Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-17
POLICE JURY.
MONDAY, Oct. u, 1885,.

yler ana cochran.
Mr.. Aaron 3. Armstrong pre-
sented his commission as Police
Juror for the 9th ward, and was
admittee as a member Of the Board.
On motion Of Mr.. Cochran, the
public roadin Road District No. 4,
was changed so az to include a
portion of road now left out. The
change was 30 as to read, from
the line "5etween Maxwell and
Mrs. Gibbs" instead of "between
Maxwell and Boney.
A communication from MIR. A. W.
Crandell in regard to the ferry boat
between Delta and Vicksburg was
referred to the legal adviser.
A communication from the Pres
ident of the Exposition, was on
motion Of Nj. Cochran not acted
on.
The Board on motion took q re-
cess until after the arrival of the
afternoon train.
On reassembling, Mr.. Gilfoil
who had been authorized to see if
enough signatures had been ap-
pended to the petition for a levoe
tax, made his report as follows:
Tallulah, La. Oct. II, 1885.
To the Honorable the President
and Members Of the Police Jury
Parish of Madison.
GENTLEMEN Il find that the
several petitions presentedto your
Honorable Body by the Tax
Payers" Of your said Parish con-
tain one hundred and ten sigma
lures, and that said parties signing
said petitions, represent (approxi-
mately) in the aggregate property
situated in your said parish,
amounting in asses sed value to the
sum of S6lS, $4,000, six hundred
and eighteen thousand six hundred
and ninety dollars. That the total
: assessment of property in your
said Parish for current year, is
: 81 OBS, $1,000, two million twenty
eight thousand two hundred anC
: twenty dollars, and that therefore
, under the provisions of Act Al o.
= the Acts of the Legislative session
/, of 1882, you are fully authorized
to order said election as prayed IL
said petitions herein mentioned.
Respectfully submitted,
J. H. GILFoIL.
Assessor Parish Madison
Mr.. Cochran moved, and Mr.. Err
win seconded the motion, that tn
Parish Printer be authorized t.
n issue an extra edition of the MAD
}, lsoN TINES, announcing the motto
J: of election to determine whethe
70 or not a special levee tax of fv
d mills shall be levied-carried.
Mr.. Sewer moved that tn
special election be held on Wed
nesday Nov. 4. 1885, seconded by
= Mr.. Erwin, and carried.
!. Mr.. Sewer moved the adoptio
of the following ordinance:
Ordinance Number 26O. Order
a ing an election to be held, for tn
}. purpose Of deciding whether or nc
=. special tax should be levied fo
levee purposes.
BE IL ordained by the Police Jur
of the Parish Of Madison.
That, whereas, a petition signe
E by parties or their representative
" owning more than one fourth j
,r value of the assessed property {
,e the Parish of Madison, asking ft
the levy of special tax of fiy
he mills on the dollar of the assesse
sc value of the property in said parish
to be used for levee purpose
only, in said parish, hi
been presented to this Boarc
III and whereas. it is Of the create
10 importance, and vastly to the il
III terest of this parish, that the afor
&c said tax should be levied.
j. 1t is therefore ordered that O
~ election be held at the respecti'
III polling places hereinafter designa
ed, on the 4th day of NOvembe
Is, 1885, for the purpose of determil
81, ing by the vote of the proper1
,ot tax payers Of the parish, entitlt
10 to vote under the general electiC
XII laws of the State, whether or n
Gu said special tax shall be levie
That said polling places, and Il