The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-07-31


/ session proceed to open the ballo
, boxes, examine and count tn
ballots in number and amount an,
declare the result of the election
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson, Viii
liams, Adams. Cockerham, KnSt
Page, Parker and Russell.
Carried.
BY Mr.. Parker:
Be it ordained by the Police jury
of the Parish Of Natchitoches, La.
in open and regular session con.
vened.
Sec. 1st. That IN accordance
with the petition of the tax paw
ers of Ward Seven of the Parish
of Natchitoches, La, which petl-
ton is made part here of an ell.
ection is hereby called and ordered
to be held in Ward Seven of the
Parish of Natchitoches, La, on
Aug. 25th 19lh 1913, SAID election
to he held at the regular polling
places fixed by law in Ward Sew
en-, and all property tax payers
qualified under the law to vote at
sHch election, to vote, the said ell
ecUion 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 period of Ten
years or for such portion of time
thereof as will net the sum of
Fifty-hve 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.
VoweIls Mill: &. w. Cobb, A.
G. Etherldge, Mat Self, Commits
sioners, Asa Singletary, Clerk.
(For petition see minutes of July
8th., 1913
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 petition signed
by one-third of the property tax
payers of Ward Seven of the par
ish of Natchitoches, La, eligible
and qualified to vote at said cleo
ton, praying that a special cleo
ton be called and held in said
ward Seven for the purpose of
testing the sense of the voters of
said ward relative to voting a spe-
cial public Road and Bridge Tax
of Five mills on the Dollar 'on all
property in the ward subject to
State taxation, for a period of
Five wears, for the purpose of
and building. main
tanning and repairing public roads,
and BRIDES in the said Ward Sew
en- of the Parish of Natchitoches
Louisiana. and whereas we find
the said special election is neces
sarv and advisable therefore be it
resolved by the Police Jury of the
Parish of Natchitoches in open and
regular session convened that.
Sec. l. A special election be
and the same is hereby ordered to
he held in Ward Seven of the par
ish of Natchitoches State of Louis
lana on the 23rd day of August
A. D. 1913 at which election
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of the said ward eligible
and qualified to vote at such cleo
ton under the laws and constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana.
rhe following proposition
To levy a special mill of five
mills on the dollar on all property
situated in ward seven subject to
state taxation, for a period of
Five years beginning with the
year 1913 and ending with the
year 1917 for the purpose of con-
buildirg, repairing and
maintaining public roads and
bridges in said ward seven of
Natchitoches Parish Louisiana.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of
the Police Jury of this Parish be
and She is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use at said ell
ection sufficient number of bal
lots on each of which will be prin
led the proposition menti, ned in
section one of this resolution in
such form as to enable the voter