Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-01-30


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 system of pub
lie roads and the brides thereon, with
in said Road District No. 1, the title
to which shall vest in the said Par
ish. They, said appearers, compris-
ing a 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 used 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) ball
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 (S765, 280.00l.
Amount of ballot east against the
levying of said tax, the sum of One
Hundred and Seven Thousand Nine
Hundred and Sixty-nine Dollars
| ($1O7, .0O), and that the propo-
sition for the levying of tax of two
90 mills for twenty-five years, as
above stated, was carried by ma
jority of Four Hundred and Eighty
four (464) votes, and of Six Hun
bred and Fifty-five Thousand and
One (s655, .OO) Dollars.
For the Issuance of Bonds
Proposition to incur debt and is
sue bonds Of tne 7; rsil o. Wash.As-
ton, La, Road District No. 1, to the
amount of Five HunGrod Thousand
Dollars, to run twenty-five years,
payable serially, as shall be prescibed
| by the Police Jury under the statutes
relating thereto, bearing interest at
] the rate Of 5 per centum per annum,
payable semi-annually, for the pur-
post of constructing system of pub
lie roads and the bridges thereon,
within said Road District No. 1, the
title to which shall vest in the said
Parish.
For the issuance of such bonds,
Five Hundred and Fifty $500 Bal
lots. Against the issuance of said
bonds, Two Hundred and Thirty-three
! (233) Ballots. Amount Of ballots in
favor of the issuance of such bonds,
the sum of Seven Hundred and
Eight Thousand Two Hundred and
Seventy ($7OS, 270.OO) Dollars.
Amount of ballots against the is
suance of such bonds, the sum Of
! One Hundred and Seventy-seven
Thousand Two Hundred and Seventy
four ($177,274.O0) Dollars.
And tnereupon said appearers de-
clared, and do hereby declare, that
| the proposition to incur debt and is
sue bonds of the Parish of Washing
ton, Louisiana (Road District No. y,
! to the amount of Five Hundred Thou
sand Dollars, as above stated, was
carried by a majority of Three Hun
dred and Seventeen (S17) votes and
Of Five Hundred and Thirty Thou
sand Nine Hundred and Nincty-six
! $500, 996.OO) Dollars.
And said appearers declared that
said Police Jury thereupon publicly
announced and promulgated the re-
suit Of said election as above set forth,
and directed that the same be pu
Hshed in one issue of Tie cffici@l
journal of the Parish.
And said appearers hereby decia- ?
and direct that one copy o. tbs pre-
cess verbal be sent to the Sccretal
OF State of the State of Louisian /,
and that ono copy thereof be deli
cred to the Recorder of MortGag
of the Parish of Washington, 20 9
recorded in the records Of said Pa
ish.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED, It
the town of Franklinton, Washine
ton Parish. Louisiana, this THIRTEEN