The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-03-22

brough, seconded by Oscar Bou.
dreaux and carried unanimously.
it was diemissed.
There being no further business
before the meeting Upon motion
Of T. Aucoin, seconded by Arthur
Olivier and carried. same ADJOURN
ed.
CHAs N. FROST. President.
R. EMMETT O'NIELI, Secretary.
franklin, La, March 10, 1919
The Police Jury sittiug as q
Board of Administrators or the
Governing Authority of Road Dis.
trict No. /, met THE day with Hon
Charles N. Frost presiding, aud
the following members present.:
Kimbrough, Haydel. Wolford.
Olivier. boudreaux, Gooch. Au.
coin, Calm and Pharr. Absent,
Drackett.
The minutes of the meeting of
March 9th were read and on mo.
ton Of T. B, Kimbrough, second-
ed by T. Aucoin and carried, were
approved.
On motion of w. N. Gooch, sec.
onded by T. B Kimbrough aud
carried, the amount Of the con.
templated bond issue .was reduced
from $3.50. 600 to $3.50, 900. All
members voting aye except 7
Aucoin, who voted no.
The folio wing ordinance was Of
fered by Sidney J. Wolford, who
moved its adoption, seconded by
Arthur Olivier:
AN ORDINANCE
Calling Special Election, to submit to
and take the sense Of the Taxpayers OF
Road District Nc. 1 of the Parish Of st.
Mary, who are qualified to vote ut such
election under the Constitution and
Laws OF the state Of Louisiana. on
proposition to incur debt and issue ne
gotiabie bonds to represent the said
debt. for the purpose Of improving,
building aud constructing public roads
and highways ia said Road District.
Whereas, ~ Ordinance duly adopted by
the Police Jury of the Parish of st Mary.
on March i, 1919. duly promulgated and
published In the Official Journal of the
Parish Of St. Mary, acting upon its initia-
tive In conformity with Act ID Of the Extra
Session Of 1917, of the General Assembly
Of the state OF Louisiana. created Road
District No. l, of ths Parish Of It. Mary
and liked, defined and described its limits
and boundaries: and
whereas, Article 2Si Of the Constitution
OF 1918 Of the State of Louisiana. ana Act
25G OF 1910 as amended by Act 2lS OF 1917,
and Act 80 Of the Extra session Of 1917 Of
the General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana, provide that the Police Jury OF
the Parish OF st. Mary is constituted the
Bosrd of administrators or the Governing
Authority OF Road Districts, and of Road
district 40. l, aud as such, the Governing
Authority through which said Road Dir
t.ict No. may incur debt and issue ne
gotlabie bonds. for the pun pose Of build
Tug, constructing. improving and main
tainipg public roads aud highways in said
District, when 50 authorized by the prop
erty taxpayers Of said District WHO are
uuattked TO vote under the Constitution
aud La4Ts Of the State OF Louisiana, at
Special Election held for the purpose, In
accordance with law, IN said Road Dis.
tract; sad
Whereas. the special tax necessary to
be ainualiy levied to meet and extinguish
the imp osed indebtedi.e ss Ntll not exceed
ten I0) mills on the dollar, which Is the
limit provided by Article PSI OF the Con-
stifution Of 1913 vt the State OF Louisiana,
as smeDded by various asaeutments adppt-
ed since, to extiuguish said Indebtedness
incurred under said Article, aud law reia.
live thereto; now. therefore,
section /. Be II 0rdaiued by the Police
Jury Of the Parish Of Sc. Aary, acting as
the Board OF Administrators or Il Ivern.
ing Authority of Road Distsict No. l, Ut
tie tarlsh Of Sc. Nary. and for and in the
name Of said Road district No. |. Ia lAw>
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