The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-01-23

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A. n. LEcoMTE,
| by. Clerk 18th D. & of La.
To the Honorable Police Jury of tn
Parish of Natchitoches, La:
We, the undersigned property tax
payers of Ward one, Parish of Natchi
toches, being more than third il
number, resident tax payers and quail
flied voters of said ward, respectful,
petition the Police Jury of the Parisl
of Natchitoches, La. to call specia
election of the property taxpayers quail
flied legal voters of said ward one, a
soon as practicable, as provided by the
laws of the State, to take the sense Of
the property taxpayers of ward one
qualified and entitled to vote at sale
election, as to whether or not speciol
tax of five mills on the dollar shall be
imposed and collected for the year 1917
and to exist for ten years on all prop.
erty in said ward one liable to taxation
under the laws of the State, to exist
for such period of time not exceeding
ten years as will net the sum of sixty.
five thousand dollars, in aid of the Or
ange Northeastern Railroad Co., its
successors or assigns, a corporation
duly organized under the laws of the
State Of Texas domiciled at Natchito-
ches, La. provided, that said tax shall
not be collected or paid to said company
until the completion and operation Of
standard gusge railway from the city
of Natchitoches, La, to deep water
harbor at Eost Orange, Calcasieu Par
ish, La.
And provided further that said COM
pany shall make the city of Natchito-
ches, La. permanent division point of
said railroad and shall purchase twenty
acres of land in or adjoining said City
of Natchitoches, La, and erect there
on yards and roundhouses and other me-
cessary appurtenances for q division
point, and
Provided further, that said Railway
Co. shall commence the construction of
said railroad on or before May 9th, 1918
at point not exceeding two miles from
the City of Natchitoches, La, and shall
complete said road and operate trains
thereon by January LIST, 1916; and in
event said tax is voted and the condi-
tons hereof complied with by the Rail-
road Company the Police Jury shall
levy and collect annually, commencing
in the year 1916 according to law said
tax on all taxable properto in said ward
one.
Respectfully submitted,
M. S Pittman, Sam Aaron, A w Wat
son, M H Carver, u P Breazeale, S G
Dowden, A E Rath, w T Row, A HI.
LLeeomte, " Freeman, J 7 o'Quin,
. II Gibson, j L Weaver, Ortemeyer
Hardware Co. c S Robertshaw, r De-
vargas, S 0 L'herisson, r w Boydstun,
P Raggio, w F Cooper, Phanor Brea-
.eale, Marie C. Brsazeale, by Phanor
3reazeale, Marie E Breazesle, by Pha-
Tor Breazeale, G w Kile, M Lieber, c.
Trichel, M Aaron, Jos. Bath, M. D.,
1 Racial, E r Harrington, NJ. D., j |
; Tucker, D ] Hyams, L Gimbert, Mrs
w Payne, Mrs. M E Payne, Mrs C |
ones, E. ] Harkins, Mrs. Ellen Aaron |
er Sam Aaron, R ] Phillips, Edward |
'hillip by z ] Phillips, j S Stephens, |
4. d., G S Boys6on, L Bryan, r j.
chuman, L Tujague, Mrs. L Tujague,
E Prudhomme, z 7 Gil IN. d.,
V L Corley, Mrs. Antoine
le per e st Ann Prudb 80
....H e Beard, Fl Sanderson. Il
Scarborough, C GIo'Quin, w r Cum Il
ingham, M Nelken, 8 Nelken, L A
A L Plummer, CT Powell,
ulia A Powell per C A Powell, A S
ackson, John Scott, R N Metre, BF
helps, T F Porter, A L Metoyer, N
Smith, ] A Enloe, H P Gatlin, A E
wing, N L Rird, II A Breedlove, H.
ook, M L Dismukes, Mrs. M L Dis
lukes, ] Ernest Breda, o C Prudhom-
lie, j w Cockerham, A B Browne, ]
Barlow, Sam Levy, ] C DeBliux,
[rs. A DeBlieux, j w Scott, ] r Car
I'll, S B Simmons, L Biny, C. C
haplin, Jr., c Chaplin & Son per C. ir.
H johnson, A Katie, Miss Lille M
ucker, Miss Callie M Tucker, j C Clark
.lbert Funderburk, Mrs. E Suddath,
dgar Levy, S H Hill, M r Hill per S
Hill, S M Hyams, Mrs. Laura Tri-
1el, Chas. DeBleux, 7 w Ford, ] H
farrell, G. Pearson, C. V. Porter, j
Keyser, Simcos Walmsley, Miss Liz
e Walmsley per S W., R S Calves, P
Potts, Joe Scott, ] l Thomas, w
harris, w d Hagewood, L E Barron,
N Prothro, E S Self, H F Crow, M
Tauzin, Chas, Inter, E L Dezendorf,
| l. & o E Dezeneorf by E L D., J E
!ardini, L Levy, ] H Blanchard, GP
armada, A A Lay, B F Dranguet, A
1inbarg, Mrs. C. Wingbarg, G r SUIT
pm, j C Sutton, E L McClung, Chas.
& Sons, Marshall Semmel-
ian G s Young, John Freeman, Jas.
'ey, L Catham, Edward Metoyer, E.
Dinbory, Pierson & Dunckleman,
[iss Fay Dunckleman, D w Breazeale
I'm Scott, c j O'Quin, T Sandlin, E
Teddlie, ] H Stephens, o Gunter,
w Young, John A Any, C Dunckle-
ian ] w Jones, Jr., J N Cunningham,
P Welsh, w A Stemper, D H Phar-
8, B X Boydstun, j P Prudhomme,
hos. Martin, Jonas Jones, G H ALL |
ritton, E L McFerren, John A Man.
ing.
hereby certify that there appears
ore than one third of the qualified tax
ayers who have signed this petition.
S. G. DOWDEN
Assessor.
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