stewart Bros. i Co., by Egelly
Mrs c Blount by w Il Blount. Faith
erree. Maggie Byrne. Chas w Swoford.
| The following ordinance was then intro
wit
Whereas. Under the provisions of section
one of Act No. 1873 OF the acts OF the Genera
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, ap
proved July u, 1894. entitled An act Il
amend and re-enact Sections i 4. 5 and
Act No. 35. approved June IS, 1886. entitlet
An act to prescribe the manner in which
special elections shall be held in the par
ishes, cities and Incorporated towns of thi
State, for the purpose OF levylpg specia
taxes in aid OF railway enterprise. ant
providing for their enforcement and col
lection aud to carry into effect article 242
the Constitution of18S9. petition has beef
presented to this board signed by one
third OF the property taxpayers OF the tow
of Providence. La. to levy special tax o
I 5 mills on the dollar in aid of the Lak
Providence and Western Railway Co.,
| corporation or its successors. holding
charter under the laws of the State of Lou
isiana, Tor the construction of railroad from
II the town of Providence. running west I
Bayou Macon or further through the paris
OF West Carroll; said tax to run for tei
wears, collectible upon the completion Q
said railroad. or in such manner as hereln
after prescribed;
Therefore be it ordained by The Mayo
| and Board of Aldermen in special sessio
convened, That special election is hereb
ordered by this board to take place in sal
; town on Monday. The 9th day of-Augus
1897, TOR the purpose OF submitting to tn
property taxpayers OF sand town of Prov
dence the levyIng and collection of said ia
for the purposes herein designated and ia
- Ed HAMLEY, Mayor.
C. Il. EGELLY, Secretary.
Lake Providence, La, June 70. 1877.