The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-08-24
Tuesday, the, 10th day Of Sep
teMber, 1901,

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 debt of $4,000, by borrowing
money to provide funds for constructing IN
the Town OF Providence new courthouse
for said parish and for maintenance OF
same, and to issue. in evidence of said in
debtedness, tbirty-tbree negotiable bonds
of $500 90 each, bearing from date i've per
cent per afinum 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 after the year 1902 until ma
tarity or paid. said bonds to be numbered
from No. to No. 49, both included, to bear
date of November LIST. 1901. and to mature
on January list. 1909. five of said bonds to
be paid, respectively. on the fst day of Jam
uary 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 - 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 after 1902. by giving
notice thereof according to said section of
said Act; and to levy, assess and eoHees in
the calendar years 1902, 1903. 1904. 1909. 1906,
1907 and 1908. special tax of two and one
half (21S) mills ON the dollar Of the assessed
valuation of the taxable property in SAID
parish for the purposes. first, 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 4
payment OF the principal and interest of
said debt aud 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 oil
said courthouse.
Notice is hereby given that by said or
dinance the following polling places have
been tixed 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-polling place, Salem store.
| Commissioners G. Il. Buckner, A. X.
Amaeker and c. Langham. Clerk: 1. b.
Beard.
End ward-polling place. Pennsylvania
store. Commissioners Abe Bass, Albert
| vought aud w. II. Moore. Clerk: j. c.
| Maxwell.
| Commissioners VS.. Brown. S. Is. Ken
needy and C. r. Egelly. Clerk: d. W..
Gilmour
! 4th ward-polling place. Barber store.
Commissioners: II. n. Rea, Ralph Ally and
E. Stoekner Clerk: Jas. st, G. McCulloeh.
9TH ward--poling place. Pamela store.
| Commissioners: c. A. Voeiker, +. b. DAVIS
! and T. s. Maben. Clerk: Geo. S. Owen.
| Notice is also hereby given 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 ballot
boxes, examine and c0dnt 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. E. DUNN.
JAS. n. TURNER.
| w. c. McRAE.
1 Supervisors of Election.