The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-07-31
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 nm
dersigned property Taxpayers oil the town
OF Providence respectfully petition your
honorable body to levy q special tax of five
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 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 be held in the manner and rs
prescribed by law submitting the PROPOSE !
| of leyying 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 McGuire, r Ber-
uard. Frank Artaud, Geo Mckee, clifton
| + Davis, j Guepard, } n Turner. Kate
Turner, n Fousse, f l. Galbreth. Ii Green,
Jennie Ward Frank Mcclure, Tomp-
| kIns Max Levy, r j Walker, 5 A MeNeai,
II W Dunn for Mrs Lara White. Chas NJ
Whittinglon agt., J G Oldield, W Bell;
Bell & Hurley, w S Brown. F Johnson. Il
l. Hill. W g McRae agt Mrs 3 G Tompkins,
| Campbell & Chaze. II Jones, Steve Pullen
his mark attest ii l. Jones, Il Powell,
Yancey Bell. Robt Diggs, Braxton Houzee,
S w Green. III q Mcclure. James Beard,
Edward Brannen. Hill " Bro, Hill,
Ralph Davis his mark attest e J Hamley. Z
Maize tor Catholic Church property. Miss NJ
A LeMay per Maize, estate Mrs. Jason
Hamilton per Maize, Lake Providence,
Building and l.oar Association per Maine
President, J f Ransdell per Maize, K ii q
TAYLOR, Claib Hill. Mrs NJ E Gardham, p +
Peck, w A Blount, Il j Buriey. Henry Day
his mark attest Z J Hamley. r S Delony, ID
w Gimour. w ii Hunter. q I'll Sutton his
mark attest f j Hamley. Irwin Davis. TIM
othv Byrne. w III Montgomery. Leo Shields.
w NJ Schneider, W II Fisher agt.. MRS NJ
Rice. J NJ Kennedy, w Pittman. l. DAVIS
by G Davis, L j Hamley, Mrs Eva Mar
tian, Mrs NJ J Walker. Mrs G s Wyly. Miss
Mary Decker by G S WHY, Mrs Estelie Ber-
uard, per + Bernard, estate Mrs q Ber-
nard per r Bernard. Opera House Asso-
citation by Guenard manager, Mrs Eva
Marian and Z Hamley, Mrs . Beard
per Jas Beard, Shelby Irvine by z X
c Egelly. agt, Mrs NJ l. Graham by G Egel-
ly agt.. Mrs Mamie Egelly by G Egeiy
[ agt.. Chas r Egely. Jas Millikln by
Hamley, Stewart Bros. II Co., by Egeily
Mrs l. Blount by w a Blount. Faith
t erree, Maggie Byrne, Chas w Swoford.
, The following ordinance was then intro
duced by Alderman Egelly and adopted, to-
! wit.
9 Whereas. Under the provisions of section
= one oil ACT NO. 100 Oh lne aclS VI lIie NShcl I"
l Assembly of the State of Louisiana, ap
[ proved July -, 1894, entitled An act tt
q, amend and re-enact Sections l. 4, D and o
Act No. 50. approved June 2S. 1856. entitlet
I An act to prescribe the manner in whlcl
Y special elections shall be held in the par
! ishes. cities and Incorporated towns OF thl'
u State, for the purpose OF levylng specia
J. taxes in aid OF railway enterprise, anC
>, providing for their enforcement and col
= lection and to carry into effect article 242
d the Constitution OF 1889. a petition has beer
C presented to this board signed by one
third of the property taxpayers OF the towi
of Providence. La, to levy special tax o
q 5 mills on the dollar in aid of the LAX
! Providence and Western Railway Co.,
u corporation or its successors. holding
n charter under the laws of the State OF Lon
~ isiana, tor the construction OF railroad iron
} the town of Providence, running west I
e Bayou Macon or further through the parls
h OF West Carroll; said tax to run for te
years. collectible upon the completion o
8 said railroad. or in such manner as herein
Il after prescribed;
Therefore be it ordained by the Mayo
and Board of Aldermen in special sessio
convened. That special election is hereb
N ordered by this board to take place in sal
Sc town on Monday. the 18th day OF Angus
1897, for the purpose of submitting to tn
s. property taxpayers of sald town of Prov
dence the levyIng and collection of said ia
for the purposes herein designated and til
rate of taxation.
y Ell HAMLEY, Mayor.
/. C., II. EGELLY, Secretary.
= Lake Providence, La, June 26. 1897.