The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1898-12-01
Mass Meeting of Citizens OF
Ward Four.

Whereas, on the petition Of twelve
freeholders OF the parish OF NHtchitO-
che5 special meeting OF the Police
Jury of said parish was called by the
president to meet on the 18th day of
November for the purpose of considers
ing petitions of property taxpayers OF
wards three and four of said parish
pravi for re-submiSsion of the queS-
ton of granting the five mill tax and to
the Shreveport and Red River Valley
Railway COMPANY as agreed TO and
voted by the property taxpayers of said
wards at elections held in said wards on
the 10Th day of February. 1888; and
Whereas. quorum Of said Police Jury
failed to appear at the time and place
appointed for said special called meet
ing thereof; and
Whereas, it is alleged that our men,
Der Of the Hon Police Jury from ward
four, Howard Raphiel, was responsible
for the failure Of said Police Jury to
have quorum present; and
Whereas. certain citizens of our said
ward four have called this meeting for
the purpose Of aascerIaining the sense
and feeling Of aNmajorItY of the white
citizens and taxpayers Of ward four
to a, the , Itxha or I'laR-''uA the ncc7y
Uu ap spta to s"s En"xn 'f 20
be the Intention of four of the six mem
bers Of the Hon. Police July who were |
that day IN NatchitOcncs TO deny 10 |
citizens who had signed said petitions
for the re-subDissiUn OF said question |
the right and privilege to vi nd aw their
names and signatures from SAID petI-
tions, and also to order election in ward
three and four fl the purpose of having
said five mill tax aid revoked without
the consent OF said Railway Co. Now,
therefore;
Be 1t resolved, that we the white cirl-
zens and property taxpayers of ward
four of said parish do hereby declare
that we are In favor of sacredly stand
ing up to, and performing our contract
with SAID Railway Company according {
TO the terms OF the agreement voted
and adopted by the almost unanimous ;
unanimous vote OF the property taXpaY-
ers OF our ward, as we'll as of holding
said Railway Company strictly to lIs
part OF said contract, and, believing that
our said police juror, Howard Raphiel. Ia
has performed his duty honestly and
faithfully in that behalf and has been
true and faithful TO the best interests of
the people of this ward as we'll as the
that we heartily approve and endorse /
his action aud pledge him our cordial r
and continued support.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Ward !;
1. in the parish Of NatchitocheS, having !.
been informed thai certain persons in .
and about Campte are attempting TO
call u meeting Of citizens at that place ;,
for the avOwed purpose OF demanding
Ehai Howard RaphIsl, the member Of
The Police Jury for Ward of this par
sh, shall resign bis position as Police
Juror because he as a citizen and as u
member OF the Police jury earnestly op-
posed the effort made by certain per s
ions to have the question Of giving the C
I've mill tax aid to the Shreveport & t,
Red River Valley Railway CO., as voted n
Ind agreed to bY the property taxpayers o
# Ward at an election held On Febru- b
Nv e5th. 1898, resnbniSted and revoked, L
row therefore we & hereby deeslSre that
e f1lly neTafSkfRestly approve and en-.
Orse the action Of our said Police Juror IN
Toward RaDhief IN opposing such at -
'mpted resubmisslou and hereby pro-
1T against all attempted proceedings
} try to lntimidaic him or to enforce
is resignation.
J w Cockerhah, Jr., NJ NJ Fisher, Jas
HYDE, r S Waddell, L E PlAisance,
Plaisance, K V Fulton. D Tolbert
lbert HALEY, L X McLaurIn. w T.
w o Breazeale, ArnoId Som
ayrac, A B BreazeaIe, Geo G.. Som
lyr1c. LJ Fixary, : L Clark, w B
utter, E y Self. L Y Levasseur, W 2
Orrow, j DebIIeux. A E Sompayrac CT
w Jones, Frank Ezernack, G F Bos,
ell, Fl MaltIns NJ Martin, Paul
Ielletre, B r Eand N Gallien. j D
tck, Phillip Ezernack, w Larnodire,
IN Maricelll, H w WaddelI, Nunla to
stage, Jos Ezernack, Jos Ybarbo, F q mr.
Irberrousse, j A VercheI, ii w Ligget, r.
iilczeme Desidere, Ernest Delrio. + D w
eriosseaux. A Lestage, Louis YER eh
er. Clement LemOine, William Gongre Gre
u Deiony, Fox Delony. w Tucker, 70,
Y Barr, J A Pace, I W Smelling, II -.
Gallien. A Landreaux, II p Deb ~. ~"
ux. j T Atwood. E G THOMPSON, Jeff reL
lompson, Philip Thompson, &c Clark o ous
w Butcher, Landreaux, E 81 Tri- aIN
ell, F A Vienne, gilbert DeSolo, Mar an,
se Thompson, James A Pace, Fre6ric oa'
alters. Seneca Pace, w q Woodward.
on Racine, Felix Desidere. Frank
ddlie, r II hamburg. w A Smitsey. prc
L Lestage, A F Freenad, q F Lance. anc
ex Arted, Lee McDermotr, Walter
Issot, Z w Harrison. w G Carter. p iar
Frank Racine. George Cole,
Harrison, Gus Fitz. E J Gamble, NJ
Taylor, A H Pierson, Fl Blanchard, a
" Airev, G Lestage, Gus Lemoine, a.
w Gallien. A F Gallien, tt Vasier. i
anders. w w Clark, NJ 4 Barber
Sc, Paul McTyer. L Z Murphy, e.
mmett, r E Hammett, E S Barksdale
W Barksdale, L NJ Collier. N l. Jonas.
Jones, !. RambIn, JEFF Deblieux,
4 Bryan, w A Raglan. Z ) Fixary, j 6
Sompayrac, A L Deblieux. e w
TX, W 81 Airey, e b Gray MD, All
LEY, j + HALEY, PhilID Ybarbo. BIB y
"a !eale, X w Breazeale, Allen Ybarbo
1estage, l. Campbell, s E Trichel,
Gillenf Toby Lanredt, q L FItz, T.
eadhiHfer, @ u Hodges. Raphiei, I'll
Butcher, w A Gainey, 8 l. Pesav, r
;loutier, q r CloutIer, G G Sompay-
Jr, N Young. q Perot. ii o
tage, G Henry, Joe e Prud aomme. ns
clifton introduced by j. w. Cocker Al
D, Jr.. introducing petition of the VI
erS OF Ward endorsing the action of va
ID. Raphiel, member of the Police In
OF Ward 4. ri the Parish in called n
ting OF the said honorable Police -
on the 18th day of Nov. 1898 ca
esOIutIon introduced by j T. Henry 10
Grating endorsement of Mr.. Fl. RAJ w
81. -.
lid resolutions were carried by q vote az
g to 5. ma
be meeting adjourned sine die. int
w. 0. BREAZEALE, ms
. Il. PRCDHOMME, Chairman.
Secretary.