The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-11-09
Omcial Proceedings of the Police
Jury Of Grant Parish.

: Omcial Proceedings of the Polio
!, Jury Of Grant Parish.
In Reference tn Lowing a Tax I'm Ala ~ :,
Snrevep IT Extension of the Kansas
City, watkins & Gulf Railway
Colfax. Louisiana, Oct. 7. 1895,
Q The police jury of the parish of Gran
+ LOUISIANA, met this day in regular se.
SION according to law at the Court Hons
in the town of CoIfax, La, at the hour =
, eleven o'clock a. m. when the said pol;c
jury was duly called to order bv tn
president, and upon the roll being Gale,
: the following members answered TO thei
names viz: 81. G. Goodwin, ]. 7. Flana
gan, w. F. Logan, T. M. Bradford. Wilso,
Prestridge and H. v. Mccain.
In the matter Of the petition OF th,
property tax-payers of the said Parish O
Grant and the State of Louisiana prayin,
the Police Jury to levy a special tax Il
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 H. v. Mccain. dull,
seconded and carried, the president q,
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 tn,
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
he'd voters OF the said Parish of Grant.
under and in pursuance of Act No. 153''
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.. ].
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. Mccain
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 thorough and
careful investigation find:
LIST. That the said Kansas City. Wat
kins q Gulf Railroad Comp any is 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
taxpayers in such parish being
15l2. OF whom $50 have signed the peti.
ton. Signed, H. v. MCCAIN,
j. 7. FLANAGAN,
Report Of committee was on motion received |
and ad pied. Adjourned until Tuesday. a. m.
tuesday, q. m. Oct. 5, 1895, the police jury !
As on yesterday. Regular order resumed.
The following ordinance was then offered by |
=. :. =: Flannagan and duly seconded by MI. T. |
BRADFORD and having been read by the secre- |
Iay was duly and regularly adopted by the fol- /
lowing votes: Yeas-H. G.. Goodwin. j. Il. Fian.
nagan' " E. Logan. T. n Bradford, wilson Pres
fridge. Il. v. Mccain. Nays-None.
AN ORDINANCE.
ordering a special election in accordance with
Act No. 153 of the Acts of 1894 of the Te1;sla
ture of the State of Louisiana approved Jnlv
lltn, lsss 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 1--WE (5) mills
Beginning with the LIST. day Of January 1895.
IN and OF the construction Of certain extern.
sion BY the Kansas City. Watkins & Gulf
under the law OF the State Of iou;s;sn n,1e e
conformity with the petition of more than
one,thrd OF the property taxpayers of the
ditions and stipulations set forth in the said
peiitlon and made part hereof and proyid-
ing TO, the mode Of holding said election.
firing the time therefor and ascertainina and
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 a 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.
t 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 ,
[ levying a special tax of five mills on !
be dollar OF valuation on all the taxable j
roperty in the said parish of Grant. an .
ually for the period OF ten years, Begin
ing with the LIST. day of January, 1896.
] aid OF the construction of certain ex-
snsiOn rs herein before described of the
.ansas City, Watkins & Gulf Railroad =
company, corporation organized under Y
he laws OF the State Of Louisiana, said
TX to be levied and paid ont according
D law upon the express terms and condi-
ions set forth in the following petition
the property taxpayers Of the said
arish Of Grant viz:
PETITION.
o the Honorable the Police jury of Grant Par
ism in the State Of Louisiana: 1
We. the undersigned petitioners, respectfully '
present to your honorable police jury that we !
ygregate more than one-third Of the property /.
xpayers in the parish of Grant, Louisiana: We 1
rther respectfully petition your honorable DO Q
&c jury to levy special tax of five mills annu- I
y for period OF ten year. from the first day 4
January, 1898. in aid of the construction of =
10 Kansas City, Watkins and Cuff Railway. a j
'rporzti9n organized under the laws of the