The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-25
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
/ mourning debt of fifty thousand dol
lars ($5o,ooo) represented by fifty bond
at $1,000 each, bearing per cent per an
mum interest, payable in thirty years, an
levying tax of three-eights of mil
per annum to pay principal and interest
Whereas, on June 10, 1903, at specla
election held throughout the parish 0
Caddo after more than thirty days ad
vertisement by the president of the pc
lice jury in the official journal of sal,
parish on the question of the parish O
/ Caddo mourning a debt of $4,000, O
which amount 100000 is for the purpos,
of building and completing a Jail, ant
$4,000 for funding $4,000 bonds issuee
in 1876 and maturing April 1896, and il
evidence thereof to issue bonds Of sale
parish to the extent Of $4,000 for sale
purposes with d per cent per annum in
terest payable seni-annually and princi,
/ pal i'll thirty years, and in order to pay
same to authorize the parish of Caddc
| to levy tax of three-eights Of mill Der
annum on the dollar of assessed valua-
ton upon the property subject to taxa
ton in said parish for thirty years until
a sufficient amount is provided to pay
the principal and interest; and
| Whereas, at said election, duly and
legally held nd returns legally made and
canvassed, majority of the property
taxpayers of said parish voting, voted
favorably in number and amount, and
authorized said parish to contract said
| debt and issue said bonds and to levy
said tax; therefore
Be it ordained by the police jury of
Caddo parish in legal assembly convened
that the said bonds be issued. fifty in
number and for $1,000 each of the parish
OF Caddo, numbered from to so inclu-
slye, bearing 4 per cent per at1num, the
interest payable semi annually on the
first days of January and July, begin
ming July i, 1908, and of each --ear there
after, and the principal payable in thirty
years from date, the date Of said bonds
to be July I, 1908; said bonds not to be
negotiated for less than par value, and
to be made payable in New York at
place to be designated in said bonds.
Be it further ordained that the said
bonds shall be entitled Caddo Parish
jail and Funding Bonds Issue of S5o,-
600, and the president of the police jury
OF Caddo parish is hereby instructed to
cause same to be prepared at once and to
sign each bond, together with the parish
treasurer and chairman of the finance
committee OF the police jury Of said par
ish.
Be it further ordained that in order
to pay the interest and principal of said
bonds, a special tax of three-eighths of
mill on the dollar of assessed valuation
upon all the property subject to taxa
ton within the parish of Caddo be and
is hereby levied for the years 1909, 1904,
1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909. 1910, 1911,
1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1910, 1917, 1913,
1910 1920, 1921, 1922, 1929, 1924, 1925,
1920. 1927, 1925, 1929. 1910, 1871, 1892,
until a sufficient fund is provided to pay
said bonds and interest; and of the
amounts so realized the sum of $1,000
per annuin shall be used for the payment
OF the interest on said bonds, and the
remainder shall Constitute "a sinking
fund out of which shall be paid the prin-
opal of said bonds so issued.
Passed its first reading and the above
was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas: Alexander, Huckabay, Hutch |
Inson, Monkhouse, Means. Noel, Oden.
Peniek Rives, Harkey, Winter, WYNN |
and Young. =
Nays. None.
PROMULGATION OF RETURNS
OF ELECTION HELD ON
JUNE zI6, Ioo3.
. Office Of Police Jury, Caddo Parish.
Louisiana Whereas, on June I6. 1907.
At an election held throughout the parish I
% laado after more than thirty days'
advertisement, to take the sense of the
taxpayers of said narisla on the
question OF the parish of Caddo incur
ing debt Of $4,000, of which, amount
10000 shall be for the purpose of build
ng and completing Jail, and $4,000
Eor the purpose OF funding $4,000 of
'onds issued IN 1876 and maturing April
800, and to issue bonds of said parish
= sald amount, with 4 per cent per an
ltiIn interest, payable semi annually, and
principal payable in thirty years, and in
'rder to pay same to authorize the par
sh OF Caddo to levy special tax of s-8
i mill on the dollar Of the assessed
upon all the property subject /,
Q taxation IN said parish for thirty wears
lntl a sufficient amount is provided to I;
ay principal and interest; and,
whereas, at said election. duly and T;
egaily held, and returns legally made.
he property taxpayers of said parish
oted favorably in number and amount {,
nd authorized said parish to contract +,
aid debt, to issue said bonds and to lew
aid special tax; therefore L. P p.
seth, president Of the police fury of :
,addo parish, by virtue of the authority