The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-14
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Board of Supervisors of Road District No. z,
Parish Of Ascension.

Geisnar. La, June s, 1917.
The board of supervisors of Road Distric
No. 2, parish of Ascension, met this 9th da,
of June at o'clock n. M, at Geismar, La.
! pursuant to a motion duly adopted at
t meeting of the board held May 80, 1917
a with the following members present: Presi
dent Leon Newman, DR.. w. P. Miles. L. w
/ Armitage w b. Stuart. Absent--H. E
i Webb, J. N. Delaune.
/ The minutes of the meeting of May 80
1917, were read, and on motion of Mr.. Armi
/ tage seconded by DIR. Miles, were adopted
and ordered approved and signed
Mr. Stuart offered and read the following
! ordinance:
An ordinance providing for the issuance and
sale of bonds OF Road District No 2
parish of Ascension. Louisiana, to the
amount of $4,000. and pledging the
tax to provide for the payment of the
principal and interest thereof.
Whereas, by ordinance duly adopted by the
| board of supervisors of Road District No. 2
parish of Ascension. Louisiana, acting as the
| governing authority of Road District No. z
parish of Ascension, Louisiana, ordering a
| special election for the purpose of submitting
| to the property taxpayers of Road District
No. 2, situated within the fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth wards of the parish of Ascen-
| sion, Louisiana, proposition to incur an ad-
ditionai indebtedness and issue negotiable
bonds therefor to the amount of thirty thou
sand ($30,0001 dollars. to run for period
of twenty (20) years, bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent per annum pay
able semi-annually, principal and interest
to be paid out of special ad valorem tax
upon all property subject to taxation within
the limits of said Road District No. 2, parish
of Ascension, Louisiana, of date March "a,
1917. it was ordered and directed that a
special election be held in said Road District
No. on the first day of May, 1917. be-
tween the hours of o'clock q. m. and 5
O clock p. M, as authorized by law. at which
election the property taxpayers of said road
district legally qualified to vote at such
election should have submitted to them the
proposition to incur an additional indebted
ness and issue bonds of said Road District
No. 2, parish of Ascension, Louisiana. to
the amount of thirty thousand dollars. bear
ing interest at the rate of Ave per cent per
annum. payable semi-annually, for the pur-
pose of constructing, improving and MAIN
tanning the public highways and roads stu
ated within said Road District No. 2, parish
of Ascension, Louisiana, together with
bridges, culverts. drains and other appur-
tenances and accessories thereto: and
Whereas, notice of said election was
printed and published in the form and man
ner prescribed by law for thirty days. in
the official journal of the parish of AS
cension, Louisiana; and
Whereas, in pursuance to said ordinance
and notice, the said special election was duly
and regularly held in said Road District No.
2, parish of Ascension, Louisiana on May i,
1917, between the aforesaid hours, and after
supervisors of Road District No. 2, parish
of Ascension. in open session at Geismar,
Louisiana, on the 4th day Of May, 1917,
proceeded to open the ballot boxes. examine
and canvass the returns. and declare the
results of said examination; and
Whereas. at the said meeting of the board
of supervisors of Road District No. g. parish
of Ascension, Louisiana held on the afore-
said Attn day of May. 1917, the said board did
declare. make and keep process verbal of
fpa Il
been opened. returns canyassed and the re-
suits of the election ascertained, and did
forward copy of said process verbal to the
secretary OF state. who filed the in his
office on the 18th day of May. 1917, and
recorded same in Book Of Special Elections
Number s.; and copy thereof to the clerk
of the 9th judicial district court of the
parish OF Ascension, Louisiana. in which
parish said Road District No. is situated,
which process verbal was recorded by the
said clerk of said district court in the
records of the parish of Ascen-
sion; and did file copy of the said
OF SUPERVISORS of Road District No. 2. par
lsh Of Ascension, Louisiana, the authority
ordering said election: and
Whereas, the said process verbal of the
results of the said special election was |
published !. as required by law. in the Of
fetal journaf-of the parish of Ascension on |
the 18th day of May. 1917 ; and
Whereas, in and by the said canvass and
count, 1T was ascartained and found that the |
to incur an additional indebted |
ness and issue negotiable bonds OF Road |
District No. q, parish Of Ascension, Louisi- I
ana, to the amount Of thirty thousand 1sso.-
0De9 dollars. for the purpose of construct
ing, improving and maintaining the public
highways and roads within the said Road |
District No z, parish of Ascension Loaigi- |
ana, was duly carried and the issuance Of |
said bonds Of said Road District No 2, to |
evidence said additional debt was at the said I
special election authorized by the vote of I
The majority in number and amount of the /
taxpayers of said Road District No. I
qualified to vote under the constitution and /
avs OF the state OF Louisiana. who voted at I
he said election held~for the purpose here
nbefore stated; and
Whereas. the assessor of the parish of
Ascension has certified that the assessed
1aiuation of the property within Road Dis
rice No. 2, parish of Ascension, as shown by
he assessment rolls for the year 1916.
mounts to s837,660 for state and parish
purposes, and therefore an additional IN
lebtedness of thirty thousand $50. 00O) dol
ars is within ten per cent of the assessed
'aluatien OF the property in said Road Dis
rlct No. 2, parish Of Ascension; therefore
,e it -
Ordained by the board of supervisors Of
toad District No. of the parish of Assem- |
ion, as the governing authority of Road
district No. 2 of the parish of Ascension.
hat the president and secretary Of this board
e ana they are hereby directed and ordered I
9 have prepared, and to execute in the name
1 the board of supervisors Of Road District
10. 2, parish of Ascension. Louisiana, for
nd in behalf Of the board of supervisors of
load District No. of said parish of As
ensIon Louisiana. negotiable coupon bonds. Ii
4 the sum of thirty thousand (s3O. 900,
oilars. Said issue shall consist Of one hun
red 1000 bonds which shall all bear date
ne first day of July. 1917, and shall be Of
ne denomination of three hundred fsa001 !;
oliars each, and shall be mum bered from B-1
BLOC, both numbers inclusive. All of
AID bonds shall bear interest at the rate of
We o. per cent per annufn, payable on the
fat day of January. 1918. ana sen1i-annuaIIv4
hereafter on the first day Of July and jan
airy IN each year. said interest to be
Videnced by interest coupons attached TO
aid bonds. and said bonds shall become due
nd payable az follows
: to B. 3S 900 h,Iy 1oIa
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