The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-12-14
PROCLAMATION.
BY the President of the Police Jury Of
the Parish Of Grant. La

i the Parish Of Grant, La.
| Whereas, in obedience to the ordinanc.
OF the Police Jury in and for the parish
OF Sirant, Louisiana, passed at Its regula,
session. on Tuesday. October 9th, A. D
1888, providing that a special election
should be held in said parish of Grant. on
Monday the I'd day OF December, 1895, at
the respective precincts where the last
preceding general election was held:
The board at Supervisors duly issued
their proclamation on the 9th day of De-
tober 1895, proclaiming and giving public
notice to those entitled to vote under the
law that special election would be held
IN the said parish of Grant, ut the several
precints in said parish, where the last
preceding general election was held. to
take the sense and wishes of the property
taxpayers OF the said parish of Grant up-
on the question OF levying a special tar
OF nve mills per annum for the period of
ten years from and beginning with the
first day OF January 1896, az specified and
set forthsin the ordinance of the said Po
lice Jury. upon all the taxable property
IN said parish of Grant in aid of the
0hrevepOrt extension Of the Kansas CITY.
Watkins and Gulf Railway Company. as
described in the said ordinance and pur-
snant to the general election law and the
said ordinance of the Police Jury. The
election was duly held on said date and
canvass OF the vote thereat shows the fol-
lowing result:
The number ut property tax payers en-
titled to vote at said election who voted
for said tax il four hundred and ninety
ive.--(495)
The assessed valuation Of said tax.pay-
ers so voting for said tar is one hundred !
and seveuty-one Thousand, one hundred
and eighty-one dollars-{$17I,18l)
The number OF those voting against !
said tax. duly entitled to vote ia three
hundred and ninety-seven.-4390
The assessed valuation OF those entitled |
to vote who voted against said tax Is one |
hundred and thirty-four thousand, two |
hundred and ten.-(S134,210)
The majority ia number OF the proper
~ tax payers entitled to vote, who voted /
Tor said tax is nlnety-eight.-(98)
The majority in value Of the property |
u those who voted is thirty six thousand. |
nine hundred and seventy one dollars
'S36.971)
Therefore, in accordance with the said
result, 1 hereby announce and promul-
gate, that, inasmuch as majority in
number and in valne of the property tax
'ayers of the said parish have voted in
avor thereof, the result of said election
. favorable TO the levy OF sand tax. and
hat the parish of Grant aforesaid there
~ incurred the obligation to extend aid
@ the said Kansas City. Watkins and
iulf Railway Company for the said term
It ten years, to the extent OF five (5)
Mills annually, beginning with the first
lay OF January, 1896, to be paid in an
,ual installments as the same shall be re-
iized and collected from said tax of five
Mills, until the whole thing shall have
'een paid to SAID company or its order,
n accordance with. the statue in such
sse made and provided.
Given under my bHicial sanction and
ubscribed by me aslPresident OF the Pc
ice Jury of said parish Of Grant, this 5th
ay Of December. 1895.
H. g. GOODWIN.
Prest Police Jury Grant Parish, La.
Witness: S. L. WHITE,
r. NJ. HORN.