The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-10-26
Omcial Proceedings of the Police
Jury Of Grant Parish.

> Omcial Proceedings of the polio
Jury Of Grant Parish,
In Reference to Lowing = Tax In Aid of IN
Shrevep It Extension of the Kansas
City, watkins Gulf Railway.
Collar. Louisiana, Oct Z, 1898.
The police jury of the parish of GRAM
Louisiana, met this day in regular SEES
sion according to law at the Court Hous
IN the town OF Colfax. La, at the hour O
eleven o'clock a. m. when the said polio
jury was duly called to order by tn
president, and upon the roll being calles
the Following members answered to thei
names viz: b. g. Goodwin, j. T. Flana
gan, w. F. Logan, T. M. Bradford. Wilson
Prestridge and HI. V. Mccain.
In the matter OF the petition of tb,
property taxpayers of the said Parish o
Grant and the State of Louisiana prayinf
the Police jury to levy a special tax il
aid OF the Shreveport extension of thu
Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf Railway a.
set forth therein, the following proceed
ings were had to wit:
On motion of II. v. Mccain. duly
seconded and carried, the president oi
the police jury stated that the police jury
would now proceed to the consideration
OF the question OF inspecting and exam.
lining the petition of the property ia,
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 quail
ned voters OF the said Parish of Grant.
under and in pursuance of Act No. l53,
OF the Acts Of 1894 of the Louisiana Leg.
lsiature; and thereupon the petition as
signed by the property taxpayers of the
parish OF Grant was presented by Mr.. ].
T. Flanagan.
On motion duly seconded and carried
the above and foregoing petition was by
the said police jury referred to the com
mittee consisting of Messrs. H. v. McC Cain
and j. L. Flanagan, for examination
agd 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 a thorough and
careful investigation find:
lst. That the said Kansas CITY. Wat
kins q 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.
End. Upon a 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
1912, OF whom $50 have signed the petit
ton. Signed, H.V. McCA1N,
j. T. FLANAGAN,
Report Of committee was on motion received
and adopted. Adjourned until Tuesday. 4. m.
Tuesday a. m. Oct, 8. 1896. the police jury
az on yesterday. Regular order resumed.
The following ordinance was then offered by
Mr. y. y Flanagan and duly SEQ nded by MI. 7.
fary was duly and regularly adopted by the fol- |
loving votes: Yeas.a. G: Goodwin. J. T. Flan- |
n , :. Logan. 7. \. Bradford. wilson Pres
AN ORDINANCE.
Ordering special election in accordance with |
Act No. 15s of the Acts of 1894 Of the Leeisls- |
ture of the State Of louisiana approved July |
18th, 1884. whereat shall be submitted to the |
the said State Of Louisiana entitled to vote
- under the laws thereof, the question Of lew 1
ing special tax at the rate Of five (s) mills /
Beginning with the LIST, day Of January 1895,
siO1 BY the Kansas City. watkins 'l I st Gulf
under the law Of the State OF Louisiana, in
CONFORMITY With the petition OF more than
one,third Of the property taxpayers OF the
dit,ona and stipulations set forth in the ssid
ing for II: mode Of holding said election.
declaring the result thereof etc.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Police
Jury for the Parish of Grant and the
State OF Louisiana, in regular and legal
'ession convened, that special election
Do held at the respective polling places
q the said Praish OF Grant as now fixed
ind established by law on Monday. the
ID day of December, 1896, and 10 accord
lnce with law regulating such elections,
It which shall be submitted to the pro-
'erty taxpayers of the said Parish. who
IRE entitled to vote under the general
lection laws of this State, the question
L levying q special tax of five mills on
he dollar OF valuation on all the taxable
property IN the said parish OF Grant, an
lually for the period OF ten years, Begin
ing with the 7st. day Of January, 1896.
q aid OF the construction of certain ex- ,
ension as herein before described OF the
Kansas City, Watkins 4 Gulf Railroad
company, corporation organized under
he laws of the State Of Louisiana. said
AZ to be levied and paid out according
0 law upon the express terms and condi-
ions set forth in the following petition
4 the property taxpayers Of the said
'arish OF Grant viz:
PETITION.
. the Honorable the Police Jury of Grant Par.
ism in the State of Louisisna: II
We. the undersigned petitioners, respectfully
spresent to your honorable police jury that We I
Egregate more than one-third Of the property ,
lxpsyers in the parish Of Grant. Louisiana; We
irther respectfully petition your honorable po- {
&c Ivy to levy special tax of five mills annu-
~ Tor period OF ten year from the frsf dsy !
lie kansas City, Watkins and Cult Railway. q J
,rporation organized under the laws of he
tate OF Louisiana. through the said parrish of |
rant, beginning at point on the south line of !
nd parish; and said company will locate and