The Era-leader., 1918-07-25
JURY
PROCLAMATION
Called For Bond
Issue of $780, 100000 For
Good Roads.-ElectiO
Will Be Held Tuesday,
August d, 1918,

o.,;sh of Washington, State OF
i Iouisisna, met in regular session at
.hs Court House in the Town of
1 r,anklinton, on the above date with
~ following members present: r.
q Suring, C. M. Tate, T. D. Foil,
Ia r. Whalen, J. P. Starnes, J. R.
Leslie, Walter Green, J. c. Green, s.
!, Thomas and T. B. Roberts. Ab-
sntN Nouis Grain.
4 Notion made by Walter Green, Sec
I ,naed by j. P. Starnes, the following
! o,dinance was unanimously adopted:
8 ORDINANCE.
i, ordinance proposing the levy of
4 special tax for the mainten-
q ance of the public road and
bridges within the Parish of
Washington, and to incur debt
4 and issue bonds for the con-
struction Of the public roads and
a bridges thereon of said Parish,
4 and ordering a special election
for the purpose of submitting to
the property tax payers OF said
& Parish the PROPOSITIONS for said
purpose.
4 WHEREAS, in the opinion of the
& Police Jury of the Parish Of Wash
hgton, State Of Louisiana, it is
necessary and expedient to levy a
4 special tax for the purpose of main
4 taining and repairing the public roads
3 md bridges Of said Parish, and,
I WHEREAS, the Police Jury of
4 lie Parish of Washington, has Gre
4 ated Road District No. /, said road
j district comprising the entire Parish
4 Of Washington, and,
4 WHEREAS, in the opinion of the
B Police Jury 1t is necessary and ex-
4 psdient to incur indebtedness of said
4 Parish and Road District for the pur-
/ pose Of constructing a highway sys-
TEN in said Road District, together
+ with the necessary bridges, culverts,
4 drains, etc., under the supervision
4 and with the assistance Of the State
& Beard Of Engineers, in accordance
4 WITH law, and in the amount herein
4 After set forth; therefore,
4 Be IT ORDAINED by the Police
Il Jury Of the Parish of Washington,
4 State Of Louisiana,
7 Section l. That a Special Elec-
! ton is hereby called and ordered
B . be held in said Parish on the
( Hentyseventh (27th) day of Au.
4 gust 1918, between the hours of Z
R Am, and 5 P. M.
4 Section 2. BE IT FRTHER OR.
MlNED, ETC., that at such special
election there shall be submitted tc
ne taxpaying electors qualified tt
4 vote under the Constitution anC
aRs Of the State Of Louisiana, the
Eoposition to levy a special tax Of
Wo ~ mills on the dollar of al
i Rpperty in the Parish of Washing
M snbject to taxation, for a periot
y twenty-five years, the proceeds o.
hla tax to be used for the purpose
y maintaining and repairing tht
aahc roads and bridges Of sait
Rlll; the proceeds of such tax no
ahe funded into bonds.
Ssction 8. BE IT FURTHER OR
sAlNED, etc., that at said specia
wslon there shall also be submitte,
sne tax paying electors of sal
sailsii Of Washington, Road Distric
al !, qualified to vote under tn
0asutution and laws of the Stat
louisiana, the proposition to incu
sss and issue and sell negotiable
nal'annual, interest-bearing, coupo
.suus OF said Parish and Road Di:
s'ss, IN the sum of Five Hundre
se0sand Dollars ($5OO,OOO.OO) ev
aslng such Indebtedness, tn
.a'0uas OF said bonds, together wit
y 0sher bonded Indebtedness, bein
- than ten percent of the assesse
s'aatlon of the property within sal
aslsn and Road District, as shown b
9 assessment roll of said Parish la
sApleted. The said bonds to bear il
. ss' at the rate of five (5) pc
mum per annum, interest payab
,annually, to run for period
J. snsy-ilye Y (25) years from the da
4s bonds, and the principal a,
..sss to be payable at such plac
as governing authority may dete
ssa ae, and both the principal and i
,s,s.. -. % be secured and paid by
ssas slent tax levied and collect
s,su 81 ssas ! IN accordance with the p,
'''as d Article asl os The rsaa