The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-11-23
COLFAA GRANT PARISH la SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 mo-
Odictal Proceedings of the Police
Jury of Grant Parish.

Official Proceedings of the Polio
Jury of Grant Parish,
IN Eeference to Lev wing Tax In Aid of tn
Snrevep ri Extension of the Kansus
City, Watkins q Gulf Railway.
Co.fax. Louisiana, Oct. 2. 1895.
| The police jury of the parish of Grant
Louisiana, met this day in regular ses
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 poIic
jury was duly called to order by tb,
president, and upon the roll being called
the following members answered to thei
names viz: II. g. Goodwin, j. T. Flana
gan, w. F. Logan, T. M. Bradford. Wilson
Prestridge and II. v. Mccain.
In the matter OF the petition of ths
property taxpayers of the said Parish 81
Grant and the State of Louisiana nra vino
the Police Jury to levy a special tar in
aid of the Shreveport extension of the
Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf Railway as
set forth therein, the following proceed.
ings were had to wit:
On motion of II. v. Mccain. duly
seconded and carried, the president Of
the police jury stated that the police iury
OF the question of inspecting and EXAM
lining the petition of the properly tar
| payers OF the said Parish of Grant with
reference to the levying of the special tax
and OF ordering special election sub
hitting said question to the duly mali.
ned voters OF the said Parish of Grant.
under and in pursuance of Act No. 153,
OF the Acts OF 1894 OF the Louisiana Leg
isiature; and thereupon the petition as
signed by the property taxpayers of the
parish OF Grant was presented by Mr.. J.
I. Flanagan.
On motion duly seconded and carried
the above and foregoing petition was by
the said police jury referred to the COM
mittee consis. ing of Messrs. H. v. Mccain
ana ). L. Flanagan, for examination
aga 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-
ZION OF said petition the committee sub
mitted the following unanimous report:
To the Honorable Police Jury. Parish of Grant,
Your committee after thorough and
careful investigation find:
LIST. That the said Kansas City. Wat
kins II 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
ca 70 us with the assessment rolls of the
Parish OF Grant, we find that more than
one-tnird OF the property taxpayers of
the said Parish of Grant have signed the
sand Petition; the total number of the
property taxpayers in such parish being
i5I2, OF whom $50 have signed the petit |
ZION. signed, II. v. MCCAIN,
j. T. FLANAGAN,
Report OF committee was on motion received |
and al. ptcd; Adjourned until Tuesday. S a. m.
Tuesday, a. m. Oct. 8. 1885,, the police Jury |
met as per adjournment. Same members present |
rs on yesterday. Regular order resumed.
NJ, J. 7. Flanagan and duly sec nded BY Mr.. Il. |
\. Bradford and having been read BY the score |
ary was duly and regularly adopted by the fol- |
Iossn B1s SdifawSn wilson P PIs.
ridge, B. v. Mccain. Nays-None.
AN ORDINANCE.
ordering a special election in accordance with
Act No. LAB of the Acts Of 1894 of the Legisla-
tire tire Of the State OF ouisiana. approved July
18th, 1884. whereat shall be submitted to the
property taxpayers of the Parish of G ant in
the said State of Louisiana, entitled to vote
under the laws thereof. the question of levy
per annum Tor the period Of ten (1I) years.
Beginning with the LIST. day Of January 1895.
IN ald or the construction of a certain extern
son BY the Kansas City, Watkins q Gulf
under the law Of the State of Louisiana in
conformity. with the petition OF more than
said parish of Grant, and subject to the con.
ditions and stipulations set forth in the said
pei petition and made part hereof. and provid-
fixing the time therefor and ascertainine 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
esslon convened, that special election
70 held at the respective polling places
D 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 ,
levying special tax of five mills on
ne dollar OF valuation on all the taxable
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-
,nsion as herein before described OF the
.ansas City, Watkins & Gulf Railroad Z
ompany, a corporation organized under J
he laws of the State of, Louisianaz said I j
X to be levied and paid. ont according +
D law upon the express terms aud,condil II
ons set forth in the following petition ]
the property taxpayers of he said II
arish OF Grant viz: l.-'is ~ ~ ii'.s.t'iia
+ i''- s,Sase PETITION. sa1'A Dior, u
o The Honorable the Police Jury Of Grant Par
ish in the State Of Louisiana: - III
We the undersigned petiticners, respectfully /,
present 70 your honorable police jury that We II
3payers in the parish Of Grant, Louisiana; We l
rtber respectfully petition your honorable no z