The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-11-27
POLICE JURY MEETING.
Parochial Lawmakers, AS Governing
Authority of First Road District,
Authorize Issuance of Bonds to
Amount of 5,oOo.oO-Special
Tax Levied.
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Donaldsonyiile; La, Noy. 10, 1913:
The POLICE jury OF thea parish OF Aseen-
sion state OF Louisiana. met this day in
ragu.ar session ut the courthouse, as the
governing authority OF the FIRST Road Dis
trict of the parish of Ascension. state OF
Louisiana. and was called to order at ~ :5o
o'clock p.- Present-Adoiphe Meter,
president third ward; &. II. Landry, fourth
ward; G Il. keass. first ward; L. w. Arml-
tage, fifth ward: Leon Newman. sixth ward
e. N. Gautreau. seventh ward; H. j. Causey,
eighth ward. Absent. M. OLrso. Jr., sec
ond ward Due notice of this meeting was
served on each member of the jury
The minutes of the last meeting OF the
Jury AS the governing authority of said
road district were read. approved and signed.
Mr. Landry offered the following ordi-
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas under and by virtue of the au-
thorty conferred at an election OF the
nr0psrty taxpayers qualified to vote under
the law, held in the First Road District OF
The parish of Ascension on the 18th day OF
October. 1915, the taxpayers OF the FIRST
Road District, comprising the first, second.
Jhiru and fourth wards OF sald parish, au-
thorized the police jury OF the parish Oh
Ascension. as the governing authority OF
aid road district. To incur an indebtedness
and issue and sell negotiable, semi-annual
interest bearing coupon bonds eVlaehcihs
such Indebtedness OF sald FIRST ROAD DIS
trict under the terms and conditions Oh the
constitution and the statutes of the state OF
louisiana including among others Article Zsi
OF the said constitution anu ACT zao OF the
Whereas, at said election held on the 18TH
aay of October. 1915, IN the SAID FIRST
Road District OF theS parish OF Ascension,
as shown by the proclamation OF TINS ponce
iurv announcing the result OF the canvass
af the returns of said election seventy
seven (77D votes, representing taNab.e
valuation of one hundred and slxty-two
thousand six hundred and forty-nlne dol
lars tS162, $4,000, We're cast in favor of
the proposition to incur an Indebtedness OF
fifteen thousand dollars tS15,060.0ol, and
issua negotiable, semi-annual interest bear
ing coupon bonds to- evidence said indebted
ness and three t3l votes. representing an
assessed valuation of eight thousand nine
hundred and forty dollars t$SS4O.00), We're
cast against the aforesaid proposition: and
Whereas, in accordance with law the po-
lice jury oil the parish OF Ascension, as the
governing authority of the First Road Dis
trict OF the parish of Ascension. dtd on the
22nd day of October, 1915, meet IN open
session at the courthouse in the parish OF
Ascension. and did open the ballot boxes
and examine and canvass the returns mace
at said election held the 18th day OF
October. 1915, and found that there were
seventv-seyen I77) votes and taxable val
uation of one hundred and siXty-two thon-
sand six hundred and forty-nine dollars
ton, and three (Sj votes and a taxable val,
uation of eight thousand nine hundred and
forty dollars tsSs4000) against said prop
osition and that the said proposition was
carried and adopted by majority In num-
ber and amount of said property taxpayers
voting at said election, and the result as
found by them and as shown by the process
yerba' OF the canvass Of SAID votes was
duly promulgated by this police Jury and
the proee"''''''ss ordered published in the Of
fetal ig arish Of Ascension and
duly he recorder of mort
cages b said pq~!"u of Ascension in Mort,
gage Book ND .,,,-y,.. page and
registsred with Nth secretary srd Of state all IN
Whereas. the police jury of the parish OF
Aseension, as the governing authority of
the First Road District of the PARISH of
.lxx1.. E4,TE 44lx,
authorized TO incur All ladeofeaness OF fif-
teen thousand dollars tSl5,00U.o0j for said
First Road District and issue boadS far a
like amount under such terms The ,aolice
jury may deem advisable the sad bonds TO
mature within ty " years from their date.
centum, payableS ni-annually; AID
Whe he ssor of the parish Of
Ascens ed that the assessed
valuatie -I First Road District of
the parish of Ascension, as shown by the
assessment rolls for the year 1915, amounts
to Sl,656,750, for state and county pur-
poses, and that therefore, indebtedness
Of fifteen thousand dollars Sl5.000.00}, to-
gether with previous Indebtedness of thir
ty-fve thousand dollars created by said First
Road District. and bond issues representing i
those amounts for like amounts, is less than
ten per cent of the assessed valuation of
the property in the said First Road Dis |
trict of the parish of Ascension; therefore
be it
Ordained by the police jury OF the parish
OF Ascension, as the governing authority of
the First Road District of the parish of AS
cension, having been duly authorized by
virtue Of the said election held in the said
First Road District on the 10th day of
October, 1915, that it hereby authorizes the
mourning of the Indebtedness of fifteen
thousand dollars tSt5, ,000.00l in, by or on
behalf of the said First Road District of
said parish. for the purpose of establish
ing. constructing, maintaining. improving
and repairing the public highways and roads
situated within the limits of said First Road
District of the parish of Ascension. to-
Eether with the bridges, culverts, drains
and other appurtenances and accessories in |
eident thereto. the said First Road Dis |
tflct was created by ordinance of this police 4
Jury adopted on the 2lst day of February, |
1913 as amended by ordinance of this police
jury adopted on September 8, 1915, and that
to represent said Indebtedness the police |
lnry OF the parish of Ascension does hereby |
authorize the issuance of fifty negotiable |
bonds. which shall all bear date January |
1915; twenty-five of said bonds shall be of
the denomination of& five hundred dollars |
tS500.00l each and shall be numbered Al |
to A-25, both numbers inclusive and twen-
ty-tiVe of said bonds shall be of the denomi- |
nation OF one hundred dollars tSiO0.00)
each. and shall be numbered B-i to BPS |
both numbers inclusive All of said bonds |
shall bear interest at the rate of five per |
centum per annum, payable on the first day |
of July. 1916. and semi annually thereafter
on the first day Of January and of July in |
each year. said interest to be evidenced by |
interest coupons attached to said bonds, and |
said bonds shall become due and payable as |
follows = |