The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-11-12
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;ss;o, n the property lax payers OF Tue
toyvn of Providence, State OF Louisiana, VIZ
nroposition for said town 10 lneuI a ueos
~ sl7 500. to insure bonds theIe.ol. 70 .es
a tax TO pay the principal ana interest "
81 bonds more than one-tblrd OF the TAX
Savers of the municipality having peu-
toned therefor: tha afavor
and Town Council of the town OF Ilosr
dance in regular and lawful session con-
xeued. That pursuant to Article 2Si OF tne
eonstifutjou of the State OF Louisiana, tne
soiIovvino proposition he submitted accord
ing TO law 10 vote Of the property tax pay
ers of the town of Providence, to-"se'
THAT the said town be authorized 10 CON
tract a debt of seventeen thousand hVe
| hundred (Sl7 500 dollars, for the purpose
| of tho erection or purchase OF compiheu
Water Works and Light system
Cor the town and for said purpose; Una.
ia Wavor and Town Council be author
;aad 70 issue negotiable bonds therefor
| hearing 5 per cent. per annum ihtSIes.
thsrao9 navable annually, and pavanle dc
! nav he designated by the Mayor ana loMn
Coincil of said town OF ProVidence. Pr e.
yided that none of said bonds shaii run 10, aoa |
nore than forty years, and be soId ioi icss
than mar. and to pay the principal anu In-
tnrasf Of said bonds; that the SAID mayor
ND Town Council be authorized 10 levy
tax at the rate of ; mills on the aoiiaI ps.
annum on the assessed Valuation oi nv
1
Town of Providence for no longer pei'oe
t6an rorty wears, until sufficient Iuna is
rnaided 10 nav said debt as evidenced pJ
said bonds and interest. That
cac . Re it further ordained ETC., IA.
G n special election be ana Is merely asa 81
according to law and to take the sense VI
D the property tax payers on sara propos..
y lion and that said election De heio VI
Thursday, December 10, lS9S M.
!. Soc Be it further ordained etc, ihat
the ballots to be used at SAID eiectien sn"i
printed in the foi0w, tngn of Providence
} 70 contract debt of seventeen thousano
T. Ave hundred ISL 500 dollars to pay LOT ths
erection or purchase oil conui \, y
)e Water Works and Light system TOT the
IN town, and in evidence Thereon 10 issu :
W NEGOTIABLE bonds to said amount oenlps
a. intest at the rate of per cent. payaDie an,
nually. and payable as may be designateo
nv the Mayor and Town Council OF froVl
=. depce, and in order to pay. same 10 ies,
and assess annually special TAX Oh wv
as mills on the dollar OF ene sssess hagin
ton of the property in said town, Degin
re ming with the year 1899 and lasting not eX
ceeding forty years until q sufficlent iuh'
has been provided to pay the interest," aus
principal of said bonds" and Against au
ihoriziug the town of Providence 10 con
tract n debt of seventeen thousand nv
nv hundred (SI7, 500 dollars 10 pay lot III
erection or purchase Of q combined ware
Oh Works aud Light system ior IN
ny town. and in evidence thereof 10 lssu
Z negotiable bonds to said amount oeaaiI
Q interest at the rate of per cent. payaoi
annually. and payable as may be designate
us by the Mayor and Town Council oil tTov
es. dence. and in order to pay same TO lev
.ar ard assess annually q special tax OF 0 MI
, nc on the dollar of the assessed vaiuatlon
vas tha nronerty in said town. beginning wit
~, the wear 1899 and lasting not eXceediu
on, forty wears until sufficient funds are pr
2 vidsd for paying principal and interest
ds said bonds" rh
as; See. 4. Be it further ordained etc, IN =,
on; tho BOARD of Supervisors of Election OF u
She narish- of East Carroll are hereby require
a 70 ;annoint commissioners OF election 81
vi clerk TO serve at the polling place.to give q
are notice of said appointments ana OF tne III
ge, and place of holding said elecuoh' anu
,es. make returns of said election aecoruing
law to the Mayor of the town OF FRO
'oh' dence who shall announce and promuiSa
.rey results of said election according 10 'aW;
nus Sec =. Be it further ordained etc, IN
toft. the assessor of the parish oil East Ear,
ieH' shall furnish to the commissioners Oh el
7ery ton complete list of the property I
q in nayers of the town, with the amounts
,arv tbe,r assessments respectively duly cel
fed: and the registering officer Oh SAID 70
cou- shall furnish a duly certlhed nse oi
The Electors of said town to the commission
curt of election. - n
s;id See. 6. Be it further ordained ect.' L
the commissioners of election shaii reee
nor The ballots of all the tax payers OF tue 10
The of Providence entitled to vote unaef
hild- laws of the state OF ,'oqisi it nox hall
dorse thereon in the presence OF sucb "
the name of the voter an0 the aMoun'
the valuation of his assessed properly.
"A said commissioners shall make retuil
the number of votes Tor ana asahe'
levy of-said special tax. r
and Ser Z Be it further ordained etc., l
the upon the return OF tne iesu,, . ~
y aid ton; "a ap f ,ns hal majority, in nun
Q re- and amount of the property tax pa
wing. qualified as electors under the e9ns.i'e
rna and laws o. Inc tsv o,a Of the proposition
ritted to the tax payers, then, ana I'D
from event the Mayor and Town Counc
Providence shall be authorized TO pas
:, ana ordinance providing for the execute
lount the bonds, prescribing 'nd s suim in "
a day thew shall be redeemable, liking the
o,rs. or dates of their maturity. the me =
o"'' which they shall be sold or disposed OF
nerva providing for the principal and intere
n his The said bonds by the levy OF special
of mills on the dollar on the assessed !
'tu DO ton of all the property in the Town ol
Free, depce. until the maturity OF SAID pVno'
and Sec. 8. Be it further ordalne1 e. e1 Soss
GOT. none of said bonds shall be soi1 ioI TESS '
old. par, an" the sale of said bonds shall be a.
/ $50 priated or expended for any other pu l
,, age than that speelheu Ia INC hat no pa
anu said funds. hereby authorized for s
+, age purpose. shall be diverted or used 10
Tho other purpose whatsoever.
ons is Sec. y, BE II lule ,,bI;Shed in the q
,tal of ;n,, Of the town of Providence 70
!. TO thirty days prior to the day OF hoidln
would election, aud this ordinance take
~ from and after It's passage. ,,-
earn e. NJ. FRANKLIN. Ma
| man n w. GILMouR. Secretary.
D pick Mayors office. town OF proVioen''
Who Nov. 10, 1888.