The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-11-09

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Lewis Wheeler, Thomas Walker, satnes
r Crump, : b Teddlie, w L Sanders, n
w Nixon, Felix Garsee, w w O'Neal,
w J Ammons, G G Pinder, p H Smith,
H Taylor, o G Bird, Oren Brew. e r
Adams, w Neal, Richard Bird, Charles
Lasyan, &c Nash, W o Harrison. 7
Megison, w b Drewett, N L Bird, Bill
Brue, M Plunkett, Lee Reitzell, A Har-
ris, Ancton Bolton, NJ G Gray, Townson
johnson, Bob mellow, yene Lewis, , e
Hickman, A Jones, 81 Winbery, r e
Robertson, V Bell, Sebern Dean. John L
Chelette, c Starks, M H Starks, Joe
Teagle, Jno / Mccain, Jno T Kelley, F s
Duboise, Charles Dubois, w P Haygood,
Nicholas Lowe, George Miles, Felix Gar
see, D w O'Neal, Nelson Mccain, w
Hickman, Mike Reitzell, Ammons Anth-
ony, Reubin Rainwater, d s O'Quin, Geo
w Taylor, Seab Burton, Mrs Lou Cal
lam, Mrs-Lee, w d Gilcrease, 9 G Viii
son, T Harrison, M D Walker, e s
Murrell, w H Dyson, L Megison, w
Dyson, Mrs T A Dyson.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained by the
Police Jury of the said Parish of Grant,
that said special election shall be held
under the general election laws of this
State and the polling places at which the
last preceding general election was held
in the Parish of Grant aforesaid, and that
the ballots to be used at the said election
shall be written or printed in the form
set forth in the aforesaid petition to this
Police Jury.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained by the
Police Jury OF Grant; that the Board OF
Supervisors of Election of the said Par
ish OF Grant are hereby requested to ap-
point commissioners and clerks to serve
at said election at said polling places, to
give due notice of said appointments,
and the time and place of holding said
election, and to make returns OF said
election, and to make returns of said
election to the President Of the Police
Jury who shall announce and prOmulgate
the result of said election according to
law; and who shall make and sign with
the said Railroad Company a contract
according to law and in accordance with
the terms of said petition.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Grant, afore-
said, that the commissioners of election
shall receive the ballots of all property
taxpayers of the said Parish of Grant
who are entitled to vote under the laws
Of Louisiana and at the respective poll
ing places, and before depositing same in
the ballot box shall indorse thereon in
the presence of the elector the name OF
such voter and the amount of the value
OF his assessed property, and said COM
missioners shall make returns OF the
votes and the amount OF the assessed
value of the property voting for and
againet the levying of the said special tax.
Sec. 5. No portion of the taxes herein
mentioned shall be paid over to the sand
Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf Railroad
Company until the said extension shall
have been completed as set forth in the
petition, from the southern TO the north.
eru boundry OF the Parish Of Grant.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained by the
Police Jury Of the Parish OF Grant, that
this ordinance and the annexed petition
of taxpayers be published in the official
Journal of the parish for fully 30 clear
days previous to the date of holding said
election, and that this ordinance shall
take effect from and after its passage.
H. G. GoODwYN, Prest.
w. L. RICHARDSON. Sec.