The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-05

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The toowing aldermen present; j. w. O'ounn'
4 IA LeSage. G. H. Mcknight and D. A. VII
liams. Absent. Alderman c. N. Carnahan.
The minutes OF the last meeting were ieau W
the secretary and approved
The following claims were allowed ana oroereo
s. g' H. McNeely. for account rendered- 80
c. H. Smith, feeding prisoners ...-.....-...
J. w. O'Quinn. expense incurred account xa
Fouke Brick Company, 25eo bricss....'-'.--- la
Big Pine Lumber Company. lumber - ~
The following ordinance was offered by Ainer. |
man williams and was adopted by sections am
az a whole by a unanimous vote oil the eou'"i
present; n.vcr
Ordering a special election at which shall De SUD
mitted 60 the property taxRayeas q '. s 81 the
State OF Louisiana. to take the sense oi sou
taxpayers on the question OF incurring oept'
and the issuing q negEsao I'd
water works plant for the town OF coiinx, Id,
and levyng aud assessing five mills tax on
the dollar per annun for the purpose OF pay
| inv nrincIpal and interest on said bonds.
| section l-Be 1t ordained by the mayo ano
| town council Of the town of Colfax, La. that
speciaI election be held In the corporation Oh
| Cplfar Ia. ON the 18th day of November 1901.
| AZ which shall be submitted to the property tax
| payers qualified electors under the constitution
and Ia WIS of the State Of Louisiana. the questoh
| of iucurring debt and issuing negotiable bonds
1 for the purpose Of erecting and constructing
system Of water works In the town Of Coliax. Id
and to ana levy n INK VI hNc hhfttc "" e''~
dollar for a period OF thirty years. and to pay
the principal and interest on said bonds TO De
issued and the to be collected and levied ac-
cording to law. =,
Said Indebtedness to be incurred shall Re Six
teen Thousand Dollars. such part thereof as
may be necessary. and said negotiable bonds 70
be issued therefor shall run for period OF thirty
years, and they shall bear interest at the rate OF
Ave per cent per annum the tax To be iev'ea anu
assessed to pay said bonds shall be i've mills per
| anuum and said indeb tedness to be incurred fOr
<h M Qrcctiuy and constructing n ty8-
tenn Of water works In the town Of Colfax, La.
That the bonds to be issued, to be numbered
: from one to sixty-four consecutively, shall De
p each for the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty
Dollars. and shall be due and payable: bonds
} July lst 1913; bonds. July ist 1918; 10 bonds
July Ist ISIS; L. bonds. July LIST, 1928: IA boDdi
/, July lst 1883; 10 bonds July LIST, 1858.
Said bonds shall bear on their face the date o
, their respective maturity. and interest coupons
crued interest for each year. which interest shall
3 | be due aud payable January LIST. 1909. ana !ur
list 1909. and thereafter semiannually
: | Spction 2-Be 1t further ordained by the mayo
and town council of the town of Colfax. La, tina
special election shall be held under the electiol
e laws of the State OF Louisiana at the pollin,
: colfax La and the ballots tn be used shall b
3 printed In the following form: For the Ia
y aud bonds for water works In the town oil Coifax
:. La Against the tax and bonds Tor wate
d works In the town OF Colfax, La Said ticket
to he captioned az follows: ELECTION for TIA
and bonds held 18th day Of November 1897.
Evans j. A. HYDE and John r. kelsOe are herr
by designated az commissioners OF election, an
j. W. Duncan as clerk Of the election, and tina
=, the mayo il hereby Instructed to give due notae
" Of the time aud place for holding said election
and the commissioners and clerk are lnstructe
3. to make returns of said election to the mayo
aud board of aldermen Of the town Of Coiiax la
~ who shall announce aud promuigate the resut
IL of said election according to law
ii section 4-Be 1t further ordained by the mayo
81 and town council Of the town of Colfax, La tina
&c the com missioner Of election shall receive Il
" ballots of all property taxpayers Of the town
Colfax La, entitled to vote under the laws OF "a
-, state OF Louisiana, and before depositing q
same in the ballot box. shall indorse tneseon.
III the presence of the voter the name OF such vote
H. aud the amount Of his assessed property ana q
A.: said commissioners shall make returns Of q
~ number Of votes, and the amount oil the assess
ri value Of property voted for and against the
az suiug OF the bonds and the leyving and assesst
of the tax as herein provided for
l. A. WILLIAMS. Mayor Of Town OF Colfax
secretary OF Town Of Colfax.
Approved october I. 1907
10 Mayor of Town Of Colfax. La
ne STATE OF LOUISIANA
Id. PARISH Of GRANT.
no TOWN OF COLFAX
he hereby certify that the foregoing y u
NC and correct copy OF the ordinance passed oy
M, town council by unanimous vote on the !
Ia. day of October 1907. at regular meeting OF
"a, eouuei and quorum being present
=" Witness my offcial signature. this Ortooer
X 1897. J A. "ii. 1888.
inl sscretary
"a There being no further business before
council it adjourned until the next resr,ar S's
w ing n O. "a &c.