The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-02-06
G. H. PERSON.
President of the Police Jury

whereas Ille IOllCG Jury has llllS
day passed resolution ordering
special election to be held in Ward
Four of Natchitoches Parish Louis
lana at which will be submitted to
the property tax payers entitled to
vote therein. the proposition of vot-
ing a special Five mill tax. for five
years to build, construct, repair and
maintain roads and bridges in said
Ward.
Therefore be It resolved by the Po-
lice Jury In regular session convened
that in the event such tax is carried
sccording to law. then that Ward
Four of saiG Parish he and is hereby
divided three commission Districts
according to the limits and bounda-
ries hereinafter fixed and prescribed.
That there shall be elected by the
taxpayers illegible to vote in special
election of each Commissioner,
District One Commissioner who
shall reside in the District from
which he is elected, to serve for per
iod of two years dating from Jan. lst
1914 each of same to receive salary of
($l0O.O0) annually; salary to begin
when work begins on road and bridge
out of such tax. fund realized which
shall not be earlier than Jan. lSt 1914,
the said three commissioners to be
known as Road and Bridge Commits
siGners in Ward Four, are to have
the control, management and paying
out of the funds SO realized. Election
for the purpose Of such Commissioner
to be ordered by the Police jury at
the next regular meeting in April
| 1913 Be it further resolved that the
limits and boundaries of the three
| road Districts are hereby di'|',aad and
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! nAt,, ds follows: e,--- :,
District No. /. Shall comprise al
that territory in said ward which is
situated and lies south of the public
| road commencing at the Clarence
School House on False River to Ste
phens Ferry on Saline Bayou.
District No. Shall comprise all
that territory lying between the North
boundary of District No. | described
above, and the public road beginning
at the Clarence SceOOl house thence
and running thence to Bayou BOur-
beux, thence to Saline Bayou at Par
ish Line all territory lying between
this road and the pablo road. com
mencing at Railroad crossing neal
mouth of lane near Campti to Bayou
| BourbeuX from Bayou BOurbeuX to
bridge on Black Bayou near south
end of Clear Lake.
District No. 3. Shall comprise all
| living north and west of the northern
boundary OF District No. 2 as above
described. Carried.
By Mr.. Pierson:
Be it ordained by the Police jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches.
Sec. !. That in accordance with
the petition of the Tax payers of
Ward One of the Parish of Natchi-
toches which petition Is made part
hereof, an election is hereby called of
| the property taxpayers OF Ward One
of the Parish of Natchitoches, quail
| fed and entitled to vote at said elec.
| ton, the same to be held at the regu
lar polling places Ward One on Tues
day Feb. 25th, 1913 as to whether or
not FIVE mill tax on all the property
assessed in Ward One. shall be levied
for period of ten years or such por-
tion of time thereof as will net the
sum of (S650o0.00) to aid the Orange
North East Railroad Co.
Sec. 2. That said election shall be
held under the general election laws
of the State. and the tickets to be
said five mill tax, Against five mil
tax.
Sec. 3 That the said tax shall not
be levied, collected, or paid to the
said Orange Northeast Qailroad Co.
until the full compliance by said roaC
with the conditions and obligations
as contracted and terminated in the
petition Of taxpayers hereto attach
ed and made part hereof as follows
TO the Honorable Police Jury of tht
Parish of Natchitoches La
We, the undersigned property ia,
payers of Ward One, Parish of NatcE
itoches, being more than one third il
number, resident tax PAYERS and quail
flied voters of said ward respectfully
petition the Police Jury of the PariSl
of Natchitoches La, to call specia
election of the property tax payers
vualitied legal voters of said Ware
One, as soon aS praci icable, as prov
ded by the laws of the State, to taxi
the senses Of the DroDerty tax payer
vi w dit VIZ uudiIit'l diIu tutIIISu u
vote at said election As to whether 0
or not special tax Of live mills OF
the dol al shall be imposed and CO
lected fer the year 1916 and to exis
for ten years on all property in salt
Ward One liable to taxation unde
the laws of the State. to exist TO
such period of time not exceeding tel
years as will net the sum of Sixt
Five thousand Dollars, in aid of tn
Orange Northeastern .Railpoad Con
pany, its successors or assigns, col
poration duly organized under tn
laws Of Texas. domiciled at Natchit
chpS La.
proyided that said tax shall not
collected or paid 10 said Company ur
| Atil the completion and operation of
andard guage railway from the cit
a. Na'cbitori,eS La f; TO decp Wate
Yi,,,r .1t kact f1ror.ro Fa1racvn.