The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-01-16


vote at said election as to whether or
or not a special tax of five mills on
the dollar shall be imposed and col
lected for the year 1915 and to exist
for ten years on all property in said
Ward One liable to taxation under
the laws aof the State. to exist Tor
such period of time not exceeding ten
years as will net the sum OF Sixty
Five thousand Dollars, in aid OF the
Orange Northeastern :Railpoad Com
pany, its successors or assigns, cor
poration duly organized under the
laws of Texas, domiciled at Natchlto
IcheS La.
Provided that said tax shall not be
collected or paid to said Company un"
til the completion and operation of a
standard guage railway from the CITY
of Natchitoches La {: to deep Water
Harbor at East Orange, Calcasleu
Parish, Louisiana, and Provided fur
ther that said Company shall make
the CITY of Natchitoches, La, q per
manent division Point of said Rail
road and shall purchase 20 acres Of
land in or adjoining said City Of
Natchitoches, La, and erect thereon
yards and roundhouSe and other nee
essary appurtenanceS for a division
point, and
COMPANY shall commence the con
struction OF said railroad on or before
Nav 9Th 1918 at a point not exceeding
two miles from the City of NatchitO
ches La, and shall complete said road
and operate trains thereon by Jan
LIST 1916 and in event Saio tax is voted
andthe condition hereof complied with
by the Railroad Company, the Police
] Jury thall levy and collect annually
commencing In the syear 1916 accord
ing to law said tax on all taxable
property In said Ward one.
kSec. 4. That at said election only
legally qualified tax payers entitled
to vote, under the laws of the State
shall be permitted, and participate
and vote at said election.
Sec. s. That the Board Of Super
yisors of the Parish are hereby reques
ted to appoint Commissioners to hold
said election and to procure the tick
cts to be voted,
Sec 6. That the result of sale
election shall be promulgated anC
! due proclamation be made according
to law.
Sec. I. That publication of the pr
tiLion and this ordinance be duly
recorded according to law Carried
unanimously.
Bv Mr.. PIerSon: a
Resolved that whereas the parish
: of Natchitoches is in debt and has M
! money to deposit with any tisca
| agency which might be selected, anC
= Whereas the parish needs the sum o.
about forty thousand dollars to pay
and discharge back Indebtedness
which will not be retired by the taxes
of 1912 and must have the further
sum of fifty thousand dollars to de
fray current expenses for the veal
1918.
Therefore be it resolved and OF
: : dained that w. w Page. r j. w
l Knott aud A. z. Cockfield be ano
: they are hereby appointed a specia
. committee and invested with all the
: the banks in this parish of Natchito
!. ches and to borrow such sums or sum
!, as may be required, and to secure the
tsumS contracted for or borrowed fol
/, the General Fund, the Good Roads
! Fund or the Parish Briige Fund OF
J the parish of NatchitocheS by the
said special committee. the Police
Hurry does hefe s idge and opligate
fifitseffff % SCI aslde ANA dgdiCxte UU the
above mentioned funds out Of the ten
mills to be LEVIED and collected for
the year 1913 as follows:-
Net less than four AZ mills for the
General Fund
Not less than two ~ mills for the
Good Roads Fund.
4 Not less than one half az mill for
the Parish Bridge Fund.
i And in event that the amount de
rived from these taxes for the year
1918 do not suffice, then the same
schedule OF distribution of the taxes
of 1913 shall be continued in force.
; Carried unanimously.
BY Mr.. Page;
Il Be it ordained by the Police Jury
! of the Parish Of NatchitocheS.
K Sec l.. That the Brown Lumber
Company is hereby permitted to erect
electric light poles across the pubic
!, roads between Shamrock and Robe
J line provided same are erected SO as
not to interfere with the use OF said
roads by the public.
And provided further, that the
J Lumber Co., shall be rebuired to keep
q the road free from falling poles or
struggling wires. Carried
i BY Mr.. Williams:
Whereas there was passed at a regular
/ meeting of this body in Oct 1913 a
resolution to impose two per cent in
terest per month on all delinquent
parish taxes; this resolution be In
conflict with the State law same Is
hereby amended tn be in accordance
with the State law. carried,
By Mr.. Russell:
That the report of the Committee
appointed by This body in regard to
the best method Of disposing of the
,, Good Road System in this Parish be
accepted and made final. and then In
event 1t should become necessary to
sell the road outfit and such sales
should be made then and in this case
1.-THE net proceeds derived from same
shall be equally divided between sir
Wards, Three, Five, Seven Eight
Nine and Ten. Provided the Banks are
, willing to this arrangement. Carried
moved and seconded the Police jury
i accept the following Road OyerSeerS
/ and Apportioners for the year 1918.
. Ward One.
Apportioners, Bob Murphy, S. L.
.. Posey and Adrian Lestage.
Road No. l. Roy Dey
! :" 2. Tom Prudhomme