The Banner-Democrat., 1901-12-21

mower vested in us by law. We. w.
Dunn, w e. Meiiae aud j. v. Turner, con-
Eslitnling the Board OF supervisors OF Elec-
tion Tor said parish aud State, repaired TO
the court house of said parish on the 10Th
day of November. 1891. at noon. anc pro-
ceeded in tue presence os the three under-
signed competent witness to make in trip
let a true compiled statements as shown ny
/ the fact Of the sworn returns OF the COM
mssioners of election OF the result oil the
election held on November IA 1871. lor
!, authorizing the town of frovfderce TO con-
tract debt of twenty thousand tS2o.OOO)
| to pay for the erection or, pirchase OF
combided watefworks and light system tor
!. the Town. aud in eyicence thereof~lo issue
| bonds 10 SAID amount. bearing interest nj
i the rate of5per centpers annum. and pay
Table ,ls may be designated by the Mayor
| and Town Council of Z reyidence, ana IN or
der To pay sRtle 10 levy aud assess annually
81 a special tax xsofive mills on the dollar OF the
assessed valuation OF the properly IN
said town beginning with the year l902 ana
,lastings suotexceeding forty years. until
sufficient fund has been provided to pay
The interest aud principal of said bonds
, | Said compiled statement being as follows,
to-wit:
FOR PROPOSITION SUBMITTED IN CORPORA
TON Town OF PROVIDENCE.
vote in number. valuation property.
, 56 SoS,5zo.
roa 5g SSS 800
II InLht -" sa
AGAINST PROPOSITION SUBMITTED IN COR
popATloN TOWN OF PROVIDENCE.
vote in number Valuation propeis. n,
.
J r, a.. m Si0,670
! n,aioritv in number aud in favor of said
, nrnnosition. fifty in majority, In vaiuatloh
D ~ ptsP nproneriy in favor of said proposition.
- o--pesr And out OF total number OF 63
. v',,ss east Mt said election and out OF total
o valuation Of property OF S'e's9V Vo'eu 40
. said election. o,,r,,o, ,h,t
4 ,rhe returns of said election showing tnae
f majority in number and amoHht OF the
= .w,,sxars Il said town, qualified as elect
= - - fr,s@ @voted in favor OF the proposition
Snhmittei the said proposition Is hereby
+ .iaclarad adopte. and the above Is nereoy
r promulgated as the result oi saiu eiec'lon'
y, gsaa WsC McRae.
g JAS ". Turner.
,r +it' Board of Supervisors.
|,.s las. s. .Millikin.
:, X. N. Rea.
," w. X. Powell.
al sworn W r,S 10 and subscribed before me on the
~ i5tb day of November. 1901. In trip1ieate,
Sc GEO +, BLACKBURN,
Ei9 Clerk aud ex-oficio Notary Public.
n Providence. La, Nov "a. 1901.
nd The following ordinance Offered
be bv Councilman Davis was unani-
mously adopted 81
n That whereas. The Mayor ana
u" Board of Councilmen OF the town OF
DC Providence have this day taken nE
and canvassed the returns Ell tne
oo special election held in the town o.
ali Providence on November IA, l9ol
in accordance with an ordinances
be adopted Octobert9, 1901. to take sh'
for sense of the voters OF said town
nd TN whether said town should issu
ent bonds to the amount OF twenty thous
ing and dollars to pay for the cohstrac
OF tion of a system of waterworks am
one electric lights for the said town, ant
the 10 authorize the levy OF a special ta'
of 5 mills to pay the principal an
I interest on said bonds. we, u
said Mayor aud Board or Counci
Tor men, have found the result as show
ard hy the said returns, submitted by u
pool Commissioners appointed to hold sal
rom election, to be as follows:
,nse In favor of said proposition
Hey. issue said bonds and levy said ta'
ther Sc votes, aggregating s9S.320.
III Against said proposition, t vote
To- aggregating Sl0.670.
Giving IA majority in favor OF sa
ioI tax OF so votes in number and Sii
ling e5o.;, .,rnnntat s. aE
axes Add the returns of said electi'
II oe compiled and promulgated by 7
loi- hoard of supervisors 9th parish
East Carroll being the same as :
above
Slo. Therefore he it ordained, Ii
saies an said proposition has been shown
sha,i said returns to have been carried
seii, said election, and has been carr
nirea by majority in number and amo'
ac'. of the property taxpayers OF 81
e", town qualified to vote and voting
iouai said election, and that said prope
pro. tan is hereby declared adopted,
y o. the above is promulgated as the
Neep suit of SAID election.
",ses There being no further busint
eq On the Board adjourned tillnextEregu
nnual n nr EpANKIJN Nav
J, w. PfTTMAN, acting Secty.