The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-12-05
AN ORDINANCE.
Special Election Ward s. passed by
Police Jury, Oct. l6, 1912.

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= Police Jury, Oct. l6, 1912.
!. BY Mr.. Derbanne:
Whereas there has been filed wit
, this Board and Police Jury petitio
: signed by one fourth of the propert
tax payers of Ward Eight tS) of thi
! parish eligible TO vote at such election
praying that a special election b.
called for the purpose of testing tn
sense of the voters of the said Ware
Eight relative TO voting a Specia
Coed Roads tax of Five ~ mills OF
the dollar on a property subject t.
state taxation for q period of tive Is
years for the aid OF building, con
stFuctiol and repairing good road.
In said Ward Eight.
And whereas this special election
IS necessary and advisable, therefore
be 1t resolved:
Sec. /, he 1t resolved by the Police
jury of the Parish of NatchitocheS in
regular session convened, that a
special election be and 1t Is hereby
ordered to be held In Ward Eight OF
Natchitoches Parish La, ON the 26th
day of November, 1912, at which shall
be submitted the following PROPOSE
tion to-wit:
To levy a special road tax Of five
| mills on the dollar on all property in
Ward Eight of the Parish of Natchi-
toches, subject to state taxation an.
nualiy, for period Of 6ye Years De-
ginning with the year lela and ending
with the year 1917, for the purpose OF
building, constructing, repairing anu
maintaining good roads IN said Ward
Eight, that saii sums realized from
said tax, be expended by the police
member from said ward With threl
citizens of the ward to be selected b,
the member.
Sec. ?. That the secretary of thi;
board and jury be and he is hereb,
Instructed 10 have prepared for ust
at said special eleeiioh sufficient
rdmber Of b4IiptS. ON each of wlicl
shall be piinted The proposition men
tioned in section one of tins resolution
in such manner as TO euable
the voters to vote on it and In the
following form.
proposition to levy a fivei
mills speciaI tax on the dollar
On all property subject to- YES
III
Of NatchitOches Parish La,
for a period of five years be-
with the year 1871
and ending with the year 1917 No
Tor the purpose of building,
and repairlRgl II
md maintaining Good Roads II
n said Ward Eight, that said sums
called by said tax be expended by
he police member from said ward
With three citizens of the ward to be
elected lay the member.
Notice to EoterS-To vote in favor
# the proposition submitted on this
'allot plsse . cross IN in the square
,IteT ts. word .fes, ord - vote,
R-k.as< So IEl
quisfa ST1er the word mo 2 4
And the secretary OF this Board be
nd he is hereby instructed to have
for use at said special elec-
ion all necessary ballots boxes, tally
heetS. lists of voters, assessed valua-
ion of property and compiled state
nent of voters In number and amount.
Sec. 8. That the said special elec-
ion he held at the regular polling
'laccs in said ward, that Steve Wise.
lenry Bolton and G, w. Maxey are
Iereby appointed commissioners of
aid election and ]. e. Kerry clerk of
aid election at Mora box and &. II.
Rhodes. Ellis Taylor and Mona Dow
en are hereby appointed commits
toner's OF said election at kisatchie
With Il. 2. Hays as clerk and said
lection shall be conducted under the
avs of the state applicable tllertO,
commissioners and clerks to serve
without compensation. |,
Sec. 1. That the president of this
ury is hereby instructed to give no.
ice of the special election herein Or
ered, by his proclamation to be pub
ished according to law and IN said
he shall announce that :
t ten O'Clock, Tuesday, January !,
9l3, this jury and board viii meet at
is Office in the city of Natchitoches
nd In open session proceed to open
he ballot boxes, examine and count
he ballots in number and amount,
xamine and canvass the returns and
eclare the result of the election
Sec 5. That. this resolution shall
n no wise interfere with the present !
DAD laws relative to appointment OF
verseers and appOrtionerS who shall
ontinue to act In accordance with
he law. Carried unanimously.