The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1919-05-10
ROAD DISTRICT NO 4
NO. SIS

ROAD DISTRICT NO 4
ORDINANCES NO. SIS
An Ordinance calling for an Elec
ton to be held in Road District No.
4.
It was moved BY Mr.. A. A. San
ders, seconded by Mr.. Harvey He
bert, and unanimously carried
that,
Whereas, In the opinion of this
body it is deemed necessary and
advisable that a special election
be held in Road District No. 4 Of
the Parish OF Terreb0nne, La, and
that at said special election there,
. be submitted Il the property tax
payers of said Road District the
following proposition, to-wit: 4
In Road District No. in the
amount OF Seventy five thousand
dollars to u not longer than AZ
years from date and to bear inter-
est not exceeding five per centum
per anum payable semi-annually
for the purpose of constructing
roads in Road District No. 4 of the
and
Whereas, the Police Jury of the
Parish of Terrebonne is the govern
ing authority, through which said
Road District may call e%lections,
levy taxes incur debts and issue
negotiable bonds, when authorized
by a mojority in number and
amount of the property tax payers
in said Road District entitled to
yote under the laws Of the state.
and
Whereas, the assessed valuation
of the property in said Road Dis
trict amount to more than One
Million Dollars and there is no ex-
listing bonded Indebtedness against
The said Road District, and
Whereas, the special tax neces-
sary to be levied annually to ex-
tinguish the proposed Indebtedness
will not exceed the constitutional
limit of ten mills on the dollar,
now, therefore,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish OF Terre-
bonne, in lawful session convened,
that a special election shall be and
is hereby called to be held in Road
District No. 4 of the Parish Of Ter
rebonne, ON Tuesday May goth,
1919, between the hours prescrib-
ed by law, at which election shall
be submitted to a vote OF the prop
erty tax payers of such road dis
.rict entitled to vote under the laws
Of this state, the following propo-
;ition:
To incur debt and issue negoti-
able bonds in Road District No.
| of the Parish Of T%ererbonne,
Louisiana, in the amount Of Seven
ly-five Thousand Dollars to run
not longer than forty years from
late and to bear interest at a rate
not exceeding five per centum,
payable semi-annually for the pur-
pose Of building and constructing
public roads in Road District No.
1 Of the Parish of T~errebonne, as
follows:
To construct a highway and sur
lace the same with some approved
road material from the upper line
OF the Presquille plantation on the
right descending bank Of Bayou
Little Gallon to the lower line OF
said Presquille plantation. Thence
across the said Presdpille Qlanta-
tion from the br4desol
/ tie Gallon to the Bridge ACROSS
Bayou Terrebonne, thence following
| the left descending bank Of Bayou
| Terrebonne to the lower limits OF
said Road District.
SECTION q. Be 1t further or
| dained, etc., that the secretary Of
this Board be and he Is here
by authorized and instructed 70
have prepared for use at the salo
election a sufficient number o.
ballots on each of which shad be
printed the proposition mentioned
in section 1 ofkthis resolution ar
ranged in such a manner as to en-
able voters to vote upon the said
form:
To incur debt and issue bond:
of Road District No. 1 Of the Parish
of Terrebonne, Louisiana, to the
amount of Seventy. five Thousand
dollars, to run not longer than Tor
~ years from date bearing Interest
at the rats of five per centum pei
annum, payable semi-annually, To-
the purpose of building and con
structing public roads throughout
Road District No. 4 of the Parish
Of T%errebonne, State OF Lou1slan
YES ........... s......'.
MI .......... ....''
| AMOUNT ........ ...........
NOTICE TO VOTERS :. ;,
To vote in favor of the PROPOSE
ton submitted upon this ballot
place an (x) mark after the wore
yes. To vote against 1t place
a similar mark after the wore
NO"
And the Secretary OF this Boart
be and he is hereby authorized tt
have prepared for use at said spec
ial election all necessary ballots,
tally sheets, lists OF voters AM
compiled statements OF voters III