The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-07
PROCEEDINGS.

, Madison Parish. Louisiana, held at
Mounds. louisiana. on April lOth'
1913.
AT the meeting held this day the
follow N; m mhcrs were present:
L G. bedford president
CcDr Sc :. Y,r@er, secretary.
y W. Thomas.
=. ". EenilI. Id. and
l.. II. honey.
Mr.. y. ". Thomas offered the fol-
owing ordinance. which being duly
seconded by George >. Yerger. was
unanimC usly adopted. All the MEM
bcrs present voting for same:
Ordinance being as follows. to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
Rv the Commissioners of Drainage
District Number Two of Madison
Parish. Louisiana, calling d special
le.,Ction for submission To the proper
ty tax payers of said District propo-
sitiuns for the mourning of an IN
idchtc dncss of Two Hundred and Ten
Thousand Dollars for Drainage pur-
poses, the issuance of negotiable
uohdS therefor and the levy ot spe-
cial acreage taxes to pay the prin-
lcipal and interest of said bonds.
| section l. BE 1t ordained by the
BOARD OF commissioners Of Drainage
lIistrict ,Numbcr Two of Madison Par
ish. Louisiana, that an election III
PROPERTY tax payers of Drainage Dis
trict, Number Two of Madison Par
Ish. louisiana. shall be and the same
Is hereby ordered to be held 90 ON
Tuesday, the 10th day OF June, 1913.
Whercat shall be submitted TO the
illegally qualified tax payers of said
District qualified as electors under the
constitution and laws of the State of
H., uisiana, the propositions herein
latter i'll Section of this Ordinance
lsst forth.
section . Re ii further ordained:
THAT at said election there shall be
submitted to the property tax payers
LOT Drainage District Number Two oi
Madison Parish. Louisiana. qualified
as aforesaid the following PROPOSE
tons:
Shall Drainage District Number Two
Iof Madison Parish, Louisiana, for the
purpose of constructing systems or
Ora mage. as fully shown and set forth
in the plans and specifications, duly
lappruved by the State Board OF En-
gineers of the State of Louisiana, and
ON file at the office of the Board Of
Commissioners of this District, within
said District, incur al, Indebtedness or
rwo Hundred and Ten Thousand Dol
.ars, and issue therefor its negotiable
coupon bonds bearing interest at the
rate of i've per cent per annum, sali
bonds to be dated, February LIST, 1914
and to mature at intervals as follows:
| 5000 thereof due on the first day OF
February in each of the years 1913,
1916. and 1917, $1,000 thereof due on the
first day of February in each of the
? years 1918. 1919, 1920. 1921, 1922. 1923 and
1871, $1,000 thereof due on the first day
of February in each of the years 1925
1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929; $4,000 thereof
: due on the first day of February In
e each of the years 1880. 1881, 1882, 1873;
and 1884 $4,000 thereof due on the firs'
day of February in each of the years
' 1895. 1886, 1887, 1888 and 1889, 5000
thereof due on the first day OF FEB
!. ruary 1910, 1871 and 1912, $4,000 Thereof
due ON the first day of February II
Il each of the years 1913, 1914, l94o ant
. 1916; $4,000 thereof due on the frs
:, day of February in each of the year
l947, 194S, 1949, 400, 1851 and 1852
s 81 900 thereof due on the first day o
If February in the year 1858; $500
70 thereof due on the first day of Feb
ruary in the year 1854.
= For the purpose of constructing sys
D, tents of Drainage in said District
5. shall Drainage District Number Tw
Ia of Madison Parish, Louisiana, lev
and assess a special annual tax of Fl,
- mills on the dollars assessed valuation
% on all property subject to state taxa
:. ton situated in said District for tn
t, period of Forty years commencin
W. with the year 1914.
- For the purpose of paying the prir
- cipal and interest of Two Hundre
l. and Ten Thousand Dollars Drainag
ns Bonds which it proposes to issue, sha
y. Drainage District Number Two {
Madison Parish. louisiana. levy an
% assess an annual contribution ,
'h acreage tax OF thirty per cents p,
er acre on all lands situated in sa
tn District continuously for a period
n. Forty years, commencing with Il
or year 1914.
VI Section ?. Be it further ordaire
Is, That the Secretary of this Board
i'll and he is hereby instructed TO eau
ct to be given notice, in DUB time and mai
IN ner as provided by law. Independent
" of the publication of this Ord
W nance aud that this ordinance
u: published in the Madison Journal. Il
A official Journal of Madison Paris
II as socn after it's passage as cow
T., Iently may be.
~ Section T. BE 1t further ordainc
Is That all hallots to be used at ga
eft election shall 6e printed on white p
,xt Der I'm such form and manner as W
od ermit the yoter to STAMP opposi
., tie proposition voted on and so tn
lie may vote for or against the pre-
we ,sitions herein submitted.
IN TIC official ballots shall be In. I
TO- form following. to-wit:
..s.i For the Issuance of Bond.
Proposition 10 incur EFE
ck dcht and issue bonds
md to the amount Of Two. - r.
ut Hundred ard Ter -
~ Thousand I'ollars Of S9T
q, Drainage <.Distri Ia lytJSi =
g. Number Two of Mad aals~
'"o iSm Parish, Lcuisi- ,slS 70
ng, ara, to run forty
re- years, Tearing interest
.wo at tha rate Of five per .....l. .
cent per annLm, pay
80 able annually. YES
o For the purpose of -
10 constructing system of ,..-
can Drainage in said Dis
lie. trict. NJ
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