The Banner-Democrat., 1901-12-14

mower vested In us by law. We. w. y
Duun. w C. Melsae aud }. " Turner, con-
stituting the Board OF supervisors OF biec-
tion for said parish and State, repaired W
the court house of said parish on ins i.n
dav OF November 1901. at noon. anc pro-
eeeded IN the presence Of thesthree under-
signed competent witness to make In trip-
let a true complied statement. as SHOWN ny
the fact OF the sworn returns oil tue COM
nixsioners of election Of the result OF lne
election held on November ~. riN'l. Iof
sathorizfng the town OF Providence 10 con-
tract adebt OF twenty thousand tS2O,oOO1
TO nav for the erection or purchase oi
eombided waterworks and light system Iof
the town and in evidence Thereon 10 ISSUE
bonds TO sad amount. bearing interest al
the rate of ) per ceut per 1nnun. anu pay
able as NAV be designated by the Mayor
and Tawn Co6ncil ofProyidence, ana IN or
der to pay spme 10 levy and assess annually
a special tax of five mills on the dollar oil the
assessed valuation OF the property IN
said town beginning with the year l9O2 ana
lasting not exceeding forty years uhtil
sufficient iund has been provided to pay
the interest and principal OF SAID oonuS.
Said complied statement beingas follows,
te-wit:
FOR PROPOSITION SUBMITTED IN CORPORA
TIoN TOWN OF PROVIDENCE.
vote in number. valuation properly.
56 SSs.320.
ro,,I 5s SSs. .320
AGAINST PROPOSITION SUBMITTED IN COR
poRAwroN TOWN OF PROVIDENCE.
vote in number valuation properly.
6 SID61D
Total 6 s0,6iD
Majority in number and in favor Of said
proposition. fifty in majority. In valuation
Of property in favor Of said proposition.
81 $50. And out of total, Number OF 81
votes east at said election and out OF iolM
valuation OF property or SOS voted at
said election.
The returns Of said election sh howing that
a nYloritydn number qnd amount of the
taxpayers If said towr. qualified as elect
ors has voted in favor OF the proposition
submitted the said proposition Is hereby
declared adopted and the aboA~-f ereby
promulgated rs the resGlt OF ss.G lien
w. +. Dunn.
W. C. McRsg
Jas. n. rnl4. ,r.
Board OF ouperyi
Attest:
Jas. s. Miliiadn,
r. n. Rea.
w. X. Powell.
w. Il. Easterling.
Sworn to and subscribed before me o
18th day of November, 1901, in triplicat
y. It
Clerk and ex-ofiicio Notary Publ
Providence La, Nov "a. 1901. -.
The following ordinanee. offerc's
by Councilman Davis was. ananl-
mously adopted
That whereas, The Mayor and
Board of Councilmen of the town u I
Providence have this day taken .
and .eanvasssd the returHs eft
special elsction held in the town
Providence on November Ia, 19ULN
in accordance with an ordinance
adopted October 8, 1901, to take the
sense OF the voters of said town as
to whether said town should issue
bonds to the amount of; twenty thogs-
and dollars to pay for the construc-
ton Of system of waterworks aud
electric lights for the said town, and
to authorize the levy OF a special tax
of S mills to pay the principal and
interest on said bonds. We, the
said Mayor and Board of Council
men, have found the result as shown
by the said returns, submitted BY thu
Commissioners appointed to hold said I
election, to be as follows:
In favor of said proposition to
issue said bonds AL levy said tax,
56 votes, sggregating 6sS, ,320.
Against said proposition, c votes,
aggregating Sl0.670.
Giving a majority in favor OF said
tax of so votes in number and ST.
$50 in amount.
AGd the returns of said election
compiled and promulgated. by the
board OF supervisors of the parish of
East Carroll being the same as the
above;
Therefore be it ordained, That
said proposition has been shown byk
said returns to have been carried at
said election, and has been carried |
by mIority in number and amount
of the property taxpayers OF said
town qualified to vote and voting 4
said election, and that said propos
tian is hereby declared adopted, an.
the above is promulgated as the re-
suit of said election.
There being no further business,
the Board adjourned TIL nextss isrkt
meeting. " H
G. M. FRANKLIN al ii
d. w PiTTNAN aetin0 Sect,v J II