The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-14

That the said ballot box opened and
the ballots therein contained were counted
separately upon the proposition submitted at
said election; that the list of voters, the
tally sheets containingthe names of all voters
participating in said election, and the COM
piled statement of the total vote cast for and
against the said proposition, together with
the amount of assessment OF each voter.
were carefully examined and scrutinlzed ana
we find the same to correspond with the bal
lots contained within the ballot box, and
from which we find the following result Of
said election, at which was submitted the
following proposition:
To authorize the commission council of
the city of Donaldsonville. Louisiana, for and
on behalf of the city of Donaldsonvilie, to
create an Indebtedness of forty-hve thou
sand dollars t$45,O00) and issue negotiable
bonds therefor, said bonds to bear interest
not to exceed six per cent per annum. pay
abb, semi-annually, and to run for perlod
of ten years 40 years) from their respec-
tive dates, for the following purposes. to-Wlt
That of constructing paving, gravehng
and improving the streets OF the city OF
Donaldsonville, together with all culverts'
, drains and other appurtenances and acces-
sories thereto . c...
The total number of votes cast in favor
of said proposition were the sum OF 'n'rty-
nine (39.)
The total number Of votes cast aganss
said proposition was the sum of one ~
The total amount of value of property
cast in favor of said proposition was lie
sum of two hundred and ninety-fve thou
ond nine hundred and eighty t$295,9S0)
dollars. .,,
The total amount in value OF property
cast against said proposition was the sum
of fifteen thousand five hundred (Slb'ooo'
dollars. - :,
The majority in number of taxpayers in
favor of the said proposition was the sum
of thirty EIGHT (38.)
The majority in amount OF property lax
navers in favor of said proposition was the
sum of two hundred and eighty thousano'
four hundred and eighty ls280,580) dollars;
And finally the said above named ana
mentioned proposition having been carried
by both a majority in number and amount
of the properly qualified taxpayers Young 90 a.
said election on Tuesday, October TO- l9zz:
wa the commission council of the city OF
Don,ldsonviIIe. of the parish of Ascens1on'
state of Louisiana, do hereby in ACCORDANCE
with Act No. as of 1921 declare and pro-
mulpate the result of said election as havhe
been legally adopted ss
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In testimony whereof we have closed this
nrocss verbal within the limits of the CITY
of Donaldsonville, Of the parish OF Ascen-
sion state of Louisiana, this 11th day
of october, 1922, after having signed tne
same in triplicate, a copy of which was Tor
warded to the secretary of state for the
state of Louisiana, for recordatlon IN ms
office: to the clerk of court of the parish
of Ascension. state of Louisiana. to be rec
forded in the mortgage records of the par
;sb of Ascension, and a copy retained by u.s.
and filed in the archives of our oflce.
''''' JOS. N. GISCLARD,
,so. and Commissioner of Public Safety;
''"''' CHAREST TH1BAUT,
Commissioner of Finance !;
D. OHLMEYER,
Commissioner of Streets and Parks
J. C. BOUCHEREAU,
Secretary,
Commits s;onCouncil of the City of Donald
sonville, louisiana
Having completed the business tor
which the meeting was called, the
meeting now adjourned.
J. c. BOUCHEREAU,
City Clerk,