The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-28
PRONUNCIATION OF
ELECTION.

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| BE 1T KNOWN and remembered,
that Oh this 18th day of June 1913. that
the Board of Commissioners Drainage
District Number Two of Madison Par
ish, Louisiana, met at the hour OF
noon at the office of the Board at
Mound Louisiana, pursuant to the res
olution of the Board adopted on the
10th day of April, 1913, for the purpose
OF compiling and promulgating the re-
suit OF the result of the special election
held on the 10th day Of June, within
the limits o! Drainage District Number
Two of Madison Parish, Louisiana, at
which election the following PROPOSE
tons were voted upon by the property
taxpayers of the said District.
And we, the undersigned Commits
sioners of District Number Two of Mad.
ison Parish, Louisiana, after having e1-
aminsd the ballots cast and the returns
made thereof. do hereby certify tina.
the following is the result of the said
election as shown by the said ballots and
by the returns made to us by the cleo
ton officers heretofore appointed to
conduct said election as follows, to-wit:
For Issuance OF BONDS.
Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds to the amount of Two Humid
red and ten Thousand Dollars Of.
Drainage District Number Two of
Madison Parish, Louisiana, to run
forty years bearing interest at the
rate five per cent per annum, pay
able annually, for the purpose of
constructing systems of Drainage in
said District.
For said proposition there were
cast Twenty three votes, owning
and assessed on the asse ssment rolls
withpropertyt TO the Value OF Eighty
eight Thousand one Hundred Dol
las. Against said proposition there
We're cast No votes.
For LEvYING A TAX.
Proposition 10 levy five mill tax on all
properly subject to State taxation
in Drainage District Number Two
OF Madison Parish, Louisiana, for
the period of forty years for the
purpose of constructing systems of
Drainage in said District. For
said proposition there we're cast
Twenty-Five votes, owning and as
sessed on the assessment rolls with
property to the Value of Eighty
seven Thousand, Seven hundred and
Eighty Dollars. Against said prop
osition there was cast one Vote,
owning and assessed on the assess
ment rolls with property to the value
OF Three Hundred and Twenty DOL
lars.
For LEvYING OF AN Ac' EAoE TAX.
'roposition to levy and assess an annual
contribution or acreage. tax of thirty
cents per acre on all lands situated
in Drainage District Number two
OF Madison Parish, Louisiana, for
aperiod OF forty years, commencing
in the year 1914 for the purpose of
constructing systems Of drainage in
said District.
For said pre- position there we're
cast twenty three votes owning and
assessed with property on the assess
ment rolls to the value of eighty.
eight thousand one hundred dollars.
Against said proposition there
cast no votes.
Therefore. after counting and com
ling the votes at said election for and
'ainst IS i'd propositions above enumer.
ed and set out, which count was pro-
ded with in the presence of such wit
'sses as desired to be present,
We hereby declare and announce the
suit OF same to be as above SGT forth,
I'd as result Of the said election that
rainage Dittrict Number two of Madi.
N Parish. Louisiana, has been author.
ed to issue Two hundre1 and zen thou
md dollars ofnsgotiable bonds as above
t forth, and has been authorized to
Wy an acreage tax of thirty cents per
re on all land situated in said district.
I'd has been authorized to levy spe.
al annual tax Of five mills on the dol
assessed value on all properly sub q
ct to State taxation in said District.
II OF which will appear more fully by
ference to the resolution submitting
i'd propositions above mentioned.
And the said Board of Commission
of Drainage District Number Two
Madison Parish, Louisiana, having
ade public proclamation of the above
suit, it has closed this process verbal b!
tho compilation of the vote of the l
i'd special election held on the 10Th n,
y of June, 1918. N
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