The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-10
PROCEEDINGS.

Meeting of Board Of Commissioners
of Drainage District Number TWO Oh
Madison Parish, Louisiana, held al
Mounds, louisiana, on April Ioth'
1913.
At the meeting held this day the
following members were present:
T. c. Bedford, president,
George S. Yerger. Secretary
n. w. Thomas,
c. NJ. Beniheld, and
r. K. Boney.
Mr.. y. w. Thomas offered the fol-
lowing ordinance. which being duly
seconded by George S. Yerger' was
unanimously adopted. All the men,
bers 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 a special
election for submission to the proper
~ tax payers Of said District propo-
sitions for the mourning of an in
ldehtedness of Two Hundred and Ten
Thousand Dollars for Drainage pur-
poses, the issuance of negotiable
bonds therefor and the levy OF spe-
cial acreage taxes to pay the prin-
cipal and interest Of said bonds.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Board of Commissioners Of Drainage
District Number Two of Madison Par
ish. Louisiana, that an election OF
property tax payers of Drainage Dis
Itrict Number Two Of Madison Par
lish, Louisiana, shall be and the same
is hereby ordered to be held on
Tuesday. the 10th day. of June 1913,
whereat shah be submitted to the
Illegally qualified tax payers of said
District qualified as electors under the
Iconstitution and laws of the State OF
!. C uisiana, the propositions herein
latter in Section 2 Of this Ordinance
IT forth.
Section g Be it further ordained:
THAT at said election there shall be
submitted to the property tax payers
OF 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 set forth
| in the plans and specifications. duly
approved by the State Board or En-
gineers of the State of Louisiana, and
on file ut the Office of the Board Of
, Commissioners of this District, within
said District, incur an Indebtedness OF
/ Two Hundred and Ten Thousand Dol
: lars, and issue therefor its negotiable
} coupon bonds bearing interest at the
q. rate OF five per cent per annum, sane
, bonds to be dated, February 1st, 1911
l and to mature at intervals as follows
$1,000 thereof due on the first day o.
February in each of the years 1913
: 1916 and 1917, $4,000 thereof due on TIT
] first day of February in each of thu
D years 1918, 1919, 1920. 1921, 1922, 1923 ant
1924 $4,000 thereof due on the first da!
8 of February in each Of the GEARS 1925
1926, ,eo7 1928 -ilu 1929; $4,000 thereo
I due on the first day of February II
each of the years 1890, 1881, 1882, 1sS
and 1894. $4,000 thereof due on the frs
day of February in each of the year
1885, 1896, 1887, 1888 and 1899, $6OO
). thereof due on the first day Of Feb
= ruary 1910, 1941 and 1912, $4,000 thereo
" due on the first day of February il
edcH VI liic stdiS iVtoB ASf', avn ~%2@
1916; $4,000 thereof due on the frs
day of February in each of the year
= I947, 194S, 1949, 1900, 1851 and 1857
q 81 900 thereof due on the first day @
4 February in the year 1858; sl2,Oc
n thereof due on the first day of Feb
i. ruary in the year 1851.
,fl 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 n
mills on the dollars assessed valuatio
" on all property subject to state taxa
30 ton situated in said District for Il
10 period of Forty years commencir
m with the year 1914.
WI For the purpose Of paying the pri
at cipal and interest of Two Hundr'
10 and Ten Thousand Dollars Draina
Y Bonds which it proposes to issue, sh;
IN Drainage District Number Two
&. Madison Parish, Louisiana. levy a.
Oh assess an annual contribution
30 acreage tax of thirty per cents r
on acre on all lands situated in So
"a District continuously for a period
NC Forty years, commencing with
n year 1914.
Section ?. Be it further ordair'
70 That the Secretary Of this Board
and he is hereby instructed to cat
-, to be given notice, in dup time and ms
ner as provided by law, independel
Iy OF the publication Of this On
nance. aud that this ordinance
,r. published in the Madison Journal,
ay official Journal of Madison Pari
! a as soon after it's passage as con
tai niently may be.
Section 4. Be it further ordain
lsd That all ballots to be used at
Ice election shall be printed on white
Inc per in such form and manner as
TX permit the yoter to stamp oppo:
the proposition voted on and so I
he may Vote for or against the pr
ositions herein submitted.
eid The official ballots shall be in
MS form following. to-wit:
quo For the Issuance of Bond.
vi Proposition to incur
ny debt and issue bonds :.
to the amount of Two -
,;o Hundred ard Ter
ia Thousand Dollars Of * d.,
Drainage Dis TT ic t
Nh. Number Two of Mad
by ison Parish, Lcuisi-
n ana, to run forty -
de- years, tearing interest
the at tn, rate Of five per
cent per annum, pay
on able annually. YES
lirst For the purpose OF
,rOo oop otrucfiufr syStem Of