The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1912-11-14
AN ORDINANCE.
Special Election Ward 8. passed by
Police Jury, Oct. 16, 1912.

| 1oIICe jury, OCL. To- 1917
By Mr.. Derbanne:
Whereas there has been filed will
this Board and Police Jury petition
signed by one fourth of the propert,
tax payers of Ward Eight t8) of this
parish eligible to vote at such election
praying that special election be
called for the purpose of testing the
sense of the voters of the said Ware
Eight relative to voting specia
Good Roads tax of Five (5l mills or
the dollar on all property subject te
state taxation for period OF five Is
years for the aid of building, con
struction and repairing good roads
in said Ward Eight.
And whereas this special election
is necessary and advisable, therefore
be it resolved;
Sec. /. Be it resolved by the Police
jury of the Parish of Natchitoches In
| regular session convened, that a
special election be and it 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.
nuallv, for period of five years be-
ginning with the year 1913 and ending
with the year 1917, for the purpose OF
building, constructing, repairing and
maintaining good roads IN said Ward
Eight, that said sums realized from
said tax, be expended by the police
member from said ward With three
citizens of the ward to be selected by
the member.
Sec. ,. That the secretary of this
board and jury be and he is hereby
instructed 10 have prepared for Use
at said speciai election a sufficient
number of ballots, on each OF which
shall be printed the proposition men
toned in section one of this resolution
arranged in such manner as to enable
the voters to vote on it and in the
following form
Proposition to levy a five
mills special tax on the dollar
on all property subject to YES
state taxation in Ward Eight
of Natchitoches Parish La,
for a period of five years be- -
ginning with the year 1913
and ending with the year 1917 No
for the purpose of building, "
constructing and repairlngl
and maintaining Good Roads
in said Ward Eight, that said sums
realized by said tax be expended by
the police member from said ward
with three citizens of the ward to be
selected by the member.
Notice to VoterS-To vote In favor
of the proposition submitted On this
ballot place a cross tx) In the square
s1ainst d; m 'iiit Il place Z similar mark Il b
square after the word mo
And the secretary of this Board be
and he is hereby instructed to have
prepared for use at said special cleo
tion all necessary ballots boxes, tally
sheets. lists of voters, assessed valua'
tion of property and compiled state,
ment of voters in number and amount.
Sec. 3. That the said special cleo
tion be held at the regular polling
places in said ward, that Steve Wise,
Henry Bolton ana G. w. Maxey are
hereby appointed commissioners OF
said election and J. e. Kerry clerk ol
said election at Mora box and G. Ii
| Rhodes Ellis Taylor and Mona Dow
den are hereby appointed commits
sioners of said election at kisatchie
with Il. P Hays as clerk and sale
election shall be conducted under the
laws of the state applicable therto
commissioners and clerks to serve
without compensation.
Sec. 4. That the president OF thi'
Jury is hereby instructed to give no
tice of the special election herein or
dered, by his proclamation to be pub
lished according to law and IN sale
proclamation he shall announce tina
| at ten o'clock, Tuesday, January I
1913, this jury and board viii meet a
| its office in the city of Natchitoche
and in open session proceed to opel
the ballot boxes, examine and coun
the ballots in number and amount
examine and canvass the returns ant
declare the result of the election
Sec 5. That this resolution shal
in no wise interfere with the presen
road laws relative to appointment
overseers and apportioners who sha
continue to act in accordance Wit
t the law. Carried unanimously,