The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-06-21
HnOcELDINIIS

Madison Parish. Louisiana. held 1T
N"-nGs Louisiana. on ApTl l0tn,
1913.
- the meeting held this day thu
follow NJ members were present.
/. {. Hcdford, president.
Gc,rSo =. l,I-c., .,-II",...y.
y. ". Thomas.
=. VI. i3cn.fi"ld. and
II. H. Buney.
Mr.. y. W. Thomas offered the fol-
o"rg ordinance. which being duly
lscconLed by Geo!se ). Yerser, was
unanimously adopted. All the MEM
beIs present voting for same:
Ordinance being as follows. to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
BY the Commissioners of Drainage
District Number Two of Madison
Parish, Louisiana. calling 4 special
election for submission To the proper
lty tax payers Of SAID District propo-
siiions for the mourning of an in
debt, dness of Two Hundred and Tn
Thousand Dollars for Drainage pur-
poses, the issuance of negotia Bile
Dohds therefor and the levy OF spe-
lcial acreage taxes to pay the prin-
lcipal aud interest OF said bonds.
Section /. Be IT ordained by the
Board OF Commissioners of Drainage
District Number Two o Madison Par
lfsh, Louisiana, that an election of
property tax payers of Drainage Dis
trici Number Two of Madison Par
sh, Louisiana, snail be and the same
is hereby ordered to be neld on
Tuesday, the 10th day OF June. 1913,
whercat shall be submitted TO the
legally qualified tax payers of said
, District qualified as electors under the
constitution and laws of the State of
l.C uisiana. the propositions herein
after III Section > OF this Ordinance
SIT forth.
.5e,-.,A . BE it further ordained:
That ut said election there snail %
submitted to the property tax payers
Vi Drainage District Number Two OF
Madison Parish, Louisiana, qualified
As aforesaid the following PROPOSE
tons:
Shall Drainage District Number Two
of Madison Parish, Louisiana. for the
purpose Of constructing systems Of
Drainage, as fully shown and SIT forth
IN the plans and specifications, duly
approved by the State Board Of En-
gineers of the State of Louisiana, and
On tile 1T the office of the Board Of
Commissioners Of this District, within
aid District. incur ala Indebtedness of
rwo Hundred and Ten Thousand Dol
ars, and Issue therefor its negotiable
.uupJn bonds bearing interest at the
ate oi five per cent per annum, said
bonds to be dated February LIST. 1914
and to mature at intervals as follows:
/ is.gl a. of
. February in each Of the years 1915,
{ 1916 and 1917, s2c00 thereof due on the
! first day OF February in each Of the
years 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921 1922. 1928 and
1924, $1,000 thereof due on the first day
OF February in each of the years 1925,
1926, 1927, 1923 and 1929; $4,000 thereof
. due on the first day of February in
, each of the years 1890, 1881, 1882, 1888
: and 1884, $1,000 thereof due on the first
E day of February in each of the years
1885. 1886, 1887, 1888 and 1899, $4,000
: hereof due on the first day OF Feb
ruary 1910, 1871 and 1912, $4,000 thereof
l iue on the first day Of February in
{ each of the years 1913, 1914, 1915 and
: 1916; $4,000 thereof due on the first
day of February in each OF the years
( 1917, 1913, 1919, 1890, 1851 and 1852;
! 81 900 thereof due on the first day OF
February in the year 1858; $l2 900
Z thereof due on the first day OF Feb
ruary in the year 1854.
For the purpose of constructing sys-
= tens of Drainage in said District;
8 shall Drainage District Number Two
h Of Madison Parish, Louisiana, levy
and assess special annual tax Of five
t mills on the dollars assessed valuation
e on all property subject to state taxa
. ton situated in said District for the
J.; period Of Forty years commencing
! with the year 1914.
81 For the purpose of paying the prin'
cipal and interest OF Two Hundred
and Ten Thousand Dollars Drainag,
Bonds which it proposes to issue. shal
d Drainage District Number Two o
!; Madison Parish. Louisiana. levy an'
!; assess an annual contribution u
e acreage tax OF thirty per cents PEI
e acre on all lands situated in salt
e District continuously for a period o
y Forty years, commencing with TIL
II year 1914.
Il Section .. Be it further ordained
4 | fha. the Secretary OF this Board b.
IS and he is hereby instructed to caus
8 to be given notice, in dup time and man
II ner as provided by law, Independent
; " of the publication OF this Ordi
Gnnce. and that this ordinance b
c published in the Madison Journal, tn
l. official Journal of Madison Parish
al ls socn after it's passage as cOnve
q iently may be.
- Section 4. Be it further ordained
D That all ballots to be used at sal
e. lection shall DC printed on white pa
~ ,er in such form and manner as wi
h ,ermit the Yoter to STAMP opposlt
7e the proposition voted on and so tina
0. le may vote for or against the prep
Jsitions herein submitted.
= The official ballots shall be in tn
e rorm following. to-wit:
u; For the Issuance OF Dond.
er Proposition TO incur
st ieht and issue bonds
Al the amount of Two
he hundred ard Ten
~ Thousand collars Of
erl Drainage d is tr ic t
Number Two of Mad
m ieon Parish, Lcuisi- -
ana, to run forty
wears, tearing interest
IT tn, rate Of five per
,ent per annUm, pay
able annually. ES
FOR the purpose of
constructing system Of
Drainage in said Dis
is t'ict. NJ.