The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-08-10
Tuesday, the 10th day ST Sep
TENDER, 1901,

bJAksDCsy hSVEs
! to submit to the property-taxpayers of said
parish entitled TO vote on the proposition
hereinafter set out. the following PROPOSE
| ton, to-wit:
! To incur. a debt of SlG.500, by borrowing
money to provide funds for constructing IN
! the Town of Providence new courthouse
| tor said parish and for maintenance of
same; and to issue. in evidence OF said in
debtedness, tsirtg three negotiable bonds
OF S50D.00 each. bearing from date five per
cent per annum interest. payable. principal
and interest. in gold coin OF the United
States OF the present standard weight and
fineness. interest payable on January LIST.
OF each year alter the wear 1872 until ma
turity or paid. said bonds TO be numbered
from No. I to No. 33. both included, to bear
date of Noyember,lst. 1901. and to mature
on January LIST. 1909. five of said bonds to
be paid. respectively. on the LIST day of jan
uary OF each year after the year 1902 until
the year 1903. the particular bonds to be
paid before maturity to be determined by
lot by the Police Jury in accordance with
section % of Act No. ) of 1899 OF the Acts
of the q eneral Assembly, and the remain
ing three bonds to be paid at maturity.
with the option reserved to the Police Jury
TO pay more of said bonds on the LIST day of
January of any year alter 1902, by giving
notice thereof according to said section of
said Act; and to lew, assess and collect. in
the calendar years 1902. 1903 1904. 1909, 1906.
1907 and 1908. special tax of two and one
half {21z) mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of the taxable property in said
parish for the purposes. ilrst. of paying the
principal and interest of said debt and said
negotiable bonds. and second. OF maintain
ing said courthouse; and TO pledge the
revenues derived from the levy and assess
ment of said special tax as security for the
payment of the principal and interest of
said debt and of said bonds. any balances OF
said revenues, after the payment of said
debt and interest and said negotiable
bonds, to be devoted to the maintenance of
said courthouse.
Notice is hereby given that by said or
dinance the following polling places have
been fixed and the following named regist-
cred voters have been appointed commits
sioners and clerks of election at the re-
spective polling places. to-wit:
list ward-poiling place, Salem store.
Commissioners &. b. Buckner. A. X.
Amacker and C. Langham. Clerk: l. b.
Beard.
End ward-poling place. Pennsylvania
store. Commissioners Abe Bass, Albert
Vonght and W. II. Moore. Clerk: j. C.
Maxwell.
Bird ward-polling place, Clerks office.
needy and C. Egelly. Clerk: ID. w.
Gilmour.
4th ward-pollng place. Barber store.
Commissioners. y. n. Rea, Ralph Ally and
f. Stockner. Clerk; Jas. st. g. McCulloch.
5th ward-peiling place. Pamela store.
Commissioners: &. A. Voelker, +. 3. DAVIS
and T. S. Mahen. Clerk: Geo. S. Owen.
Notice is also hereby given that the
Police Jury viii. in open session.. on the
18th day OF September. 1901. at noon. at the
Office of the Clerk OF the District Court of
this parish. proceed to open the ballot
boxes, examine and count the ballots in
number and amount. examine and canvass
the returns and declare the result of said
election.
Lake Providence. La, this the 9th day of
August, 1901.
ROBT. NICHOLSON,
President Police Jury.
w. f.. DUNN.
JASsN. TURNER.
W. c. McRAE.
Supervisors OF Election.