The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-29

North CaddO Drainage y ~
mass such ordinances and lt'soiuloH
az may be necessary to pro'Ide '"'
the issuance Of the bonds, sigma
lures, negotiations. sale, "t' am
each wear while any of tn" bonds
are outstanding the >asd Board o.
commissioners shall, N ADDITION -
all their taxes, levy a special acre
age tax sufficient to pay tn" ho'ld>
falling due the ensuing YEARS, an"
in addition to such arrra1" tax Slla'
levy a special acreage fax 1"F m"
n,,rnose of defraylne tn" cost %
maintenance of such work vi tFa!f'
age. nro\idrd that the bombs anN
interest thereon shall! rdrh H''df -,
paid br preference out at IN" pro-
c,eds Of the acreage tax
Secs ), BE it further Resolved Fhf&
notice uf the election hereby cal1>'7
shall be given by proclamation "
the president Of this board, pub
lished for thirty days il the Shre\t-
port Caucasian, as required by law,
and that SAID proclamation shall So.
forth that this board VIII meet in
ouan session to be held at twelve
o'clock noon Tuesday. December 81,
1912. at the office Of the board, 54'
First National Bank Building. and
Will then and there proceed to open
the ballot box, examine and eOunk
the ballots in number and amount,
examine and canvass he returns
ana declare the result Of the cleo
ton. and such meeting of the Board
of commissioners for such purpose
is herewith called.
Sec. 3. Be il further resolved thai
the polls shall be located at the
regular polling place at Gillian.
where all voters i'll the SAID district
shall vote. and tffdt the polls Shai!
be open on the day of the election
at : O'Clock am, and close at
o'clock pm. and that the commits
SiunrrS and clerks of election shall
be as follows, tO-Wit: r. I. Douglas.
\. G.. Glassell. w. d. Mercer; :. j.
DemOsS. Clerk.
Sec. !. BE it further resolved that
the form Of the ballot to be used at
such election shall be as follows:
BOND ISSUE PROPOSITION
''prOposition to incur debt and is
sue bonds of the Sub-Drainage Dis
trict Nopoi. of the North Cadd'
Drainage District to the amount d
Si2,O00M to run for period of on
Is fifteen years, bearing interest o.
the rats of per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, for the puf-
pose of constructing special sys-
tenn of drainage within said district
as per resolution Of the North Cad
do Drainage District, adopted on
the 2ist day of November 1912.
Taxable valuation
Acreage
Yes
No
"NOtice to VOters-TO vote in ia
,or of the proposition submitted
upon this ballot, place cross *
mark in the square after the word
yes; to vote against it, place sim
lar mark after the word no"
Notice is further given that at
said election resident women tax
payers have the right to vote with
out registration i'll person or by their
agent authorized in writing. which
written authorization shall be at
tach"d to such agents ballot.
To rarry. said proposition MET
receive a majority in number aIHi
amount of assessment of those vOt-
ing
The Board of Directors will meet
at the office of The board. $40 First
National Bank ,building, at twelve
o'clock noons Tuesday, December 81,
1912, and will then and there pro-
ceed to open The ballot boxes, exam
inc and count the ballots in num-
Der and amount, examine and an
Hass the returns and declare The re
Sult Of the election.
Thus done and signed on the
Goth day of November 1912.
JOHN GLASSELL, President.
J. s. DOUGLAS, Secretary.
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