The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-12
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ordering special election at which shall be sub
united to the property Taxpayers qualified a
| electors under the constitution and laws Of thu
s.as o. l1ouisiana TO take the sense Of said
ana the issuing OF negotiable bonds therefor
Tor the purpose OF erecting and CONSTRUCTING 4
water works plant for the town Of Co!iax. La.
ana leyyfng and assessing a five mills tax on
the dollar per annufn for the purpose OF paw
Ing principal and interest on said bonds
Section i-Be IL ordained by the mayor and
town council Of the town of Colfax. La. that 4
special election be held In the corporntfOn ~
colfax. La. on the 10th day OF November. 1so7.
ri which shall be submitted to the prouertv tax ,
payers qualified electors under the CONSTITUTION
ana laws o. the state OF Loaisiana, the question
OF mourning debt and issuing negotiable boufs
Tor the purpose Of erecting and cons ruetinr =
system OF water works In thefown Of Colfax IA
ana 10 ASSESS and levy tax sf Ave mills on tn.
dollar for a period Of thirty years. and to pa,
the principal and interest ON said honda to ~.
issueti. and the tax to be collected and levied ~.
cordtng to law.
Said indebtedness to be incurred shall Re Sly
teen Thousand Dollars or such part thereof A.
may be necessary. and said negotiable honda ~
be ISSUED therefor ehalI run for period If thirtv
years. and they shall bear interest at the rnte q,
nve per cent per anuum, the tax to be levied ann
assessed to pay said Dor Is shall be Ave milIs rs
annum. and said Indebtedness to be incurred fur
the purpose OF erecting and constructing a avs
TEN of water works In the town OF CoIfax' La.
That the bonds to be issued, to be numbered
each for the sum OF Two Hundred and FIFTY
Dollars. aud shall be due and payable: bonds
July LIST. 1918; bonds, July lat, 1915: 10 bonds
July ist i923, IL bonds, July 1st 1928: IL honds
July lst 1888: g bonds, July list 1855 'o"'s
Said bonds shall bear on their face the date nj
their respective maturity. and interest Commons
shall De attached to said bonds showing the ac- |
crued interest for each year. which interest," shai1
De due and payable january lst- 1907 ana JnIv
Isl. 1889. and thereafter semi-annually.
Section 2-lse It further ordained by the mayo,
INV rfsrl 1<,ff hox
special election shall be held under the eecf:on
avs oil the State ri Louisiana ct the polI,rs
places estabish by law In the said town ~
;oifax, La. and the ballots to be usef shaIl -
printed in the following form: eFor the rs~
Iud bonds for water works fn the town OF Colsax
"a. Against the tax and bonds for water
s"rss IN tue town OF Coifax. La" Said tickets
md bonds he'd 10th day OF November 1907.
Srrfson 3-Be IL further ordained that A. |
svaDs j. A. Hyde end John p. Kelsoe are here
/. W. Duacan M clerk Of the election and that II
he mayor Is hereby instructed to give 4 no notiss
I the time and place for holding said election |
nd the commissioners and clerk nre jpetrucfa-j ]
D make returns OF said election to the mavos
nd hoard OF aldermen OF the town Of CoIfax. La
no shall Announce and promulgate the results |
said election according to law
Section BE IL further ordained by the m avor 4
nd town council OF the town Of C0lfax La fhef :
ie commissioners OF election shall receive the
snotts Of all property taxpayers Of the town Of
ate OF Louisiana, and before tiepoeitin~ tbs
me IN the ballot box, shall indorse thereon IN |
e presence Of the voter. the name of such voter |
ID the amount Of his assessed property. and the
I'd commissioners shall make returns Of th Il
lmher oil votes. and the amount Of the aaseksed
Hue o. property voted for and against the H.
ing ~ the bonds and thu levving and assessjne
the tax as herein provide for
r. s. CAMERON.
A. WILLIAMS. Mayor Of Town OF Colfax.
Secretary OF Town OF Col.ax J
approved October !. 1907
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Mayor al Town Of Colfax La
STATE OF LUUI6TANAl
PARBH of GRAxr ! Z
TOWN OF COLFAx /
hereby certify that the foregoing Is q true
! CORRECT copy Of the ordinance passed by fl,s /
fn eonnci by a unanimous vote on the ist
OF October, 1897, Mt a regular meeting OF the
neil. aud a quorum being present. IL
fitness my official signature. this October LIST. q
+ ]. A. WILLIAMS Ie
Secretary