The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-25
Proceedings Of the Police Jury
ORDINANCE No. 4-W

property tax payers OF Ward or
Road District No.3 of the Parish
Of Caldwell, eligible to vote in a
tax election in said ward, have
petitioned this body to order an
election in the said Ward to de-
terInine the
PROPOSITION of levying a
tive-nlill tax for period of five
years in said ward, beginning
with the year 1916, to construct
AMI maintain public roads in said
ward, or Road District three and
one-half mills of said tax to be
for the purpose of mourning in
dehtedness and issuing bonds,
which shall not bear interest
greater than five per cent. per
annum, the proceeds of said bonds
to be used exclusively for the
purpose of constructing public
rords in said ward or Road Dis
trict and
WEREAS. aside from said
petition. it is the..voluntary will
OF this body to call the election
hereinafter provided for, and
WHEREAS, Article 28l of the
Constitution Of 1913, and Act 256
Of the Legislature of 1910, as
amended by Act 21S Of 1912, and
Act lS5 Of 1914, declares the
Police Jury to be the governing
authority Of the Parish, through
which such ward or Road Dis
trict may incur debt and issue
negotionable bonds for such pur-
poses, when so authorized at an
election held in the said Ward or
Road District, and
WHEREAS, the assessed val
uation of the property in said
ward or Road District amounts
to $2l8.47O, and there exist no
bonded indebtedness. and
WHEREAS, the special tax
necessary to be annually levied
to eXtinguish the proposed in
debtedness will approximate five
mills. which, added to the exist.
ing special taxes annually levied
under Article 218 of the Consti-
tuition of 1893 and 1913 to ex-
tinguish Indebtedness incurred
under said articles would not
exceed the Constitutional limit of
ten mills on the dollar of the as
sessed valuation of the property
of said ward or Road District No.
8, of the Parish Of Caldwell,
Louisiana, now, therefore. |
Sec. l. BE IT ORDAINED by !
the Police Jury of the Parish of
Caldwell, in lawful session con-
vened, that an election shall be,
and is hereby called to be held
in the Said ward or Road District
No. 3, Parish of Caldwell, on
the 10Th day of August,
1916, at which election the ma
ority of the property taxpayers
If the said ward or Road District
No. 3, of the Parish of Caldwell,
n number and amount, eligible
o vote, and voting, shall deter.
nine the proposition to incur
lebt and issue bonds of the said
ward or Road District No. 8, I
Parish Of Caldwell, to the amount I
# 100000, to run for a period
If five years, bearing interest at
he rate Of five per cent per an
lum, payable annually, the funds !:
.hus derived to be used for the {
of constructing and
maintaining public roads in said
ward or Road District No. 3. l
Sec. 2. BE IT FURTHER {
ORDAINED, etc., that the bal s
OF boxes, the necessary blanks, {
Ind other necessary parapher- (
lalia shall be provided by the I
Clerk of the Police Jury, and {
hall cause to be printed ballots {
or the use in the said election,
n the fsllowing form, to-wit: !
Proposition to incur debt
nd issue bonds of Ward or II
soad District No. 8, Parish w.. :
f Caldwell, to the amount 'ss
f .-.-------to run for
i've (5) years, bearing in I
crest at the rate of five {
er cent per annum, pay {
be annually, for the pur- 9
ose of constructing and NJ
public roads in ''