The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-03-29
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
Calling Special Election, to submit to
and take the sense OF the Taxpayers of
Road District No. 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 a
proposition to incur debt and issue ne
/. debt. for the purpose Of improving,
building and constructing public roads
and highways in said Road District.
Whereas. " Ordinance duly adopted by
the Police Jury OF the Parish of st Mary.
on March 3, 1919. duly promulgated and
published In the Official Journal OF the
farieh of st. Mary, acting upon its initia.
tive In conformity with Act 30 of the Extra
Session Of 1917. OF the General Assembly
Of the state of Louisiana. created Road
District No. !, OF the Parish Of Il. 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 Act
81, Of 1919 ne amended by Act 2lS OF 1912,
and Act 81 OF the Extra session Of 1917 of
the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, provide that the Police Jury Of
the PxIish OF ST. Mary Is constituted the
Board of Administrators or the Governing
Authority OF KOa,l Districts, aud of Road
District No /, and as such the Governing
Authority through which said Road Dis.
trict No. may incur debt and issue ne.
gotiaDle bonds. for the pu, pose Of build
ing. constructing. improving and main.
tanning public roads and highways in sail
District, when 81 authorized by the prop
y erty taxpayers OF said District Who are
Qualified 10 vote under the Constitution
and Laws Of the State of Louisiana, al u
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 anal extinguish
the imp Osed indebted ess will not exceed
ten iU) mills on the dollar, which Is the
limit provided by Article Isl OF the Co.'S
stitpti0n OF 1913 of the State Of Louisiana,
ed since, to cxtinguish said Indebtedness
incurred under said Article. and law re'a-
tive thereto; now, therefore,
Section /. Be 1t ordained by the Police
jury OF the Parish OF st. Lary, acting as
the Board Of Administrators or u Jveru
ing Authority Of Road district No. /, OF
the Parish Of st. Mary, aud for and in the
name Of said ,lsaad Distr Ct No. I. in laws
fin se>sion convened, that u special Elec
tion be. and Is hereby called to he held in
Road District No. Of the Parish of st.
Mary, GU Tuesday, the 29th day OF April
lAl3, for the purpose Of submitting to aud
take the sense of the property taxpayers
81 said Koad District No. /, qualitied to
vote under the Constitution AMI laws Of
the State Of Louisiana, as to whether or
mot said Police Jury Of the Parish OF St.
Mary, o the Board Of Administrators or
0cverning Authority Of said Road Dis
gotiable bonds OF said Road District No.
lot the Parish OF st. Mary. IN the amount
q Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand
($5d0, 00u .O0} Dollars. to RIM for period
not longer than thirty t3v) years from
date. maturing sertaily, during said
period from Que to not more than thirty
years, % may be adjusted aud determined
interest u the rate OF i've to- per centum
PR annum, payable semi. annuaiiy, and
the funds thus derived to be used Tor the
purpose OF building. constructing anu
maintaining public roads and highways in
ssdd Road LNstiict No. !.
Section :. BE 1t further ordained. etc.
Thxt the ballot boxes, necessary blanks
said special Election, shall be provi Lied
~ the Secretary OF the Police Jury, aud
he shall cause to be printed ballots for use
- said special Election in the following
forms t0-wii:
For the Issua Of Bonds.
PrUpO.itun to Incur Debt aud i,eus
Negotiable 6.nds Of koa district No. |.
Of the Parish of u Macy, TO the am III ut
-0f Five han.ir-,l and Fifty fnol,and
t$a5,.tHU tH'l ID liars. Ia ran for pc,iyI
nsd longer Than thirty ,h', years II N
stheir date, m..tTing srrlalty, du.i4 &
kasd period from ,D1 to n6t more than
thi ~ seais, NJ m.as be adjusteL and dc
'terMIned by said u,vermlag Au,horit, /,
bearing interest al the rate OF i've (5l
per ce1tum per auuum, payable semi
annually. for the purpose Ut building
tnprovtng and snsintstuing public high
ways In said Road District No.
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