The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1919-05-10

EIsefF55E ANy ASNAA AO1U ~ d
as set forth III the following aB-
stract Oh Ordinance, to-wit:
ORDINANCE NO. SIT
An Ordinance calling for an cleo
ton Va be held IN Road District
It was moved by Mr.. ID. R. shat
fer, and seconded by Mr.. Poimsr
and unanimously carried, that
whereas In the opinion of this body
it is deemed necessary ana adyfs-
able that : special election be helt
in Road District No. 5 of the Parish
Of Terrebonne, La, and that at sail
special election here be submitted
to the property taxpayers Of the.
said District, the following proposi-
ton, tO-wit.
To incur debt and issue bonds
in Road District No. 5 Of the Parish
Of Terrebonne, La, in the amount
OF Eighty-five Thousand Dollars, to
run not longer than 40 years from
date and to bear interest not ex-
ceeding five per centum payable
semi-annually for the purpose OF
building. improving and recon
~5tructfng roads in Road District
No. 5 Of the Parish of ~TerrebonDe,
Louisiana; and
Whereas, the Police Jury uf the
Parish OF Terrebonne is the govern
ing authority through which said
Road District, acting al such gov
erning authority, may call elections,
levy taxes, incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds when authorized
by a majority in number and
amount Of the property tax payers
in said Road District entitled 10
vote under the laws of the State,
and
Whereas, the assessed valuation
of the property in said Road Dis
trict amounts to more than One
Million Three Hundred Thousand
Dollars and there is no ex-
listing bonded Indebtedness against
the said Road District, and
The special tax necessary to De
levied annually to extinguish the
proposed Indebtedness will not ex-
coed the Constitutional limit OF
ten mills on the dollar, now, there
fore, .@@
Section L. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Terre,
bone in lawful session convened that
a special election shall be and is
hereby called to be held in Read
District No. 5 of the Parish of
Terrebonne, on Tuesday, the ao-h
day Of May, 1919, between the
hours prescribed by law, at which
election shall be submitted to he
voters of the property AK payers
of such road district, entitled to
vote under the laws of this State,
the following proposition:
~ To incur debt and issue bonds
In Road District No. 5 of the Parish
vt Terrebonne, in the amount Of
eighty-five thousand dolalrs, to run
not longer than 40 years from date
and to bear interest at the rate of
not exceeding five per centum, pay
able semi-annually for the purpose
of building. and constructing pub
lie roads in Road District No. 5
Of the Parish of Terrebonna, as
follows:
1. From the north boundary Of
the Magnolia plantation of the
Magnolia-Crescent Co. on the left
DESCENDING bankSof Bayou Black to
the Bridge across the Bayou BiacK
on the Sonthdown plantation OF
Estate of H. G.. Minor.
q. From the intersection of said
public road on Bayou Black with
the road leading to O~Macahoula. and
down said public road in the direc-
ton of Chacahoula station to the
limits Of said Road District No. 5.
-H. Cnoftnp q Dc ~ rrJo;roI atc
That the Secretary of this Board
be and he is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use at said cleo
ton a sufficient number of ballots
on each of which shall be printed
the proposition mentioned in Section
l of this Ordinance, arranged in
such manner as to enable voters
to vote upon said proposition, and
in the following form !:
PROPOSITION:
To incur debt and issue bonds of
Road District No. 5 of the Parish
of Terrebonne, La, to the amount
of eighty-five thousand dollars to
run not longer than forty years
from date, bearing interest at the
rate OF five per centum per
annum payable semi-annually, for
the purpose of building and con-
structing public roads throughout
road district No. 5 of the Parish of
Terrebonne, State of Louisiana.
Yes: -. . :. .......... ........
NO: .... =. =. ......." ......
NOTICE TO VOTERS
To vote in favor of the PROPOSE
ton submitted on this ballot. place
an (X) mark after the word yes"
and to vote against it place a sim
liar mark after the word "No".
And the Secretary of this Boaru
be and he is hereby authorized to
have prepared for use at said spec
ial election all necessary ballots,
tally sheets. lists of voters and
! compiled statements of voters in
| number and amount.
Section g. That the polling
| places for said election shall be
at the regular polling places respec,
lively for the precincts in each
ward included in said Road District
The following Commissioners ant
| Clerks of election are hereby ap
pointed to hold and conduct the
| co;5 aleetion ar tho po1Iinp plares