The Colfax chronicle., 1919-12-06

oSItion as ABOVE set IOrtn.
And it was therefore ascertained
that there was total of 191 votes, rel
resenting an assessed valuation O.
1924, 682. 90, cast in favor of the afore
said proposition; and there was tota
of LOG votes, representing assessed val
uation of $l23, l24 90, cast against thu
aforesaid proposition as above outlined
and it is therefore shown a majority
of votes, both in number and amount
cast in favor of the aforesaid PROPOSE.
tion. which said proposition is there.
fore declared to be carried, and this
process verbal and canvass of the vote
cast at said election held IN Road Dis
trict Number Nine (9) of the Parish OF
Grant on the 25th day of November
1919. having been duly written and
read, was thereupon signed by the Tel
lers. by the President and Clerk of the
Police Jury of the Parish of Grant,
Louisiana, and by each member of said
Police Jury at said meeting.
Tellers:
j. M. JONES,
DIR. w. B. CORLEY.
JOHN RANDOLPH,
President Police Jury.
H. L. BRIAN, Clerk.
Members:
JONI RANDOLPH, ]. M. JONES,
DR.. W. B. CORLEY, G. C. PURvIS,
W. C. CALHOUN. j. J. DEWITT.
w. P. DEEM.
The following ordinance was offered
by Mr.. ]. M. Jones and seconded by
DR.. w. B. Corley.
An ordinance authorizing the issuan-
ce of Six Hundred Thousand ($6O0, 900 :
00) Dollars of bonds of Road District
Number Nine (9) of the Parish of Grant
Louisiana, prescribing the form there
of and providing for the levy of taxes
for the payment of the principal and
interest of said bonds.
Whereas, according to the returns of
an election held in Road District Num-
ber Nine co. of the Parish of Grant
on the 25th day of November 1919. un-
der the authority granted by the terms
t6orty si q sa1d Road bsfst sdts Atfs
orized to incur debt and issue Road
Bonds to the amount of Six Hundred
Thousand ($6OO, 900. OOl Dollars and
Whereas the assessor of the Parish
of Grant has certified that the ssessed
valuation of all property of Rod Dis
trict Number Nine (9) of the hrish of
Grant for the year, as ked by
the Board of State Affairs, aggregates
and bond isle rep
resenting an indebtedness of 30. .000.-
90 is less than ten (l0%) per ent of
the assessed valuation of theaxable |
property of Road District lumber
Nine (9) of the Parish of Graz there
fore,
| Be it ordained by the Policelry of
the Parish of Grant, in coIiance
with the terms of Article 2sof the
Constitution of the State of uisiana
, and Act 256 of the General sembly
of the State of Louisiana fore year
, 1910. as amended, and actinas the
Governing Authority of Roatistrict
. Number Nine (9) of the ish of
n Grant, and the Police Jury hg been
y duly authorized at an electioeld in
. said Road District on the 25iay of
8 November 1919, hereby autHs the
f mourning Of an indebtednet Six
M Hundred Thousand ($6OO, 90 DOL
lars of said Road District Nr Nine :
. f9) of the Parish of Grant fe pur-
d pose of constructing and imng the
IF roads and highways in Roastrict
If Number Nine (y) of the sh of
$. Grant, and to represent saiebted-
of ness, the said Police Jury 0 Par
n ish of Grant does hereby aue the
issuance of Six Hundred Thd (S6-
re 90. 900 OO) Dollars of Roads of r
an said Road District numberen One P
in to Six Hundred, inclusive, e de- W
We nomination of One Thousai, 000.- OF
IT. 0W Dollars each. dated j. lst. vi
on 1920, bearing interest at te of l.
we FIVE $50 per centum per sfrom er
date until paid, said interes pay ar
-. able semi annually on the fys of In
January and July in each xcept l9
80, the interest for the first which
o. shall be payable January l, and
- each of the said bonds hauched :"
,.I thereto semi-annual coupe one
81. annual coupon for the fir, to
represent the said interest
Be it further ordained that n;
GIG said bond and the interestshall ;st
sss be payable at the Office oreas ma
'vor urer of the Parish of Graifax, -,