The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-08-21

To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury, of the Par
ish of Natchitoches, Natchitoches
La.
Gentlemen
We the undersigned qualified vo
ters and tax payers of Ward No. o
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. =
for a period of FIVE years beginning il
1914 for building and maintaining road
in said Ward.
Respectfully,
(SigneD J. E. Keegon, b. ]. John
son, DR.. j. Curtis, R. NJ. WiHH, |. H
Winn, T. L. Smith, j. H. Baldwell, r
Z. L. Ricketts,, J. M. Slater, c. M
Elliey, L. w. Jacob, ssF. NJ. Caldwell
Chas. R Yarbrongh, N. A. Stille, Her
man Weiss, T. B. Sellers, L. C. Green
J. F. Jones, G. w. &C. English. F. c
Blacksher, H. c. Mannings, H. r
Barnes, T. H. Boyett, w. c. Cox, Til
den Rabom, J. B. Davis, J. w. Gales
pie, J. J. Yarbrough, B. l., Litton, l.
Page, NJ. L. Filder, W. T. Durr, Ton
Lambert, Geo. F. Jones.
AN ORDINANCE.
By Mr.. Page:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of
the Parsi, Of Natchitoches:
Sec. !, That .n accordance with pc
tition of citizens, and tax rayers OF
Ward s, of the Parish of Natchitoches,
that special election be held in sale
Ward 7 on Tuesday the 26th day OF
August 1918, to take the sense of the
tax payers of saiG ward enttisg tQ
vote at said e.ection as to Whetsi ar o. POI
a special tax of five mills on the dollar
of the total assessment of said Ward
shall be imposed for years, and per
cGDita tax of 81 90 on each able bodied
mate citizen in said Ward between the
ages Of Is a4l S. yeaIs and a vehicle
tax on all vehicles ars9ad as follows
Annual Tax
For log wagon, ....::.. 81 ~
For two horse wagon or carriage. 56c
For two horse wagon, buggy
or cart ....:............ ...........''..'. zoc zoc
For Automobile ........................ 81. 90
For bicycle, steam or gas........... SOC
Said pFQperty. per capita and vehicle
tax to exist for 9 years; to-wit: for the
years, 1914, 1915. 1915, iss7 and 1918
and shall be in aid of the constrHe4 o4
Improvement and maintenance of the
public ro4..s end bridges of SAID WaId.
Sec 3 Sal eieei-+ shall be held at
the regular polling places in saa ~2rf
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 oe 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,
vehicle tar"
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 5 mill tax
and per capita tax and vehicle tax, and
the FAX 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
ector pay same to the Parish Treasurer
as required by law. The Parish Treas
lrer shall pay same to the following
Commissioners to be kuown as "Road
Commissioners of ward g." viz Tom
Lambert, L. Page and Irwin wilson and
the member of the Police Jury from
said ward, who shall be ex-officio chair
nan of said Commission.
See, T. SAID Commissioners shall
make quarterly written statements,
luly verified by oath, to the Police Jury
setting forth In detail ali reeeigts and
of said tax, which re-
port shall be filed with the Clerk of
this body and be duly published in the
official journal.
Sec. 5. 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
nave 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
and upon conviction shall be
sentenced to the payment of fine of
s.. 90 together with all costs of prose-
,ution and in default of payment shall
De sentenced te Imprisonment in the
parish jail for 10 days, subject to work
IN the public roads of ward 8 for 10
lays.
Sec. 9. In event of vacancy in the
Board of Commissioners for ward 6,
IS provided above, either by death, res
gnation, failure to qualify within 80
lays from date of election, or other
wise such vacancy shall be filled by the |
'olice Jury of the Parish.
Yeas. Messrs. Pierson, williams, |
ADAMS, Coeeerham, KNOTT, Pags, Par-
Ier, Derbanne, Ceekfield and Russell. |
Carried unanimously.
BY Mr. Parker:
That the following petition of the |
tax payers of ward seven be
To the Police Jury of the Prrish of
La.
We the undersigned property tax
DayerS OF WarQ seven OF Lne PdTlSH |
f Natchitoches, La, being more than
me third in Hunber resident tax pay
RS, qualified legal voters of said ward |
respectfully petition the Police Jury |
# the Parish of Natchitoches, La, to
all a special election of the property
ak payers, qualified legal voters of
aid ward z, as soon as practicable, as
,rovided by the laws of the State, to
axe the sense of the property tax pay
rs of ward qualified legal voters en-
tiled to vote at said election, as to
whether or not special tax of Five |
Hills of the Dollar shall be imposed !
nd collected for the years 1916 and to /
xist for 10 years on all property in
aid ward z, liable to taxation under
he laws of the State or to exist for |
uch period of time, not exceeding Ten
ears, as viii net the sum of Fifty
i've Hundred Dollars, in aid of the
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