Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-07-21

10 De uS6Q IN constructing dnC
maintaining a system of public
roads and highways in the Par.
Aish of st. John the Baptist,
and there We're found two votes,
representing an assessed valua,
| ton Of 81, $4,000 cast against Pre-
position No. l as above outlined.
Second ward, Courthouse
| there were found Fifteen votes,
representing an assessed valua.
! tion of $110, ,822.00 cast in favor
of proposition No. l and there
were found One vote, represent,
ing an assessed valuation of
81, ,080, 90 cast against proposition
No. l as above outlined.
Third ward, Mrs, A. ]. Lacaze-
there were found Fourteen votes,
representing an assessed valua-
tion of $29, 10000 cast in favor of
Proposition No l there werefound
no votes, representing an asses
sed valuation of no cast against
proposition No. l as-above out
lined.
Fourth Ward st. Martin =
there were found Forty-nine
votes, representing an assessed
valuation of $62, ,255.00 cast in
favor of proposition No. /, and
there were found no votes, repre-
senting an assessed valuation of
no cast against Proposition No,
1, as above outlined,
Fifth Ward Rene Montz there
were found 1'hirty-Three votes,
representing an assessed valua-
ton of $21,310.00 cast in favor
of proposition No. l land 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 $3I.355. 90 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, therefore, as
certained that there was a total
of One hundred&fifty-six Yates,
representing an assessed valua-
ton of $347, ,252.OO cast 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.O .O0) in accordance 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
! wears from the date thereof,
both the principal and interest
to be secured and paid by a suf-
fIcient tax levied AMI 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 of public
roads and highways in the Par
ish of St. John the Baptist.
and that there was a tatol of
Three votes, representing an ass
essed valuation of 81, $1,000 cast
against said proposition No, / a.
above outlined, and it is, there's
fore, shown that there was a ma
iority of votes both in number
and amount cast in favor of said
proposition, which said proposi-
ton No, / 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.
. having been duly written and
read was thereupon signed by
the tellers, by the President and
Clerk of the police jury and by
each member present at said
meeting.
Tellers:
(Signed) p G. Songy
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