The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-08-31
Tuesday, the 10th day 81 Sep
teEber, 1901,

to submit 70 the properfy-taxpayers or saIe
parieb entitled to vote on the proposition
hereinafter set ont. the following PROPOSE
tion. to-wit:
10 incur a debt of Sl6.500. by borrowing
money to provide funds for constructing IN
the.Town Of Providence new courtnouss
for said parish and for maintenance OF
same: and to issue, in evidence OF SAID H.
debtedness, thirty-three negotiable oonds
of $500 90 EACH bearing from date nve per
cent per annum interest. payable. principal
and interest. in GOLD coin OF the United
States OF the present standard Welght anu
tineness interest PAYABLE on January lst'
of each year after the year l9o2 uhtIi ma,
thrifty or paid. said bonds to be numbered
from No. to No. 80. both included. to bear
date of November LIST. 1901. and to mature
on January LIST. 1909. five of said bonds 10
he paid. respectively. on the LIST day OF jan
nary of each wear after the year 1907 until
the year 1909. the particular bones 10 pe
paid before maturity to be determined py
lot by the Police Jury in accordance win
sectiop % of Act No. > OF 1899 OF the Acts
of the g eneral Assembly. and the remain
ing three bonds TO be paid at maturity
with the option reserved TO the Police Jury
IN nav more of said bonds on the LIST day OF
January of any year after 1902. by giving
notice thereof according to said section Oh
said Act: and to levy, assess anu coiieet: III
the calendar years 1902. 1903. 1904. l9lio l90o'
1o0- and 1908. a special tax of two and one
half f2160 mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of the taxable property in SAID
narisb for the purposes, first, OF paying tne
principal and interest of said debt and sald
neootiable bonds. and second. OF maintain
inc said courthouse; and to pledge the
revenues derived from the levy and assess
ment of said special tax as security for the
nayment of the principal and interest OF
n ~ coih hnnHq 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 nave
been fixed and the following named reglst-
cred voters have been appointed commits
sion ers and clerks of election at the re-
spective polling places. to-wit:
list ward-polling place. Salem store
Commissioners &. b. Buckner. A. h.
Amacker and c. Langham. Clerk: L. b.
| Beard.
End ward-polling place, Transatlantic
| store Commissioners: Abe Bass, Albert
Vonght and w. II. Moore. Clerk: j. q.
Maxwell.
Ard ward-polling place, Clerks Office.
! Commissioners W. s. Brown. S. b. Hen
nedy and C. r. Egelly. Clerk: D. w.
Gilmour.
4th ward-polling place, Barber store
Commissioners: II. n. Rea. Ralph Ally and
T.. Stockner. Clerk: Jas. St. G. McCulloch
9Th ward-polling place. Pamela store
Commissioners: c. A. Voelker, +. b. Davis
and T s. Maben. Clerk: Geo. S. Owen.
Notice is also hereby given that the
| Police Jury will, in open session, on thu
| 18th day of September. 1901. at noon, at thu
| Office Of the Clerk of the District Court o
this parish. proceed to open the balio
boxes, examine and count the ballots il
number and amount. examine and canvas
the returns and declare the result OF salt
election.
Lake Providence, La, this the 9th day o
/ August, 1901.
i ROBT. NICHOLSON.
i President Police Jury.
We. DUNN.
JAS. N. TURNER.
W. C. McRAE.
Supervisors of Election