The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-03-22
Proclamation aud Notice of Specia !
Election.

Whereas. by Oriinaac, of the Police
Jury Of the Parish of st. Mary. acting u.
the Board of Administrators or G pvern
ing Authority of Road District No. /, OF
the Parish Of st. Mary. duly adopted or
the 10Th day of March. 1919. Speci /.
Election was ordered and called to be held
ia said Road District No. of the Parish OF
st. Mary, on the 29th day Of April. 1919, to
take the sense OF the property taxpayers
Of said Road District No. of the Parish
of st. Mary, who are qualified to vote al
said election under the Constitution and
Laws Of the State of Louisiana, as to
whether or not the said Police Jury of the
Parish OF st. Mary, acting As Board of
Administrators or the Governing Author.
ity OF said Road District No L, can incar
debt in the name of the said Road District
and issue negotiable bonds of said Road
District, for the Parish of st. Mary, to the
amount of Five Hundred and Fiftyirhous-
and tf55O, O00.W) Dollars, to run for q
period not longer than thirty 800 years
from that date. maturing serially, during
that period from ore year to not m ire
than thirty years. as may be adjusted AMI
determined by said Governing Authority.
and to bear interest at the rate of five
per centum per annum from date. pay
able semi annually, the ayaiIs of which.
thus derived. to be used for the purpose
OF building, constructing and maintaining
public roads and highways in said Road
District No. / and.
Whereas. by said Ordinance calling said
Election, the President of the Sal Police
Jury of the Parish Of st. Mary was duly
authorized, empowered and directed to
give due notice and make proclamation of
said election by publication in the Official
Journal of the Parish Of St. Mary, in &C.
cordance with law; now, therefore,
l. Charles N. Frost, President OF the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of st. Mary, in
virtue Of and by authority vested in me
and in obedience 10 directions given to
me, and conform ably to the law as pro.
yided, do hereby proclaim and give notice
that Special Election will be held on
Tuesday. the 18th day of April. 1919, be.
tween the hours Of O'clock A NJ and )
O'Clock r. NJ. at the usual polling places
in said Road District No. /. of the Parish
OF St Mary. to take the sense of the prop
erty taxpayers Of said Road District No
l. qualified to vote under the Constitution
and Laws OF the State of Louisiana, IL.
such election: on the proposition submit
to wit:
For the Issnauce Of Bonds.
Proposition to incur debt and issue
negotiable Bonds Of Road District No.
OF the Parish Of Mary. to the amount of
Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand
tS00o,OsU.O0t Dollars to run for period
not longer than thirty years from date,
maturing serially, during said period
from Que to not more than thirty years. as
may ee determined by said Governing
Authority. bearing interest at the rate Of
five per centum per annum, payable
semi annually. for the purpose Of build
ing, improving AMI constructing public
roads and highways in said Road Dis
trict No. 1.
And notice is heerby given that on the
2nd day Of May, 1873, at 10 O'Clock M,
the Police Jary Of the Parish of St. Mary,
acting as the Board of Administrators or
the Governing Authority Of said Road
District No. l, of the Parish Of 1T. NARY,
will meet at the court house, In Franklin.
Louisiana, in said Parish. and there and
in public session. open the ballot boxes,
examine and count thsballots. both as to
number and amount. and examine and
canvass the returns, and declare the re.
suits OF said election, and promulgats the
same.
Given under my han officially, this 18TH
day of March. A. d.. 1919. at Franklin,
Louisiana, in said Parish Of st. nary.
CHAS. N. FROST,
President OF the Police Jury of the Parish
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