Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-02-04
AN ORDINANCE eF PRoMULcA-
TON.


town Of St. Joseph Of the Parish
of Tensas, Louisiana, to the
amount Of Twenty Thousand Del
lars, and levying Of special tax
on all the property subject to
taxation within the limits Of said
town sufficient to pay the prin-
cipal and interest of the said
bonds as the same shall mature.
Whereas, by ordinance duly adopt
ed and passed by the Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen Of the Town Of st. Jo-
seph, Parish of Tensas, Louisiana, en-
titled IAN ordinance ordering q
special election for the purpose Of
submitting to the property taxpayers
of the Town Of st. Joseph, Tensas
Parish, Louisiana, a proposition to in
cur debt and issue bonds Of the Town
Of St. Joseph, in the Parish of Tensas,
Louisiana, to the amount Of TWEEN
TY THOUSAND DOLLARS. to run
for a period Of TWENTY SIX
YEARS, bearing interest at the rate
Of FIVE per cent per annum. pay
able semi-annually, the funds thus de-
rived to be used for the purpose
of erecting and equipping an Elec-
trio Light Plant with all its Access
series in the Town Of st. Joseph,
Parish Of Tensas, Louisiana. Of date
Nov. 3rd, 1920, it was ordered and
directed that . special election be
held in said town Of st. Joseph on
the 14th day Of December. 1920,
between the hours Of seven o'clock
A. NJ. and five o'clock P. H., as
authorized by law, at which election
the property taxpayers Of the said
town legally qualified to vote at
such election should have submitted
to them the proposition to incur debt
and issue bonds Of said town Of St.
Jseph, Tensas Parish, Louisiana, to
the amount Of TWENTY > THOU
SAND DOLLARS. kesr:ns interest ct
the rate Of FIVE per cent per annum,
payable semi-ann7.lly. for the DIE
pose Of erecting and sQuipping An
Electric Light Plant with III its &C,
cessories in the town Of St Joseph,
Louisiana; and.
Whereas, notice Of said election
was printed and pubGshed., ~ The
form and manner prescribed BY, law.
for thirty days, in the official journ-
al Of the Town Of st. Joseph. Parish
Of Tensas, Louisiana; and, +
Whereas, in pursuance ef said. or
dinanee and notice, the said special
election Was duly and regularly bald
in said Town Of St. Joseph, Tensas
Parish, Louisiana, on Decemhsr, Ath.
1920, between the Aforesaid hours,
and after said election bad been. held
the Mayor. and Board Of. Alderman,
in open session. in the town of, st.
the s15th day Of December, 1920,
proceeded to open the ballot boxes.
examine and count the ballots in
number and amount, Examine and
canvass the returns, and declare the
result Of said examination; and.
Whereas, at the said meeting Of
the said Mayor. and Board OF Al
dermen Of the town Of ST. Joseph.
Tensas Parish, LouiSiapa. ;. bald on
the Aforesaid 18th day d. December,
1890, the said Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen did declare, make and keeI
q process verbal Of the manner n
which said ballot boxes bad been
opened, returns. canvassed. and ths
result Of the election s,certeiasd. and
forwarded s copy Of. said process
verbal to the SECRETARY q State. vhs
filed the same IL his office. ON the
day Of DecembSr, 1920, and re
corded the same in Book "Specia
Elections Number------' fle----
and another copy thereof to tn
Clerk Of the 1oth judicial Distric
Court, Parish. Of Tsnsaa., Louisiana
in which pariah the said Town of St
Joseph il situated, which process
verbal was recorded BY the salt
Clerk Of said District Court in tn
mortgage records Of said Parish. m,
make and file . copy Of said process
verbal in the archives Of the mi
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen Of tn
Town Of St. Joseph. Parish Of Ten
sas, Louisianes she, authority, order
ling the said election; and,
i Whereas, the said process verba
Of the result Of said special election
was pubHshed, e required by Law
in the Tensas Gasetts, the officis
Journal Of said Mayor and Beard 9
Aldermen Of. the Town Of st. ia
seph, La, on the 18th day Of d.
esmber, 1926. and,
Uhnrnas IN sn.s hv said canvas