Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-02-11
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town of st. Joseph of the Parish
of Tensas, Louisiana, to the
amount Of Twenty Thousand Del
lars, and levying Of a 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 "An ordinance ordering
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 a 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. NJ, as
authorized by law, at which election
the property taxpayers Of the said
town legally qualified to vote a,
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. Lear:ny interest at
the rate Of FIVE per cent per annum,
payable semi-ann7slly, for the pur-
pose Of erecting and equipping an
Electric Light Plant with all its &C |
cessories in the town Of st. Joseph,
Louisiana; and,
/ Whereas, notice of said election
was printed and published in 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 of said or
dinance and notice, the said special
election was duly and regularly held
in said Town of st. Joseph, Tensas
Parish, Louisiana, on December 14th,
1920, between the aforesaid hours,
and after said election had been held
the Mayor and Board of Alderman,
in open session, in the town Of st.
Joseph, Tensas Parish, Louisiana, en-
the 18th day Of December, 1920,
proceeded to open the ballot boxes,
examine and counk tia 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, Louisiana, held on
the aforesaid 18th day Of December,
1920, the said Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen did declare, make and keep
a process verbal Of the manner in
which said ballot boxes had been
opened, returns canvassed, and the
result of the election ascertained, and
forwarded a copy of said process
verbal to the Secretary Of State, who
filed the same in his office on the
day Of December, 1920, and re-
corded the same in Book Especial
Elections" Number----' file----,
and another copy thereof to the
Clerk Of the 10th Judicial District
Court, Parish Of Tensas, Louisiana,
in which parish the said Town Of st.
Joseph is situated, which process
verbal was recorded by the said
Clerk Of said District Court in the
mortgage records of said Parish, and
make and file a copy Of said process
verbal in the archives Of the said
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen of the
Town Of St Joseph, Parish Of Ten
sas, Louisiana, the authority order
ing the said election; snd,
Whereas, the said process verbal
of the result Of said special election
was published, as required by law,
in the Tensas Gazette, the official
journal Of said Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the Town of st. Jo-
seph, La, on the 18th day Of De-
cember, 1920; and,
Whereas, in anu by said canvass
and count, it was ascertained and
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