The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-10-20

'le ioau anu pfloge 1und Of the SEVER
al divisions Of the parish Of Caldwell
heretofore mentioned.
Be 1t further ordained that This n.y.
dlnance Shall take effect from and aft,
its adoption.
Adopted this Oct. 18th, 1916.
J: A. Warner, Pres.
ORDINANCE No. 13-W.
An ordinance adopted by the Police
Jury OF the Parish Of Caldwell, ~Ievyinp
a tax of five mills for the year lal6.
on all property situated in road dis
trlct No. l, of the parish Of Caldwell
subJsct to state taxation for the pur-
pose of building, constructing, main
tanning and repairing the public roads
otsSalu district, and providing for the
levy of a sufficient tax in said district
for the next 80 years beginning with
the year of 1917 meeting the payment
OF interest and principal Of certain
bonds issued in said district, based on
a tax voted therein by the property
tax payers of the said district on the
10th Of Oct. 1916, and authorizing the
issuance of bonds based on the tax 50
levied, In order that funds may be
Numerically available for the purpose
OF building, constructing, repairing
and maintaining the said public road in
said district.
Sec. l.. Whereas there was, on the
4th day Of Sept. 1916, a petition pre-
sented to the police jury of the parish
Of Caldwell, signed by majority Of
the property taxpayers n road district
No. l, praying that All election be held
to take the sense Of the property tax
payers of said district touching the
question Of voting 4 }pecial tax for
forty years, ~beginnl.. rlth the year
Of 1916, on all property situated in SAID
district, subject to state taxation, fer
the purpose Of building, constructing
30 maintaining pubhc roads in laid
district, and to issue bonds based on
the tax so voted, and wneteas the said
police jury did IN the SAID 4th day of
Sept. 1916, order the said ELECTION as
prayed for in said petition. to be held
on the 10th day of Oct. l9l6;and where
as notice Of said election was publised
in the Caldwell Waterman, Il news
paper published weekly in the parish
OF Caldwell, from the 6th day of Sept.
to the 10th day Of Oct. both inclusive,
there beng thirty clear days between
the date OF the first publication and
the day which said election was held;
and whereas the said election Was
held as ordered ahd pursuant to the re-
OF the laws of the state of
Louisiana in that regard, and in the
manner ard at the time stipulated in !
the ordinance ordering SAID election, {
and whereas the result OF said election /
as f0unG, declared and promulgated by !
the police jury OH the 18th OF Oct. 1916, {
from the returns received by the police
Jury from the commissioners holding [
said election vas carried by d majority {
in the number of votes cast and In val
uation OF property voted, thersfore. G
Be it Oruained by the ponce jury OF l
the parish of Caldwell that a five mills T
tax on the dollar of assessed valuation +
Of all property situated in road district I
No. | Ut Ine parish of Caldwell, be levi q
ed and collected for the year OF 1916, /
and that for the 80 succeeding years, Z
beginning with the year of 1911, there O
shall be levied and collected annually,
J tax on all property in SAID district a
subject to state taxation, sut1iclent to y
meet the payment of the interest and t
principal of the bonds hereinafter pro- q
yided for, as the same shall become due II
md payable. d
Sec, 2. Be it further ordained that II
negotiable bonds. in denominations o1 u
i've hundred dollars each, based on the U
50 voted shall be issued by the u
aid police jury, signed by its presl- II
Ient and countersigned by its secreta- o
Y. and bearing five per cent pei an u
interest from the LIST day OF Nov. a
916. which interest shall be payable u
nnually. "
ond of five hundred dollars snail be- d
due and payable on the LIST Gay e
f May 1917; and that one BOND Oh lVe ~
,ndred dollars shall become due ana 81
avable on the first Of May in the u
ears of 1915, 1919, 1920. 1871, l922, u
y23, 1924, 1875, 1926, 1927, 1925 1879, g
$50 and 1881. ~
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained that &C
bonds of the denomination OF fVe n
nndred dollars each shall. become cue a.
nd paysble, on the first day OF May IN a,
ach of the years Of 1882, 1855, 1854, e.
J35, 1886, 1897, 1888, 1889, 1910 and al
}4l. OF
Sec. S, Be it ordained that three
,nds of five hundred dollars each shall c;
ecome due and payable on the first it
Nv of May in each Of the years Oh Sc
l943, 1914, l945 and 1916. Dc
Sec. 6. Be it ordained that four te
,nds of THE denomination OF hVe II
1ndred dollars each shall become que DC
payable on the first day Of May in OF
,ch Of the years Of l947, ls4S, l94s' ia
$50 and 1851. .
Cor : Be it ordained that 5 bonds II
tbe denomination of S5O0.Oo each, y,
all ny become duo and payable on the ~
st day of May in each OF 'he years 10
1882 1858, 1854 and 100.
Scr. 8. Be it ordained that the IN, I.
s neut M M eacl. and every bond provided y
ie =" this ordinance shall become due ~
ID N pay YAH, on the first day Of May Of -