St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-02
Petition.
TO the Honorable Mayor and Board of AldermI

To the Honorable Mayor and Board OF Aldermen
of the Town of Vaudeville. La,
We, the undersigned, embracing more than
one-third of the property taxpayers of the said
Town of Vaudeville, petition your honorable
body to order special election to be held in
the Town of Mandeville, at which election
there shall be submitted to the property tax
payers of said Town, entitled to vote under
the Constitution and laws Of the state of
Louisiana, the proposition of mourning debt
and issuing negotiable bonds therefor to the
extent of $4,000, for the following purposes:
1St To construct a revetment from the
corner of Foy and Lake streets, in said Town
of Vaudeville, commencing in the Lake at
point about three hundred feet from the
center of square number S, thence running
parallel with Lake street to point in the lake
about three hundred feet opposite the corner
of Lake and Carondelet streets.
I'd. To fill in and reclaim that portion of the
said Town of MandeviIle's property lying be-
tween Carondelet street, Lake Shore, Foy and
the proposed revetment,
Sd. To construct shell road, commencing
In Lake street in said Town. at the corner
of Lake and Lamarque streets; thence from
said corner to the corner OF Lake and wilkinson
streets; thence along wilkinson street to
Monroe street; thence along Monroe street to
Marigny Avenue; thence along the center of
MariRny Avenue to Lake street.
We further petition your honorable body to
submit to the property taxpayers of said Town,
at said election also the question of levying
special tax of three mills on the dollar per
annum for period of ten years, upon all
In said Town, the same to be applied to the
payment of the annual interest on, as we'll as
to the payment of the principal of said bonds.
Signed by twentY-three t23J taxpayers.
AN oRDlNACE
Ordering special election, at which shall
submitted to the property taxpayers OF the
Town of Vaudeville, Louisiana, entitled to
vote under the laws of the State OF Louisiana,
the proposition of incrring debt and Issuing
negotiable bonds therefor and also the ques-
ton of levying special tax on all property
Situated In said town to be applied to the pay
r1ent of the principal and interest of said
bonds.
Section I. Be 1t ordained by the Town Coun-
eli of the Town. of Vaudeville, La, in legal
ession convened:
That special election 6s neid IN tne Town
of Mandeville, La, on the 25th day of October,
1900 at which election shall be submitted to
the property taxpayers of said Town, entitled
to vote under the Constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, the question OF incurring
debt and Issuing negotiable bonds therefor, to
the amount of twenty thousand dollars, for
the following purposes, to-wit:
1st To construct revetment from the
corner of Foy and Lake streets in said Town of
Vaudeville, commencing in the Lake at point
about three hundred feet from the center of
Square No. 5; thence running PARALLEL with
lake street to point in the lake about three
hundred feet opposite the corner of Lake and
Carondelet streets.
od. To fill In and reclaim that portion of the
said Town of Mandeyille's property lying be-
tween Carondelet street, Lake Shore, Foy and
the proposed revetment.
3d. 10 construct shell road, commencing
on Lake street In said Town. at the corner of
Lake and Lamarque streets, thence from saia
streets: thence along wilkinson street to
Monroe street; thence along Monroe street to
Marigny Avenue; thence along the center OF
Marigny Avenue 10 Lake street.
Sec q Be it further ordained, etc, That at
said election there shall be submitted to the
property taxpayers of the said Town, who are
entitled to vote under the Constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana. the proposition
III Ieyyinp on all assessed and assesSable prop
ertV, Situated In said Town, tax of three
mills on the dollar per annum, for peroid OF
ten years, said special tax 20 oe applied 10 tne
bonds heTeinabove mentioned, as well as to
the p4ymeTt of the principal of said bonds as
they mature.
the said bonds shall bear serial numbers from
one "a twenty, both Inclusive, of one thousand |
dollars each, and mature as follows:
Number /, January 2, 1915.
Number 2, January 2, 1915.
Number 3, January 2, 1917
Number 4, January 2, 1918.
Number s. January2 1919.
Number o and z, January 2, 1920.
humber s and 9, January 2, 1921.
Number 10 and II, january 2, 1922.
Number 10 and 13, January 9, 1923.
Number IA and / 5, January 2, 1924.
Number 10 and IL, January2 2, 1925.
Number IB, 10 and 20, January 2, 1896.
Sec ne it further, ordained ETC., That the |
and phraseology be used for |
the S4'u O0''0 United States of America,
State of Louisiana, , |
Parish of st. Tammany. |
Vaudeville, La, 1q
wears after date, the Town of Mande-
,,I,e. Louisiana, promises to pay to bearer the
s,,ys of one thousand dollars at the treasurer's
oeIce NJ said Town, with interest thereon at the
rate of five per cent per annum from date until
KEN day of January, in each year, upon the |
.s,rrender Of the respective coupons, as hereto
Roth the principal and interest of this bond