The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-25
An Ordinance

Ordering a special election in the
Parish of Caddo for the purpose
of levying a tax Of five mills Tor
the five consecutive years OF
1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 and 1916, on
all the taxable property. Ill the
parish. for the building, con-
structing and maintaining oil
hard surfaced roads and bridges
throughout the parish, in ac-
cordance with Article 29i OF the
Constitution.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish OF Caddo,
State of Louisiana, in legal assem-
bly, convened, that special election
is hereby called for the purpose OF
submitting to the property taxpay-
ers of the Parish of Cadde who are
entitled TO vote under the. general
election laws Of the Stak Ne prop
osition to assess and - a tax oil
five mills per anRum foe ,tse five
consecutive years of 1919, 1873 1914,
1915 and 1915 on the taxable prop
erty of the parish, for tho purpose
of building, CONSTRUCTING md main
tanning hard surfaced roads and
bridges throughout the parish in ae-
cordance with the provisions OF Art
icle 29t of the Constitution.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That notice of this ordinance shall
be given by publication of a proper
notice for thirty days in the Shreve-
port Caucasian, a newspaper pub
lished in said Parish of Caddo, and
that thirty days shall intervene be-
tween the date of the first publica-
ton and the date of the holding OF
the election, and the, president OF
this Police Jury is hereby author
lied to cause such publication to be
made.
See. 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That such election shall be held on
Tuesday, February q, 1912, at the
usual polling places of the Parish OF
Caddo, that the polls of election Or
dered and held under the provisions
of this ordinance shall, on the said
9th day of February 1912, open at
I o'clock am. and remain open until
and not later than 5 o'clock pm, and
there shall be three commissioners
and two clerks of election at each
such polling places whose names
they being hereby, selected) are as
Follows: HIN
Ward One.
Rodessa: J. M. Thomas, J. p. Spear
man, M. L. Gerald, commits sioners;
w. M. Blaxton, clerk.
Ida: w. B. Means, T. H. Perry, j.
H. Westmoreland, commissioners;
J. T. Means, ]. d. Barber, clerks; A.
L. Byram, watcher.
Mira: E. w. Hawthorn, A. C. DOM
mick, w. b. Lawton, commissioners;
L. o. Williams, w. ID. Wynn. clerks
C. w. Rutledse, watcher.
Hosston: NJ. p. -Lenoir, w, w.
Morley, A. l.. Pitts, commissioners:
J. NJ. Hale. c. R. Keith, clerks; II. ].
bcnoir, watcher.
Gillian: ]. j. Lay, w. E. Hall, r. I.
Douglas, commissioners w. b. Mer-
Ger, H. G. Vaughn, clerks; Frank NJ.
Dordan, watcher.
Belcher: j. w. Dixon, S. F. C.
pearce;; w. Hutchinson, commission
ers; Hall Nattin, A. P. Butler, clerks;
J. E. Adger, watcher.
Dixie: M. A. Dickson, I. w. Will
son, j. M. Sentell, commissioners; S.
S. pittman, w. H, North, clerks.
Ward Two.
Myrtis: J. D. w. Carroll, C. 6. Car
roll, Jack porterfield, commission
ers; s. Nj. Vardeman, L. A. Walton,
clerks.
Vivian: w. E. Martin, Tycus Hart,
I. f. Bird, commissioners; w. p.
Pearson, b. F. Teal, clerks: r.. R. Ba-
Ner, w. A. Hardin. w. B. Parker, ID.
I. Barr, watchers.
Mt. Gilead: J. S. Jolly, f. NJ. Hobbs,
j. H. Bruce, commissioners; s. B.
Burney, L. d. WINS, clerks; J. C. Jen-
kins, w. C. Wells, watchers.
Oil City: Ike Muslow, w. H. Wad-
kins, W. E. Baker, commissioners
&C.. H. Thurmond. w. C. Murray,
clerks; b. F. Wood, NJ. 0. Stokes,
watchers.
Ward Three.
Mooringsport: J. V. Porter, T. +,
Jeter, A. Y. Tillinghast, commission
ers; l.. n. Crisp, E. Ballard, clerks.
Blanchard: VIM Williams, r. c.
Backham, r. I. Morgan, commits
sioners; NJ. A. WATSON, clerk.
Ward Five.
Greenwood: S. J. Phillips, H. p
Matthews, S. A.. Alexander, commis-