Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-11-06


ana, ON Wednesday, October 22,
1919, for the Purpose of Promul-
eating the Result of the Special
Election Held in Said City on
Tuesday, October ~, 1919, and
for the Purpose Of Introducing
Ordinances Issuing the Bonds and
Fixing the Maturities Thereof, and
Providing for the Sale Thereof.
The Commission Council of the
City of Bogalusa, acting as the gov
erning authority of said city, met in
special session at Bogalusa, Louisi-
ana, on the 22nd day of October,
1919, at IL e'cleck M, pursuant to
the provisions of the ordinance Of
said Commission Council dated Sep
TENDER IL, 1919, and the proclama-
ton of election by ". H. Sullivan,
Mayor of the City of Bogalusa, also
of date September IL, 1919.
There were present: Commission
er E. r. Cassidy, Commissioner D. M.
Wadsworth, Commissioner j. P.
Starns, Commissioner ]. R. Reagan.
There were absent: Mayor w. H.
Sullivan, who was out of the city.
The Commission Council being
duly convened, the following ordi-
nance was offered by Mr.. Starns,
seconded by Mr.. Wadsworth:
AN ORDINANCE
Whereas, special election as call
ed by the Commission Council of the
City of Bogalusa was held on 0c-
tober 81, 1919, in the City of BO-
galusa; and
Whereas, it is the duty of this
Commission Council to open the bal
lot boxes used at said special cleo
ton, examine and count the ballots
and canvass the returns of said cleo
ton:
Therefore, be it ordained, that this
Commission Council do now proceed
to open the ballot boxes used at said
special election, examine and count
the ballots in number and amount,
examine and canvass the returns and
declare the result of said election
and that the Mayor appoint two tell
ers to count the votes and compile
! the result.
And be it further ordained, that
n process verbal of the opening of
the said ballot boxes be made and
that the canvass of the returns and
the result thereof be shown on said
process verbal and that the said pro-
F, ces verbal be signed by all the mem
bers of the Commission Council, the
tellers and the officers thereof
This ordinance having been de-
clared by the Commission Council by
unanimous vote to be an emergency
measure, was submitted to a vote on
final passage, and the vote thereon
was as follows:
| Yeas - Messrs. Reagan, Wads-
worth, Starns, Cassidy.
Nays-None.
| And the ordinance was declared
adopted.
Whereupon, the Mayor announced
the appointment of Messrs. j. A.
spekenhier and J. B. Lindsey as tell
ers; and in oDen session the said tell
ers, in the presence of all of the
members of the Commission Council,
| proceeded to open the ballot boxes
and count the votes cast at the cleo
ton held October 81, 1919, in the
City of Bogalusa; each box being
opened separately; and thereupon
proceeded to examine and count the
ballots in number and amount in
each box, and examined and can
vassed the returns made by the Off
GERS of the said special election at
each polling place and verified the
| said returns, which is declared as
follows:
At Precinct No. 1, City Hall, b.
galusa, Louisiana, there were found
SO votes, representing and assessed
valuation of $94,9s2O0, cast in IA
vor of the following proposition:
Proposition No. Ito authorize
the Commission Council of the City
Of Bogalusa to incur debt or behalf
of and in the name of the City of
Bogalusa in the amount Of One Hun
bred and Twenty-Five Thousand
| (S125, OOO.o0) Dollars, and to issue
and sell serial negotiable semi-annual
interest-bearing coupon bonds evil
dencing the said indebtedness; said
bonds to bear interest at the rate Of
five per centum (5Go) per annum,
payable semi-annually, the principal
and interest of said bonds to be pay
able in such amounts and at such