The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-10
AN ORDINANCE

| goiIable bonds to represent the sal
| debt. for the purpose of improving
building and constructing public road
! and highways in said Road District.
Whereas, ty Ordinance duly adopted b.
the Police Jury of the Parish of St. Mary
on April ., 1919, duly promulgated an
published in the Official journal of tn
Parish of st. Mary, acting upon its initia
tive in conformity with Act 81 Of the EXtr
Session of 1917. of the General Assembl
Of the State of Louisiana. created ROal
District No. 1 i, of the Parish of st. Mar,
and fixed, defined and described its limit
and boundaries. and
( Whereas, Article PSI of the Ccnstituto,
of 1918 of the State of Louisiana, and Ac
256 Of 1910 as amended by Act 2lS-of 1912
| and Act 30 of the Extra Session of 1917 o
the General Assembly of the State o
Louisiana, provide that the Police Jury o
/ the Parish of st. Mary is constituted th.
Board Of Administrators or the Governing
Authority Of Road Districts, and Of RoaC
District No. |, and as such, the Governing
Authority through which said Road Dis.
trict No. l may incur debt and issue ne
gotiable bonds. for the purpose of build.
ing. constructing. improving and main
tanning public roads and highways in said
District, when SO authorized by the prop
efty taxpayers of said District who are
qualified to vote under the Constitution
and Laws of the State of Louisiana, al a
Special Election held for the purpose, in
accordance with law, in said Road Dis
trIct; and
Whereas. the special tax necessary to
be annually levied to meet and extinguish b
the imposed Indebtedness will not exceed
ten l0) mills on the dollar, which Is the
limit provided by Article 2Sl of the Cou-
stitution of 1913 of the State of Louisiana,
as amended by various amendments adopts
ed since, to eXtinguish said indebtedness
incurred under said Article, and law rela-
tive thereto; now, therefore,
Section l. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury OF the Parish Of st. Diary, acting as
the Board of Administrators or Govern
ing Authority of Road District No. l, of
the Parish Of St. Mary, and for and in the
name of said Road District No. l. in laws
full session convened, that a Special Elec-
ton be, and is hereby called to be held in
Road District No. of the Parish of st.
Mary. ou Tuesday, the Goth day of May,
1919, for the purpose of submitting to and
take the sense of the property taxpayers
of said Road District No. /, qualified to
vote under the Constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana, as to whether OF
not said Police Jury of the Parish OF St.
Mary, as the Board of Administrators or
Governing Authority of said Road Dis
trlct No. l, can incur debt and issue ne
gotiable Bonds of said Road District No.
|, of the Parish of st. Mary. in the amount
Of Five Hundred Thousand $780,
JOO .Wl Dollars. to rnn for a period
not longer than thirty 1907 years from
late. maturing serially, during said
period from one to not more than thirty
years, as may be adjusted and determined
oy the said Governing Authority, to bear
interest at the rate of five t5l per centum
per annum. payable semi.annually, and
he funds thus derived to be used for the
purpose OF building, constructing and
maintaining public roads and highways in
said Road District No. /.
Section .. Be 1t further ordained, etc, |
That the ballot boxes, necessary blanks
and other necessary paraphernalla for
'ald Special Election, shall be provided
,y the Secretary of the Police Jury, and
ae shall cause to be printed ballots for use
q said Special Election in the following
orm, to-wit:
For the Issuance of Bonds.
Proposition to Incur Debt and issue
Negotiable Bends of Road District No. l.
OF the Parish of st. Mary. to the amount |
OF Five Hundred Thousand tX5OO,-
oO0,0o) Dollars, to run for a period |
not longer than thirty t30, years from
their date, maturing serlally, during
SAID period from one to not more than
thi ty years, as may be adjusted and de- |
termined by said Governing Authority,
bearing interest a. the rate of tive (5l |
per centum per annum, payable semi |
annullly, for the purpose of building.
improving and maintaining public high |
ways in said Road District No. |.
LYES)
(NO) ]
taxable Valuation S..........
signature of Voter. 80. .....
Notice to Voters: To vote in favor OF |
the proposition submitted upon this bal /
lot, place cross \ in the square after
the word YES" and to vote against lt
place a similar mark { * after the word
NO" When you shall have marked
your ballot fill in the amount Of taxable
valuation and sign as indicated on the
ballot, endorse your name on the ballot;
ballots voted by PROXY shall haye en-
dorsed thereon the names of both the
taxp ~ ers and OF proxy or proXies.
Section 3. BE it further ordained. etc :,
b 1t said election shall be held Ut the fol.
,wing places, being the usual places
here elections are held ia said Wards
nd Precincts, an by the Officitls named,
ach being registered voter, to-wls:
WARD ONE
Preciuct l, ChsreutoC; Z Champagne wi
Greeu, 9 II eccct commissioners; L nj
Gckes, Cterk-
E. w KC24HY
v L fierce, counissi suerS 9 L SIMS cierk
WARD TWO
Percinct |, Glencoe, A Bouvillain, A J Sa, |
ole. K L Brown, commissioners; Bernard Levy, /
lcpl.
e,nsoinct 2, louisa DPJ Bursuierss, UIuer
hs,e Loalis ssisst tneaux, Commissioners: God i
reg Usrlt, ehcxk-
WARD THREE.
Precinct !, frauxlin, c A Aycock, J f Lous-
alot w Latham, commi ssion srs; Wilson
icKerail, Jr, clerk
Precinct :, Baldwin; John Paul Bald win. jus.
in W0rmser, . l. Boudreaux, commissioners:
luke BOdn, clerk.
WARD FIVE
Prceiaet /. Patterson i + Marin. CASTOR
;onsoulia, William Feise, eomn lssi auers l
,n met Lassus, clerk
WARD SIX
Precinct |, QBrieass Store, e A Pharr, b
f8riea. Gresawood. o0mIn isaioaers; Ks
ester, clsrk
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