The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-30

POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Special Meeting to Re-enact Ordinances
Appertainlng to Issuance of Bonds
and Levying of Tax In First Road
District OF Ascension Parish.

l. NppeFtalning TO Issuance of Bond
and Levying of Tax In First Roa,
| District OF Ascension Parish.
Donaldsonville, La, May 20, 1914.
The police jury of the parish OF AS
cension met this day in special session
at the courthouse, pursuant to call, an,
was called to order at Ii o'clock a. m
Present: Adolphe Meter, president
third ward; K. G. Spahr, first ward
G. 81. Landry. fourth ward; L. W. Armitage
nth ward; Leon Newman. sixth ward c. N
dautreau seventh ward. Absent. M. Ourso
second ward: q. ]. Causey, eighth ward
President Netter read the following al
the Call tor this special meeting:
10 repeal the ordinance adopted b,
| thls poilce jury on April IL. 1914, au
tnorizing the police jury OF the parish
OF ascension, as the governing authorit,
OF the First Road District OF the parish
or Ascension, to incur an indebtedness.
or s5o.00e and issue neg sotiable bonds
tor like amount under and by virtue
OF the authority conferred on the police
Jury ny virtue OF an election of ths
DISTRICT held on Tuesday March rs
1918, and which said bonds In said ordi.
nance were dated July Is, 1914.
70 repeal the ordinance adopted BY
this police jury on April Ii, IVA, levy.
ing and assessing a tax of one anG
one-haif mills on the dollar on all the
property subject to taxa ton in the
aarst. Road District of the parish of AS.
censlon. state OF Louisiana. to pay the
interest on thirty-tive thousand (s35.-
WV uoHals OF tive per cent bonds and
the principal on two bonds of five hun
uTea eSa0o) dollars each, maturing July
TO adopt ordinances authorizing the
police jury of the parish OF Ascension,
as as 1ne governing authority OF the First
koad District of the parish of Ascen-
SION, to incur an Indebtedness of $685.
YOU and issue negotiable bonds for a
IKE amount. under and by virtue of the
authoraly conferred on the police jury
ny virtue OF an election of the property
taxpayers OF the First Road District,
heid On Tuesday, March 25, 1913.
10 adopt ordinances authorizing the
police jury of the parish of Ascension.
as the governing authority of the First
Road District of the parish of Ascefl-
sion, to levy such tax upon the taxable
property OF the said First Road District
as viii be sufficient to provide for the
interest IA and such part of the principal
shall be due and payable.
MIR. Spahr offered the following ordinance:
Be it ordained by the police jury OF the parish
of Ascension that the ordinance authorizing
the police jury of the parish OF Ascension as the
governing authority Of the First Road District
OF the parish OF Ascension, to incur an indebted
ness OF $35OOO and issue negotiable bonds for a
IKE amount. under and by virtue of the author
i,y conferred on the police Jury by virtue OF an
Road District, held on Tuesday. March Is, 1918.
and which said bonds were dated in said orfli-
nance july 15, 1914 be and the same is hereby
repealed.
On motion OF Mr.. Spahr, seconded by NJ.
Landry, the ordinance was adopted roll-caIl re-
shitlng III vote OF yeas and no nays.
Mr. Sphar offered the following ordinance;
Be it ordained by the police jury of the parish
OF Ascension that the ordinance adopted by
this police jury on April H. 1914. levying and as
sesslng tax OF one and one-haH mills on the
dollar on all the property subject to taxation in
the First Road District of the parish of Ascen-
SION. state OF Louisiana, to pay the interest on
on two bonds of 5000 each, maturing July Is,
1915 be and the same is hereby repealed.
. On motion OF Mr.. Spahr, seconded by Mr.
Newman, the ordinance was adopted, roll-caI
resulting IN vote OF yeas and no nays.
The following ordinance was offered
by Mr.. Landry:
authority conferred at an election of
taxpayers qualified to vote un-
der the law, held in the First Road
District of the parish OF Ascension on
PAYERS of said First Road District. COM
prising the first, second, third and
fourth wards of said parish, authorized
the police jury of the parish OF Ascen-
said First Road District, to incur an
and issue and sell negotia-
bic. semi-annual interest-bearing coupon
bonds evidencing such Indebtedness of
said First Road District under the terms
and conditions of the constitution and
statutes of the state of Louisiana, in
Guiding among others Article 281 of the
said constitution and Act No. 256 of
Whereas, at said election held on
the 25th day Of March. 1913. in said
First Road District of the parish of AS
cension, as shown by the proclamation
Of this police jury announcing the re.
sult OF the canvass of the returns of
said election, one hundred and ninety
seven (19O votes representing taxable
valuation of three hundred and eighty
two thousand six six hundred and seven en-
were cast in favor of the proposition to
incur an Indebtedness of. thirty-fiv
thousand dollars, (s35,ooo1, and issue
negotiable. semi-annual interest-bearip"
coupon bonds to evidence said indebted
ness, and eight 80 votes representing
an assessed valuation of five thousand.
four hundred and nineteen and 50-100
dollars, ls5,419.50), were cast against
the aforesaid proposition; and
Whereas, in accordance with law the
police jury of the parish of Ascension,
IS the governing authority of the said
First Road District. did, on the 2Sth
lay of March. 1913. meet in open ses-
sion at the courthouse in the parish of
Ascension. and did open the said ballot
boxes and examine and canvass the re-
.urns made at said election held on the
18th day of March. 1913, and found that
here were one hundred and ninety-se
IN 197) votes and a taxable valuation
If three hundred and eighty-two thou
,and. six hundred and seventeen and
;5-1oo dollars, (s3s2, 65l, In favor of
he said proposition. and eight (s) votes
Ind a taxable valuation OF five thou
Jand. four hundred and nineteen 50-100 |
lollars, (s5.419.50) against the said prop |
,sition, and that the said proposition |
vas carried and adopted by a majority |
n number and amount of the said prop |
,rty taxpayers voting a. said election. |
Ind the result as found by them and as !
hown by the process verbal of the can
;ated by this police jury and the pro-
eedings ordered published in the Off |
ial Journal of the parish of Ascension |
nd duly recorded with the recorder of
ion in Mortgage Book No. 81, folio 24s,
nd registered with the secretary OF |
tate, all In accordance with law; and
Whereas, the police jury OF the par
hority of said First Road District. be.
ng duly, fully and completely authorized
0 incur an Indebtedness Of thirty-iVe
housand dollars, ($S5. 5.0oo1 for said First
Ike amount under such terms as the /
,olice jury may deem most advisable. /
he said bonds to mature within twenty
ears from their date and to bear In |
crest at the rate of five per centumI
er annum, payable senai-annualiy: and
Whereas. the assessor Of the parish |
+ Ascension has certified that the as
essed valuation of the said First Road
District of the parish OF Ascension, as
hown by the assessment rolls for state
nd county purposes for the year 1913, |
mounts TO s1.s94, $40, and that. there
ore. an indebtedness of thirty-ssve
housand dollars ts35,00o1 and bond
ysue representing. that Indebtedness for