The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-08-14

| bers of the Police Jury, OF the far-
sh of Natchitoches, Natchitoches,
| La.
| Gentlemen
We the undersigned qualified vo-
| ters and tax payers of Ward No. 6 of
| the Parish of Natchitoches, respectful
| ly ask that you call All election to test
| the sense of the voters of said Ward
whether or not we will vote a special
/ five mill road tax, per Capita and We
hicle tax in and for said Ward No. g.,
for period Of five years beginning in
! 1914 for building and maintaining roads
in said Ward.
Respectfully,
(Signed) J. E. Keegon, D. j. john
son, DR.. j. Curtis, r. M. Winn, |. H..
Winn, 7. L. Smith, j. H. Baldwell, R.
E. l.. Ricketts,, j. M. Slater, c. M.
Elliey, L. w. Jacob, :F. NJ. Caldwell,
Chas. R. Yarbrongh, N A. Stille, Her
man Weiss, T. B. Sellers, L. G. Green,
]. F. Jones, G. w. &C. English. F. c..
Blacksher, H. C. Mannings, H. H.
Barnes, T. H. Boyett, w. C. Cox, Til.
den Rabom, ]. B. Davis, j. w. Gales
pie, j. j. Yarbrough, B. L, Litton, L..
Page, M. L. Filder, w. T. Durr, Tom
Lambert, Geo. F. Jones.
AN ORDINANCE.
By Mr.. Page:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of
the Parish of Natchitoches:
Sec. ], That in accordance with pc
tition of citizens, and tax payers. OF
Ward 6, of the Parish of Natchitoches,
that special election be held in said
Ward on Tuesday the 26th day of
August 1913, to take the sense of the
tax payers of said ward entitled to
vote at said e.ection as to whether or not
a special tax of five mills on the dollar
of the total assessment of said Ward
shall be imposed for years, and per
capita tax of 81 90 on each able bodied
male citizen in said Ward between the
ages of 18 and 55 yeaLs and vehicle
tax on all vehicles graded as follows
| Annual Tax
| For log wagon, ~
For two horse wagon or caIrlage... SOC
For two horse wagon. buggy
! or cart ........-...,.... Zoc
For Automobile ........................... S2 OO
For bicycle, steam or gas. 50c
Said property, per capita and vehicle
tax to exist for years, to-wit: for the
years, 1914, 1915. 1916, 1917 and 1913
and shall be in aid of the construction
| Improvement and maintenance OF the
public roads and bridges of SAID WaId.
Sec. 2. Sail election shall be held at
the regular polling places in said ward
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 De promulgated and proclamation
made by the Police Jury as provided by
law,
See. 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.
"For said property, per capita and
vehicle tax.
"Against said property, per capita
and vehieis tax." !"
Sec. 5, In event such tax is carried
the Assessor If hereby required to ex-
tend on the assessment rolls of ward 8
for said period of time, said mill tax
and per capita tax and vehicle tax, and
the Tax 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
lector pay same to the Parish Treasurer
| as required by law. The Parish Treas
urer shall pay same to the following
| Commissioners to be known 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
man of said Commission.
Sec. 7. Said Commissioners shall
make quarterly written statements,
duly verified by oath, to the Police Jury
setting forth in detail all receipts and
disbursements of said tax, which re-
port shall be filed with the Clerk OF
| this body and be duly published in the
official journal.
Sec. 3. In event of failure to pay
the per capita tax or vehicle tax by
any citizen of ward liable therefor,
the Road Commissioners of the ward
have 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
criminally and upon conviction shall be
sentenced to the payment of a fine OF
SIS. 90 together with all costs OF prose
cution and in default of payment shall
be sentenced to imprisonment in the
parish Jail for 10 days, subject to work
on the public roads of ward for IL
days.
Sec. 9. In event Of vacancy In the
Board of Commissioners for Ward 6,
as provided above, either by death, res
ignation, failure to qualify within 81
tiays from date of election, or other
wise such vacancy shall be filled by the
police Jury of the Parish.
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson, williams,
Adams, Coceerham, Knott, rage, Par,
ker. Derbanne, Cockfield and Russell.
Carried unanimously.
By Mr.. Parker;
That the following petition of the
property tax payers OF Ward seven DC
accepted.
To the Police Jury Of the Prrish Of
Natchitoches, La.
We the UNDERSIGNED property t; taz y
payers of ward Seven OF the Parisf
of Natchitoches, La, being more thar
one third in number resident tax-pay
ers, qualified legal voters OF said ware
Z respectfully petition the Police jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches, La, U
call special election of the property
tax payers, qualified legal voters Of
said ward Z, as soon as practicable, a.
provided by the laws of tbs State. t
take the sense of the property tax pay
ers of ward qualified legal voters en-
titled to vote at said election, as
whether or not special tax of Five
Mills of the Dollar shall be imposed
and collected for the years 1916 and t
exist for 10 years on all property il
said ward Z, liable to taxation undel
the laws of the State or to exist fol
such period of time, not exceeding Tel
wears. as will net the sum of Fift.
five Hundred Dollars, in aid of th'
Orange Northeastern Railway Com