The Era-leader., 1919-01-30

ton to incur debt and issue bonds Of
the Parish Of Washington, Louisiana
(Road District No. ~, 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. /, the title
to which shall vest in the said Par
ish. 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 IL o'clock a. m., this
day, at the Court House in the Town
of FranklintOn, in said Parish, and
then and 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 period
of twenty-five years, the proceeds Of
said tax to be useG 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 (636) 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 ($765,280.00}
Amount Of ballot cast against the
levying of said tax, the sum of One
5 Hundred and Seven Thousand Nine
Hundred and Sixty-nine Dollar:
($1O7, ,969.O0), and that the propo
= sition for the levying of tax Of two
e (2) mills for twenty-five years, a:
e above stated, was carried by MA
jority of Four Hundred and Eighty
1 four (4S4) votes, and of Six Hun
: dred and Fifty-five Thousand anI
|. One ($655,00l.00) Dollars.
For the Issuance of Bonds
a Proposition to incur debt and is
t sue bpt,% / - Tar n oF wash =.
:, ton, La, Road District No. |, to tn
}, amount Of Five Hunfr2,' ThG":a- !,
d Dollars, to run Twenty-Five years
It payable serially, as shall be prescibe'
d by the Police Jury under the statute
d relating thereto, bearing interest a
81 the rate of per centum per annun
= payable semi-annually, for the pul
i post Of constructing system Of pub
IS lie roads and the bridges thereon
within said Road District No. l, tn
title to which shall vest in the sal
Parish.
|. For the issuance Of. such bond,
Five Hundred and Fifty $500 Ba
c lots. Against the issuance of sal
l. bonds, Two Hundred and Thirty-thre
s (233) Ballots. Amount of ballots i
e favor of the issuance of such bond!
II the sum of Seven Hundred an
e Eight Thousand Two Hundred an
;, Seventy ($7Os,27O.OO) Dollars.
II Amount Of ballots against the is
h suance Of such bonds, the sum G
One Hundred and Seventy-seve
e Thousand Two Hundred and Sevent.
e four ($177,274.0O) Dollars.
d And thereupon said appearers dt
clared, and do hereby declare, ths
/. the proposition to incur debt and j:
=. sue bonds of the Parish of Washing
n, ton, Louisiana (Road District No.
3. to the amount of Five Hundred Thol
sand Dollars, as above stated, We
carried by majority of Three Hun
dred and Seventeen {3l7) votes an
ID of Five Hundred and Thirty Thol
sand Nine Hundred and Mincty-si
5, $3.50, $4,000 Dollars.
And said appearers declared ths
said Police Jury thereupon publicl
announced and promulgated the r,
# suit of said election as above set fort
/: and directed that the sane be pu
l. lished in one issue of the offic,.
,f journal Of the Parish.
le And said appearers herchJ lecla
e, and direct that one copy cf this pl