The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-11-30
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Lewis Wheeler, Thomas Walker, Jane
FCrump, b Teddlie, w L Sanders, N
w Nixon, Felix Garsee, W W O'Neal
w Ammons, &c Pinder, p H Smith
II Taylor, 0 G Bird, Oren Brew, E T
Adams, w Neal, Richard Bird, Charlie.
Lasyan, &C Nash, w o Harrison.
Megison, w s Drewett N L Bird, Bill
Brue, NJ PIunkett, Lee Reitzell, A Har
rls, Ancton Bolton, M G Gray, Townson
Johnson, Bob mellow, Jene Lewis, E
Hickman, A Jones, Il Winbery, r E
Robertson, V Bell, Sebern Dean. John Z
Chelette, g Starks, M s H Starks, Joe
Ieagle, Jno Mccain, Jno L Kelley, F S
Duboise, Charles Dubois. w P Haygood.
Nicholas Lowe, George Miles, Felix Gar.
see, d w ONeal, Nelson Mccain, w
Hickman, Mike Reitzell, Ammons Anth-
0ny. Reubin Rainwater, d s O'Quin, Geo
w Taylor, Seab Burton, Mrs Lou Cal.
lam, Mrs--Lee, w d Gilcrease, G C Viii
son, L Harrison. NJ d Walker. E S
Murrell, w b Dyson, L Megison, w
Dyson, Mrs T A Dyson.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained by the
Police Jury of the said Parish of Grant.
that said special election shall be held
under the general election laws of this
State and the polling places at which the
last preceding general election was held
IN the Parish of Grant aforesaid, and that
the ballots to be used at the said election
shall be written or printed in the form
set forth in the aforesaid petition to this
Police Jury.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained by the
Police Jury OF Grant; that the Board of
Supervisors of Election of the said Par
lsh OF Grant are hereby requested to ap
point commissioners and clerks to serve
at said election at said polling places, to
give due notice of said appointments.
and the time and place of holding said
election, and to make returns of said
election, and to make returns Of SAID
election to the President of the Police
Jury who shall announce and promulgate
the result of said election according to
law; and who shall make and sign with
the said Railroad Company a contract
according to law and in accordance with
the terms OF said petition.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained by the
Police jury of the Parish of Grant. afore-
said, that the commissioners of election
shall receive the ballots of all property
taxpayers of the said Parish of Grant
who are entitled to vote under the laws
of Louisiana and at the respective poll
ing places, and before depositing same in
the ballot box shall indorse thereon in
the presence of the elector the name of
such voter and the amount of the value
OF his assessed property, and said com |
missioners shall make returns of the
votes and the amount of the assessed
value of the property voting for and |
against the levyiug of the said special tax. |
Sec. D. No portion of the taxes herein |
mentioned shall be paid over to the said |
Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf Railroad |
Company until the said extension shall |
have been completed as set forth in the |
petition, from the southern to the north
I'm 6oundry OF the Parish OF Grant.
-. 6. Be it further ordained by the
Police Jury Of the Parish of Grant. that
his ordinance and the annexed petition
II taxpayers be published IN the official
Journal OF the parish for fully 30 clear
lays previous to the date of holding said
election, and that this ordinance shall
AXE effect from and after its passage.
H. G. GOODWIN, Pres't.
w. l.. RICHARDSON. Sec.