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Proces Verbal and Proclamation of the Canvass of the votes cast at the Special Election hedl in the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, on Saturday, April 7, 2001.
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It was then moved, seconded and unanimously carried that the St. Charles Parish Council (the "Governing Authority"), canvass the returns and declare the result of the special election held in the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana:
PROCES VERBAL AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CANVASS OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE PARISH OF ST. CHARLES, STATE OF LOUISIANA, ON SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2001.
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED that on Monday, May 7, 2001, at six o'clock (6:00) p.m., at its regular meeting place, the Courthouse, Hahnville, Louisiana, the St. Charles Parish Council (the "Governing Authority"), acting as the governing authority of the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana (the Parish), and being the authority ordering the special election held therein on Saturday, April 7, 2001, with a quorum being present, did examine the official certified tabulations of votes cast at the said election, and did examine and canvass the returns of said election, there having been submitted at said election the following proposition to wit:
SALES TAX PROPOSITION
SUMMARY: AUTHORITY FOR THE PARISH OF ST. CHARLES TO LEVY AN ADDITIONAL 1% SALES AND USE TAX TO BE USED BY THE PARISH FOR OPERATING, MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE WASTEWATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES IN SAID PARISH, AND CONSTRUCTING AND ACQUIRING ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO OR PAYING DEBT SERVICE ON OBLIGATIONS ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING AND ACQUIRING SAID SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES OR ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, AND USED TO CONSTRUCT, ACQUIRE, IMPROVE, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LEVEE SYSTEMS FOR HURRICANE PROTECTION, DRAINS, DRAINAGE CANALS, PUMPS AND PUMPING STATIONS, AND ASSOCIATE AND ATTENDANT STREETS, ROADS AND BRIDGES, AND PROVIDING FOR FUNDING SAID TAX INTO BONDS.
Shall the Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana (the "Parish"), be authorized to levy and collect an additional 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 in La. R.S. 47:301 to 47:317, inclusive, with the avails or proceeds of said Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be subject to funding into bonds for any of the capital purposes set forth below, maturing over a period not exceeding twenty-five (25) years from the date thereof, to be sold at par, premium or discount, to bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding nine per centum (9%) per annum and otherwise issued in accordance with the provisions and subject to the limitations of Sub-Part F, Part III, Chapter 4, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and shall the remainder of the avails or proceeds be used and dedicated as follows: (a) an amount equal to one-half of the avails or proceeds for the purpose of paying the costs of operating, maintaining and improving the wastewater and sewer systems and facilities in said Parish, and constructing and acquiring additions and improvements thereto or paying debt service on obligations issued for the purpose of constructing and acquiring said systems and facilities or additions and improvements thereto, and (b) the remainder (not exceeding one-half of the avails or proceeds) to be dedicated and used to construct, acquire, improve, maintain and operate levee systems for hurricane protection, drains, drainage canals, pumps and pumping stations and associate and attendant streets, roads and bridges, providing any such capital improvements shall be established and set forth in the Parish's then current capital budget adopted after public hearings held in the manner required by the St. Charles Parish Home Rule Charter?
The canvass of the results of the election showed that there was a total of 2,625 votes cast IN FAVOR OF the Proposition and a total of 2,930 votes cast AGAINST the Proposition, and that there was a majority of 305 votes cast AGAINST 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 DEFEATED by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting at the said special election.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Hahnville, Louisiana, on this, the 7th day of May, 2001.
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Chairman
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Secretary