The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-18

Proceedings Of lie Police jury
ORDINANCE No. 4-W
vhpr52s, one-fourth Of the
nrooprty tax payers Of Ward orr
2 e. 4 District No 3 Of the Paris
~ Caldwell, eligible to vote II
tax election in sad ward, have
Nrt.tiored this body 10 order an
eIe,tion in the said Ward to de-
tcrI1iNo the
PROPOSITION Of levying a.
ify,-njll tax for q period Of llve'
wears in said ward, beginning
W.;l the year 1915. TO construct
anu maintain pubIlc roads IN SAD
ward, or Road District three and
o1p-haIf mills Of said tax to be-
for the purpose Of mourning my
dehtedness and issuing bonds,
which shall not bear interest
greater than FIVE per cent. per
annum, the proceeds CT said bonds
to be used exclusively for the
purpose Of constructing public
rods in said ward or Road Dis
trjct and
WEREAS, aside from said
petition, it is the voluntary will
of ,his body to call the election
hereinafter provided for, and
WHEREAS, Article 2Sl OF the
Constitution of 1913, and Act 256
of the Legislature of 1910, as
amended by Act 2l8of 1912, and
Act 1876 Of 1914, declares the
| Police Jury to be the governing
authority, Of the Parish, through
Which such ward or Road Dis
tlict may incur debt and issue
neyotionabIe bonds for such pur'
poses, when so authorized at an
election held in the said Ward OF
Road District, and
WHEREAS, the assessed val;
uation Of tbs ,is1perty id 81
ward or Road nTstrlct7 amounts
to 1918. 4,'0, and here exist M
bonded irde,todnoss, and
WHEREAS, The special ia,
necessary 70 be annually levlet
to extinguish the proposed in
} deJteGn2sB will approximate tlvt
, mills, which, added to the exist
2 ing special taxes annually leviel
! under Article 2l9 of the Consti
: tu;ion of 1888 and 1913 to ex
Q tinguish Indebtedness incurred
! under said articles would no
7 exceed the Constitutional limit o
$ tel mills on the dollar Of the as
1 sessed valuati Jon Of the propert,
O of said ward or Road District No
+ 3, of the Parish of Caldwell
e Louisiana, now, therefore,
+ Sec. |. BE IT ORDAINED b.
& the Police Jury Of the Parish 0
O Caldwell, in lawful session cor
W vened, that an election shall be
5 and is hereby called to be hel
d in the said ward OF Road Distri(
a No. 3, Parish Of Caldwell, 0
is Tuesday, the 10Th day Of Angus
n 1916, at which election the m;
h iority Of the property Taxpayer
of the said ward or Road Distrl'
70 No. 3, Of the Parish of Caldwell
ID in number and amount, elegib
s. to vote, and voting, shall dete
20 nine the proposition to met
a. debt and issue bonds Of the sa
ID ward Or Road District No.
2p Parish CT Caldwell, to theamoul
ne of $3000.00, to run for perit
er of five years, bearing interest
or the rate Of five per cent per a
ce mum, payable annually, the fun
i'm thus derived to be used for Il
vs. purpose Of constructing al
no maintaining public roads in sa
he ward or Road District No. 3.
er Sec. 2. BE IT FURTHE
on ORDAINED, etc., that the b;
mr. lot boxes, the necessary blank
of and other necessary paraphe
nd MALTA shall be provided by t
he Clerk of the Police Jury, a
ali shall cause to be printed ball(
sor the use in the said electio
.ro in the fslloWing form, to-wit:
no Proposition to incur debt
sc and issue bonds Of Ward or
re. Road District No. 8, Parish w.
cy Of Caldwell, to the amount leS
90 Of--.--------tor run for
cd i've (5l years, bearing in
y" terest at the rate of five