Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-31
ORDINANCE No. ll3

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An Ordinance proposing the levy of a
special tax for the purchase and con-
struction OF Public School Buildings
and giving additional support to
public schools, and to incur debt and
issue bonds of the City OF Bogalusa,
in the Parish Of Washington, State
of Louisiana, for certain purposes;
and ordering a special election for
the purpose of submitting to the prop
erty taxpayers OF said city PROPOSE
tons for said purposes:
SECTION !. BE It Ordained by the
Commission Council, of the City of b.
ealusa, in the Parish OF Washington,
State of Louisiana, that it is necessary
and expedient to levy a special tax
and to incur Indebtedness Of said City
OF Bosalusa at the rate, in the amounts,
and for the purposes hereinafter men
toned, and appearing in the PROPOSE
tons hereinafter set forth.
SECTION :. BE 1t Further Ordained,
etc, that a special election be and the
same is hereby called and ordered to
be held in the said city on the third day
of October. 1916, between the hours OF
7 a. NJ and 5p. N,
SECTION J. BE It Further Ordained,
etc. that at said special election there
shall be submitted to the taXpaylng
electors qualified to vote under the
Constitution and laws of the State OF
Louisiana, the proposition to levy a
special tax of 10 mills on the dollar OF
all property in the City of Bogalusa
subject to State taxation, for period
of IS years, the proceeds Of said tax
to be used for the purpose of purchas-
ing and constructing public school
buildings, in said city, the title to
which shall vest in the said city, and
for the purpose Of giving additional
aid to the public schools of the city,
the proceeds of such tax not to be fund
ed into bonds; and the following propo-
sitlons to incur debt and issue and sell
negotiable semi-annual interest bear
ing coupon bonds of said city, evldenc-
ing the sd Indebtedness, the amount
of the said bonds being less than ten
per cent of the assessed valuation of the
property within said city as shown by
the assessment rolls of said city last
completed, the said bonds to bear in
terest at the rate of five (5) per centum
per annum, payable sem-annnally,
and to run for d period of . years
from the date of the bonds, and the
princi pal and interest to be payable at
such places as the governing authori'
ties may determine, and both the prin'
cipal aud interest to be secured and
paid by sufficient tax levied and COL
lectcd each year in accordance with
the provisions Of Article Isl Of the Con-
stitution and the laws Of Louisiana.
SECTION T. Be It Further Ordained
etc., that a notice OF said special cleo
ton be duly advertised for thirty days
in accordance with law, in the Bosa-
luSa Americana, the Official Journal OF
said CITY, the notice OF election to en-
brace substantially all things set forth
herein, and to state that the Commits
sion Council will meet in open session
at the City Hall, in said city at =
o'clock pm, on the Nth day of October
1910. and then and there proceed to
open the ballot boxes, examine ana
count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvas the re-
turns. and declare the results OF sucl
election, and make process verbal OF
its proceedings.
SECTION S. BE 1t Further Ordained,
etc, tina, the propositions to be submit