The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
PROCEEDINGS.

Mounds. louisiana. on April loth'
1913.
AT the meeting h Id this day the
IoiluwInr members were present:
I t. Ecjlord, president
Gc,rgr :. Ycrscr Secretary
~ W. Thomas.
e. VI. Hcniiirld, and
X. *. :umey.
MIR y ". Thomas offered the FOL
Iuvirr ordinance. which being duly
seconded BY George ;. Yergcr. was
adopted. All the mem
prls present voting for same:
ordnance being as follows. to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE.
By the commissioners of Drainage
District Number Two Of Madison
Parish. Louisiana. calling special
election for Submission to the proper
tv tax payers Of sad District prop"-
si;ions for the mourning of an IN
debt, dnesS of Two Hundred ana Zen
Thousand Dollars for Drainage pur-
puSes. the issuance of negotiable
bonds therefor and the levy Of spe-
.rial acreage taxes to pay the prln-
cipal and interest of said bonds.
section l. BE 1t ordained by the
E,ard "a Commissioners of Drainage
Jistrict Number Two of Madison Par
ish. Louisiana. that an election OF
pr DpcrIN tax payers oG Drainage Dls-
trict Number Two of Madison Par
ISh. Louisiana, shall be and the same
is hereby ordered to be held OH
Tuesday. the 10th day of June. 1913,
" hrrrat shall be submitted To the
legally qualified tax payers OF said
District qualified as electors under the
constitution and laws of the state of
:, uisiana. the propositions herein
after in Section of this ordinance
It forth.
Section . BE it further ordained:
! That ut said election there snail be
| submitted to the property tax payers
- Drainage District Number Two OF
Madison Parish, Louisiana. qualified
,s aforesaid the following PROPOSE
| tons:
shall Drainage District Number Two
| of Madison Parish, Louisiana. Tor the
purpose of constructing systems "f
Drainage. as fully shown and set forth
| in the plans and specifications. duly
approved by the State Board OF En-
;ineers of the State of Louisiana, and
IN file at the office of the Board OF
| commissioners of this District, WITHIN
aid District, incur an Indebtedness of
Two Hundred and Ten ThousaLd Dol
| ars, and issue therefor it, negotiable
coupon bonds bearing interest at the
rate of five per cent per annum. SAID
bonds to be dated, February LIST. 1914
and to mature at intervals as follows:
$1,000 thereof due on the first day of
February in each Of the years 1919,
1915 and 1917, $1,000 thereof due on the
irst day of February in each of the
years 1918 1919. 1920, 1921. 1922 1923 and
1924 S3OCO thereof due on the first day
IF February in each of the years 1923
1926 1927, 1928 and 1929: $1,000 thereof
due on the first day of February IN
each of the years 1880. 1891, 1892. 1888
and 1884, $4,000 thereof due on the first
day of February in each of the years
1888. 1886. 1881. 1888 and 1899, $1,000
thereof due on the first day of Feb
ruary 1910. 1871 and 1912. $4,000 thereof
, due 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 year:
l941, 1913, 1919, 1890, 1851 and 1882
81, 600 tkcrcof DIE ON the first day OF
February in the year 1858: $1,000
thereof due on the first day OF Feb
ruary in the year 1854. ------- -.r
For the purpose of constructing sys
: TENS of Drainage in said District
, shall Drainage District Number Tw'
of Madison Parish. Louisiana, lev!
and assess a special annual tax of tiv
mills on the dollars assessed valuation
D on all property subject to state taxa
s ton situated in said District for tn
8 period of Forty years commencing
r With the year 1914.
For the purpose of paying the prin
n cipal and interest CT Two Hundre
and Ten Thousand Dollars Draihag
y Bonds which it proposes to issue. sha
Drainage District Number Two
J Madison Parish. Louisiana. levy an
assess an annual contribution
= acreage tax of thirty per cents pt
acre on all lands situated in sal
District continuously for a period
Forty years, commencing with IL
!, year 1914.
Section .. BE il further ordaire
% Tha. the secretary of this Board
and he is hereby instructed to eau!
i to be given notice, in lul, time and MAJ
10 ner us provided by law, independent
, " of the publication oc this Ord
E:ncc. and that this ordinance
published in the Madison Journal, Il
official Journal of Madison Paris
as soon after its passage as cunv
niently may be.
Section 4. lie ii further orddlnC
That all Eallcts to De used at sa
\ election shall 1e printed on white p
Der i'm such form and manner as W
permit the voter to stamp opposi
I the proposition voted on and so tn
he may Vote for or against the pre-
! ositionS herein submitted.
The official ballots shall be in 4
foim following. to-wit:
. For the Issuance of Bond.
Proposition 10 incur
= debt and issue bonds
q to the amount Of Two
r Hundred ard Ten
/. Thousand collars or
Drainage Distric
Number Two of Mad
ieon Parish, Lcuisi-
ana. to run forty
vCats, LcarinS interest
nj tn rate CT five per
cent per annLm, pay -
able annually. YES
For the purpose Of -
constructing system If
Drainage in said Dis
trict. NJ
Taxable Valuation s.............