The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-07-17

tax on all vehicles graded as follows
Annual Tax
For log wagon, Observation-Disclosures. go
For two horse wagon or Carriage. SOC
For two horse wagon, buggy
| or CART. ................. Zoe
For Automobile le................,..........S 81. %
For bicycle, steam or gas. s............ SOC
Said property. per capita and vehicle
tax to exist for years, to-wit: for the
years, 1914, 1915. 1916, 1917 and 1918
and shall be in aid of the construction
improvement and maintenance of the
public roads and bridges of SAID WaId.
Sec. 2. Said election shall be held at
the regular polling places in said ward
and shall be conducted under the gen
eral election laws of the State govern
ing special elections.
Ses, 3. The returns of said election
shall be promulgated and proclamation
made by the Police Jury as provided by
law.
Sec. 4. The tickets voted at said ell
ection shall be prepared and furnished
the commissioners of election as pro-
vided by law and shall contain the
words.
For said property, per capita and
vehicle tax.
Against said property, per capita
and vehicle tax.
Sec. 5. In event such tax is carried
the Assessor if hereby required to ex-
tend on the assessment rolls of ward 6
for said period of time, said mill tax
and per capita tax and vehicle tax, and
the Tax Collector is hereby authorized
and instructed to collect said taxes at
the time, in and manner and under the
penalties provided by law for the col
lection of State and Parish taxes.
Sec. 6. when collected the Tax Col
lector pay same to the Parish Treasurer
as required by law. The Parish Treas
urer shall pay same to the following
Commissioners to be known as Road
Commissioners of ward g. viz Tom
Lambert, L. Page and Irwin wilson and
the member of the Police Jury from
man of said Commission.
make quarterly written statements,
duly verified by cath, to the Police Jury
setting forth in detail all receipts and
disbursements of said tax, which re-
port shall be filed with the Clerk of
this body and be duly published in the
official journal.
Sec. s. In event of failure to pay
the per capita tax or vehicle tax by
any citizen of ward 6 liable therefor,
the Road Commissioners of the ward
have authority to collect same by civil
process and in addition thereto the citi
Zens so failing to pay the per capita
tax shall be liable to be prosecuted
criminally and upon conviction shall be
sentenced to the payment of fine of
SIS. 90 together with all costs of prose
cution and In default of payment shall
be sentenced to Imprisonment in the
parish jail for 10 days, subject to work
on the public roads of ward 6 for IL
days.
Sec. g. In event of vacancy in the
Board of Commissioners for ward 6,
as provided above, either by death, res
ignation, failure to qualify within 80
days from date of election, or other
wise such vacancy shall be filled by the
Police Jury of the Parish.
Yeas. Messrs. Pierson, williams,
Adams, Coceerham, Knott, Page, Par
ker, Derbanne, Cockfield and Russell.
/ Carried unanimously.
By Mr.. Parker:
That the following petition Of the
property tax payers OF Ward seven be
accepted.
To the Police Jury of the Prrish OF
Natchitoches, La.
we the undersigned property tax
payers of ward Seven of the Parish
of Natchitoches, La, being more than
one third in number resident tax-pay-
lers, qualified legal voters of said Ward
7 RESPECTFULLY petition the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches, La, to
call a special election of the property
tax payers, qualified legal voters of
said ward 7, as soon as practicable, as
provided by the laws of the State, to
take the sense of the property tax pay
ers of ward qualified legal voters en-
titled to vote at said election, as to
whether or not special tax of Five
Mills of the Dollar shall be imposed
and collected for the years 1916 and to
exist for 10 years on all property in
said ward 7, liable to taxation under
the laws of the State or to exist for
such period of time, not exceeding Ten
wears, as will net the sum of Fifty
Five Hundred Dollars, in aid of the
Orange Northeastern Railway Com
pany of Louisiana, its successors or as
signs, a corporation duly chartered un-
der the laws of Louisiana, domiciled at
. Natchitoches, La.
, Provided said tax shall not be collec-
ted or paid to said Company until the
completion and operation of standard
railway from the City of Natchitoches,
La, to deep water harbor at East Or
ange, Calcrsieu Parish, La, and
Provided further, that said Railway
shall pass through said ward T.
Provided fusther: That said Railway
= shall complete said road and operate
E trains thereon by January 1st 1916, anC
: in event said tax is voted and the con
! ditions hereof complied with by the
4 Railroad Company, the Police Jury
j shall levy and collect annually, com
;. mencing in the year 1916 according K
law, said tax on all taxable propert.
n in said ward 7.
s Sec. 8. Thac at said election onl.
legal qualiged tax payers entitled t
vote under the laws of the State shal
= be permitted to participate and vote a
said election.
Sec, 8. That the Board of Supervis
+ ors of the Parish are hereby requeste
! to appoinl commissioners to hold sal
r, election and to procure the tickets t.
4. be voted.
: Sec. 4. That the result of said elet
I, ton shall be promulgated and due pre-
l. mitigation made according to law.
g. Sec. 5. That publication of the pet
!, ton and ordinance of the Police Jur
m be made according to law.
Sec. 6. That all other necessary act
and ordinances which may be require
by law be done and passed.
Respectfully submitted,
of (Signed) G. W. Roberts, c. c. Sai
ders, Edwin Sanders, W. j. Turner, {
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