Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-06-23

to be used in constructing and
maintaining a system of public
roads and highways in the Par
lish of st. John the Baptist,
and there were found two votes,
representing an assessed valua.
ion of 81, $4,000 cast against Pre-
position No. l as above outlined.
Second ward, Courthouse,
here were found Fifteen votes,
representing an assessed valua.
1ion of $l10, 822. 90 cast in favor
of proposition No. l and there
we're found One vote, represent
ing an assessed valuation of
81, O80. 90 cast against proposition
No. l as above outlined.
Third ward, Mrs, A. ]. Lacaze-
there were found Fourteen votes.
representing an assessed valua
lion of $29, 800 90 cast in favor OF
Proposition No / there were found
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. 90 cast in
favor of proposition No. 1, and
there were found no votes, repre-
senting an assessed valuation of
no cast against Proposition No,
l, as above outlined,
Fifth Ward Rene Montz there
were found thirty Three votes,
representing an assessed valua-
zion of $2l. $1,000 cast in favor
Of proposition No. l and there
we're found no votest represent
ing an assessed valuation or nc
cast against proposition No, /,
as above outlined.
Sixth Ward 18th Justice court
there were found Thirty three
votes, representing an assessed
valuation of $3I.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 1t is, therefore, as.
certained that there was a totaI
of One hundred&fifty-six Yates,
representing an assessed valua.
ton of $347, ,252.00 cast in favor
of proposition No, /, 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 II
the amount of One Hundred anC
Eighty Thousand Dollars ($160
900. .00) 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 th'
interest and principal to be pay
able in such amounts and in such
places and at such times az tht
/ governing authority may deter
mine, within the peroid of forty
/ years from the date thereof
both the principal and interesr
to be secured and paid by a suf
fIcient tax levied and collected
each year on all of the proper
ty in the parish st, John th,
Baptist, in accordance with tn,
provisions Of Article 261 of thu
Constitution and Laws or th,
+, State of Louisiana. the pro
: ceeds realized from the sale o
said bonds at not less than pa
to be used in constructing anC
maintaining a system of publil
roads and highways in the Par
ish of St. John the Baptist.
and that there was a tatol o
Three votes, representing an ass
essed valuation of 50, $1,000 cas-
! against said proposition No, a
above outlined, and it is, there
| fore, shown that there was a ma
jority of votes both in numbe
and amount cast in favor of sait
| proposition, which said proposi
ton No. ! is, therefore, declares
to be carried, and this proee
verbal and canvass of the vote
at said election held in tn
parish of st. John the Baptis
on the 4th day Of June, 1917
having been duly written an
read was thereupon signed b,
i the tellers, by the President an
lClerk of the police jury and b
each member present at sal
| meeting.
/ Tellers: