The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-20

prOpOrtlOnate part, or the sum OF
S33, 600, 90 or as much thereof as you
may need, for the use and benefit of
the said General Fund for the year
1915 and like amount for the year 1917.
Such loan or advance to be made by
the purchase or cashing by US, at par.
of all Parish warrants issued by the
officials of the Police Jury against the
General Fund and registered against US
by the Parish Treasurer, the total of
the said warrants so cashed or pur-
chased by US not to exceed $33, 10000
for any one year., or our propOrtlOnate
part of such amount, unless at the re-
quest of the officials of the Police Jury
we shall, at our own option, see fit to
increase this limit. We will further
agree to lend to the Police Jury for the
use and benefit of the Parish Good
Roads Fund and the Parish Bridge
Fund, such sums each year as may be
required out of the millage budgeted to
these two funds, after leaving a
reasonable margin to cover interest,
etc.
Provided; That the Police Jury will
agree and contract to have the Parish
Treasurer, Tax Collector and any
others handling the funds Of the Parish
or any subdivision thereof, deposit al.
of such funds, or our Just proportion Of
same, in this bank. And will agree to
authorize the issuance of notes bearing
8 per cent per annum interest for such
amounts as it may become necessary
for US to lend to the Parish for the use
and benefit of the Parish Good. Roads
Fund and Parish Bridge Fund. And
does agree and contract that we shall
be paid, annually in the month of Jan
uary, interest at the rate of 8 per cent
per nnu on all registered warrants
against the General Fund of the Parish
of Natchitoches which we shall have
paid or cashed during the previous cal
endar year, such interest to be figured
from the date as the Parish Treasurer
shall redeem and pay such Warrants.
We beg to submit further, that If all
public funds, regular, general, and
special Of the Parish of Nd~Uchitoches,
or any subdivision thereof or District
therein, are kept at all times in the
hands Of your bonded Parish Treasurer
and deposited by him in your bonded
Fiscal Agency bank or banks, we will
in that event contract to pay you in
terest at the rate CT l per cen per
annum on the daily balances to the
credit of your Parish Treasurer on this
bank.
Otherwise we do not agree to allow
on such balances.
If we are selected as your Fiscal
or one of your Fiscal Agents,
we agree to furnish you with such
bond as the law requires.
Respectfully submitted,
EXCHANGE BANK OF
NATCHITOCHES, LA.
(Signed) A. w. Watson, President.
BID, CITIZENS BANK OF CAMPTI, LA.
Camptl, La, April 10th, 1916.
To the President and members of
the Police jury, NatchitOches, La.
Gentlemen
In accordance with your advertise
nent for bids for the Fiscal Agency for
the Parish of Natchitoches for a period
Of two years from this date, we beg to
submit the following proposition; Ii
are chosen by your Honorable BODY
as your Fiscal Agent or one of your
Fiscal Agents:
First: If you will now contract and
agree to budget and does budget not
ess than four and one eight mills Of
The regular Parish levy to the general
fund of the Parish of Natchitoches, we
agree to lend to the parish all, or our
Orop@rtionate part of the sum of thirty
thousand dollars (S33, 900. O0) for
The benefit of the said General Fund
,Or the year 1916, and a like amount
or the year 1917, through the cashing
II purchase by US of all Parish war
ants, issued by the officials of the
Police Jury against the General Fund,
It par, after the SAID warrants have
'een registered against the General
7und, at par, after the said warrants
been registered against US by the
'arish Treasurer. The total OF said
warrant SO cashed or purchased by US
lot to exceed thirty three thousand
1888, 00tcOU) or cur proportionate
Dart thereof, unless al the request of
he officials Of the Police Jury we shall
It our own option SEE fit to increase
his amount.
! Second: We will agree to lend the !
Police jury, on notes properly author ]
zed and executed for the use and ben :
it of the Parish Good Roads Fund and
he Parish Bridge Fund, such sums !
ZACH year as may be paid out OF the
n,llage budgeted to these FUNDS; pro- /
,lded that the Police Jury will con-
ract to have the Parish Treasurer and
he collectors, ETC., deposit all OF our
)roportiOnate part of such funds as
hey may handle belonging to the
Parish of Natchitoches or any subdivi-
ion thereof, in this bank, and will
gree to authorize the issuance of
totes bearing eight per cent interest
,er annum for the amounts loaned for I
L. Lzr1GA ,f ~, Dau1HI Good DnoI-i 4
Tund and the Parish Bridge Fund and
.oes agree and contract that we shall
,e paid interest at the rate of eight \
Ter cent interest per mum IN all re-
warrants against the General
fund of the Parish of Natchitoches I
aid by us from the date we actually /
'ay such warrants, until such date as /
hey shall be redeemed and paid by the 5
'arish Treasurer. /
Third: If all the public funds, regu- J
ar, general and special, of the Parish
f Natchitoches, or any subdivision 2
hereof or district therein, are kept at 4
II times in the hands of your bonded
Parish Treasurer and deposited by him
n your bonded Fiscal Agency banks,
We will in that event allow you in
at the rate of n per cent per
mum on the daily balances to the
redit of your Treasurer in this bank.
otherwise we do not agree to allow
interest on such balances.
Fourth: If we are chosen as your !
Fiscal Agent, or one of your Fiscal
we agree on all warrants re- !
,istered against us by your Parish
treasurer and cashed by Natchitoches
,anks, providing they send such war
ANTS direct to US for collection, we
will remit them on same day received
It par in either New Orleans, La, or
Shreveport, La exchange
We further agree to furnish you Will
pond as the law demands if we ar