The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-08-10

OF property taN pay an" uofinS VIM
pared same with the assessment-rolls
and registration books Of this parish
and having found that said petition is
| signed by more than one-third both in
number and in amount of the property
tax payers entitled to vote on the pro-
/ position contained in said petition and
hereinafter set out, there be and there
is hereby ordered a special election to
be held in this parish, OH Tuesday. the
10th day OF September, 1901. to SUBJ
nit. to tie property tax payers of said
parish entitled to vote on such PROPOSE
ton. the following proposition, to-wit /:
To incur debt of $4,000, by bor-
rowing money to provide funds for
constructing i'll the Town of Provi-
dence a new courthouse for said parish
and for maintenance of same; and to
Issue, in evidence of SAID Indebtedness,
thirty-three negotiable bonds of $500
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 tinen-ss. interest payable on JAN
uarv LIST of each year after the year
1902 until maturity or paid. said bonds
to be numbered from No. TO No. 80.
Der LIST. 1901 and TO mature on jan
uary LIST, 1909. the particular bonds to
be paid, respectively. on the LIST day of
January of each year after the year
1902 until the year 1909, the particular
bonds to be paid before maturity to be
determined by lot by the Police Jury
in accordance with Section, rs of Act
No. 5 of 1899 of the Acts of the Gen.
eral Assembly. and the. remaining
(, three bonds to be paid at maturity,
with the option reserved to the Police
Jury to paw more of said bonds on the
1st day of January OF any year after
1902, by giving notice thereof accord
ing TO said section of said Act; and to
levy, assess and collect. in the calendar
years 1902. 1908, 1904. 1905. 1906,
1907 and 1908. special tax of two
and ope-half (2l) mills on the dollar
of the assessed valuation of the tax
able property in said parish for the
purposes, first. of paying the principal
and interest of said debt and of said
negotiable bonds, and second, of main
tanning said courthouse; and to pledge
the revenues derived, from the levy and
assessment of said special tax as secu-
rity for the payment of the principal
and interest OF said debt and of said
bonds. any balance of said revenues.
after the payment of said debt and in
terest and SAID negotiable bonds, to be
devoted 10 the maintenance of SAID
courthouse.
Be il. further ordained, That the
President of the Police Jury give no.
tice of said election by thirty days
publication 10 the Banner Democrat,
the Official journal of the parish, and
set forth IN detail therein the foregoing
proposition and that the Police Jury
will. 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 bal
lot boxes, examine and count the bal
loisin number and amount, examine
and canvass the returns and declare
the result of said election.
Be 1t further ordained, That the poll
ing places in said parish for said cleo
ton he fixed, as follows:
In the 1st ward. LIST and End pre-
cincts. at Salem store.
In the End ward, 3rd precinct, at
Pennsylvania store.
In the 3rd ward. 4th precinct, at the
District Court clerks office.
In the 4th ward, 9Th precinct, at
BARRIERS store.
In the 9th ward. 9th precinct. at Pa
nola store.
Be 1T further ordained, That the fol-
lowing named registered voters be
appointed commissioners and clerks
of election at The several polling pla-
ces, respectively. to-wit:
1st ward, Salem store polling place
Commissioners G. B. BuckDer, A.
X. Amacker and G. Langham. Clerk
l. B. Beard.
End ward, Pennsylvania store polling
observation-disclosures Abe Bass. Al
bert vought and w. II. Moore. Clerk i
j G. Maxwell.
3rd ward. Clerks Office polling place
commissioners w S. Brown, S. B
Kennedy and G. r. Egelly. Clerk
ID. w. Gilmour.
4th ward. Barber store polling place
Commissioners r. N. Rea. Ralph
Ally and L. Stockner. Clerk: Jas.
st. G. McCulloch.
9Th ward, Pamela store polling place
commissioners C. A. Voelker. f.
b. Davis and L. s. Maben. CLERK:
Geo. S. Owen.
Be it further ordained, That the COM
pensation of election officers be fixed
at 81 90 per day
Be It further ordained, That the reg
istrar of voters of this parish be re-
quired to furnish the commissioners
appointed to bold said election the
several lists Of tax payers entitled to
vote in person or by proxy at said
election at their respective polling
places, together with the valuation of
each tax payers property as shown by
the assessment rolls OF the parish.
The President was authorized to I'D
vertise for the necessary earthwork for
the new Tensas bridge.
Messrs. Hope, Nelson and Bell were
appointed committee to locate the
new bridge to cross Tehsas.
The Board then adjourned to meet.
on Thursday, Sept II. 1901.
ROBT. NICHOLSON, President |