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Proclamation and Notice Of Special
Election. -.

Whereas. by Ordinance of the. Police
Jury Of the Parish of st. Mary, acting ss
the Board OF Administrators or Jioyern.
| ing Authority Of Road District No. L. Of
the Parish OF St. Mary, duly adopted on
the 2nd day of April. 1918. Special
Election was ordered and called to be held
in said Road District No. Of the Parish or
st. Mary, on the Goth day of May. 1919, to
take the sense of the property Taxpayers
Of said Road District No. OF the Parish
| OF St. Mary, who are qualified to vote n
said election under the Constitution and
Laws OF the State Of LOutsiana, as ITO
i whether or not the said Police Jury of the
Parish OF st. Mary. acting as Board of
administrators or the Governing Author.
ity OF said Road District No. l, can incur
debt in the name of the said Road District
aud issue negotiable bonds Of satd Road
District. for the Parish Of st. Mary, to the
/ amount of Five Hundred Thous-
and lf5OO.OOO.C0) Dollars, to run for Z
period not longer than thirty t3O) wears
from that date, maturing serially. during
that period from one year to not more
than thirty years. as may be adjusted and
determined by said Governing AUTHORITY
and to bear interest ut the rate Of tiye
per centum per annum from date. pay.
able semi annually, the avaiIs Of which.
thus derived. to be used for the purpose
oI building. constructing and maintaining
public roads and highways in said Road
District No. and. *.A
hereas, by said Ordinance calling said
Election, the President of the saii Police
Jury of the Parish of st. Mary was duly
authorized, empowered and directed to
yive due notice and make proclamation Of
said election 10y publication In the Official
journal of the Parish of St. Mary, in &C.
cOrdance with law now, therefore,
|, Charles n. Frost, President Of the Pc.
lice Jury of the Parish of. st. Mary, Ia
virtue of and by authority vested In me
and in obedience 10 directions given. to
me, and conformabiy to the law as pro-
vided, do hereby proclaim and give notice
that Il Special Election will be held ON
Tuesday, the 2Oth day of May, 1919. be.
tween the hours Of ! O'clock A NJ and 5
O'Clock Z. NJ, ut the usual polling places
IN said Road District No. l. Of the Parish
OF st. Mary, to take the sense OF the prop.
erty taxpayers of said Road District No,
and Laws of the State Of Louisiana, IN
such election. on the proposition submit.
TED to their decision by said Ordinance.
10 wit: ~ -.
For the Issuance of Bonds.
Proposition to incur debt and issue
Negotiable Bonds of itoad District No. /
OF the Parish of Mary. to the amount OF
Five Hundred Thousand !. t$5OO,.
GO.oO, Dollars to run for = period
not longer than thirty years from date.
maturing serially, during said period
frnm one to not more than thirty Year,; q
may be determined by said GOvernipg
Authority. bearing interest at the rate Of
hve per centum per annum, payable
semi annually, for the purpose OF bufld.
ing, improving and constructing public
roads aud highways Ia said Road Dis~
trIct No. 1.
And notice is heerby given that on tho
23 day OF May, 1919, at 10 O'Clock O., M,
the Poiioe Jdry of the Parish of st. Mary,
acting as the Board Of Administrators or
the Governing Authority Of said Road
District No. l, Of the Parish Of 1t. Mn4.
will meet at the court house, in Frankliu.
Louisiana, in said Parish. and there cad
in public session. open the ballot bOxos.
examine and count the ballots. both ks; to
number aud amount. and examimo and
canvass the returns, and declare the 70.
suits Of said election, aud promulgats the
same.
Given under my hand officially, this End
day OF Nay. A. d., 1919. at Franklin.
Louisiana, in said Pa,i of ST. Nary.
CHAS. ". EKOSr,
President of the Police jury Of the Parish
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