The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-07-15
Town Ordinance.
Office of Mayor,
Town of Franklinton, La.
limo 11th. 1920.

Mayor ana bodru VI 1A'''i 'No
rown Of E'ranklinton, La, held on the
above date, to wit: the 18th day OF
Of June, 1920, at which meeting the
following were present; c. j, Gayer,
Mayor, e. L, Magee, P. E' Greenlaw,
q r Monk, j. Adolph Pierce and
q A. Carter, Aldermen absent, none,
and at which meeting, Alderman,
f. L. Magee offered certain ordinance
and moved its adoption, and there
unon Alderman j, Adolph Pierce Sec
onded the motion to adopt said ordi-
nance, and the said motion being then
and there being put to vote OF the
ayes and nays and the roll being call
ed, the vote stood as follows:
For the ordinance; Aldermen Magee,
Carter, Pierce, Monk and Greenlaw
Against said ordinance; none
Which ordinance is in the words
and figures as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. -~----~
of The Town OF Franklinton, La.
An ordinance proposing to incur
debt and issue bonds of the Town OF
Franklinton in the parish of Wash
ington, State of Louisiana, for GER
tain purposes and ordering a special
election for the purpose of submitting
to the property taxpayers OF said
Town, the proposition for said pur.
pose.
Section |.
Be it ordained by the Mayor ant
Board of Aldermen Of the Town O
Franklinton, Parish of Washington
State of Louisiana, that it is neces
sary to incur debt by the said Town
Of Frsnklinton at the rate, in tn
amounts and for the purposes herein
after mentioned and appearing in tn
proposition hereinafter set forth.
Section z.
Be 1t further ordained, that spe
eial election be and the same is here
by called and ordered to be held i
said Town on the Bird day of August
1890, between the hours of I A. M. an
4 6P. M.
q Section 3.
q Be II further ordained, that at sal
special election there shall be submit
ted to the taxpaying electors qualife
B to vote under the constitution an
laws of the State of Louisiana, ii
following proposition:
Proposition For Water Plant Bond
to incur debt and issue and sell neg
table annual interest," bearing coupe
bonds of the said Town to the amou
Il ofThirty-Seven Thousand 1881, 600. 0
4 Dollars, evidencing the said indebte
ness, for the purpose of providil
funds for the construction of wat
plant within the said Town of Fran
linton, Louisiana, the amount of sd
bonds being less than 10 per cent
4 the assessed valuation of the proper
Il within said Town, as shown by
4 assessment rolls of said Town, as Il
h completed, said bonds to bear int
est at the rate of Five t5) per G.
per annum payable annually ana
run for period of Twenty-Five yet
from the date OF the bonds, and
principal and interest to be paya
at such place as the governing
thorities may determine, and b
principal and interest to be secu
end paid by a sufficient tax lev
and collected in each of the ye
while all or any Of said bonds
outstanding in accordance with
provisions Of Article 28l of the C
stitution, and the laws Of the Stat
Louisiana.
Section 1.
Be 1t further ordained that a ne
OF said special election be duly nd
tised for thirty days, in accord
with law in the official journal o
ssidTown, the notice of the said
lion TO embrace substantially
things set forth herein and to
that the Mayor and Board of A,
men will meet in open session
o'clock A. M on the 9th day of
nst, ls2O, and then and there or,
70 open the ballot box, examine
Canvass the returns and declar,
results OF such election, and n,
process verbal Of its proceeding
Section s.
Be y further ordained, tina
Mayor Of the sald Town be and
hereby authorized and empower
nave the necessary ballots prin,
ihe said election, in accordance
law and The provisions 81 TIL,
aansel aud b shall also pros!s