The Era-leader., 1919-01-23

ton to incur debt and issue bonds of
the Parish of Washington, Louisiana
tRoad District No. II, to the amount
of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars,
to run twenty-five years, payable Sc
rally as shall be prescribed by the
Police Jury under the statutes re.
lating thereto, bearing interest at the
rate OF five per centum per annum,
payable semi-annually, for the pur-
pose of constructing a system of pub
lie roads and the brides thereon, with
IN said Road District No. l, the title
to which shall vest in the said Par
lsh. They said appearers, compris-
ing majority and quorum of the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of Washing
ton, Louisiana. met, in open session,
at the hour of II o'clock a. NJ, this
day, at the Court House in the Town
OF franklinton, in said Parish, and
then ana there opened the ballot
boxes used at said election and
counted the ballots in number and
amount cast at the said election, and
examined and canvassed the returns
Of said election, and thereupon de-
clared, and do hereby declare, the re-
suit Of said election to be as follows
For the Levying of Tax
Of two (2) mills on the dollar of all
property in the Parish of Washing
ton subject to taxation, for a period
Of twenty-five years, the proceeds Of
said tax to be used for the purpose Of
maintaining and repairing public
roads and bridges of said parish:
For the levying of said tax, Six
Hundred and Thirty-six (696) bal
lots. Against the levying of said
tav, One Hundred and Fifty-two
152) ballots. Amount of ballots
cast in favor of the levying of said
tax, the sum Of Seven Hundred and
Sixty-five Thousand Two Hundred
and Eighty Dollars ($765,2SO.O0).
Amount of ballot cast against the
levying of said tax, the sum of One
Hundred and Seven Thousand Nine
Hundred and Sixty-nine Dollars
(S107,969.00), and that the propo-
sition for the levying of a tax of two
t2) mills for twenty-five years, as
above stated, was carried by ma
jority of Four Hundred and Eighty
four (4S4) votes, and of Six Hun
dred and Fifty-five Thousand and
One (S655,001.00) Dollars.
For the Issuance of Bonds
Proposition to incur debt and is
sue bC.!,$ e ',A2 H,,l'';@:,'.. c. T'ash'2 y
ton, La, Road District No. /, to the
amount of Five Hundred Thnuea~d
Dollars, to run twenty-five years,
payable serially, as shall be prescibed
by the Police Jury under the statutes
relating thereto, bearing interest at
the rate of 5 per centum per annum,
payable semi-annually, for the puT-
post of constructing a system of pub
lie roads and the bridges thereon,
within said Road District No. /, the
title to which shall vest in the said
Parish.
For the issuance of such bonds,
Five Hundred and Fifty $500 Bal
lots. Against the issuance of said
bonds, Two Hundred and Thirty-three
(233) Ballots. Amount of ballots in
favor of the issuance OF such bonds,
the sum of Seven Hundred and
Eight Thousand Two Hundred and
Seventy ($7Os,27O.OO) Dollars.
Amount of ballots against the is
suance Of such bonds, the sum of
One Hundred and Seventy-seven
Thousand Two Hundred and Seventy
four (s177,274.OO) Dollars.
And thereupon said appearers de-
clared, and do hereby declare, that
the proposition to incur debt and is
sue bonds Of the Parish of Washing
ton, Louisiana (Road District No. II |
to the amount of Five Hundred Thou.
sand Dollars, as above stated, was
carried by majority of Three Hun
1red and Seventeen (317) votes and
If Five Hundred and Thirty Thou
sand Nine Hundred and Ninety-siy
S530,996.OO) Dollars.
And said appearers declared that
aid Police Jury thereupon publicly
and promulgated the re-
ult of said election as above set forth,
md directed that the sane be pu',-
ished in one issue of the offic n
ournal of the Parish.
And said appearers hercby decla ,e
md direct that one copy Of this p, j.
ess verbal be sent to the Secreta "