The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-07
AN ORDINANCE

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An ordinance submitting proposition TO
incur debt and issueo negotiable
bonds therefor to build a iail for
CaddO Parish, La.
! BE it ordained by the police iurv of
Cada % parish in legal assembly CON
vened, that the following proposition
be submitted to the property taxDavers
OF the parish of Caddo, duly qualified
to vote according to law, to-wit:
That the parish of Caddo, through
ITS police jury, be authorized and en-
powered TO incur a debt of sixty thous-
and dollars ($Oo,oOo) for the purpose
OF building Jail, and to issue bonds
OF the said parish to the extent of 500
600 tor SAID purpose, running for a De
rod OF thirty 800 years, to be dated
July I. 1901, with interest payable semi
annually at the rate of 4 per cent per
annum in the City of New York. and
to pay same, to levy and assess a spe-
cial tax OF fve-eighths of a mill per an
mum on the assessed valuation of all
taxable proprty in thep ariish of Caddo,
tor the following years, to-wit: 1901.
1902, 1908 1904, 1905, 1000, 1907, 1908.
1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914 IoI5.
1910, 1917, 1913, 1910, 1920, 1921, 1922,
1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1923, 1920,
1880, or as many years thereof as will
suihce for the payment of princi,.ll
and interest of said bonds. The said
bonds not to be negotiated for less
than lar value, and of the amount o
realized each year $4,000 shall be for
payment of interest and the remainder
hall constitute sinking fund out of
which to pay the principal of the bonds
issued hereunder.
BE IT furhtre ordained, that an cleo
ton be held in said parish o Caddo on
August "a, A. ID. 1901, at which the
above proposition shall be voted on by
the legally qualified voters of the par.
lsh of CaddO, and the president IF the
police jury is instructed to give due no
tice ot this proposition and the election
in the official journal of the parish for
more t5an &c full, clear days.
p. p KEITH, President.
A. L. DURINGER. Clerk.
July Fl
AN ORDINANCE
Be it ordained by the police Jury of |
Caddo parish, in legal assemble con
vened, that an election shall be held |
without expense to the parish of Cad |
do, in ward 8 of said parish, in that
portion of said ward located in the hills
west of BAYOU Pierre, on August "a,
1901, for the purpose of testing the
ense of the people OF said ward Upon
the question of adopting lawful fences
with posts 10 feet apart,
with stay Ix4 securely fastened be-
tween each post, and with four barbed
wife, FIRST wire 10 inches above
ground, second II inches above the
Irst; third IL inches above the second;
and fourth II inches above the third.
Be it further ordained, that said poll
ing place for said election in said ward
De fixed at Sand Beach, with Sam Pitt
nan, Ben Crowder, c. N. Wilcox
Lee Tucker. clerk.
Be it further ordained, that the poll
ng place be kept open from the hour
II IN the forenoon until the hour of
IN the afternoon of said day and that
.,aid election hall be completed on said
lay.
Be it further ordained that none but
eal estate owners, resident and nom
esldent, shall be permitted to vote at
aid election; and that all nonresident
cal estate owners shall be permitted
o vote by proxy if not personally pres
mt: provided the signature of anv nom
esidont real estate owner has been
worn to before some competent Off
er.
P. P KEITH, President.
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
uly FL.