The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-07-24
PROCLAMATION,
BY the Board OF Supervisors of Electio,
for Grant Parish. Louisiana.

| ~ VIC Oooru Vi Oup0rvleOr6 or Election
for Grant Parish, Louisiana.
Whereas, in obedience to an ordinances
OF tho police jury OF the parish of Grant
State OF Louisiana, passed at it's session
May -, 1897. providing that a special
election should be held in wards one. ak
and seven in the parish OF Grant. on
"Wednesday, July 81, 1897, ut the respec.
tive precincts OF the said wards where
the last preceding general election was
neld, the board of supervisors duly is-
sued their proclamation on the 9Oth day
OF June, 1897, proclaiming and giving
public notice to all those who are entitled
to vote under the law that special cleo
ton would be held in the said wards of
the said parish at the several voting pre-
clncts OF said wards where the last gen.
eral election was held, to take the sense
and the wishes OF the property taxpayers
OF the said wards of the said parish upon
the question of levying a special tax of
five mills per annum for period of ten
years, as set forth in the ordinance of
the police jury upon all taxable property
IN said wards in said parish in aid Of the
Gulf, Louisiana and Great Northern rail
road, as described in said ordinance. and
pursuant to the general election law and
the SAID ordinance of the police jury. the
said election was duly held on said date.
and canvass Of the vote thereat shows
the following result:
Number OF property taxpayers entitled
to vote at said election who voted for the
said tax, one hundred and thirty-two-
l32.
Assessed valuation OF those 80 voting
for said tax, one hundred and twenty
thousand seven hundred and sixty.ope
dollars $120.76l 90.
Number OF those voting against said
tax duly qualified under the law to vote
at said election, thirty three-33.
Assessed valuation of those who were
entitled to vote at said election who 70
ted against the said tax, fourteen thou
sand SIX hundred and seventy five dol
Majority in number of those entitled
TO vote at said election who voted for said
tax, ninety nine-99.
Majority in value of those who were
emitted to vote at said election who vo-
ted for said tax, one hundred and six
thousand and eighty-six dollars lO6O 66.
Therefore in accordance with the said
result we hereby announce and promul-
gate that, inasmuch rs q majority in
number and value of the property tax
payers of wards one, six and seven OF !,
lirsnt parish, La, have voted in favor
thereof, the resultof the election is IA.
vorable to the levy of said tax in said |
wards aforesaid, and that the Obligation
is incurred to extend to the Gulf. Louis |
lana and Great Northern Railroad Com. |
pary for the said term of ten years to the |
extent OF five mills, as set forth in the or |
tinance OF the police jury, to be paid in
as realized and collected |
rom said tax of five mills until the en-.
TIRE amount is collected and paid over to |
lie said railroad, with all the conditions
and provisions of the said ordinance
and herein referred to in ac-
,ordance with the statutes made and
for.
Given under our official signature and
sanction this the I'D day Of July. 1897.
w. w. SMITH,
w. p. HICKMAN,
8. r. LEE,
Board OF Supervisors OF Eelectjon for
Grant Parish. Louisiana.
Witnesses:
/. g. GooDwYN.
!. i. FLErcHER,
y ID. KEMP.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me.
w. L. SHACKELEORD.
Clerk District Court.
Job work Of all kinds executed with
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