The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-06-21

The Police Jury Of the parish o.
Ma iison, ac'i~.r n. the governing au-
thority of said parish, met In specia!
session at the district Gou.t mouse
at Tailulah, Louisiana, on the lotii
dav CT June, 1919, at one O'Clock
, n, pursuant 20 the provisions OF
h. o-.ijnaucn OF said Police jury
lated May 7th, 1919, and the proc
| tamayion CT election by Alex Clark,
/ resident Of the Police Jury, also
Of date May 7th, 1919. -,
There wore present: Hen. Alex.
! Clark. President. J. B. Galloway, j. IL.
! Devire w. II. Hewes. j: Y. "rlght.
". NJ. Mcdonald, and Z. &. Saunders
Absent: 4. Z. Kinds.
tt, Police Jury having been duly
convened, the following ordinance
was offered By Mr.. J. V. Wright Sec
onded BY Mr.. E. 3. Saunders:
ORDINANCE
Whereas. 2 special election 2;
called by this Police Jury was held
on Juue 10th, 1919. in the Parish OF
Madison; and
. whereas, it is the duty OF thi;
Police Jury to open the bollot b0xe'
used at said special election, examine
and &C .at the ballots and canvass the
result OF said election:
THEREFORE, BE 1T ORDAlN
ED, That this Police Jury do now pro
coed to open the ballot boxes used a
the said special election, examine al'
count the ballots in unInber AM
amount, examine and canvass TT
returns and declare the result Of sal
election: andsthat the President 81
ipcint two tcl'ers to count the vote
F. and comp.le the result.
: AND BE 1T FURTHER ORDAlN
ED, Tha. a process verbal OF tn
opening of the said ballot boxes b
made and that the canvass OF the rs
turns and result thereof be shown o
the said process verbal and that tn
said process verbal be signed By tn
members of the Police Jury, the tie
lers and officers thereof.
The vote or this ordinance WIS {
follows:
YEAS: Messrs. Clark, Gallowa'
Devine, Hewcs, Wright, Mcdonald
and Saunders.
NAYS: None.
And the ordinance was declare
adonted.
cd the appointment OF MeSsrs. I.
Goff and K. l.. Russ as tellers; and
open session the said tellers, in Il
presence of the members of the Poll
Jury, proceeded to open the boil!
boxes End count the votes cast at q
special election held on the 10th d;
Of June, 1919, IN the parish CT Mat
son, louisiana; each box from ca
Dcllirg place in the said parish bel,
opexei separately and thereupon NJ
ceeded to examine and count the D;
lots in each box, and did exami
and canvass the returns made by
~ officers of said special election
AZ each polling place and verified
said returns with the result, which
declared a3 fellows:
N At Ward One. Precinct One,
Lacy. Mound ?. O.. La. there we
found four (4) votes, represent
uc an assessed Variation OF sixlv-thr
Il. hundred and thirty (S5330o0) d
.&,s cast III favor Of Tie propCsiti'
70 80 authorize the Police Jury
The Parish CT Madison, as the q
crning authority of said parish.
incur debt and issue negotiaa'
~. bonds of said parish to The amoy
IF five hundred thousand do'1'
($50C .C0G.C0) in accordance W
Article 281 Of the Constitution !;
the Jaws OF the State of Louisia,
said bends to bear interest a. the I;
of five per centum f51t) per annu
\ payablc semi annually, and the int
J. est and principal 10 lie payable in ~
amounts and a. suc.. times and pig
as the governing authority may Diet
- migc he debt reprcscnted by 8
herds to run thirtv-fvc years f.
tie date of said bonds. and all
he said bonds to mature within thir
,,p five years from their date. both
- principal srd interest TO be secul
oh by a sufficient tax levied and c
a lected each year on all the prope
di- in the Parish of Madison, in acco
-or ance with the provisions Of Art
=. Isl of the Constitution and laws
= the State of Louisiana, the proce
realized from the sale Of said Dol
~ I0t less than par to be used