The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-02-20
To the Honorable Police Jury of the

Parish of Natchitoches, La:
! We. the undersigned property tax
navers of Ward one, Parish of Natchl-
! toches. being more than one-thlrd IN |
number. resident tax payers and quail !
flied voters of said ward, respectfully
petition the Police Jury of the PARISH
of Natchitoches, La. to call speciai
election of the property taxpayers quar-
flied legal voters of said ward one, as
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 SAID
election, as to whether or not sPe ciol
tax of five mills on the dollar shall be
imposed and collected fol- the year 1916
and to exist for ten years on all prop
ertv in said ward one liable to taxation
under the laws of the State, to exist
for such period of time not exceeding
ten wears as will net the sum OF sixty
five thousand dollars, in aid of the Or
anoe Northeastern Railroad Co., its
successors or assigns, corporation
dulv organized under the laws of the
State Of Texas domiciled at Natchito-
ches. La: provided, that said tax shall
NOT he collected or paid to said company
until the completion and operation OF
! a standard guage railway from the city
of Natchitoches, La, to deep water
harbor at Cost Orange, Calcasieu Par
} ish, La.
And provided further that said COM
pany shall make the city of Natchito..
I ches. La a permanent division point OF
: said railroad aid ShaTT pun o..ss0c CWtmUJ
' acres of land in or adjoining said City
of Natchitoches, La, and erect there
on wards and roundhouses and other ne
q cessary appurtenances for division
point, and
J, Provided further, that said Railway
q Co. shall commence the construction OF
n said railroad on or before May 9th, 1913
e at a 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-
tions hereof complied with by the Rail
road Company the Police Jury shall
j. lew and collect annually, commencing
d in the wear 1916 according to law said
S: tax on all taxable properto in said ward
one.
Respectfully submitted,
y. M. S Pittman, Sam Aaron, AW Wat,
u son, M H Carver, u P Breazeale, 5 y
to Dowden, A E Rath, w T Row, A H.
Lecomte, J w Freeman, I OQuln,
CHI Gibson, ] l. Weaver, Ortemeyel
VI Hardware Co. C S Robertshaw, R De
10 vargas, S o L'herisson, R w Boydstun
st T P Raggio, w F Cooper, Phanor Brea
mr. zeale, Marie C. Brsazeale, by Phanol
Breazeale, Marie E Breazeale, by Pha
nor Breazeale, G w Kile, M Lieber, I
In E Trichel, M Aaron, Jos. Bath, M: D..
st A RACIAL, E R Harrington, M. D., =
an B Tucker, D j Hyams, L Gimbert, Mr.
ho ] w Payne, Mrs. M E Payne, Mrs
'i0 Jones, E. Harkins, Mrs: Ellen Aarol
ge per Sam Aaron, R ] Phillips, Edwar'
sr- Phillip bv R J Phillips, J s Stephens
of M. D., C S Boyston, J L Bryan, X )
Schuman, L Tujag1e,, Mrs; ;, L IuSagHne
ju- w L Corley, Mrs. Antoinette Prudhom
le- me per E St Ann Prudhomme, Chas
IN Sines, H L Beard, H Sanderson,
II. N G Scarborough, c c o'Quin, w T Gun
lie bingham, NJ Nelken, S Nelken, l. !!
Dranguet, A L Plummer,, c F Powell
liz Julia A Powell per C A Powell, A
nc Jackson, John Scott, R N Metre, B
Phelps, T F Porter, A L Metoyer, !
T Smith, ] A Enloe, H P Gatlin, A
he Ewing, N L Rird, H A Breedlove, h
of Cook M L Dismukes, Mrs. M l. Dis
40 mukes, j Ernest Breda, 0 c Prudhon
ns me. w Cockerham, A B Browne,
A Barlow, Sam Levy, j c DeBliuH
ms Mrs. A DeBlieux, J w Scott, j r Cal
,en roll. S B Simmons, ] L Biny, c.
- CHAPLIN, Jr., C Chaplin & Son per 9. j
ik l. H johnson, A Katie, Miss Lille
no Tucker, Miss Callie M Tucker, J c Clar
US Albert Funderburk, Mrs. E Suddatf
of. Edgar Levy, H Hill, M R Hill per
H Hill, s NJ Hyams, Mrs. Laura Tr
chel, Chas. DeBleux, 7 W Ford,
So Harrell, J C. Pearson. C.. V. Porter,
ties c Keyser, Simcoe Walmsley, Miss Lii
,od zie Walmsley per S W., R S Calves,
~. M Potts, Joe Scott, ] Thomas, j
Ca Pharris, w D Hagewood, L E Barron
the LIN Prothro, E S Self, II F. Crow,
B Tauzin, Chas, Inter, E L Dezendor
ML& o E Dezendorf by E L D.,
Nardini, L Levy, H Blanchard, u
Varnado, A A Lay, B F Dranguet,
Winbarg, Mrs. c. Wingbarg, u Il gu
I tpn, c Sutton, E L McClung, Cha
Semmelman & Sons, Marshall Semme
man G s Young, John Freeman, ia
Dey, L Catham, Edward Metoyer,
Dinbory, Pierson & Dunekiemal
,Os Miss Fay Dunckleman, u " breazea
w. VIM Scott, C J O'Quin, T Sandlin,
ice L Teddlie, H Stephens, : y Gunte
lCe w Young, John A Any, c Dunckl
rug y l1 o wish W. W 4 Stemper. OH Pha
ris. B K Boydstun, ] P Prudhomm
Thos. Martin, Jonas Jones, G H A
britton, E L McFerren, John A Ma
ming.
j a / hereby certify that there appea
Ilsll more than one-third of the qualified Il
l at payers who have signed this petition.
S. G. DOWDEN,
Aaaorcop