Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-07-14

groads and highways in the Par
; ish of st. John the Baptist,
and there Were found two votes,
representing an assessed valua-
ton of 81, $4,000 cast against Pro
position No. l as above outlined.
Second ward, Courthouse, =
there were found Fifteen votes,
representing an assessed valua-
ton of S110, 822 90 cast in favor
of proposition No. l and there
were found One vote, represent
ing an assessed valuation of
81, $50. 90 cast against proposition
No. l as above outlined.
Third ward, Mrs, A. J. Lacaze-
there were found Fourteen votes,
representing an assessed valua-
ton of S29, 10000 cast in favor Of
Proposition No l there werefound
novotes, representing an asses
sed valuation Of no cas5 against
proposition No. l aS-above out
lined.
Fourth Warl- St. Martin
there were found FOrty-nine
votes, representing an assessed
valuation of $50, 255.00 cast in
favor of proposition No. I, and
there were found no votes. repre-
senting an assessed valuation of
no cast against Proposition No,
|, as above outlined,
Fifth Ward Rene Montz there
were found l'hirty-Three votes,
representing an assessed valua-
ton of $21,310.00 cast in favor
of proposition No. L and there
were found no votes, represent
ing an assessed valuation or no
cast against proposition No, /,
as above outlined.
Sixth Ward 9TH Justice court.
there were found Thirty three
votes, representing an assessed
valuation of 3l.355.00 cast in
favor of proposition Mol, and
there were found no votes, rep
resenting an assessed valuation
Of no cast against proposition
Mol, as above outlined.
And it is, there fore, as
certained that there was a total
of One hundred&fifty six Yates,
representing an assessed valua-
ton of S347,252. 90 ca t in favor
of proposition No, l, as follows:
Proposition No. To author
ize the Police Jury or the Parish
of St. John the Baptist, as the
governing authority of said Par
ish, to incur debtand issue nego-
table bonds of said Parish to
the amount of One Hundred and
Eighty Thousand Dollars $3.50,
O00.0 .00) inaccordance with Article
271 of the Constitution and the
laws of the State of Louisiana,
said bonds to bear interest at the
rate of 5 per cent per- annum,
payable semi-annually, and the
interest and principal to be pay
able in such amounts and in such
places and at such times as the
governing authority may deter
mine, within the peroid of forty
I years from the date thereof,
both the principal and interest
to be secured and paid by a suf-
flcient tax levied and collected
each year on all of the proper
ty in the parish st, John the
Baptist, in accordance with the
provisions of Article 281 of the
Constitution and Laws or the
|. State of Louisiana. the pro-
ceeds realized from the sale of
said bonds at not less than par
to be used in constructing and
maintaining a system fof public
roads and highways IN the Par
ish of st. John the Baptist.
and that there was a tat0l OF
Three votes, representing an ass.
essed valuation of So. $1,000 cast
against said proposition No, ! d.
above outlined, and it is, there's
fore, shown that there was ma
iority of votes both in number
and amount cast in favor of sale
proposition, which said PROPOSE.
ton No, l is, therefore, declared
to be carried, and this proces
verbal and canvass of the votes
at said election held in the
parish of st. John the Baptist
on the 4th day of June, 1917
I having been duly written anC
read was thereupon signed BY
/ the tellers, by the President anC
| Clerk of the police jury and By
each member present at saiC
meeting.
Tellers:
(Signed) P. G. Songy
lSigned) P. A. Cassagne.
A. Lasseigne, president, f
Reynaud, P. Barre, P. G. Songy
lD. A; Cassagne, CyIllle Babin
Wallace Lasseigne. Secretary
Resolution BY Mr.. P. Parre sec