The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-04-19
AN ORDINANCE

| AN ME-
calling Special Election, to submit &c
and take the sense of the Taxpayers OF
| Road District No. l of the Parish Of ST
| Mary, who are qualified to vote at such
| election under the Constitution and
| Laws Of the State Of Louisiana. on Il
proposition to incur debt aud issue ne
gotiable bonds to represent the said
debt: for the purpose of improving,
building and constructing public roads
and highways in said Koai District.
Whereas. ty Ordinance duly adopted by
the Police Jury OF the Parish OF st Mary
on Xpril 2, 1919. duly promulgated and
published In the Official Journal OF the
Parish OF st. Mary, acting upon its initia-
tive In conformity with ct 80 Of the Extra
Session Of 1917. OF the General Assembly
OF the State OF Louisiana. created Road
District No. l. OF the Parish OF st. Mary
and fixed. defined and described its limits
and boundaries: and
Whereas, Article 2Sl Of the Constitution
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 OF
the General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana, provide that the Police Jury of
the Parish OF st. Mary is constituted the
Boird of Administrators or the Governing
Authority of Road Districts, and Of Road
District No. I, and as such. the Governing
Authority through which said Road Dis
trict No. 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
erty taxpayers of said District who are
qualified to vote under the Constitution
aud Laws of the State Of Louisiana, at Il
Special Election held for the purpose, in
accordance with law, in said Road Dis
trlct; and
Whereas. the special tax necessary to
be annually leviei to meet and extinguish
the imposed indebted; es> vii! not exceed
ten (l0) mills on the dollar. which is the
limit provided by Article 2Sl of the Cou-
,titution OF 1918 of the State of Louisiana,
as amended by various amen iments adopts
ed since, to eXtinguish said Indebtedness
incurred under said Article. and law rela-
tive thereto; now, therefore.
Section BE it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of st. hary, acting rs
the Board OF Administrators or G Jvern-
ing Authority of Road District No. l, of
the Parish OF st. Mary, and for and in the
name Of said Road Dstr ct No. |. in laws
full session convened, that Il Special Eiec-
ii be. and Is hereby called to be held in
Road District No. of the Parish Of st.
Mary. on Tuesday, the 10Th 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 or
not said Police Jury Of the Parish of St.
Mary. as the Board Of Administrators or
Governing Authority of SAID Road Dis
trict No. |, can incur debt and issue ne
gotiatle Bonds of said Road District No.
|. OF the Parish of st. Mary. in the amount
of Five Hundred Thousand $780,.
0Oo .OOI Dollars. to RIM for a period
not longer than thirty i3O) years from
date. maturing serially, during said
period from one to not more than thirty
years, as may be adjusted aud determined
by the said Governing Authority, to bear
interest vt the rate Of five t5' per centum
per annum. PAYABLE semi.annually, and
the funds thus derived to be used Tor 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 paraphernalIa for
said Special Election, shall be provided
by the Secretary of the Police Jury, and
in said Special Election in the following
form, 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 $780,.
OOO1 d liars, to run for period
not longer than thirty go, years from
their date, maturing serially, 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 i've (5l
per eentum per annum payable semi
annually, for the purpose of building,
Improving and maintaining public high
ways In said Road District No. l.
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