The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-08-07

f session proceed to open the ball,
boxes, examine and count tt
/ ballots in number and amount an
declare the result of the election
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson, Wi
liams, Adams. Cockerham, Knott
Page, Parker and Russell.
Carried.
BY Mr.. Parker:
Be it ordained by the Police Jur
of the Parish of Natchitoches, La
In open and regular session con
vened.
Sec. 1st. That IN accordanc,
with the petition of the tax paw
ers of Ward Seven of the Parisl
of Natchitoches, La. which petl
ton is made a part here of an ell
ection is hereby called and ordered
to be held in Ward Seven of the
Parish of Natchitoches, La, OF
Aug. 25th 191h 1913, sad election
to be held at the regular polling
places fixed By law in Ward Sev.
en-, and all property tax payers
qualified under the law to vote at
such election, to vote, the said ell
ecJlon being for the purpose OF
testing the sense of the people Of
Ward Seven qualified to vote at
such elections, of voting a special
five mill tax on all of the property
in Ward Seven subject to State
taxation, for a period of Ten
years or for such portion of time
thereof as will net the sum of
Fifty-tive Hundred Dollars in aid
of the Orange Eastern Railroad
Co.
Sec. 2. That said election shall
be held under the General election
laws of the State and the tickets
to be voted at such election shall
be For said Five Mill tax" and
agalnt said Five Mill Tax.
Sec. 3. That the said tax shall
not be levied, collected, or paid
to the Orange and Northeastern
Railroad Co.. until the full COM
pliance be SAID Road with the
conditions and obligations and
contracted and terminated in the
petition of tax payers hereto at
tached and made part hereof.
Provencal: K. A. Brister, West
ley, Dale, w. ID. Richie, Com
mlssioners, w. G. Stephens
Clerk.
Shady Grove, B. F. Candy, Joe
Montgomery. Jessie Gibbs, Com
missioners, w. A. Montgomery
Clerk.
VowelIs Mill: &. w. Cobb, A.
G. Etherldge, Mat Self, Commits
sioners, Asa Singletary, Clerk.
For petition see minutes of July
8th., 1879
Yeast Messrs. Pierson, Williams
Cockerham, Knott, Page. parker,
Derbanne, Cockfield and Russell
Carried.
By Mr.. Parker:
Whereas there has been filed
with the Police Jury of the Parish
Of Natchitoches a petition signed |
oy one-third of the property tax
payers of Ward Seven of the par
sh of Natchitoches, La, eligible
md qualified to vote at said cleo
ion, praying that a special cleo
ion be called and held in said
ward Seven for the purpose of
esting the sense of the voters of
aid ward relative to voting spe-
,ial public Road and Bridge Tax
If Five mills on the Dollar 'on all
in the ward subject to
State taxation, for period of
five wears, for the purpose of
constructing and building. main
aiming and repairing pu''lic roaI~,
nd brid -es in the said Ward Sew
n of the Parish of Natchitoches
louisiana. and whereas we find
he said special election is neces
srv and advisable therefore be it
esolved by the Police Jury of the
arish of 'Natchitoches in open and
egular session convened that,
Sec. 1. A special election bel
nd the same is hereby ordered to
e held in Ward Seven of the Par
III of Natchitoches State OF Louis
ma on the 23rd day of August
|. D.. 1913, at which election
hall be submitted to the qualified
oters of the said ward eligible
nd qualified to vote at such cleo
ION under the laws and constitu-
ion of the State of Louisiana.
he following propositit n
To levy a special mill of five
Hills on the dollar on all property
ituated in ward seven subject to
tate taxation, for a period of
i've years beginning with the
ear 1918 and ending with the
.ar 1917 for the purpose of con-
5ructing, buildir q, repairing and
maintaining public roads and
ridges in said ward seven Of
'atchiUoches Parish Louisiana.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of I
ne Police Jury of this Parish be
nd She is hereby instructed to
ave prepared for use at said ell
ction sufficient number of bal
It's on each of which will be prin-
ID the proposition menti ne in
,ctlon one of this resolution in
lch form as to enable the voter