The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-03-03

BE it further ordained. That a. tn
Sald special election there S1qi h
submitted 10 the tGXpayiag e3rctor
qualified t" v'te and y the Coustitt
tlen and Laws Of the State of Louis
, lana proposition To determine wlath
| CT or not It Is tn sense ri tn. =. ID
electors to authorize the Board u
| Supervisors OF Road District No. > %
tlr Parish of st. Mary. acting - III,
governing authority OF Road Di,lr.c-
No. : of the Parish of 81. Mary, In hi.
eur an Indebtedness of +. mhtv Thnus
and Dollars. $50, 600 0o} aud to i>snl
and sell negotiable SEM annual in.
tereSt bearing coupon bonds evi6leuc.
ing the sajd indehte lnes<. the said
amp Of bonds BENZ less than ten
per cent. of the assessed valuation OF
property within the said Road Dis
trict No. , of tie Parish of st Mary.
as shown by the certificate of the AS
SCISSOR of the Parish of St. Mary, the
said bonds to bear interest at the rate
Of . per cent. per annum. payable
semi annually, and the interest and
principal to be payable ia such
amounts and in SUCH places and a,
slch times as the governing authority
may determine, the whole issue OF the
Donds to be paid within the period OF
thIrty-hve years from the date Of the
bonds, as the governing authority
may determine, and both the princi-
pal and interest to- be secured ana
Daid by sufficient tax, levied and
collected each year in ace ,rdauce
with the provisions of Article PSI Of
the Constitution and Laws of Louis
lana, the proceeds OF sale realiz ,d
from the sale of said bonds at not less
than par to be used in pnstructinr.
improving and maintaining the public
roads and highways in Road District
No. ? of the Parish of st. Mary.
Be it further ordained, That notice
Of this special election be daily adj
vertsed for thirty days in accordance
with law ia the st. Mary Banner. the
official journal of the Parish of st.
Mary, the notice of election to emf
brace substantially all things above
set forth, and that the Board of SUI
peryisors Of Road District No , as
the governing authority OF Road Dis
trct No. , of the Parish of st. Mary,
Will meet IN open session at Centre
vile. Louisiana, at eleven O'Clock a.
m. on the llth day of April, 1917. and
then and there proceed to open the
ballot boxes, examine and count the
ballots in number and amounts, and
make returns as to the result Of the
said election.
be it further ordained. That the
President Of the Board of Supervisors
)f Road District No. : OF the Parish
If st. Mary be and he is hereby au-
horlzed and empowered to have the |
necessary baIlols printed for the said |
election, which said ballots shall have
me foregoing proposition drawn uD ia |
accordance with law and the pro
visions of this ordinance. and h. Shall |
tlso provide ballot boxes and the |
necessary blanks and teIlers' sheets |
lnd paraphernalia for holding said |
election.
BE it further ordained, That the |
Clerk of Court and Ex-Otficio Regis
rar Of Voters shall furnish the cleo
ion officers hereinafter named with I
list of the taxpayers entitled to vote
n person or by proxy at the said
pecial election, together with the yal.I
latlon OF each OF the taxpayers prop
rty as shown by the assessment roll
asst made.
BE it further ordained, That the fol-
owing polling places, all within the
limits Of said Road District No. 2 of
he Parish of st. Mary are hereby
designated and determined upon and
he following persons are hereby in
tructed and empowered to act at the
aid election:
Centreville, La.
Albert w. Etienne,
w. A. Chauvin, ....
W. +. Senette, Commissioners.
W. T. Brown, Clerk.
The officers above named shall hold
ne election to conform with Ac. 256 of
ne Legislature of 1910 and shall make
ue returns of the said election for
10 meeting Of the Board of Super
isors OF Road District No. 2 of the
arish OF st. Mary to be held on the
9TH day of April, 1917, and the said
Ulcers of election shall be compen-
ated IN accordance with law bv this i
oard OF Supervisors Of Road District
o. of the Parish of St. Mary.
The vote on this ordinance was as
blows:
L 1 eas: bouofeauX, Clausen, Wooster |
Nays: None.
And the ordinance was declared
lopted.
Ordinance by Mr. Wooster. second
| by MIR. Clausen;
Whereas the issuing of bonds in
DAD District No. 2 of the Parish OIL
t. Mary requires special talent and
,pert legal advice; and :.
Whereas the Honorable II. r. Fav-
It, OF New Orleans, Louisiana is
'ecially versed in these matters and /
IS specialized in this class of work
Therefore, be it Ordained, That the
BARD OF Supervisors of Road Dis
let No. of the Parish of St, Mary.
ting as the governing authority of
Dad District No. , OF the Parish of
Mary, hereby engages the service,
the honorable Ii. l.. t7avrot to do