The Era-leader., 1918-08-08
POLICE JURY
PROCLAMATION
Election Called For Bond
,ssue of S5OO,O00 90 For
Good Redistribution
Will Be Held Tuesday,
August u, 1918,
Franklinton La, July 5, 1915

Franklinton La, July 5, 1918.
The Police Jury in and for the
Parish of Washington State OF
IsIs louisiana, met in regular session at
tbe Court House in the Town C., Oh
s.s,klinton, Y on the above date with
- following members present: Il.
q q snring, C. NJ. Tate, T. D. Foil
= r Whalen, J. P. Starnes, J. K.
= I..]e, Walter Green, j. c. Green, 5.
Thomas and T. B. Roberts. Alb
sent, Louis Grain.
Motion made by Walter Green, sec
ended by ]. P. starnes, the following
s ssdnance was unanimously adopted:
ORDINANCE.
,n ordinance proposing the levy OF
a special tax for the mainten-
ance of the public road and
bridges within the Parish OF
Washington, and to incur debt
and issue bonds for the con-
struction of the public roads and
bridges thereon of said Parish,
and ordering a special election
for the purpose of submitting to
the property tax payers OF said
Parish the propositions for said
purpose.
WHEREAS, in the opinion of the
Police Jury of the Parish Of Wash
ington, State Of Louisiana, it IS
necessary and expedient to levy a
special tax for the purpose Of main
taining and repairing the public roads
and bridges of said Parish, and,
WHEREAS, the Police Jury Of
tile Parish of Washington, has Gre
i sted Road District No. /, said road
j district comprising the entire Parish
a Of Washington, and,
q WHEREAS, in the opinion Of the
Police Jury it is necessary and ex-
4 pedient to incur indebtedness of said
& Parish and Road District for the pur-
pose of constructing a highway sys'
8 tenn in said Road District, together
& with the necessary bridges, culverts
drains, etc., under the supervision
+ and with the assistance Of the State
j Board of Engineers, in accordance
& with law, and in the amount herein
/ after set forth; therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the Polio
Z Iury Of the Parish of Washington
& State of Louisiana,
B Section /. That a Special Elee
6on is hereby called and ordere
4 10 be held in said Parish on tn
4 tEenty-seventh (27th) day of Al
gust, 1918, between the hours of
B A. NJ. and S P. M.
Section 2. BE 1T FRTHER OF
z DAINED, etc., that at such speci'
3 election there shall be submitted
4 the taxpaying electors qualified
vote under the Constitution an
E laws of the State of Louisiana, tt
proposition to levy a special tax
two (2) mills on the dollar of q
property in the Parish of Washln
ton subject to taxation, for a perlt
Of twenty-five years, the proceeds
said tax to be used for the purpo
Of maintaining and repairing t
public roads and bridges of sa
parish; the proceeds of such tax n
to be funded into bonds.
Section 3. BE 1T FURTHER O
DAlNED, etc., that at said spec
election there shall also be submit
70 the tax paying electors of Sc
Parish Of Washington, Road Distr
NO, !, qualified to vote under t
constitution and laws of the st;
q Louisiana, the proposition to inc
debt and issue and sell negotiat
ssrni-annual, interest-bearing, coup
bonds of said Parish and Road [
rict, in the sum of Five Hundl
Thousand Dollars (S5O0,O00.00) {
aencing such Indebtedness,
amount of said bonds, together "
all other bonded indebtedness, be
4 less than ten percent of the asses
valuation of the property within S
Parish and Road District, as shown
& 1ne assessment roll of said Parish
completed. The said bonds to bear
serest at the rate Of five 60 J
eentum per annum, interest pay;
b seml-annually, to run for periot
twenty-five (25) years from the
q the bonds, and the principal
interest to be payable at such pl
. the governing authority may de
mlne, and both the principal and
'efest to be secured and paid
Aumclent tax levied and collie