The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-17
AN ORDlN, \NCE

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and take the sense of the Taxpayers OF
| Roal 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 Il
proposition to in M debt and issue ne
gotiable bonds 7" represent the said
debt. for the pu"u1Sp Of improving
building and con trucing public roads
and highways in ID i'Oa! District
Whereas. ~ Ordinance duly a lopted by
the Police Jury of II e Parish of st Mary
| on April ., 1919, Gully promulgated and
publ he'd in the Otfci i journal of the
Parish OF st. Mary, acting upon its initia-
| tive in conformity with Act 81 of the Extra
| session of 1917. of the General Assembly
| + the state of Louisiana. created Road
| District No / OF the Parish OF st. Mary
md fixed. defined and described its limits
| md boundaries and
| Whereas, Article PSI of the Constitution
| II 1913 Of the State of Louisianr. and Act
| 56 of 1910 as amended by Act us of 1912,
and Act 81 OF the Extra Session Of 1917 OF
| he General Assembly of the state of
| Louisiana. provide that the Police Jury OF
/ The Parish OF st. Mary is constituted the
Board of Administrators or the Governing
tu' horty of Road Districts, and Of Road
District No l. and as such the Governing
iu horlty through which said Road DiS>
trict No. may incur debt and issue ne
gotiablr bonds. for the purpose Of build
'ng, constructing, improving aud main
aiming public roads and highways in said
District, when 81 authorized 10y the prop
eriy taxpayers of said District who are
qualified TO vote under the Constitution
md t.awS of he State Of Louisiana, at
>pe cial Election held for the purpose. in
sccOrdance wit4 law. in said Road Dis
trlct; and
hereas. the SPECIAL tax necessary to
Nn Inv l.
he in ro-Pi indettcdres. VIII not exceed
ten (l0) mill. on the dollar. which l. the
INIT provided hv Article 2Sl of the C0u-
>titution of 1918 of the State of Louisiana,
Is amended +, various amendments adopt
ed sibce, to eXtingnish said Indebtedness
incurred under said Article. aud law rela-
i've thereto; now. therefore
Section BE ii ordained by the Police
Jury Of the Parish Of st. Mary, acting as
he Board OF Administrators or GJvern-
ing Authority of Road district No. l. or
the Parish of st. Mary, and for and in the
name OF laid Il ad District No. |. in l,w-
ful session convened, that a Special Elec.
ti"n 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 or submitting to aud
take the sense OF the property taxpayers
OF said Road District No. l, 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. l, can incur debt and issue ne
gotiable l.Onds of said Road District No.
|. of the Parish of ST. Ma arv. IN tn. amount
of Five Hundred Thousand ($5OO,.
O0O.OU, Dollars. to run for period |
not longer than thirty 800 year; from
date. maturing serialiy, during said
period from one to not more than thirty |
years, ss NAV be adjusted and determined |
by the said Governing Authority, to bear |
interest vt the rate Of five ~ per cpntum |
per annum, PAYABLE semi.annually, and !
the fInds thus derived to be used Tor the |
p' rp'>e of building, constructing ana |
main aiming pub ic roads and highways in |
SAID Road li.tlic No. |.
Section BE II further ordained, etc.
1hat the ballot hoXes, nece Ssary blanks
and other necessary paraphernaIla for
s"ld special Flee ION, shall he provided |
by the Secretary of the Poll e Jury, and |
he snail caust to be printed b .llots for use
IN said Speci Il Election in the following
form, to.wits
For Lne Issuance of Bonds.
Pr0positI to Incur Dent aud issue |
Negotiable BCnds Of Road District No, |,
OF the Parish of st. Mary, t, the amount |
OF Five Hundred Thousand tx5U).-
WU W) ID liars. to run f)r a period |
mot longer than thirty 30, years frcm
their date, maturing serially. during |
said period from one to not more thai, !
tbi tI years, rs mag be adj listed and de- |
termIne by said Governing Authority,
bearing interest at the rate of live t5) !
per cehtum per annum, payable semi |
annu 'lly, for the purpose of building,
Improving and maintaining public hign-
ways in said Road Disiri"' W..
JYES) I
(NO) |