The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-08-07
Robeline, La.
March 14th., 10.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury, of the Par
ish of Natchitoches, Natchitoches,
Robeline, La.

lsh OF Natchltoches, NatchltocheS
La.
Gentlemen
We the undersigned qualified vc
ters and tax payers of Ward No. 6 o
the Parish of Natchitoches, respectful
ly ask that you call an election to tes
the sense of the voters of said War
whether or not we will vote a specia
| five mill road tax, per Capita and We
| hicle tax in and for said Ward No. 6
for period of five years beginning il
1914 for building and maintaining road
in said Ward.
Respectfully,
(Signed) J. E. Keegon, D. J. John
son, DR.. J. Curtis, R. M. Winn, |. H
Winn, T. L. Smith, J. H. BaldwelI, R
E. l.. Ricketts,, J. M. Slater, C. M
Elliey, L. w. Jacob, :F. NJ. Caldwell
Chas: R. Yarbrongh, N. A. Stille, Her
J. F; Jones, G. W. &C. English. F. G.
Blacksher, H. C. Mannings, H. H.
Barnes, T. H. Boyett, w. C. Cox, Til.
den Rabom, ]. B. Davis, j. w. Gales.
pie, J. J. Yarbrough, B. L, Litton, L.
Page, M. L. Filder, w. 7. Durr, Tom
Lambert, Geo. F. Jones.
AN ORDINANCE.
By Mr.. Page:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Natchitoches:
Sec. ], That in accordance with Pc
tition of citizens, and tax payers of
Ward 6, of the Parish of Natchitoches,
that a special election be held in said
Ward on Tuesday the 26th day of
August 1918, to take the sense of the
tax payers of said ward entitled to
vote at said e.ectjon as to whether or not
special tax of five mills on the dollar
of the total assessment of said Ward
shall be imposed for years, and per
capita tax of 81. 90 on each able bodied
male citizen in said Ward between the
ages of 18 and 55 yeaIs and a vehicle
tax on all vehicles graded as follows
Annual Tax
For log wagon, go
For two horse wagon or carriage. SOC
For two horse wagon. buggy
or cart. ................. ................. z5c
For Automobile e..........................$ So
For bicycle, steam or gas............ SOC
Said property, per capita and vehicle
tax to exist for years, to-wit: for the
years, 1914, 1915. 1915, 1917 and 1918
and shall be in aid of the construction
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
ng special elections.
Ses. =. The returns of said election
shall be promulgated and proclamation
made by the Police Jury as provided by
aw.
Sec. A. The tickets voted at said ell |
,ction shall be prepared and furnished |
he commissioners of election as pro-
'ided BY law and shall contain the !
words.
For said property, per capita and
rehicle tax.
against said property, per capita
nd vehicle tax.
Sec. 5. In event such tax is carried
he Assessor if hereby required to ex-
end on the assessment rolls of ward
or said period of time, said mill tax
he Tax Collector is hereby authorized
nd instructed to collect said taxes at
he time, in and manner and under the
enalties provided by law for the COL
ection of State and Parish taxes.
Sec. 6. when collected the NTax Col
ector pay same to the Parish Treasurer
S required by law. The Parish Treas
rer shall pay same to the following
commissioners to be known as "Road
commissioners of ward g." viz Tom
.ambert, L. Page and Irwin wilson and
he member of the Police Jury from
aid ward, who shall be ex-officio chair
ian of said Commission.
Sec. z. Said Commissioners shall
lake quarterly written statements,
uly verified by oath, to the Police Jury
citing forth in detail all receipts and
of said tax, which re-
ort shall be filed with the Clerk of
mis- body and be duly published in the
fficial journal. II
Sec. g. In event of failure to pay
he per capita tax or vehicle tax by
ny citizen of ward 6 liable therefor,
ne Road Commissioners of the ward
ave authority to collect same by civil
recess and in addition thereto the citi-
ems so failing to pay the per capita, .
TX shall be liable to be prosecutedfl
riminally and upon conviction shall be.
1
). 90 together with'aii costs of prose-
ltion and in default Of payment shall,
e sentenced to Imprisonment in the !
arish jail for 10 days, subject to work
4 the public roads of ward 8 for TO-
ays.
Sec. 9. In event of vacancy in the !
oard of Commissioners for ward g.;
provided above, either by death, res {
nation, failure to qualify within 30 |
AVS from date of election, or other-
Use such vacancy shall be filled by the J
)lies Jury of the Parish. - =
Yeas. Mfssfs, Pierson, williams, |
sr, Derbanne, Cockfield and Russell +
Carried unanimously.
n
y Mr.. Parker:
That the following petition of the :
'operty tax payers of ward seven be 5
,cepted.
T6 the Police Jury of the Prrish of
La.
We the undersigned property tax
Iyers of ward Seven of the Parish 1
Natchitoches, La, being more than
e-third in number resident tax-pay .
S, qualified legal voters of said ward
respectfully petition the Police Jury
the Parish of Natchitoches, La, to :,
n special election of the property :.
x payers, qualified legal voters of ?
id ward z, as soon as practicable, as =
divided by the laws of the Stats. to :
ke the sense of the property tax pay =
5 of ward qualified legal voters en- {
led to vote at said election, as |
neither or not q special tax of Five
ills of the Dollaf shall be imposed p
q collected for the years 1916 and to a
ist for 10 years on all property in b
id ward Z, liable to taxation under a
e laws of the State or to exist for o
ch period OF time, not exceeding Ten b
ars, as will net the sum of Fifty q
We Hundred Dollars, in aid Of the a
ange Northeastern Railway Com c.
nv of louisiana its successors or as a