Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-01-14
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5tFoviding for the issuance and the
q sale Of mum :ipai bonds Of the
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-
~ opal and interest of the said
ponds as the same shall mature.
! Whereas, by ordinance duly adopt
land passed by the Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen of the Town of st. Jo-
seph, Parish Of Tensas, Louisiana, en-
titled IAN ordinance ordering a
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 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 ito 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, 1870, it was ordered and
directed that q special election be
held in said town Of st. Joseph on
sthe 14th day Of December, 1920,
between the hours Of seven o'clock
A. N. and five o'clock P. NJ, 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, bearing interest at
the rate Of FIVE per cent per annum,
payable semi-ann7slly, for the pur-
pose Of erecting and eQuipping an
Electric Light Ptart 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
-l.sn, Louisiana, on December 14th,
-.-v, between the aforesaid hours,
...la after said election had been held
the Mayor and Board Of Alderman,
in open session, in the town Of st.
Joseph, Tensas Parish, Louisiana, on
the 18th 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, Louisiana, held on
the aforesaid 18th day Of December
1920, the said Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen did declare. make and keel
a process verbal Of the manner IN
which said ballot boxes had been
opened, returns canvassed, and The
result of the election ascertained, ant
J forwarded a copy Of said process
verbal to the Secretary Of State, WHIT
filed the same in his office on the
day of December, 1920, and re
corded the same in Book "Specia
Elections" Number------' file----
and another copy thereof to tn
Clerk of the 10th Judicial Distric
Court, Parish Of Tensas, Louisiana
in which parish the said Town Of ST
Joseph is situated, which process
verbal was recorded by the sal
Clerk of said District Court in tn
mortgage records Of said Parish. an
make and file copy Of said process
verbal in the archives Of the sal
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen Of tn
Town Of st. Joseph, Parish Of Ter
sas, Louisiana, the authority order
ing the said election; and,
Whereas, the said process verbs
of the result Of said special electio
was published, as required by Law