The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-11-16

Omcfal Proceedings of the Police
Jury of Grant Parish,

Official Proceedings of the Polio
Jury Of Grant Parish,
q IN references to Lev'ing a Tax in Aid of I'll
City, Watkins g. Gulf Railway.
:, Coifax. Louisiana, Oct. T. 1895.
The police jury of the parish of Gran
louisiana, met this day in regular SEE
sion according to law at the Cont Hons
in the town of Colfax. La. at the hour =
eleven o'clock a. m. when the said noi;c
. jury was duly called to order by th
president, and upon the roll being calIe,
the following members answered In the;
names viz: H. G. Goodwin. ]. T. Flana
gan, w. F. Logan, T. M. Bradford. WilsoI
Prestridge and H. V. Mccain.
In the matter of the petition Of I'll,
property taxpayers of the said Parish q
Grant and the State of Louisiana prav;ns
the Police Jury to levy special tax !,
aid of the Shreveport extension of tn,
Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf Railway a,
set forth therein, the following proceed
ings were had to wit:
On motion of Fl. V. Mccain. duly
seconded and carried, the president n
the police jury stated that the police ;,,rv
would now proceed to the Consideration
OF the question of inspecting and evan.
lining the petition of the property tax
payers of the said Parish OF Grant with
reference to the levying of the special tax
and OF ordering special election sub
uniting said question to the duly ouaIi-
| he'd voters of the said Parish of Grant.
under and in pursuance of Act No. IA
OF the Acts OF 1894 of the Louisiana Leg.
lslature; and thereupon the petition as
signed by the property taxpayers of the
parish OF Grant was presented by Mr.. ].
L. Flanagan.
On motion duly seconded and carried
the above and foregoing petition was by
the said police jury referred to the com
mlttee consisting of Messrs. III. V. Mccain
and j. L. Flanagan, for examination
ago comparison with the assessment roll
OF the said Parish of Grant, and the said
committee were excused from attendance
upon the session of the police Jury. to en-
able them to discharge their said duty.
After due examination and considera-
ton OF said petition the committee sub
mitted the following unanimous report:
To the Honorable Police Jury, Parish of Grant
Louisiana
Your committee after thorough and
careful investigation find:
LIST. That the said Kansas City, Wat
kIns d. Gulf Railroad Company is a cor
Poration organized under the laws of the
State of Louisiana and is now operating
said railroad from Lake Charles to Alex.
andria, Louisiana.
Ind. Upon careful examination and
critical comparison of the petition refer
ed TO US with the assessment rolls of the
Parish OF Grant, we find that more than
one-third OF the property taxpayers of
the said Parish of Grant have signed the
said petition; the total number of the |
property taxpayers in such parish being
l5lZ, OF whom $50 have signed the peti, |
ZION. Signed, H. V. MCCAIN,
j. I. FLANAGAN,
Report OF committee was on motion received |
and ad pied. Adjourned until Tuesday, S a. m.
duesday, a. m. Oct. 8. 1895, the police jury |
rs on yesterday. Regular order resumed.
Ihe following ordinance was then offered by
Mr. !. 4; Flanagan and duly sec .nded by Mr. 4.
Isry was duly and regularly adopted by the fol-
lowing votes: Yeas-H. G.. Goodwin, j. T. Elan.
nagan. +. Logan. I. \. Bradford. wilson Pres
lr1oSe' II. v. Mccain. Nays-None.
AN ORDINANCE.
)rtering a special election in accordance with
Act No. l5s of the Acts of 1894 of the Legisla-
ture Of the State of Louisiana approved JuIv
lzth. 1854. whereat shall be submitted to the
the. said State Of Louisiana, entitled to vote
under the laws thereof, the question of lew
ing special tax at the rate of five (5) mills
v ri the ne psfSd Of ten M
In aid OF the construction of a certain exten,
son ps!,by the Kansas City. Watkins & Gulf
under the law Of the State Of Louisiana in
conformity. with the petition of more than
on;e,third OF the property taxpayer of the .
dit.ons and stipulations set forth in the said
peiltion and made part hereof. and provid- I
ing for the mode Of holding said election.
nxlng the time therefor and ascertaiuin0 and
declaring the result thereof etc.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Police !
ury for the Parish Of Grant and the /,
tate OF Louisiana, in regular and legal
ession convened, that q special election
70 held at the respective polling places
q the said Praish of Grant as now fixed
nd established by law on Monday. the /,
d day OF December, 1895, and in accord !
nee with law regulating such elections. !
which shall be submitted to the pro- ,
erty taxpayers of the said Parish. who
re entitled to vote under the general !
lection laws Of this State, the question :
ieyying a special tax of five mills on !
ne dollar OF valuation on all the taxable 7
roperty in the SAID parish of Grant. an 4
ually for the period OF ten years, begin
ing with the LIST. day of January, 1896, I
! aid OF the construction of certain ex- c
.nsion as herein before described of the
.ansas City, Watkins & Gulf Railroad 7
ompany, corporation organized under '
le laws OF the State of Louisiana. said +
X to be levied and paid out according
, law upon the express terms and condi. F
ons set forth in the following petition Z
the property taxpayers Of the said +
arish OF Grant viz:
PETITION. 1
D the Honorable the Police jury of Grant Par.
ish In the State Of Louisiana: i
We. the undersigned petitioners, respectfully "
present to your honorable police jury that We Z,
Igregate moro than one-third of the property =,
xpayers in the parish of Grant, Louisiana; we u
rther respectfully petition your honorable po- o
e jury to levy special tax of five mills annu- n
y for period Of ten year from the first day q
yanuary, ies1. IN aid of the construction Of :.
Q kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Railway. a j
operation organised under the laws of the
ate OK Louisiana, through the said parish of r
rant, beginning at a point on the soufh line ~ =