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

lIJIi0N NJ members were present:
/. {. bedford. president.
| George =. I,I-eI, .-lI",...y.
y. ". Thomas.
=. VI Hcn,f"ld. and
Il. N. Boney.
Mr.. " W. Thomas offered the fol-
o%.rg ordinance. which being duly
seconded by GGo!se ). YerSer, was
unaniInC usly adopted. All the MEM
beIs present voting for SANE:
Ordinance being as follows. to-wit:
| AN ORDINANCE.
| BY the Comm sSiunerS of Drainage
District Number TWo of Madison
Parish, Louisiana, calling 4 special
| election for submission To the proper
" tax payers Of SAID District propo-
sitions for the mourning of an in
dehtC dness of Two Hundred and Ten
Thousand Dollars for Drainage pur-
poses, the issuance of negOtia Bile
boAds therefor and the levy Of spe-
cial acreage taxes to pay the prin-
cipal aud interest OF said bonds.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Board OF COMMISSIONS: of Drainage
District Number Two o Madison Par
Iish, louisiana, that an election of
trici Number Two of Madison Par
Ish, Louisiana, snail be and the same
is hereby ordered u be neld on
Tue stay. 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
I.C uisiana. the propositions herein
latter III Section Of this Ordinance
s t forth.
.5vr-.,A 2 BE it further ordained:
That at said election there snail -,
submitted 10 the property tax payers
VI Drainage District Number Two ol
Madison Parish, Louisiana, qualified
as aforesaid the following PROPOSE
tiOns:
Shall Drainage District Number Two
of Madison Parish, Louisiana, for the
purpose of constructing systems Of
Drainage, as fully shown and ST forth
in the plans and specifications, duly
lapprCved by the State Board Of En-
gineers of the State of Louisiana, and
| IN tile 1T the office of the Board u
| Commissioners Of this District, within
| aid District. incur al. Indebtedness of
two Hundred and Ten Thousand Dol
| airs, and Issue therefor its negotiable
,UupJn bonds bearing interest at the
ate OF five per cent per annum, said
bonds to be dated, February LIST. 1914
land to mature at intervals as follows:
$10l0 thereof due on the first day of
. February in each Of the years 1915,
1916 and 1917. $4,000 thereof due on the
first day OF February in each Of the
years 1918, 1919. 1920, 1921, 1922. 1928 and
1874 $4,000 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, 1881
and 1884, $1,000 thereof due on the first
, day of February in each of the years
1885. 1886, 1887, 1888 and 1889, $4,000
hereof due on the first day OF Feb
ruary 1910, 1871 and 1912, $4,000 thereof
Tue on the first day OF February in
I each of the years 1913, 1874, 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;
{ 81 600 thereof due on the first day OF
February in the year 1858; $4,000
7 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;
) shall Drainage District Number Two
J Of Madison Parish, Louisiana, levy
and assess special annual tax of fiv'
t mills on the dollars assessed valuation
E on all property subject to state taxa
. ton situated in said District fer the
period of Forty years commencing
with the year 1914.
al For the purpose of paying the prin
cipal and interest OF Two Hundred
and Ten Thousand Dollars Drainage
Bonds which it proposes to issue, shall
I Drainage District Number Two o
Madison Parish, Louisiana. levy an'
!; | assess an annual contribution "
e acreage tax OF thirty per cents pc
2 acre on all lands situated in salt
e District continuously for a period o
! Forty years, commencing with tn
4 year 1914.
4 Section . Be it further ordained
= that the Secretary OF this Board b
s and he is hereby instructed to caus
y to be given notice, in dup time and man
), ner as provided by law, Independent
: ~ of the publication OF this Ordi
1 iance. aud that this ordinance b
& published in the Madison Journal. tn
l. official Journal of Madison Parish
,, 10 socn after its passage as conve
q iently may be.
j Section 4. BE il further ordained
). | That all ballots to be used at sal
z. lection shall DC printed on white pa
II ,er in such form and manner as wi
h ,ermit the yoter to stamp opposi'
7e tile proposition voted on and so thf
o. lie may vote for or against the prcJ
Dsitione herein submitted.
I The official ballots shall be in III
r. eorm following. to-wit:
~ For the Issuance OF Dond.
er Proposition TO incur
81 ,icht and issue bonds
al o the amount of Two
he Hundred ard Ten
~ Thousand I'ollars Of
erl Drainage u is tr &c
Number Two of Mad
m ison Parish, Lcuisi- "'sfH
ana, TO run forty
vears, tearing interest
Vt tn, rate Of five per
,ent per annUm, pay
able annually. YES
FOR the purpose of -
constructing system Of
Drainage in said Dis
is t'ict. NJ
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