The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-06-30
Secretary of State"

Section g. Be it further ordained. that in
accordance with the authority vested in this
board, as the governing authority of Road
District No. 2 of the parish of Ascension, by
8 vote of the majority of the property tax
payers qualified to vote therein at said
special election held in said Road District No.
2 of the parish of Ascension. there shall be
and there is hereby directed to be levied in
each year while the said bonds are outstand-
ing and unpaid, tax on all taxable property
in said road district sufficient to pay the in
terest as the shall become due semi
annually and the principal of said bonds
falling due each year. and the proceeds OF
said tax hereby directed to be levied shall be
sacredly devoted and applied to the payment
of said interest and principal as the same
shall become due; and without further ac-
tions or proceedings of the board, the proper
officer or officers of the board of supervisors
of Road District No. 2 of the parish of As
censon are hereby authorized, directed
instructed, beginning the year 1877, to in
clude and impose in tina annual levy of taxes
and to extend upon the assessment rolls
against all taxable property situated in said
Road District No. 2 of the parish of As
cension, subject to taxation, q sum sufficient
to pay the interest and principal of said
bonds becoming due the ensuing year, such
tax not to exceed the constitutional limit
prescribed by the constitution and laws of
the state of Louisiana.
Be it further ordained, that these pro-
ceedings be fully recorded in the office of
the recorder of mortgages of the parish of
Ascension, be duly published in the official
journal, and be duly registered with the sec
rotary Of state, in accordance with law; and
that the president of the board of supervi-
sors of Road District No. is hereby in
structed to see that the conditions of law
are fully complied with.
Be it further ordained, that the presi-
dent of the board of supervisors of Road
District No 2 is also instructed TO have
said bonds properly prepared, and properly
registered with the secretary of state, to
comply with law and that the president and
secretary of the board of supervisors of Road
District No. are instructed to sign the
said bonds officers of the board of SUI
pervisors of said road district, and to seal the
same with the seal of the board of super
visors of said Road District No. 2.
Be it further ordained, that this ordinance
snail take effect from and after its passage.
BE it further ordained, that all ordinances
CT parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith
be and the hereby repealed.
Mr. Armitage moved the adoption of the
ordinance, which motion was seconded by DR..
Miles and on rolI-call adopted by the follow
ing vote: Yeas-Newman, Miles. Armitage,
Stuart; nays-none: absent-Delaune, Webb.
Mr. Stuart offered the following ordinance,
which was read:
An ordinance levying and assessing tax Of
three mills the dollar on all property
subject to taxation within the limits of
Road District No. 2 of the parish of AS
cension, state of louisiana to pay the
interest on thirty thousand ($30,000)
dollars of five per cent bonds and the
principal three bonds of three hum
bred ($S0O) dollars each, maturing July
l, 1913.
Be it ordained by the board of supervisors
of Road District No. of the parish of As
censIon, Louisiana, that a tax of three milIg
on the dollar is hereby levied on all property
subject taxation wit he 1iFpit 70 Of
District No. of the parish of Ascension
Tor the year 1917, to pay the interest on
thirty thousand t$30,000) dollars of five per
cent bonds, and the principal on three bonds
OF three hundred dollars EACH falling due
july l, 1918. aggregating a total of two
thousand four hundred ($2400l dollars; said
bonds issued by the board of supervisors of
Road District No. of the parish of Ascen-
sion, Louisiana, on July 1, 1917, in accord
ance with the vote of the property taxpayers
of Road District No. 2 of the parish of AS
eension, Louisiana, at a special election held
in said Road District No. 2 according to law
on May i, 1917.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that the as
SCISSOR of the parish of Ascension state of
Louisiana, be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to extend said tax upon the as
sessment rolls of the parish of Ascension
Louisiana, for the year 1917, according to
Act 256 of the general assembly of the state
OF Louisiana for the year 1910, and in ac-
eofdance with all subsequent amendments
thereto.
Mr.. Armtage moved the adoption of the
ordinance. which motion was seconded by Dr.
Miles, and on roll-call adopted by the follow
ing vote: 9eas-Newman, Miles, Armitage
Stuart; nays-none; Delaune, Webb
|, Leon Newman, president, and l, w. B.
stuart, secretary, of the board of super
visors Of Road District No. 2 of the parish
OF Ascension, state of Louisiana, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is
true and correct copy of the proceedings of
the board of supervisors of Road District
NO. of the parish of Ascension, Louisiana
at its meeting held June 6, 1917, author
zlng the issuance of additional bonds in the
sum of thirty thousand ($30,0gO) dollars
and the levy of the tax to pay same; said
proceedings being of record and on file with
The secretary of the board of supervisors of
Road District No. of the parish of Assem-
sion, Louisiana.
In testimony whereof, witness our official
signatures and the seal of Road District No
of the parish of Ascension, Louisiana,
this 9Th day of June, 1917, at the office of
the board at Gcismar, Louisiana.
LEON NEWMAN,
President, Board of Supervisors, Road Dis
trict No. 2. Parish of Ascension, La.
w. B. START,
Secretary. Board of Supervisors, Road Dis
trict No. 2, Parish of Ascension, La.