The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1901-09-14
Ordinance No, 233.

ordnance NO, 233.
| An ordinance ordering special election a,
which Will be submitted To the property tax
| payers of Drainage District number THREE
| oil the Parish of Laiourcnc, who are qua flied
! electors under the Constitution and laws of
Louisiana. Il proposition 10 vote, levy ana col.
| lect special tax of FIVE ~ mills on the dol
lar cn al taxable property in SAID Drainage
! che, for a period of FORTY tih years, begin
nnS january the FIRST. Nineteen hundred
aiid Two. Tor the purpose of effectively and
IN ):o' ghiy aiming the lands comprised in
SAID Drainage District No. Three, and Ia thai
end TO incur debt 10 the ainO.nt OF FIFTY
THOj SAND tS:yy,ja0.GO) Dollars, hearing five
| tl per cent per annum interest and in repre
sentitlOl Oh the SAID debt to issue negotiable
bonds III an amount not to exceed Fifty thou
sand ,sjl,Do.UJ) dollars, bearing fivc l5l per
cent per annum interest and To run fer Forty
lfil years ffoil d.lie o. ISSUE. uuicSs 500 Ier
called TN according to law for redemption. Tue
amount OF the said debt ana rOais ne; 20 eX-
cecd IN the aggregate the anlCuI!t Of one tenth
ll-lJl OF the assessed valuation of the taxable
property i'll sand District H. shown by the IL i
assessment roll made prior to the submission
OF the proposition to the tax payers in ss.il dis
trict; said interest to be paid annually al the
time and place 20 he fixed by the Police Jury
OF the Parish of LaiOurcac.
Section l:-Bc il ordained AMI enacted i,y tht.
Police Jury of the Parish or Lafourchc in re-
gular session convened. that by virtue OF and
in accord with the power vested in this jury
by the Constitution and laws of Louisiana, the
question OF ieyying special tax OF Iye l5l
mills ON the dollar ON all taxable propcatv in
Drainage District No. Three of the Parish of
Lafourchc. for period of forty lijl years he
ginning January the First. Ninetccn hundred
anu two. fOr the purpose of cifeCiiycl ami
thoroughly draining the lands comprised in
said Drainage District No. Three. ami 10 that
end to incdr debt to the anou mt of Fifty Thou
sand tsJ,pyUDl dollars, bearing five I5l per
cent per annuin interest. and in representation
of the said debt to issue ncYot able bonds in
an amount not 10 exceed Fifty Thousand
ls1.UDGOl dollars, bearing five Isl per cent
per 3nuum interest and TO run for fOrty lial
years from date of issue, unless sooner called
IN Tor redemption as provided 10y law. which
debt ami bonds I'm representation thereof do
not exceed in the aggregate the amount of
one-tenth ll-lul of the assessed valuation of
the taxable property within such district as
shown By the last assessment roll IN aic prior
To the submission of the proposition to the
property tax payers of said District; said in
tcrcSt to be paid annually az the time and
place 10 bc fixed by the Police Jury of the
Parish OF Lafourche; shall be submitted TO
the property tax payers who are qualified
electors Under the Constitution and laws of
Louisiana. for the purpose OF ascertaining the
the sense and wishes of the SAID property tax
payers on the proposition herein set forth al
IA special eebt!on hereby ordered for the I5,h
day of October, Nineteen hundred and one, AT
which election ali property tax paycrs who
are qualified electors ;ts aforesaid shall have
the right to vote for or against the proposition
they raay deem proper.
Section 2:-Bc II further enacted, etc. That
accordance with with law. this Police Jury
through and by its President. shall give thirty
liJl da"s previous notice thereof by publication
in the ThibodauN Sentinel. the official Journal
Of ia, Parish OF Lafoucle. which notice shall
set forth in detail the proposition To be sub
miitcd TO the tax payers OF such Drainage Dis
trict qualified electors under the laws and
that the authorities CriOriiIx the election will
in open session on 4 day ana at an hour ana
place named in said tOticc. proceed 10 oDcn
the ballot boxes. examine and count the bal
lois. in number and amount, examine and can
vass the returns declare the result of said
election. and the said notice shall furt her
name fix and Designate the polling places M
which the said election will be held. The same
to be the usual polling places ana the commits
sioners and clerks of eiccsIon, who will serve
at such polling place.
Section 3.-Be it futher enacted, etc. That
the ballots fO- sid election shall be A. rcuuir-
ed by law AMI of such form as to enable the
voters 70 vote fer nr againft the propositiun
SectiOn DE II further enacted. etc. That
for the purpose of enabling tie commissioners
and clerks OF election TO comply with the law
they shall be furnished with rules, regulations
AMI Instructions, w.,icn snail -,.t fort the time
at which the polls snail be opened and closed the
manner Oh conducting thc election and all for
maliiies required ia making the returns of
sad c,eciion
Section 5.-Be it furthci enacted. etc. That
II majority, Ia number aud amount, of the
votes cast AT the SAID election shs N ,e in favor
of the prUpO>ii ON submitted, this Jury shall
declared the result of said election, and adopt
ant pass AN orCfnaIiCI COiifOrulaDly To the said
result ami " sh, of sail tax PAYERS ievying
special lax - contemplated. and p;iss an or! =
nance cuniormably 10 the sand result ard
wishes of 81 id.taN payers. levy inga special tax
aS cODtcnI lated. and pass such ordinance a,
may be necessary, In order To issue bonds to
the amOuu; o: Fit;y Thousand lSy.tsgb.UUI dol
lar, "a aforesaid. hearing 4 rate Of interest not
to exceed nvc 10 per cent per aunuIn PAYABLE,
IN pr.ncipsl and interest from rhe special tax
to bc levied "a herein set forth, and from the
Tor drainage PURPOSES as ulny
De- made ana p.oN.drd for ;Qc said Drstinoye
D>taIcI 10y tui~ jury.
Section 6.-1r II further enacted, etc. :
That Tor the purposes aforesaid there w iIl .
be specid! cleo; on dt the following named I
polling places ia Drainage District No 3 IN
and Tor the Parish OF LafJurche on the day
above specified, at which all qualified elec. I
tors, tax payers of said Il strict in be on. /
titled to vote on the proposition aforesaid
rolls Will be opened at s 4. NJ. and close at |
aP.M
Section BE il further enacted, etc.
That on the 18th day of october, Nineteen
hundred and one, at Two O'Clock Z. NJ, this !
Jury VIII in open session proceed To open (
the pillOt boxes. examine and count the ,
ballots, ia number and amount for or
against the proposition, aud declare the re.
suit OF ssic election, ana do and perform
-ueh other things and acts as the Law re