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Public Notices: Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

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Public Notices Published Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

The following resolution was offered by Juror Parks and seconded by Juror Harris.
RESOLUTION 451
A resolution providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the result of the special election held in the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana, on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to authorize the levy of a sales and use tax therein.
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, that:
SECTION 1. Canvass. This Governing Authority does now proceed in open and public session to examine the official tabulations of votes cast at the special election held in the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana, on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012, to authorize the levy of a sales and use tax therein, and said Governing Authority does further proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the special election.
SECTION 2. Proces Verbal. A Praces Verbal of the canvass of the returns of said election shall be made and a certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who shall record the same in his office; another certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Recorder of Mortgages in and for the Parish of Franklin, who shall record the same in the Mortgage Records of said Parish; and another copy thereof shall be retained in the archives of this Governing Authority.
SECTION 3. Promulgation of Election Result. The result of said election shall be promulgated by publication in the manner provided by law.
This resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
MEMBERS: YEAS: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAINING:
Ricky Campbell       XX
K. W. Parks             XX
James Harris        XX
Troy Hendry       XX
Leroy Scott         XX
W.H. “Rawhide” Robinson XX
Joe Lewis          XX
And the resolution was declared adopted on this, the 13th day of December, 2012.
Sam Wiggins                                                 Ricky Campbell
Secretary-Treasurer                                       President
PROCES VERBAL AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE PARISH OF FRANKLIN, STATE OF LOUISIANA, ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012.
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on Thursday, December 13, 2012, at six o’clock (6:00) p.m., at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Room of the Franklin Parish Courthouse, Winnsboro, Louisiana, 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”), and being the authority ordering the special election held therein on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, with the following members present:
Ricky Campbell, K. W. Parks, James Harris, Troy Hendry, Leroy Scott, W. H. Rawhide Robinson and Joe Lewis;
There being absent: None;
did, in open and public session, examine the official certified tabulations of votes cast at the said election, and did examine and canvass the returns of the said election, there having been submitted at said election 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?
There was found by said count and canvass that the following votes had been cast at the said special election IN FAVOR OF and AGAINST, respectively, the proposition as hereinabove set forth at the following polling places, to-wit:
POLLING PLACES VOTE TABULATION
Precinct Location FOR AGAINST
01 Ft Necessity Jr. High School, 10630 Hwy. 562, Ft Necessity
98 50
02 Jigger Apostolic Hall, 7197 Hwy. 128, Jigger
67 45
03 Brakers Store, 6385 Hwy. 562, Wisner
199 62
04 Wisner Town Hail, 9530 Natchez Street, Wisner
137 90
04A Gilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
25 9
0413 Wisner Town Hall, 9530 Natchez Street, Wisner
76 35
06 Gilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
271 141
06A Gilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
5 4
07 Gilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
49 18
09 Gilbert Community Center, 157 Hanna Street, Gilbert
33 15
12 Franklin Parish ROTC Building, 1600 Glover Street, Winnsboro 188 90
13 New Hope Masonic Lodge, 2195 Hwy. 135, Winnsboro
122 113
13A New Hope Masonic Lodge, 2195 Hwy. 135, Winnsboro
26 17
14 Woodmen of the World Hall, 261 Taylor Avenue, Winnsboro
225 111
16 Winnsboro Housing Authority, 1702 Hatfield Street, Winnsboro 139 89
18 Horace G. White Learning Center, 5915 Hwy. 4, Winnsboro
8 3
19 Ward #3 Community Center, 2051 Hwy. 578, Winnsboro
147 75
20 Horace G. White Learning Center, 5915 Hwy. 4, Winnsboro
128 81
21 Ward #3 Community Center, 2051 Hwy. 578, Winnsboro
200 62
21A Ward #3 Community Center, 2051 Hwy. 578, Winnsboro
16 8
22 Horace G. White Learning Center, 5915 Hwy. 4, Winnsboro
74 42
24 Winnsboro Lower Elementary School, 1310 Warren Street, Winnsboro 157 94
25 Woodmen of the World Hall, 261 Taylor Avenue, Winnsboro
79 27
26 VFW Hall, 2108 Loop Road, Winnsboro
94 23
26A VFW Hall, 2108 Loop Road, Winnsboro
34 19
27 Franklin Parish Courthouse, 6560 Main Street, Winnsboro
137 64
27A Franklin Parish Courthouse, 6560 Main Street, Winnsboro
11 1
27B Franklin Parish Courthouse, 6560 Main Street, Winnsboro
11 8
28A Franklin Parish Courthouse, 6560 Main Street, Winnsboro
-) - _.-) 15
30 Baskin Community Center, 1860 Hwy. 857. Baskin
335 156
31 Gulledge-Richardson Comm Ctr, 157 Football Field Road, Crowville 309 104
32 North Central Fire Station, 1772 Hwy. 859, Delhi
176 98
33 Friendship Fire Station, 4918 Hwy. 132, Baskin
99 28
ABSENTEE 1,753 639
TOTALS 5,451 2,436
MAJORITY FOR 3.015
The polling places above specified being the only polling places designated at which to hold the said election, it was therefore shown that there was a total of 5,451 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition and a total of 2,436 votes cast AGAINST the Proposition, as hereinabove set forth, and that there was a majority of 3,015 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition as hereinabove set forth.
Therefore, the Governing Authority did declare and proclaim and does hereby declare and proclaim in open and public session that the Proposition as hereinabove set forth was duly CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said special election held in the Parish on Tuesday, November 6, 2012.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Winnsboro, Louisiana, on this, the 13th day of December,
2012.
ATTEST:       Ricky Campbell
President
Sam Wiggins
Secretary-Treasurer
PROCLAMATION
I, the undersigned President of the Police Jury of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana, the governing authority of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), do hereby declare, proclaim and announce that the proposition submitted at the special election held in the Parish on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, was CARRIED by a majority of the votes cast at the said special election, all as described and set out in the above Proces Verbal.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Winnsboro, Louisiana, on this, the 13th day of December, 2012.
Ricky Campbell
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The following ordinance was offered for adoption by Juror Hendry and seconded by Juror Parks
ORDINANCE 3436
An ordinance providing for the continued levy within the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana, of a one percent (1%) sales and use tax (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 upon the sale of services in said Parish and for the assessment, collection, payment thereof and the dedication of the proceeds of said Tax and the purpose for which the proceeds of the Tax may be expended, said Tax having been authorized at a special election held in the Parish on November 6, 2012.
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority and an election held on November 6, 2012, the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), acting through the Police Jury of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana, as its governing authority (the “Governing Authority”), is authorized to continue to levy and collect within the Parish a one percent (1%) sales and use tax (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 upon the sale of services defined in applicable statutory authority, pursuant to the following proposition which was approved at said election held on November 6, 2012:
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?
WHEREAS, in compliance with the aforesaid constitutional and statutory authority and said special election of November 6, 2012, it is the desire of this Governing Authority to provide for the levy and collection of the Tax and to provide for distribution of the proceeds thereof and other matters in connection therewith as hereinafter provided in this ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Police Jury of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana, thereof, that:
SECTION 1. Imposition. Pursuant to the authority of a special election held in the Parish on November 6, 2012, the Tax is hereby levied 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 upon the lease or rental of tangible personal property and on the sales of services in the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana, as defined by law. The Uniform Local Sales Tax Code, as enacted by Act 73 of the 2003 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature and as it may be amended, shall apply in the assessment, collection, administration and enforcement of the Tax, the provisions of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
SECTION 2. Rate of Tax. The Tax is levied at the rate of one percent (1%) of the sales price of each item or article of tangible personal property when sold at retail in the Parish, the Tax to be computed on gross sales for the purpose of remitting the amount of tax due to the Parish, and to include each and every retail sale. The Tax is levied at the rate of one percent (1%) of the cost price of each item or article oftangible personal property when the same is not sold but is used, consumed, distributed, or stored for use or consumption in the Parish, provided there shall be no duplication of the Tax. The Tax is levied at the rate of one percent (1%) of the gross proceeds derived from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, as defined by law, where the lease or rental of such property is an established business, or part of an established business, or the same is incidental or germane to the said business, or of the monthly lease or rental price paid by lessee or rentee, or contracted or agreed to be paid by lessee or rentee to the owner of the tangible personal property. The Tax is levied at the rate of one percent (1%) of the amount paid or charged for taxable services, as defined by law, performed in the Parish.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. The Tax shall be effective on July 1, 2013.
SECTION 4. Term. The Tax shall remain in effect for ten (10) years (July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2023).
SECTION 5. Purposes. The proceeds of the Tax, as heretofore and hereafter collected, shall be used for the purposes set forth in the proposition approved by the voters in the special election held in the Parish on November 6, 2012, authorizing the Tax, which proposition is set forth in the preamble hereto (said Tax being heretofore authorized to be levied pursuant to an election held on November 6, 2012).
SECTION 6. Vendor’s Compensation. For the purpose of compensating the dealer in accounting for and remitting the Tax levied by this ordinance, each dealer shall be allowed one percent (1%) of the amount of Tax due and accounted for and remitted to the Parish’s collector in the form of a deduction in submitting its report and paying the amount due by the dealer, provided the amount due was not delinquent at the time of payment, and provided the amount of any credit claimed for taxes already paid to a wholesaler shall not be deducted in computing the commission allowed the dealer hereunder.
SECTION 7. Exclusions and Exemptions. The Governing Authority adopts none of the optional exclusions or exemptions allowed by State sales and use tax law, nor does this Governing Authority adopt any exclusions or exemptions authorized by legislation enacted under Article VI, Section 29 (D)(1) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, that are not allowed as an exclusion or exemption from State sales and use tax. Included within the base of the Tax is every transaction, whether sales, use, lease or rental, consumption, storage or service, with no exclusions or exemptions except for those mandated upon political subdivisions by the Constitution or statutes ofthe State of Louisiana, including the Act.
SECTION 8. Interest on Unpaid Amount of Tax Due. As authorized by La. R.S. 47:337.69, the interest on unpaid amounts of the Tax which are due shall be at the rate of one and one-fourth percent (1-1/4%) per month.
SECTION 9. Delinquency Penalty. The delinquency penalty, as provided by La. R.S. 47:337.70, shall be five percent (5%) per month on the unpaid amount of the Tax due for each thirty-day period, not to exceed five thirty-day periods.
SECTION 10. Penalty for False. Fraudulent or Grossly Incorrect Return. The penalty as authorized by La. R.S. 47:337.72 shall be fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the Tax found to be due.
SECTION 11. Negligence Penalty. The penalty as authorized by La. R.S. 47:337.73 shall be five percent (5%) of the unpaid amount of the Tax found to be due, or ten dollars ($10.00), whichever is greater.
SECTION 12. Penalty for Insufficient Funds Check. The penalty as authorized by La. R.S. 47:337.74 shall be an amount equal to the greater of one percent (1%) of the check or twenty dollars ($20.00).
SECTION 13. Attorney Fees. The collector is authorized to employ private counsel to assist in the collection of any taxes, penalties or interest due under this ordinance, or to represent him in any proceeding under this ordinance. If any taxes, penalties or interest due under this ordinance are referred to an attorney at law for collection, an additional charge of attorney fees, in the amount of ten per centum (10%) of the taxes, penalties and interest due, shall be paid by the tax debtor.
SECTION 14. Penalty for Costs Incurred. As provided by R.S. 47:337.75, and under the circumstances set forth therein, a penalty shall be added to the amount of Tax due in an amount as itemized by the Collector to compensate for all costs incurred in making an examination of books, records or documents, or an audit thereof, or in the holding of hearings or the subpoenaing and compensating of witnesses.
SECTION 15. Distraint Penalty. The penalty as provided by R.S. 47:337.76 in cases where the distraint procedure is used in the collection of the Tax shall be ten dollars ($10.00).
SECTION 16. Limits on Interest. Penalty and Attorney Fees. Should the interest, penalties or attorney fees herein, or the combined interest, penalties and attorney fees be declared to be in excess of limits provided by other law, including relevant jurisprudence, then the maximum interest, penalties and attorney fees allowed by such other law shall apply.
SECTION 17. Collector. The Tax levied by this ordinance is authorized to be collected by a “Collector” which term shall mean the Franklin Parish School Board, Sales & Use Tax Department
SECTION 18. Powers of Collector. The Collector is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to carry into effect the provisions of this ordinance, to appoint deputies, assistants or agents to assist it in the performance of its duties, and in pursuance thereof to make and enforce such rules as it may deem necessary.
SECTION 19. Agreement to Collect Tax on Vehicles. With regard to the collection of the Tax on any motor vehicle, automobile, truck, truck-trailer, trailer, semi-trailer, motor bus, home trailer, or any other vehicle subject to the vehicle registration license tax, this Governing Authority, acting through its President and on behalf of this Governing Authority, is authorized to enter into an agreement or agreements with the Vehicle Commissioner, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, for the collection of the Tax on such vehicles, as provided by R.S.47:303(B).
SECTION 20. Revenues of Tax. All taxes, revenues, funds, assessments, moneys, penalties, fees or other income which may be collected or come into the possession of the Collector under any provision or provisions of this ordinance relating to the Tax shall be promptly deposited by the Collector for the account of the Parish in the special fund heretofore established and maintained for the deposit of such proceeds, which fund is a separate bank account established and maintained with the regularly designated fiscal agent of the Parish; provided, however, any amount which is paid under protest or which is subject to litigation may be transferred to a separate account established by the Collector with said fiscal agent pending the final determination of the protest or litigation.
In compliance with the said special election of November 6, 2012, authorizing the Tax, after all reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administration of the Tax have been paid as provided for above, the remaining balance in said special fund shall be available for appropriation and expenditures by the Governing Authority solely for the purposes designated in the proposition authorizing the levy of the Tax.
SECTION 21. Severability. If any or more of the provisions of this ordinance shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this ordinance, but this ordinance shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained herein. Any constitutional or statutory provision enacted after the date of this ordinance which validates or makes legal any provision of this ordinance which would not otherwise be valid or legal, shall be deemed to apply to this ordinance.
SECTION 22. Uniform Sales Tax Controlling. If any provision of this ordinance shall be in conflict with the provisions of the Uniform Local Sales Tax Code, the provisions of the Uniform Local Sales Tax Code shall be controlling.
SECTION 23. Effective Date of Ordinance. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption, being an ordinance affecting the public peace, health and safety.
SECTION 24. Publication and Recordation. This ordinance shall be published in one issue of the official journal of this Governing Authority as soon as is reasonably possible. A certified copy of this ordinance shall be recorded in the mortgage records of the Parish of Franklin, State of Louisiana.
The final adoption of the foregoing ordinance having been duly moved and seconded, the roll was called and the following vote was taken and recorded:
MEMBERS: YEAS: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAINING:
Ricky Campbell XX
K. W. Parks XX
James Harris XX
Troy Hendry XX
Leroy Scott XX
W.H. “Rawhide” Robinson XX
Joe Lewis XX
And the ordinance was declared adopted on this, the 13th day of December, 2012.
Sam Wiggins Ricky Campbell
Secretary-Treasurer President
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WOMEN FARMERS OR RANCHERS - COMPENSATION FOR CLAIMS OF DISCRIMINATION
If you, or someone you know, believe the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) has improperly denied you farm loan benefits between 1981 and 2000 because you are Hispanic or female, you may be eligible to apply for compensation.
Claims MUST be filed between September 24, 2012 and March 25, 2013 to be considered for cash payment or loan forgiveness.
If you think you might be eligible to file a claim, please access the Farmer and Rancher
Call Center or Website: 1-888-508-4429, www.farmerclaims.gov
For guidance, you may contact an attorney or other legal service provider in your community. If you are currently represented by an attorney regarding allegations of discrimination or in a lawsuit claiming discrimination, you should contact your attorney regarding this claims process. USDA cannot provide legal advice.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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NATURAL GAS STORAGE PROJECT AMENDMENT
FRANKLIN PARISH
PERRYVILLE GAS STORAGE LLC
Take notice that on December 3, 2012, Perryville Gas Storage LLC (Perryville), Three Riverway, Suite 1350, Houston, Texas 77056, filed in the above referenced docket an application under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission’s regulations for an order amending the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued in Docket No. CP09-418-000, and amended in Docket Nos. CP11-159-000 and CP12-460-000, to authorize Perryville to make certain changes to its certificated project. Perryville proposes to move the surface location of one of the approved storage cavern wells (Cavern Well PGS-2) approximately 400 feet, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
The filing may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
Any questions concerning this application may be directed to J. Gordon Pennington, Attorney at Law, 1101 30th Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20007, at (202) 625-4330, or by email at pennington5@verzion.net.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The Franklin Parish police Jury adopted its FY2013 budget at a Public Meeting held on December 13, 2012. A detailed copy of the adopted budget may be obtained from the Office of the Police Jury located at the Franklin Parish Courthouse, 6558 Main Street, Winnsboro, LA
Sam Wiggins, Parish Treasurer
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STATE OF LOUISIANA * FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT * FRANKLIN PARISH
Wells Fargo Bank, NA
V. DOCKET NO C-42881
Brandon Hershell Box and Jodee Box
SHERIFF’S SALE
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, Louisiana, on Wednesday the 23rd day of January, AD, 2013, within legal sale hours, the following described property, to-wit:
The following described tract of land located in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW/4 of SE/4) of Section 34, Township 12 North, Range 7 East, Franklin Parish, Louisiana, together with all buildings and improvements located thereon.
A certain lot or parcel of land described as beginning at a point North of the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW/4 of SE/4) of Section 34, Township 12 North, Range 7 East, along the east boundary of the SW/4 of SE/4 of Section 34, Township 12 North, Range 7 East, a distance of 210 feet; thence run West parallel with the south boundary of the SW/4 of SE/4 of Section 34 a distance of 80 feet; thence North parallel with the east boundary of SW/4 of SE/4 of Section 34 a distance of 210 feet; thence West parallel with the south boundary of SW/4 of SE/4 of Section 34 a distance of 130 feet; thence North parallel with the east boundary of SW/4 of SE/4 of Section 34 a distance of 420 feet; thence East parallel with the south boundary of SW/4 of SE/4 of Section 34 a distance of 210 feet; thence South along the east boundary of SW/4 of SE/4 of Section 34 a distance of 630 feet to the point of beginning; subject to restrictions, servitudes, right-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affecting the property.
seized in the above styled suit. Terms of the sale, cash, with the benefit of appraisal.
Kevin W. Cobb
Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax Collector
Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Done in my office in the City of Winnsboro, Parish of Franklin, Fifth Judicial District, State of Louisiana on the 14th day of December, 2012.
By David Wm. Rigdon, Deputy Sheriff
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STATE OF LOUISIANA * FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT * FRANKLIN PARISH
Wells Fargo Bank, NA
V. DOCKET NO C-42855
Jeremy Waguespack and Victoria Hefner Waguespack
A/K/A Victoria H. Waguespack A/K/A Victoria Waguespack
A/K/A Victoria Hefner
SHERIFF’S SALE
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, Louisiana, on Wednesday the 23rd day of January, AD, 2013, within legal sale hours, the following described property, to-wit:
A certain tract or parcel of land containing 1.16 acres, more or less, being situated in Section 3, Township 13 North, Range 6 East, Franklin Parish Louisiana, also being of Lot 5 of R.L. Adams Property, as shown on Plat by E.E. Scott, Civil Engineer, recorded in Plat Book “A”, page 12, records of Franklin Parish, Louisiana, being more specifically described as follows:
Commencing at the Southeast corner of Tract owned by Boeuf River Baptist Church, recorded in records of Franklin Parish, Louisiana, also being in Louisiana Highway 135, run North 12 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east, along the Centerline of said Louisiana State Highway 135, a distance of 232.90 feet to point marking the Northwest corner of Billy J. Temple, recorded in Conveyance Book169, page 200, records of Franklin Parish, Louisiana; thence run South 89 degrees 17 minutes 20 seconds East, along the North boundary of said Temple tract, a distance of 210.00 feet to mart a point marking the Northeast corner of said Temple tract; thence run North 12 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east a distance of 210.00 feet to a found one half inch (1/2”) iron pipe; thence continue north 12 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 251.32 feet to a set five-eighths inch (5/8”) rebar and the POINT OF BEGINNING.
• Thence run North 86 degrees 07 minutes 37 seconds West a distance of 178.036 feet to a set five-eighths inch (5/8”) rebar on the east right-of-way line of Louisiana Highway 135.
• Thence continue North 86 degrees 07 minutes 37 seconds West a distance of 30.00 feet to a Point of Centerline of said Louisiana Highway 135.
• Thence run North 12 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, along the centerline of said Louisiana Highway 135 a distance of 238.71 feet to a point.
• Thence run South 89 degrees 17 minutes 20 seconds East a distance of 30.00 feet to a set five-eighths inch (5/8”) rebar on the East right-of-way line of Louisiana Highway 135.
• Thence continue South 89 degrees 17 minutes 20 seconds East a distance of 180.00 feet to a found one half inch (1/2”) iron pipe.
• Thence run south 12 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 250.42 back to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Being subject to all easements, servitudes, and right-of-way or record and/or use.
seized in the above styled suit. Terms of the sale, cash, with the benefit of appraisal.
Kevin W. Cobb
Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax Collector
Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Done in my office in the City of Winnsboro, Parish of Franklin, Fifth Judicial District, State of Louisiana on the 14th day of December, 2012.
By David Wm. Rigdon, Deputy Sheriff
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STATE OF LOUISIANA * FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRTICT COURT * FRANKLIN PARISH
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
V. DOCKET NO C-42823
Ricky W. Scroggins
SHERIFF’S SALE
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, Louisiana, on Wednesday the 23rd day of January, AD, 2013, within legal sale hours, the following described property, to-wit:
A .01 Acre, more or less, tract or parcel of land situated in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of NW 1/4) and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4) of Section 17, Township 14 North, Range 8 East of Land District North of Red River, Franklin Parish, Louisiana, and is more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a found 5/8” iron rod at the Southwest corner of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 8, T 14 N, R 8 E, Franklin Parish, Louisiana as per the Act of Donation recorded in Conveyance Book 354, Page 804 of the records of Franklin Parish, Louisiana, said corner also being the Northwest corner of the said NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 17, T 14 N, R 8 E, Franklin Parish, Louisiana; thence, proceed S 89˚36’12” E, along the North line of the said NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 17, a distance of 15.00 feet to a 5/8” iron rod; thence proceed S 00˚ 10’34” E, a distance of 12.00 feet to a 5/8” iron rod; thence proceed N 89˚36’12” W, a distance of 35.71 feet to a 5/8” iron rod on the easterly right-of-way line of a parish gravel road known as Forgotten Lane; thence proceed N 34˚ 46’29” W, along the easterly right-of-way line of said Forgotten Lane, a distance of 14.68 feet to a 5/8” iron rod on the North line of the said NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 17; thence, proceed S 89˚36’12” E, along the North line of said NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 17, a distance of 29.04 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the tract herein described.
seized in the above styled suit. Terms of the sale, cash, with the benefit of appraisal.
Kevin W. Cobb
Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax Collector
Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Done in my office in the City of Winnsboro, Parish of Franklin, Fifth Judicial District, State of Louisiana on the 14th day of December, 2012.
By David Wm. Rigdon, Deputy Sheriff
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STATE OF LOUISIANA * FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT * FRANKLIN PARISH
Franklin State Bank
V. DOCKET NO C-42866
Julia Watson
SHERIFF’S SALE
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, Louisiana, on Wednesday the 23rd day of January, AD, 2013, within legal sale hours, the following described property, to-wit:
Lot 13 of Block 7 of the W. R. Taylor Subdivision of the S 3/8 of SE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 27, T14N, R7E, as per Plat thereof by W. H. Hatfield, Registered Surveyor, dated November 26, 1947, recorded in Plat Book A as per Plat # 105, Franklin Parish, Louisiana.
seized in the above styled suit. Terms of the sale, cash, with the benefit of appraisal.
Kevin W. Cobb
Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax Collector
Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Done in my office in the City of Winnsboro, Parish of Franklin, Fifth Judicial District, State of Louisiana on the 14th day of December, 2012.
By David Wm. Rigdon, Deputy Sheriff
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FRANKLIN PARISH ASSESSOR
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
AMENDED BUDGET
The following is the amended budget summary for the Franklin Parish Assessor’s Office for the year ending December 31, 2012.
Original Amendments Amended
Budget Budget
Beginning Fund Balance: 1,512,007. 89,908. 1,601,915.
Projected Revenues: 737,968 38,739. 776,707.
Projected Expenditures: 674,390. (24,050.) 650,340
Ending Fund Balance: 1,575,585. 152,697. 1,728,282.
Rod Elrod, Assessor
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VILLAGE OF BASKIN
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
DEC. 11, 2012
The Mayor and Council of the Village of Baskin met in regular session on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at 5 p.m., at the Village of Baskin Town Hall.
Present: Mayor Jean Clark and Council Members Marie Barber, Larry LaBorde and Joseph Chase.
Also present: Town Clerk, Chief of Police and Fire Chief.
There being a quorum present, the meeting was called to order.
The Pledge of Allegiance and the opening prayer was led by Mayor Clark.
The minutes of the previous regular council meeting was presented.
Joseph Chase made a motion; Marie Barber seconded the motion to approve the minutes as read. Yeas 3, Nays 0, Absent 0.
Old Business:
The 2008 Dodge Charger police patrol unit has been sold to another municipality.
The materials have been ordered to repair the Fire Station. Siding on the front will be changed and the office window will be replaced. These jobs must be done before the overhead door can be installed.
New Business:
Permission was granted to pay all bills and financial obligations. Marie Barber made a motion for this action; Larry LaBorde seconded the motion. Yeas 3, Nays 0. Absent 0.
Decatur Responder 1000 In-Car Video System was discussed. Approval was given by council to purchase three systems. Larry LaBorde made a motion to purchase the three units as described in the quote. Joseph Chase seconded the motion. Yeas 3, Nays 0. Absent 0.
Police Department Report:
Chief Barber reported that the Charger had been sold. There were minor repairs to one of the patrol units. The department is running well.
Fire Department Report:
Fire Chief Bobby Fife told that the department would have the last training class of the year on Thursday evening. The Christmas Party for the fire fighters and guests will be Friday evening, Dec. 14, 2012, at 6 p.m. at the Baskin Community Center.
Further Business:
Having no matters of Business, Mayor Clark called for a motion to adjourn the council meeting. Larry LaBorde made a motion; Joseph Chase seconded the motion to close the meeting. Yeas 3, Nays 0, Absent 0.
The meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m.
Merlyn Ritchie, Clerk
Jean Clark, Mayor
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WHEREABOUTS NOTICE
CAIN- Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of deceased Henry Cain Jr., former resident of located Franklin Parish, Louisiana, please contact Attorney Caroline E. Hemphill at 318-435-9595.
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NOTICE
I, John Heckard, have been convicted of 2907.02 RAPE on Jan. 3, 2007. My address is 103 Harlem St., Wisner, LA 71378.
Race: Afr. Amer.
Sex: Male
DOB: 08/30/1950
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 205
Hair color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
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