The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-01
Election Proclamation.

| DoNALDsoNyILLE La, March 30, 1903.
NOTICE is hereby given that an election of
IN the preperls qualified property taxnayers
OF the town OF Donaldsonville will be held on
SATURDAY. MAY s, 1905,
to vote on the acce ptance or rejection of the
pTopesit ons embodied in the ordnance of the
town council Of the town of charlottesville,
passed on the Both day CT March, 1865, and being
as follows, to wit:
Whereas, In the opinion of the town council
of the toWtt Of DonaldsonFilie it is necessary
and advisa BILE that the streets and sidewalks of
the town should be improY ed the waterWerks
system enlarged and ex, ended and substantial
public schoosheuse constructed and equipped /;
Therefore, Be it ordained by the town eoun-
Gil of the town of Donaldsonville that an cleo
. ton be heldof the qualified property Taxpayers
of the town of Donaldsonvifie on Saturday, the
sixth day of May. 1906, after due Indication
in the official journal OF the town of Donald
sonyii1e for period OF thirty days. to take the
| sense OF the sad property taxpayers of the town
OF Donaldsonville upon he following proposi-
lions, which are to be as follows:
FIrst-IO incur debt of thirty-one thousand
dollars 1881 900 for the purpose of improving
streets and sidewalks aud of enlarging and ex-
tending the waterworks system of said town of
DonaldsoByille.
Second-To incur a debt of twenty-five thou
sand dollars (S25,0u0) for the purpose of erect
ing, cons rnct1ng and equipping public school
building IN tbs town of DonaIdsonyIlls,
Ihird-Io authorize the town of Donaldson.
wife IN representation of the above Indebtedness
TO issue S56,U00 If 5 per cent interest-bea ring
negotiable bonds of the face value of 1000 each
and numbered from one to fifty-six to run from
July H l905; $50u1 of said bonds to mature in ten
years; S10,UN0 of said bonds to mature in twenty
years $4,000 of said bohds to mature III thirty
years; 81 900 OF i'd bonds TO mature in forty
arr. The interest on said bends to be payable
seni-annnatly on the second day of January and
July of each year.
Four h--To authorize the town of Donaldson
vile to levy. assess and collect a special fax
OF i've mills on tie doliar of the ass ssed valu-
alton III any one year upon all property subject
70 state taxation in said town, said tax to
for a period of forty years beginning with the
year 1868, the proceeds of said tax to be applied
Ia the following manner, to-Wlt:
First, For the payment of the intere st upon
the bonds
Second, For redeeming the bonds.
Be 1t further ordained. etc 4 hat for the pur-
pose Of holding and conducting the election on
May s. 1a 5. it is ordered by the town council of
the town of Donaldsonville that the following
places be and they are hereby designated as
voting places. ,to-Wit:
First Ward-Courthouse
secont VA rd-Public Market.
Third Ward-Babin House
be 1t further ordained, etc. That the town
council of the town of DonaldsonViIle will in
open public session on Tuesday, May 9, 1905, at
the town hall at the hour of twelve clock pro-
ceea TO open the ballot b xes, examine and
count the ballats in numbsr and amount, ex-
anime and canvass the returns and declare the
result Of tho election, which result shall be pro-
muigated by publication in one issue of the Of
hc1ai Journal of the town of DonaldsonYiiie, and
shall forward a copy Of the process verbal of the
PRONUNCIATION of said election to the secretary
OF the state of Louisiana
be 1t further ordained, etc, That this orGi-
nance shall take effect from and after its pas
sage. GEO ii. richard. Mayor.
[sEAL.] Attest:
&. HENDERSON. Secretary.