The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-09-20
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donation OF the tux OF nve mills ior
ten years.
He therefore moved the appoint
mept Of such committee, which being
appointed. was as follows:
Moyehouse-J. WIN. Brown. C. New
ton. j. 8. Handy, L. o. Leavel, w. L..
Ross, G. G. Buford, j. ID. Hammonds,
w. r. Bunkley, X. ID. Marable, j. Is.
Williams, H. H. Naff.
CatahOwla-H. H. Harrington, w. II.
Holloman, M. j. Beard, p. Whatley,
ST., ID. B. Gorham. 4. ID. Spann, J. K.
Adams. C. o. Bowman, II. G. Doni-
phan, Is. w. Thompson, f. Brown,
CaLdwell-R. d. Blanks, r. d. Bridg-
or. Geo. Wear, H. Ii. Filhiol, Ivy !.
Davis, S. II. Gilbert, Horace Ferrand,
j. j. Butler, E. I. Nethery, Emile
Girod.
Ouachita-A. A. Gunby, Talbot Still
man, Uriah Millsaps, w. w. Patrick,
r. N. Conner, Franklin Garrett, w. w.
Guthrie, J. M. Simon, A. j. Wood, Jos.
Lemle, j. F. Box, Nj. We'll, J-Gerspach,
Jno. p. Parker, Herman Meyer.
Rapides-J. G. White, Fred Seip, N.
L. McGinnis, X. j. Bringhurst, K. G..
| Hunter, G. w. Bolton, Ben Turner, w.
Griffin, j. A. Williams, A. HeymaD,
NJ. c. Moseley, g. o. Watts.
MIR. Buford submitted the follow
ing:
/ Be IL resolved, That the address to
be prepared by the committee on ad-
dress embody the following: The peo-
ME of each parish in interest are urged
4 to early assemble in mass meeting and
to then and there appoint canvassers
for each and every ward in these
marshes. the duty of which canvassers
shall be to secure the full number of
signatures to the petitions required by
law, said petitions to be presented to
the police juries calling for an election
for the purpose of determining whether
the tax heretofore discussed shall he
levied.
! Be it further resolved, That the cen
tral executive committee or board, to
he hereafter named, in connection with
auxiliary boards, also to be named, do
/ fix the time when the question as to
whether the tax shall be levied, shall
, be submitted in any one or all the
parishes or towns for a vote of the peo-
, ,le. and that this board do also fix the
, terms and conditions ON which the tax
when collected, shall be paid over to
any corporation.
II Mr. Newton, Of Morehonse, moved
that there be appointed a central ca
ecutiye board, to be composed q
, three or more from each parish, who
i are to represent the people hereaftel
! in all matters pertaining to the build
: ing of this road and to especial,
B have charge of matters pertaining
to the levy and disposition of thi
tax other than those powers vestet
$ in officials of the parochial and mu
a nicipal governments through whicl
5 the road may pass.
D This motion was carried and tw
II of the central board, on suggestion
a of Mr.. Nafi' of Morehonse, were ap
r pointed as follows: Talbot Stillmal
1 and A. A. Gunby. The third appoint
Q ment, ON motion of Mr.. Leavel Q
t. Morehouse, who put the motion
y the convention, was the chairman
n the cODVeDtlou, w. -. Ssec'.
y The auxiliary boards are as follows
! Caldwell-R. X. Redditt, Ivy |. Da
" Wis, r. B. Blanks. :,
: Catahoula u. G.. Segrist, E. ],
:. Spann u. M. LiddeIl, j. B. Ringgold.
~ Morehouse--C Newton, j. s. Handy
p j. w. Brown, H. H. Naff, T. 0. Leave
DsJ Ouachita - Uriah MiIlsaps, q. "
McCranie, w. T. Theobalds, w. I
70 Millsaps, f. H. Cam, ]. w. Scarbc
rough, T. A. Garrett.
3. The central executive board. Q
Of motion of Mr.. Bnford. Of Morehout
g. was instructed to immediately tai
I'd steps to secure assistance from Il
ID counties OF Arkansas in interest
OF The thanks Of the convention, {
ey motion OF Mr.. Stillman, were extern
IT, ed the editors of the Ouachita Tel
lie graph aud Monroe Bulletin for q
en- able and valuable assistance given
as them to the enterprise with whi'
d. the convention has dealt; and ea'
nd paper of the parishes Of Morehous
tie Ouachita, Caldwell. Catahoula. Win
lal Grant and Rapides were request'
e. to publish the proceedings OF 8
he convention.
Is The convention then adjourned.
w. B. SuBLErr, Chairman.
,at TALBOT SrILlMAN, Secretary.