The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-28

this State, the question of leyying a special tax
OF five mills on the dollar of the valuation of
all the taxable property In the Parish Of VIM,
subject to taxation during the whole or any
part of said period of five years, annually for
q period OF five years, beginning with the year
1911 and ending with the year 1915, both inclu-
slvc, for the purpose OF construct citing and MAIN
tanning system Of roads for the Parish Of
Vim, Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
the said election shall be held under the gencr-
al election laws OF thu State OF Louisiana. and
at the polling places established in the said
Parish, and the ballots to be used at said elcc-
ton shall pc printed or written according to
law in the following form, viz:
"FOR special tax Of five mills for five years
I'LL TO 1910. both inclusive, for the purpose of
constructing and maintaining system OF pub
lie roads in the Parish Of Winn.'
AGAINST the special tax Of five mills for
five years 1911 to 1915, both inclusive, for the
purpose OF constructing and maintaining
system OF public roads in the Parish OF Winn,"
Section 8. Be it further ordained, etc., That
the Commissioners Of Election shall receive the
baliot OF al the property taxpayers in this
Parish entitled to vote under the laws Of this
state, and before depositing same in the ballot
box, they shall endorse thereon, in the presence
OF the voter, the name of the voter and Tie
amount OF the assessment Of his property; and
that the said Commissioners shall make returns
assessed value OF property; and that the said
commissioners shall make returns of the num-
Der, OF votes and the amount of the assessed
value OF property voted for and against the
levying and assessing Of the tax herein provid-
ed Tor: to the proper officers as provided by law.
Sectlon4. Be it further ordained, etc., That
the board OF Supervisory of Election OF the
Parish of VIM. State Of louisiana, are hereby
authorized and instructed to appoint Commits
sioners OF Election and Clerks thereof to serve
at the several polling places throughout the
Parish OF VIM, to give due notice of their ap-
pointment as such and OF the time and places
OF holding said election, said notice to continue
tor thirty days prior to holding said election.
Section s. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
the Assessor OF the Parish Of VIM shall furnish
to the Commissioners Of Election, as herein
before authorized, complete list of the tax
payers, with the amount Of their assessments,
within the corporate limits OF the said Parish,
duly certified, and that the Register Of Voters
OF the Parish of VIM shall furnish to the said
commissioners duly certified list OF the elec-
tors OF said Parish entitled to vote st said
Election.
Sections. Be it further ordained, etc, That
this ordinance be published in The Winfield
Comrade, the official journal Of the Parish Of
VIM, for thirty days prior to said election,
and that this ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage.
Section 7. Be it further ordained, etc., That
the. President Of tho Police Jury Of the Parish
is hereby authorized and instructed to give due
notice OF said election for 10 days before said
election in the official journal Of the Parish
said notice shall state the purpose for which
said special election il held, in accordance
with this ordinance.
Section 8. Be it further ordained, etc., That
oil funds derived from levying and assessing
said special tax, shall be used exclusively OF a
system OF roads for the Parish Of VIM. provid
ing that no portion OF the special public road
tax here in provided for, shall be spent and no
warrant therefor drawn in favor of any one for
road work, until after the approval Of such bill
for road work by the Police Jury, and the Ward
Commission, hereinafter provided for, that
such work has been done, according to con-
tract in workmanlike manner, in accordance
with the specifications OF the contract; and
provided further that this provision shall apply
to work done under any plan, ethod or svs-
TEN, which may be selected for working the
roads, whether by contract or otherwise, and
providing further that no work shall be let out
under contract, except according to law, and
the contractor shall be required to give bond
for the whole amount Of his bill for the faith
full performance of the work, and provided
further that 10 far as practicable and consistent
with economy and good construction and the
each ward be favored in doing the work OF roaal
construction in such ward.
Section 8. BE it further ordained, etc., That
if in the event that this election shall be car.
rled Tor the tax, then az soon thereafter as
practicable there shall be held an election in
each ward, to elect two qualified electors and
taxpayers for two years, who with the Police
Juror from such ward shall compose Ward
Road Commission; whose duty it will be to
classify the roads Of each ward and supervise
the construction in such ward, and who shall
jointly with the Police Jury approve all ex-
peuditures in such ward.
Section 10. Be it further ordained, etc., That
nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as
q waiver Of the power of the Police Jury to
determine the different roads to be constructed
and maintained or the amount OF money to be
expended thereon.
Ut. PORTER, President
S. NJ. ABEL, Clerk. ols-6t