The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24
BONDS FOR GRAVEL ROAD.
Supervisors OF District No. Author
ize 5000 Issue.
Gnisnar Ia Jan71ary 20

District No. Of the parish of Ascen-
sion met this day, pursuant to call
with the following members present
Dr.. VIM. P. Miles, w. B. Stuart, F
Edward Babin, L. W. Armitage, Leon
Newman, J. n. Delaune. The six
members present constituting the en-
tire board of supervisors appointed
by the police jury, the board pro-
ceeded to perfect its organization.
Mr.. Babin moved that Leon New
man be elected president of the board,
which motion was seconded by DR..
Miles. There being no further nomi-
nations, Mr.. Newman was elected by
reclamation.
Mr.. Delaune moved that DR.. VIM.
P. Miles be elected vice president of
the board, which motion was seconded
by Mr.. Armitage. There being no
further nominations, DIR. Miles was
elected vice president by reclamation.
Mr.. Stuart moved that F. Edward
Babin be elected secretary of the
board, which motion was seconded by
Mr.. Delaune. There being no further
nominations, Mr. Babin was elected
secretary by acclamation.
III. 4nllES lAOpSo CAiC%L LIZ \" al
mitage be elected treasurer of the dis
trict, which motion was seconded by
Mr.. Stuart. There being no further
nominations, Mr.. Arnitage was elect
ed treasurer by reclamation.
On motion of Mr.. Delaune, second
ed by Mr.. Armitage, the office of Pi-
card & Geismar, Ltd, at Geismar,
Louisiana, was fixed as the domicile
of the road district. The motion was
carried.
Mr.. Stuart moved that the bond of
the treasurer of the district be fixed
at the sum of $4,000, during the
period of road construction, the pre-
MUM to be paid by the district. The
motion was seconded by Mr.. Delaune,
and on roll-call adopted by vote of
yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Babin offered the following
resolution:
Be it resolved, that the president of
the district be and he is hereby di-
rected to notify the Bank of Assem-
sion, of Donaldsonville, La, of the
election of L. W. Armitage as treas
urer of the district; and
Be it further resolved, that said
bank be further notified that all
checks drawn by the board Of super
visors on any funds on deposit in said
bank, or in any other bank in which
this board shall have its funds on de-
post, shall only be drawn upon
voucher checks signed and approved
by the president, secretary, and treas
urer.
The resolution was seconded by DIR.
Miles, and on roll-call adopted by a
vote of yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Armitage offered the following
resolution:e
Be it resolved, that the board of
supervisors of Road District No. 2
of the parish of Ascension, Louisiana,
does hereby ratify and approve and
make the actions of this board all of
the acts, doings, ordinances, process
verbal, proclamation, PRONUNCIATION,
and any and all other acts had and
done by the police jury of the parish
of Ascension, while acting as the
governing authority of this road dis
trict, looking to the calling and hold
ing of the election in this district,
whereby this board was authorized
and empowered for and on behalf of
this district to issue negotiable bonds
in the sum of $4,000.
The resolution was seconded by Mr..
Delaune, and on roll-ca1l adopted by
a vote Of 6 yeas and no nays.
Mr.. Arnnitage offered the follow
ing ordinance, which was read:
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas, under and by virtue of the au-
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erty taxpayers qualified to vote under the
law, held in Road District No. 2 of the par
ish of Ascension the 18th day of Octo-
Der. 1915, the taxpayers of Road District
No. 2, comprising the fifth, SIXTH seventh
and eighth wards of said parish, authorized
the board Of supervisors of Road District
No. of the parish of Ascension, as the
governing authority of said road district, to.
incur an Indebtedness and issue and SELF
negotiable semi-annual interest bearing cou-
pom bonds evidencing such Indebtedness of
said Road District No. 2 under the terms
and condition. of the constitution and the
statutes of the state of Louisiana, includ-
ing among others article 281 of said
stitution, and Act 256 of the legislature of
1910, amended; and
Whereas, at the said election held on the
10th day of October, 1915, in said Road Dis
trict No. of the parish of Ascension, as
shown by the proclamation of the police jury
of the parish of Ascension, Louisiana, an
returns of said election, ninety-eight (98)
votes, representing taxable valuation of
eighty two thousand three hundred and
forty-fve dollars. ($82,345), were cast in
edness of fifty thousand dollars ts5O,000)
and issue negotiable, semi-annual interest
bearing coupons on bonds to evidence said
Indebtedness, and eighteen (18) votes, rep
resenting an assessed valuation of sixty
seven hundred and twenty dollars, (S6,720),
were cast against the aforesaid propostion.
and
Whereas, in accordance with law the po-
lice jury of the parish of Ascension, as the
governing authority of Road District No. 2
of the parish of Ascension, did, the
twenty-second day of October, 1915, meet
in open session at the courthouse in the par
ish of Ascension, and did open the ballot
boxes and examine and canvass the returns
made at said election held on the 10th day
of October, 1915, and found that there were
ninety -eight votes and a taxable valuation
of eighty-two thousand three hundred and
forty-five dollars (sS2,345) in favor of the
said proposition, and eighteen (1S) votes
and taxable valuation of sixty-seven hun
bred and twenty dollars (s6720) against
the said proposition; and that the said prop
csition was carried and adopted by majori-
ty in number and amount of said property
taxpayers voting at said election; and that
the result found by them and as shown
by the process verbal of the canvass of said
votes duly promulgated by the police
jury of the parish of Ascension, as the gov
erning authority of Road District No. 2, and
the proceedings ordered published in the Of
fetal journal of the parish of Ascension and
duly recorded with the recorder of mortgages
of said parish of Ascension in Mortgage
Book Mo-, page-------.-, and registered
with the secretary of state, all in accord
ance with law; and
Whereas, the board of supervisors of Road
District No. 2, as the governing authority |
Of Road District No. of the parish of As |
cension. being duly, fully and complete |