The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-25

son, Monkhouse, Means, Noel, Oden
Penick, Rives, Harkeys Winters Wynn
Nays: None
Absent: J. S. Young.
On motion of Mr. Winter the tax COZ
lector to be and is hereby authorized tc
collect not to exceed 1-2 mills for spe-
cial K. c. S. tax for year 1903.
S. A. Alexander is hereby authorized
to have bridge built on Mooringsport
road south of Greenwood
AN ORDINANCE
For the levy and collection of spe-
cial tax on the property in School Dis
trict No. ? of Caddo parish, for the pur-
pose of erecting and constructing a
public school house in said school dis
trict, being described as follows: Com
mencing on the Texas and Louisiana
State line, where said line intersects
with the north boundary line of section
I, in township II north, range 10 west !;
thence run east along the north bound
airy line Of sections I, 8, g. 10, II and II,
township II, range 10, to range line
dividing ranges 10 and Is, Or the north
east corner of section II, township II,
range 70, continue east along the north
boundary line of section ], and 9 to
the northeast corner of section g. town
ship II, range 10; thence south along
the east line of sections 9, 10, FL, 28 and
~ to the southeast corner of section
80 in town II, range IS; thence con-
tinue south along the east line of sec
ton to the Shreveport and Bethany
public road thence in a southwesterly
direction along the Shreveport and
pa+l,o tla
corner of section 4, township I6, range
IS; thence due west along the south
boundary lines of sections II, II, 10, 9,
8 and 7 to where the Louisiana and
Texas State line intersects with the
south boundary line of section 7; thence
north along said Louisiana and Texas
State line to the point Of beginning,
constituting said school y district, the
title to which shall be in the public, and
for a special election for that pur-
pose BY the property taxpayers of said
district under the provisions of Act
No. I3I of the Acts Of the General As
sembly of 1893 and Art. I23 Of the Con-
stitution of Louisiana.
Be it ordained by the police Jury of
the parish of Caddo, in legal session,
that one-third of the property taxpayers
of school district No. 2 of Caddo parish,
embracing the territorial limits, having
petitioned therefor special tax of FIVE
mills per annum for ten years, beginning |
with the present year, 1909, be and the
same is hereby assessed and levied |
again all property in said school district |
subject to taxation for the purpose of i
erecting and constructing public school |
building in said district.
Be it further ordained, that a special /
election be held, without expense to the
parish, under the general election laws of |
the state of Louisiana at the usual poll |
ing place, the town of Greenwood in said
school district No. 2 of the said parish |
of Caddo for the purpose of obtaining !.
the wishes of the property taxpayers in
regard to said assessment and levy. The
form of ballot shall be as follows:
For the special tax of 5 mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation of the
property in public school district No. 2
of the parish of Caddo for the purpose
expressed in the petition of the property
taxpayers for the period of ten years, Or
Against the special tax of 5 mills ON
the dollar of the assessed valuation of the
property in public school district No. 2,
Of the parish of Caddo for the purpose
in the petition of the property.
taxpayers for the period of 10 years, and
hat the name of the voter with the value
IF his assessed property be written on his
ballot Said election shall be held on the
day of July, 1903, with the following
and clerk for school dis
riot No. of Caddo parish:
Greenwood: l. R. Thweatt, J. B.
Vaughn. J. NJ Moore, commissioners
=. C. Phillips, clerk. /
Polling places to be opened at am
md close at 5 pm.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas, Alexander, Huckabay. Huchin- +
ION, Monkhouse, Means, Noel Oden,
oenick, Rives, Harkey, Winter, Wynn
md Young.
Nays: None.
WARD SIX.
Mr.. Oden authorized to build bridge /
m Spring Ridge road between Metcalf's {
nd Spring road about 50 feet long 6
Mr.. R1ves, secretary, reports balance {
O credit good roads fund of $1oI.8o.
WARD EIGHT. f
Petition of land owners of Ward r
Sight to lay off public road from Red /
bluff road up Bayou Pierre to an island
n said bayou, thence across said bayou t
0 the railroad station On John Gay1e's c
fantatlon read and laid over. c
c. E. Perroncel, parish treasurer, then
1ade his report. presenting his vouchers,
Thich were checked, Cancelled and burn
d by order of and in presence Of the t
lry and said treasurer accorded a full I
n complete acquittance to June I6, 1903.
JAIL ACCOUNT.