The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-11-25
An Ordinance

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An Ordinance
Ordering special election at which shall be
submitted to the property taxpayers, quall-
fed as electors under the laws of the State Of
Louisiana, pursuant to the provisions OF Arti-
Gle 291 of the Constitution of the State,
adopted in 1898, the question of levying a
special tax OF five mills per annum for the
period of five years, beginning with the year
1911 and ending with the Year 1913, both
inclusive. for the purpose of building and
maintaining roads throughout the Parish of
VIM.
Whereas, more than four hundred and fifty
OF the property taxpayers of the Parish Of VIM
have petitioned the Police Jury of VIM Parish
to order special election for the purpose OF
taking the sense Of the voters of Vim Parish
on the question OF levying five mill tax for
period of five years, 1911 to 1915 both inclusive,
said tax to be used exclusively on and to be
expended only on system of roads.
And whereas, in the opinion of the Police
Jury, it is necessary that special road tax be
levied for the building and maintaining the
public roads Of the Parish of Vim:
Section l. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
vened, That special election is hereby order
ed to be held throughout the Parish of VIM
on -"
Tuesday, December 9th, 1910, 8
in accordance with the laws of the State of
Louisiana, providing for and regulating such
elections, at which election shall be submitted
to the taxpayers of said Parish entitled TO vote
thereat under the Constitution and laws Of
this State. the question of levying special tax
of i've 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
a period of five years. beginning with the year
1911 and ending with the year 1915, both inclu-
sive, for the purpose of constructing and main
tanning a system OF roads for the Parish Of
Winn, Louisiana.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the said election shall be held under the gener-
| al election laws Of til State Of Louisiana. and
ut the polling places established in the said
Parish, ind the ballots to be used at said cleo
ton shall BE- printed or written according to
law in the following form, viz:
"FOR Il special tax Of five mills for five years
1911 to 1885, both inclusive, for the purpose of
constructing and maintaining system of pub
lie roads in Tie Parish of Winn."
AGAINST the special tax of five mills for
five years 1911 to 1915, both inclusive, for the
purpose VI CONSTRUCTING duu lllttlltdluluB q
system of public roads in the Parish of Winn,''
Section 3. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the Commissioners of Election shall receive the
ballot OF all the property taxpayers i'll this
Parish entitled tt: vote under the laws of this
State, and before dapositing same in the ballot
box, they shall endorse thereon. in the presence
| of the voter, the name of the voter and the
amount OF the aSSsesSmcnt of his property; and
that the said Commissioners shall make returns
OF the number of votes and the amount OF the
| 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 aud against the
levying and assessing of the tax herein provid-
ed for, to the proper officers az provided by law.
Section 4. i5e it further ordained, etc, That
Parish OF Winn. State of sLouisiana, 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 Winn to give due notice of their ap-
pointment as such and Of the time and places
Of holding said election, said notice to continue
for thirty days prior to holding said election.
| Section 5. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the Assessor of the Parish Of Winn 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, a I'd that the Register of Voters
| of the Parish of Winn shall furnish to the said
! Commissioners a Gully certified list of the cleo
tors of said Parish entitled to vote at said
| Election.
Section 6. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
| this ordinance be published in TIE ,.innEeil
Comrade, the official journal OF the Parish OF
| Winn, for thirty days prior to said election
and that this ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage
Section7. Be it further ordained, etc., That
the President OF the Police Jury of the Parish
| is hereby authorized and instructed to give due
notice OF said election for so days before said
election i'll the official journal of the Parish;
said notice shall state the purpose for which
said special election is held, in accordance
with this ordinance.
Sections. Be it further ordained, etc, That
all funds derived from levying and assessing o
said special tax, shall be used exclusively on a
system OF reads 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 tho 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 method or sys-
tenn, 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 tine work, and provided
further that SO far as practicable and consistent
with economy and good construction and the
requirements OF the law, that the residents of
eac'l ward be favored in doing the work Of roa'l
construction IL such ward.
Section 8. Be itiurther ordained, ETC., That
il in the event that this election shall be car
ried for the tax, then % soon thereafter as
practicable there shall be held an election in
each ward, to elect two qualified electors and
taxpayers Tor 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-
penditures in such ward.
Section 10 lie it further ordained, etc, That
nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as
i, waiver OF the power Of tie Police Jury to
determine the different roads to be constructed
and maintained or the amount of money to be
expended thereon.
{ J. T. PORTER, President.
S. sM. ABEL Clerk. ol2-6t
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