The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-02-09
ORDINANCE NO. los
AN ORDINANCE authorizing th'

lars from the CalcaSleu NatlUnHi
Bank of Southwest Louisiana at
Lake Charles, to be expended for
the eraication of the cattle tick In
Jefferson Davis Parish; fixing the
terms of payment of said loan, and
the rate of interest thereon; author
izing the President of the Police
Jury of said parish to execute notes
representing said indebtedness;
defeating the excess revenues OF
said parish for the years 1917, 1918,
1919 and 1920 above the statutory,
necessary and usual charges and
charges for services rendered an
nually under time contracts, to the
payment of said loan in principal
and interest.
Whereas, the State of Louisiana,
by Act No. 1877 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana for the year 1916, has made it
compulsory upon Police Juries of the
several parishes of the state to pro-
coed with, the work Of systematic
eradication of the cattle tick; and,
Whereas, said work is deemed
necessary and desirable in the Parish
of Jefferson Davis; and,
Whereas, this Police Jury, by its
budget heretofore adopted has de-
clared that the excess revenues of
said parish for the year 1917, after
payment of all statutory charges, and
all necessary and usual charges pro-
vided for by ordinance or resolution
of said Police Jury and the payment
of all charges for services rendered
under time contracts, amounts to at
least Four Thousand Dollars; and,
Whereas, it is necessary, in order
to obtain the money with which TO
carry on Systematically the work of
cattle tick eradication in said parish
that at least Four Thousand dollars
be borrowed to be expended in said
work in accordance with Act. No. 127
of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana for the year 1916; and,
Whereas, the Calcasieu National
Bank of Southwest Louisiana at Lake
Charles has declared its willingness
to lend said amount for said purpose
on the terms and conditions herein
after set forth; now, therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury Of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, that the president Of this Pc.
lice Jury be and he is hereby author
lied and directed to borrow from the
Calcasieu National Bank of South.
west Louisiana at Lake Charles, the
sum of Four Thousand Dollars to be
expended in accordance with the pro-
visions of Act No. 1877 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana
for the year 1916 in the work of sys-
tematic cattle tick eradication in the
Parish of Jefferson Davis, interest
thereon to be paid annually at the rate
of five per cent per annum and pay
ment thereof to be made in the follow
ing manner:
One thousand dollars and all accrued
interest on said loan to be paid on or
before the LIST day of January, 1918;
One thousand dollars and all accrued
interest on said loan to be paid on or
before the LIST day Of January, 1919;
One thousand dollars and all accrued
interest on said loan to be paid on or
before the LIST day of January, 1920;
One thousand dollars and all accrued
interest on said loan to be paid on or
before the 1st day Of January, 1921.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That there is hereby set apart, appro-
priated and dedicated to the payment
Of said loan in principal and interest
out of the excess revenues of the par.
'sh of jefferson Davis over and above
the statutory charges, all necessary
and usual charges provided for by
ordinance or resolution of said Police
Jury, to the payment of all charges
for services to be rendered annually
under time contracts, the following
sums, to-wit:
For the year 1917, the sum of One
Dollars;
For the year 1918, the sum of One
Thousand Dollars;
For the year 1919, the sum of One
Thousand Dollars;
For the year 1920, the sum of One
Thousand Dollars,
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc,
That said loan shall bear interest at |
the rate of five per cent per annum. |
interest on the whole of said loan TO |
be paid annually, and the President of |
this Police Jury is hereby authorized |
and directed to execute promissory
notes in the name Of this Police Jury
n favor of said Bank representing the |
four annual payments of said loan as |
herein provided for, each Of said notes
70 be dated as need, and each to be
payable on or before its respective ma
'urity, and to deliver said notes to
said bank on receipt by this Police
larry of the amount of said loan.
Adopted January A, 1917.
Attest: J. S. TREME
John T. HOOD, Pres. Police Jury