Public Notices Published Tuesday, August 21st, 2012The following resolution was offered by Troy Hendry and seconded by Joe Lewis:
RESOLUTION
A resolution ordering and calling a special election to be held in the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana, to authorize the levy of a sales and use tax therein; making application to the State Bond Commission in connection therewith; and providing for other matters in connection therewith.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Police Jury of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), that:
SECTION 1. Election Call. Subject to the approval of the State Bond Commission, and under the authority conferred by Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of the Louisiana Election Code, and other constitutional and statutory authority, a special election is hereby called and ordered to be held in the Parish on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012, between the hours of six o’clock (6:00) a.m., and eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, and at the said election there shall be submitted to all registered voters qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and laws of this State and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit:
PROPOSITION
(SALES AND USE TAX RENEWAL)
Summary: 10 year, 1% sales tax renewal with 1/3 of net proceeds for construction, maintenance and operation of the blacktop roads and 2/3 of net proceeds for construction, operation and maintenance of roads and bridges.
Shall the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish, all as defined by law (an estimated $1,400,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for an additional period of ten (10) years, commencing July 1, 2013, with the proceeds of the Tax, after payment of reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax, to be dedicated and used as follows: one-third (1/3) of the net proceeds being dedicated to the construction, maintenance and operation of the blacktop roads within the Parish and two-thirds (2/3) of the net proceeds being dedicated to the construction, operation and maintenance of roads and bridges within the Parish?
SECTION 2. Publication of Notice of Election. A Notice of Special Election shall be published in the Franklin Sun, a newspaper of general circulation within the Parish, published in Winnsboro, Louisiana, and being the official journal of the Parish, once a week for four consecutive weeks, with the first publication to be made not less than forty-five (45) days nor more than ninety (90) days prior to the date of the election, which Notice shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit A” and incorporated herein by reference the same as if it were set forth herein in full.
SECTION 3. Canvass. This Governing Authority shall meet at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Room of the Franklin Parish Courthouse, Winnsboro, Louisiana, on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2012, at SIX O’CLOCK (6:00) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election.
SECTION 4. Polling Places. The polling places set forth in the aforesaid Notice of Special Election are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, will be the same persons as those designated in accordance with law.
SECTION 5. Election Commissioners; Voting Machines. The officers designated to serve as Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners pursuant to Section 4 hereof, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, shall hold the said special election as herein provided, and shall make due returns of said election for the meeting of the Governing Authority to be held on Thursday, December 13, 2012, as provided in Section 3 hereof. All registered voters in the Parish will be entitled to vote at the special election, and voting machines shall be used.
SECTION 6. Authorization of Officers. The Secretary-Treasurer of the Governing Authority is hereby empowered, authorized and directed to arrange for and to furnish to said election officers in ample time for the holding of said election, the necessary equipment, forms and other paraphernalia essential to the proper holding of said election and the President and/or Secretary-Treasurer of the Governing Authority are further authorized, empowered and directed to take any and all further action required by State and/or Federal law to arrange for the election, including but not limited to, appropriate submission to the Federal Department of Justice under Section 5 of the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.
SECTION 7. Furnishing Election Call to Election Officials. Certified copies of this resolution shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Parish Custodian of Voting Machines of Franklin Parish and the Registrar of Voters of Franklin Parish, as notification of the special election, in order that each may prepare for said election and perform their respective functions as required by law.
SECTION 8. Application to State Bond Commission. Application is made to the State Bond Commission for consent and authority to hold the special election as herein provided, and in the event said election carries for further consent and authority to levy and collect the sales and use tax provided for therein. A certified copy of this resolution shall be forwarded to the State Bond Commission on behalf of this Governing Authority, together with a letter requesting the prompt consideration and approval of this application.
This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
MEMBERS: YEAS: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAINING:
Ricky Campbell X
K. W. Parks X
James Harris X
Troy Hendry X
LeRoy Scott X
W.H. “Rawhide” Robinson X
Joe Lewis X
And the resolution was declared adopted on this, the 9th day of August, 2012.
/s/ Sam Wiggins /s/ Ricky Campbell
Secretary-Treasurer President
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Police Jury of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), on August 9, 2012, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the Parish on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the Parish qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit:
PROPOSITION
(SALES AND USE TAX RENEWAL)
Summary: 10 year, 1% sales tax renewal with 1/3 of net proceeds for construction, maintenance and operation of the blacktop roads and 2/3 of net proceeds for construction, operation and maintenance of roads and bridges.
Shall the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of one percent (1%) (the “Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Parish, all as defined by law (an estimated $1,400,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), for an additional period of ten (10) years, commencing July 1, 2013, with the proceeds of the Tax, after payment of reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax, to be dedicated and used as follows: one-third (1/3) of the net proceeds being dedicated to the construction, maintenance and operation of the blacktop roads within the Parish and two-thirds (2/3) of the net proceeds being dedicated to the construction, operation and maintenance of roads and bridges within the Parish?
The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within the Parish, which polls will open at six o'clock (6:00) a.m., and close at eight o'clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to-wit:
POLLING PLACES
Precinct Location
01 Ft Necessity Jr. High School, 10630 Hwy. 562, Ft Necessity
02 Jigger Apostolic Hall, 7197 Hwy. 128, Jigger
03 Brakers Store, 6385 Hwy. 562, Wisner
04 Wisner Town Hall, 9530 Natchez Street, Wisner
04A Gilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
04B Wisner Town Hall, 9530 Natchez Street, Wisner
06 Gilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
06A Gilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
07 Gilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
09 Gilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
12 Franklin Parish ROTC Building, 1600 Glover Street, Winnsboro
13 New Hope Masonic Lodge, 2195 Hwy. 135, Winnsboro
13A New Hope Masonic Lodge, 2195 Hwy. 135, Winnsboro
14 Woodmen of the World Hall, 261 Taylor Avenue, Winnsboro
16 Winnsboro Housing Authority, 1702 Hatfield Street, Winnsboro
18 Horace G. White Learning Center, 5915 Hwy. 4, Winnsboro
19 Ward #3 Community Center, 2051 Hwy. 578, Winnsboro
20 Horace G. White Learning Center, 5915 Hwy. 4, Winnsboro
21 Ward #3 Community Center, 2051 Hwy. 578, Winnsboro
21A Ward #3 Community Center, 2051 Hwy. 578, Winnsboro
22 Horace G. White Learning Center, 5915 Hwy. 4, Winnsboro
24 Winnsboro Lower Elementary School, 1310 Warren Street, Winnsboro
25 Woodmen of the World Hall, 261 Taylor Avenue, Winnsboro
26 VFW Hall, 2108 Loop Road, Winnsboro
26A VFW Hall, 2108 Loop Road, Winnsboro
27 Franklin Parish Courthouse, 6560 Main Street, Winnsboro
27A Franklin Parish Courthouse, 6560 Main Street, Winnsboro
27B Franklin Parish Courthouse, 6560 Main Street, Winnsboro
28A Franklin Parish Courthouse, 6560 Main Street, Winnsboro
30 Baskin Community Center, 1860 Hwy. 857, Baskin
31 Gulledge-Richardson Comm Ctr, 157 Football Field Road, Crowville
32 North Central Fire Station, 1772 Hwy. 859, Delhi
33 Friendship Fire Station, 4918 Hwy. 132, Baskin
The polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissioners-in-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law.
The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Room of the Franklin Parish Courthouse, Winnsboro, Louisiana, on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2012, at SIX O'CLOCK (6:00) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election. All registered voters of the Parish are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Winnsboro, Louisiana, on this, the 9th day of August, 2012.
ATTEST: /s/ Ricky Campbell
President
/s/ Sam Wiggins
Secretary-Treasurer
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SHERIFF’S SALE
Franklin State Bank & Trust Company, Inc.
Vs. No. 42,704
Climbing Up Tree Service, LLC, Daniel Paul Whiseant and Kara Lynn Cummings
State of Louisiana
Parish of Franklin
Fifth District Court
By virtue of a writ of SEIZURE AND SALE, to me directed by the honorable Fifth District Court of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of Franklin, I will offer for sale at public auction, at the front door of the Courthouse, in the City of Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, La., on Wednesday the 5th day of September A.D., 2012, within legal sale hours, the following described property, to-wit:
2006 FORD F150 PK. VIN# 1FTPW12V96FA94154
Seized in this above style suit. Terms of sale, cash, with the benefit appraisement.
Kevin W. Cobb, Sheriff
Sheriff’s Office, Winnsboro, La.
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LEGAL NOTICE
LWIA-83 is submitting a Five Year Plan for PY12-PY17 Workforce Investment Act Title I.
Any comments concerning this Plan should be addressed to the Workforce Investment Board SDA-82, Inc., P.O. Box 14269, Monroe, LA 71207. The complete plan is available for review at the Workforce Investment Board SDA-83, Inc., office located at 1504 Stubbs Avenue, Monroe, Louisiana, or your local Career Solutions Center, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The Workforce Investment Board SDA-83, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. “Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.”
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WHEREABOUTS NOTICE
Anyone having information or knowing the whereabouts of MICHAEL SHAWN CARTER, please contact the law office of Ann B. McIntyre, 810 Pine Street, Winnsboro, Louisiana or call (3180435-3201.
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VILLAGE OF GILBERT
REGULAR MEETING
AUG. 9, 2012
The Village of Gilbert Mayor and Board of Alderman met in regular session on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 6:30 p.m., at the Gilbert City Hall.
Those present were as follows: Mayor Mike Stephens, Clerk Diane Parker, Alderman Kay Dunaway, and Randy Lloyd.
Also present were Joann Evans, Bill McLemore, Wayne Jones, and citizens.
Absent were Louis Ezell and Ty Britt.
CALL OR ORDER:
Mayor Stephens called the meeting to order. Mayor Stephens led in opening prayer. Diane Parker led in the pledge of allegiance.
MINUTES:
Motion made by Kay Dunaway, seconded by Randy Lloyd to accept the July minutes as presented. Motion carried.
FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS:
Motion made by Kay Dunaway, seconded by Randy Lloyd to accept the financial documents as presented. Motion carried.
PAY MONTHLY BILLS:
Motion made by Randy Lloyd, seconded by Kay Dunaway to pay the monthly bills. Motion carried.
FIRE DEPARTMENT:
Bill McLemore gave monthly report.
POLICE DEPARTMENT:
No report given.
PUBLIC WORKS:
Wayne Jones gave monthly report.
CITIZENS PARTICIPATION:
Cenla Environmental speakers were on hand to give an update on all their qualifications that Cenla has to offer.
OLD BUSINESS:
None available.
NEW BUSINESS:
DISCUSS LGAP 2012-2013 GRANT:
Discussion was held. Motion made by Randy Lloyd, seconded by Kay Dunaway to use the LGAP for the purchase of a new police car. Motion carried.
DISCUSS PUBLIC WORKS/WATER SEWER APPLICATIONS:
Discussion was held.
DISCUSS ANY OTHER BUSINESS:
None available.
ADJOURNMENTS:
Randy Lloyd made motion to adjourn. Kay Dunaway seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Mike Stephens, Mayor Diane Parker, LCMC
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VILLAGE OF BASKIN
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
August 14, 2012
The Mayor and Council of the Village of Baskin met in regular session on Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at 5 p.m., at the Village of Baskin Town Hall.
Present: Mayor Jean Clark and Council members Marie Barber and Larry LaBorde.
Also present; Town Clerk & Police Chief
There being a quorum present, the meeting was called to order.
The Pledge of Allegiance and opening prayer was led by Mayor Clark.
The minutes of the previous regular council meeting were presented.
Marie Barber moved to accept the minutes. Larry LaBorde seconded the motion. 2 yeas. 0 nays. 1 absent.
Old Business: There was no old business.
New Business:
Marie Barber made a motion to pay all bills and obligations. Larry LaBorde seconded the motion. 2 yeas, 0 nays. 1 absent.
Police Report:
Chief Barber reported that the department is operating well. Some maintenance expenses were incurred during the month. the in car video systems are now in use.
Fire Department Report:
In absence of Fire Chief Fife, report was given that the volunteer fire fighters had participated in a week of training. Expressions of sympathy and sadness were voiced in reference to the death of Winnsboro Fire Chief, Truman Welch.
Further Business:
A Resolution of Support for Community Development Grant was introduced. The grant is to be used to purchase a pumper fire truck for the Baskin Volunteer Fire Department.
Larry LaBorde made a motion to approve and adopt this resolution. Marie Barber seconded the motion. 2 yeas. 0 nays, 1 absent.
Having completed the business of the day, Mayor Clark called for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Larry LaBorde made a motion to adjourn. Marie Barber seconded the motion. 2 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent.
The Council meeting closed at 5:10 p.m.
Merlyn Ritchie, Clerk
Jean Clark, Mayor
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SHERIFF’S SALE
MIDFIRST BANK
Vs. No. 42,355
Manley Purvis Simms Jr. and Tiffany Lynn James Simms
State of Louisiana
Parish of Franklin
Fifth District Court
By virtue of a writ of SEIZURE AND SALE, tome directed by the honorable Fifth District Court of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of Franklin, I will offer for sale at public auction, at the front door of the Courthouse, in the City of Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, La., on Wednesday the 26th day of September, A.D., 2012, within legal sale hours, the following described property, to-wit:
LOTS 1 AND 2 OF BLOCK 46 AS DESCRIBED ON MAP OF GILBERT, LOUISIANA, RECORDED IN NOTARIAL BOOK M, PAGE 532, AND AS PLAT NO. 142 IN PLAT BOOK A, FRANKLIN PARISH, LOUISIANA
Seized in this above styled suit. Terms of sale, cash, with the benefit appraisement.
Kevin W. Cobb, Sheriff
Sheriff’s Office, Winnsboro, La.
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