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


Lake Providence. La, Aug. 6, 1901.
Pur suant To adjournment and pur
sunnt to the notice of meeting gwen pj
the President of the Police Jury on tht
requirement OF more than twelve Tree
holders of the parish, the Police Jury
met this day.
Present-Robt. Nicholson. President
~. g. Hope and A. M Nelson.
Absent-Phil Mcclure and L. w
Jay.
Thereupen the following proceed
ings were had:
By Mr.. Nelson and carried
BE II ordained. That the following
written petition OF property taxpayers
to order special election TO submit.
to the property taxpayers entitled 10
vote on the proposition contained
therein. the said proposition to incur a
debt of $4,000. to issue thirty-three
negotiable five per cent bonds OF $500
each. and to levy special ad valorem
tax of two and one-half (24) mills for
seven years beginning with the year
1902, aud to pledge the revenues de-
rived from said tax as security for the
payment Of the PRINCIPAL and interest
of said debt and of said bonds, be filed
and spread upon the minutes, to-wit
We. the undersigned taxpayers OF
the parish of East Carroll entitled to
vote on the proposition hereinafter set
out. hereby petition the Honorable Pc
Iiee Jury of said parish to submit, TO
the Tax payers at special election to
be called and held for the purpose, the
following proposition:
TO incur debt Of SIG. 500. by bor-
rowing money 20 provide funds fol-
constructing in The town OF Providence
a new courthouse for said parish and
for maintenance Of same; and to Issue.
in evidence ct said Indebtedness. SO me-
gotiable bonds OF $500 each, bearing
from date i've per cent per annnn in
terest, payable. principal and interest,
ia gold coin Of the United States of the
present standard weight and fineness.
interest payable on January LIST ofeach
year after the year 1902 until maturi-
.y or paid. SAID bonds TO be numbered
from No. to No. So. both included,
to bear date of November 1st, 1901.
and TO mature on January LIST, 1909.
five OF said bonds TO be paid, respect
lively. 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 % of Act No. 5 of 1899
OF the acts OF the General Assembly.
aud the remaining three bonds TO be
paid at maturity, with the option re-
served to the Police Jury to pay more
OF saM bonds on the Isl day OF January
of any year after 1902. by giving no.
tice thereof according to said section
OF said Act; and to levy. assess and col
lect. in the calendar years 1902. 1903.
1904. 1905, 1906, 1907 and 1908. a
special tax Of two aud one-half CID
mills on the dollar of the assessed val
uation Of the taxable property in said
parish for the purposes. first. of pay
ing the principal and interest of said
debt and said negotiable bonds. and
second of maintaining said court
house; and to pledge the revenues de-
rived from the levy and assessment Of
said special tax us security for. the
payment OF the principal and interest
OF said debt and of SAID bonds, any bal
ances OF said revenues. after the pay
ment OF said debt and interest and said
Al IL. A. 70 h<
maintenance of said courthouse.
Your petitioners represent that. by
the adoption of the above proposition,
the courthouse Indebtedness can be
paid in seven years without increasing
the present rate Of parish taxation for
all purposes.
c. S. WHY, Jos. +. Ransdell, c.
X. Egelly, 4. j. Hamley, j. 5. Mil
likin, Geo. w. Mckee, j. s. Cue
nard, L. j. Fatherree, w. +. Dunn,
w. IL. Maben, G. NJ. Franklin, ID.
f.. Peck, s. 4. Peek, f. Byerley,
Thos. X. Wilson, r. l.. Hill, A. ).
Hill, Frank Mcclure, Phil j. Me-
CURE, Phil j. Mcclure & Co., Jno.
w. Cooke, G. w. Swofford, Chas.
ID. Gregory, Geo. w. Stewart. H.
nj. Dunn, II. l.. Jones, III. Stein, w.
II. Fisher, Mrs. Ida Fisher, X. Stein,
Susie K. Taylor, w. S. Brown, Mrs.
s. NJ. McRae, Mrs. b. g. Tompkins,
Mrs. r. w. Blackburn, Chiffon +.
Davis, Mrs. Clifton DAVIS, Mrs. +.
F. Montgomery, 5. b. Kennedy, j.
w. Tooke, r. j. Burney, Mrs. +. A.
Bnrney, +. H. Schneider, E. Stock
ner, j. C. Pittman, Jno. Williams,
Joseph A. WHY, j. G. Pittman. J.
S. Peek, w. s. Mcguire, Mrs. NJ b.
Mcguire, L. b. Davis, w. X. Spur
lock, N. r. White, w. b. Pierce, t.
s. Sittou, I. S. Deloney, +. r. Ber-
nsrd, Jno. 5. Rulings, H. l.. New
comb, M. r. Kennedy, Mrs. Bessie
Brooks, N. J. Nelson, c. N. Hall, L.
s. Maben, Jas. N. Turner, j. W.
Donovan. w. NJ. Peek, Il. Il. Me-
Kee, G. IL. Hill. Max Levy. j. w.
Barbour, Sam CARRIER, g. II. SUIT
ton bis mark attest G. S.Wyly, Eliza
Sutton her mark attest c. 5. wyly,
M. A. RAph, o. 2. Hamilton, JAS.
Beard, Jr., J. g. Pnrdy, j. N. Hill,
Mrs J N Hill, Z J Deloney, + Ii
GaIbreath, III Nj Goodwin. + y
Rausdell, Yancey Bell, v Gargaro,
Geo s Owen. Kate yoelker, Aarcl
Ashbridge, A NJ Green, S N King.
G Z Davis, r b Davis, Jno A Mont