The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-01-23
G. II. PIERSON.
President of the Police Jury

By Mr.. Cockerham:
Whereas the Police Jury has this
day passed a resolution ordering a
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
wears 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 be 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
($l00O0) annually; salary to begin
when work begins on road and bridge
out of such tax, fund realized which
shall not be earlier than Jan. 1St 1914,
the said three commissioners to be
known as Road and Bridge Commits
sioners 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
1918, Be it further resolved that tfie
limits and dndaries of the three
lat Lgna" are hereby divided and
,isurict No. l. Shall comprlse :.
chat 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 Bayo1.
District No. 2 Shall comprise al
that territory lying between the North
boundary of District No. described
above, and the publicToad beginning
| at the Clarence Sceool house thence
? and running thence to Bayou Bour
| beuy. thence TO Saline Bayou at Pal
ish Line, all territory lying betweer
this road and the public road, com
2 mencing at Railroad crossing neal
{ mouth of lane near Campti to Bayou
. Bourbeux from Bayou Bourbeux tt
, bridge on Black Bayou near soutl
, end of Clear Lake.
District No. 3. Shall comprise al
e that territory in said Ward Fou1
living north and west of the northern
boundary of District No. as above
: described, Carried.
\ By MIR. Pierson:
Be il ordained by the Police Jur,
!, = of the Parish of NatchitocheS.
Il Sec. ]. That in accordance will
: the petition of the Tax payers o
/ Ward One of the Parish of Natchi
! tocheS which petition is made par
hereof, an election is hereby called o
g the property taxpayers OF Ward On
of the Parish of Natchitoches, quail
! fed and entitled to vote at said cleo
= = tion, the same to be held at the req
+ lar polling places Ward One on Tue
It day Feb. 25th, 1913 as to whether o
n not FIVE mill tax on all the proDert
assessed in Ward One. shall be levle;
for period of ten years or such por
q tion OF time thereof as will net tn
il sum of (S65Gn0 Coz to aid the Orang
# North East Railroad Co.
sec. 2. That said election shall b
held under the general election law
( of the State, and the tickets to b
d voted at said election shall be, TO
Il ST.. i've mill tax, Against five mi
tax.
, Sec. 3 That the said tax SidIi nc
lie levied, collected, or paid TO III
sa;t Orange Northeast Qailr0ad Go
un,ii the full compliance by said roa
Z. with the conditions ami obligation
as contracted and terminated in TIL
pctiii ion Of taxpayers hereto attacl
ed and made part hereof as follows
To the Honorable Police Jury of til
Y Parish of Natchitoches La.
# We, the undersigned property ia
:. PAYERS of Ward One, Parish of Nate
itorIes, being more than one third
y number, resident tax PAYERS anil qua
n iiied voters OF said ward respectful
, petition the Police Jury of the Paris
- of NAtchitocheS La, 10 call spcci
20 election of tile property tax pay er
g vualihed legal voters OF said Val
II Ore. as soon IS practica bic, as pro
dea by the laws OF the State, to tai
- tile senses Of the property tax payel
:. Of ward One qoalIiGd and entitled
IL vote at said election as 10 whether
IN vi liOG d SnEIldi IDA vi AhO I
i tie dollar shall be imposed and c
a lected for tile year 1916 and TO exi
- for ten years on all property i'm sd
IN Ward One liable to taxation und
the laws of the State. to exist f
10 such period OF time not exceeding tt
wears as will net the sum of Six
w Five thousand Dollars, in aid of II
)r Orange Northeastern ,Railpoad Co
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