The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-08-14

session proceed to open the ballot
boxes, examine and count the
ballots in number and amount and
declare the result of the election.
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson, Will
Iiams, Adams. Cockerham, Knott,
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. lst. That In accordance
with the petition of the tax paw
prs of Ward Seven of the Parish
of Natchitoches, La, which petI-
ton is made a 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 10Th 1919, SAID election
to be 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
such election, to vote, the said ell
ectiOn being tor 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 a period of Ten
years or for such portion of time
thereof as will net the sum of
Fifty-fve Hundred Dollars in aid
of the Orange Eastern Railroad
Co.
Sec. 2. That sal 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
agaInt 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 i'll the
petition of tax payers hereto at
uached and made part hereof.
| Provencal: K. A. Brister, West
ley, Dale, w. b. Richie, Com
nlssioners, w. G. Ste ph en- s.
Clerk.
Shady Grove, B. F. Candy, Joe
MontgomcrY.Iassie Gibbs, Com
nissioners, W. A. Montgomery
Clerk.
Vowells Mills q. w. Cobb, A.
G. Ethendge, Mat Self, Commits
sioners, Asa Singletary, Clerk.
(For petition see minutes of July
9Th, 1913
YEAST Messrs. Pierson, Williams
Cockerham, Knott, Page, parker,
Derbanne, Cockheld 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 years, for the purpose of
constructing and building, main.
tanning and repairing public roads,
and bridges in the said Ward Sev-
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. /. A special election be
and the same is hereby ordered to
I've held in Ward Seven of the Par
ish of Natchitoches State OF Louis
lana on the 23rd day of August
A. d. 1918, at which election
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of the said ward eligible
and qualified to vote at such cleo
ton nnder the laws and constitu.
ton of the State of Louisiana.
The following propositit n
TO levy a special mill of five
mills on the dollar on all property
situated in ward seven subject tC
state taxation, for a period o.
Five years beginning with the
year 1913 and ending with the
year 1911 for the purpose of con
structing, buildirg, repairing anc
maintaining public roads a n {
bridges in said ward seven o
Natchitoches Parish Louisiana.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary O
the Police Jury of this Parish b.
and She is hereby instructed t.
have prepared for use at said ell
T ection a sufficient number of bal
f lots on each of which will be prin
ted the proposition menti' ned IL
section one of this resolution il
such form as to enable the vote