The Era-leader., 1919-01-23
Fraaklinton, La, June 7, 1918.
ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE
An Ordinance Creating a Road Dis
trict Within the Parish of Wash
iageon, to be Known as Hoad DIS.
rict No. 1, and Consisting of the
Enstse Parish.
be it ordained by the Police jury
of Washington Parish, in regular ses,
siea assembled:
Section l. That the entire Par.
ish of Washington is hereby created
and formed into Road District No. :
of the Parish of Washington.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
etc, That all ordinances and parts
of ordinances conflicting with the
provisions Of this ordinance are here
by repealed.
y Franklinton, La, July 5, 1918.
The Police Jury in and for the
Parish of Washington, State OF
Louisiana, met in regular session at
the Court House in the Town of
F'ranklinton, on the above date, with
the following members present: K.
RI. Spring, c. NJ. Tate, T. D. Foil, G.
II. Whalen, j, P. Starnes, J. R. Leslie,
Walter Green, j. c. Green, S. S.
Thomas and 7. B. Roberts. Absent.
Louis Grain. -
Motion made by Walter Green, Sec
onded by ]. P. Starnes, the following
ordinance was unanimously adopted
ORDINANCE
An ordinance proposing the levy of
special tax for the maintenance
Of the public roads and bridges
within the Parish of Washington,
and to incur debt and issue bonds
for the construction Of the public
roads and bridges thereon of saiu
Parish, and ordering a special cleo
tion for the purpose of submitting
TO the property taxpayers of said
Parish the propositions for said
purpose.
WHEREAS, i'll the opinion of the
Police Jury of the Parish of WASH
ington. State Of LOUISIANA, it is nec-
essary and expedient to levy a spe-
ciai tax for the purpose of MAIN
taining and repairing the pubic
roads and bridges of said Parish, and.
WHEREAS, the Police Jury of the
Parish of Washington has created
Road District No. 1, said road dis.
trict comprising the entire Parish of
Washington, and,
WHEREAS, in the opinion of the
Police Jury it is necessary and ex-
pedient to incur Indebtedness of satu
Parish and.Road District Tor the pur-
pose of constructing a highway sys-
TEN in said Road District, together
with the necessary bridges, culverts,
drains, etc., under the supervision
and with the assistance of the State
Board OF Engineers, in accordance
with law, and in the amount herein
after set forth; therefore,
BE II ORDAINED by the Police
Jury of the. Parish of Washington.
State of louisiana:
Section /. That Il Special Elec-
tion is hereby called and ordered to
be held in said Parish on the twenty
seventh (27th) day Of august, 1918, |
between the hours of 7 a. m. and 5
y. m.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
etc, That at such special election
there shall be submitted to the tax
paying electors qualified to vote un-
der the Constitution anG laws of the
State of Louisiana, the proposition to
levy a special tax of two (2) mills
on the dollar on all property in the
Parish of Washington subject to tax
auon, for a period of twenty-five
years, the proceeds of said tax to he
used for the purpose of maintaining
and repairing the public roads and
bridges of said parish; the proceeds
of such tax not to be funded into
bends.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc., That at said special election
there shall also be submitted to che
taxpaying electors of SAID Parish Of
Washington, Road District No. l,
qualified to vote under the Constitu-
ton and laws of the State of Louisi-
ana, the proposition to incur debt and
issue and, sell negotiable, semi-an-
aual, interest-bearing coupon bonds
of said Parish and Road District, in
the sum of Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars $500, 0,000.00) evidencing
such Indebtedness, the amount of said