Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-11-23
Minutes And Proceedings Of Council
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No. 5, Folio $500, and another copy to
the Clerk Of the 26th Judicial District
Court of the Parish of Washington,
Louisiana, in which parish the said
City OF Bogalusa is situated, which
said, process verbal was recorded by
said Clerk Of said District Court in
the Mortgage Records of said Parish,
and did make and file a copy Of said
process verbal In the archives of the
City OF B0galusa, the authority order.
ing the said election, and
| WHEREAS, the said process verbal
OF the result of the said special cleo.
ton was published in the Bogalusa
American, the official journal Of the
said City on the 7th day of October,
1916, and
| WHEREAS, in and by the said can.
yass and count of the said ballots, it
was ascertained and found that the
following propositions were duly car
ried and adopted, and indebtedness of
the said City to the amount of s211,.
100, and the issuance of bonds of the
said City to evidence the same was
at the said special election authorized
by the vote of majority in number
and amount OF the property taxpayers
OF said City, qualified to vote, under
the Constitution and Laws of the
State Of Louisiana, who voted at the
said election, held for said purposes,
to-wit:
FIRST: To incur debt and issue
bonds Of the City of Bogalusa to the
amount Of One Hundred twenty-five
Thousand ($125,000) Dollars, to run
| twenty.eight years, payable serially
as shall be prescribed by the Com.
mission Council under the statutes
relating thereto, bearing interest at
the rate of five (5) per centum per
annum, payable semi-annually for the
purpose Of purchasing, constructing,
extending and equipping a sewerage
system and waterworks for the use Of
said City and its inhabitants, the title
to which shall vest in the said City.
| SECOND: To incur debt and issue
bonds Of the City of Bogalusa to the
amount of twenty-five Thousand, Five
Hundred Dollars (S25,5OO) to run
twenty.eight years, payable serially
as shall be prescribed by the Com.
mission Council, under the statutes
relating thereto, bearing interest at
the rate of five 90 per centum per
annum, payable semi-anually, for the
purpose of constructing and erecting
a building for the Fire Department
of said City, and purchasing equip.
ment for such Fire Department, the
title to which shall vest in the said
City.
THIRD: To incur debt and issue
bonds of the City Of Bogalusa to the
amount of Thirty Thousand, One
Hundred Dollars ($30,100), to run
twenty-eight years, payable serially
as shall be prescribed by the Com.
mission Council, under the statutes
relating thereto, bearing interest at
the rate Of five (5) per centum per
annum, payable semi-annually, for the
purpose of erecting public building
for said City and a City Jail, the title
to which shall vest in said City.
!. FOURTH: To incur debt and issue
. bonds of the City of Bogalusa to the
. amount Of Thirty Thousand, Five
. . Hundred Dollars ($S0,5O0), to rur
twenty-eight years, payable serially
. as shall be prescribed by the Com
mission Council under the statutes
: relating thereto, bearing interest al
the rate of five (5) per centum pei
\ annum, payable semi-annually, for the
purpose of paving and improving
streets and constructing bridges II
said City, the title to which shall yes
in the said City, and
WHEREAS, this Commission Coun
Gil has examined and investigated thu
4 regularity of the proceedings for TIM
said election and finds that the same
was duly and legally called and held
that the notice thereof required b!
! law to be given has been duly ant
regularly given, and that the sail
. election was conducted in strict con
formity with the requirements OF law
and that the votes at said election
have been duly ascertained and tn
. result thereof canvassed and returns
thereof made, filed, recorded and re
! ported as required by law, and tina
the said propositions for incurrinl
the said Indebtedness and for tn
issuance of said bonds and each ant
all of them have received the assen