The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-07-24

business in the State. in the sum of
s., ,OO0. 90 for the faithful performance
OF his contract. The right is reserved
to reject any and all bids.
Sec. +. In event of the award of
said contract and in order to provide
for the payment of said bridge. one
eight of one mill on the dollar of the
total assessment of the Parish OF
Natchitoches, Is hereby levied tor a
period of ten years, beginning and in
Guiding the year 1914. or for such
time thereof as may be necessary
Said one eight of one mill is hereby
specially dedicated and set aside for
the payment of said bridge. Such
payments to be divided into ten
annual payments and to bear not
exceeding 6 per cent per annum IN
tereSt
Provided the Police Jury reserves
the right to pay at anv time at its
option, the whole or any portion Of
said debt before maturity with in.
terest only to date of payment.
Sec, g. The bid accepted and The
contract inferred into shall be Ie
Special session. Yeas, Messrs. Pier
son, Williams, Adams, Cpckernam,
Knott, Page, Parker, nerbai.ne and
Russell. Nays, Cocktield. Carried.
mills general fund.
mills good road fund.
mill Black Lake bridge.
mill Bermuda bridge.
Two and J mill Schools.
J mill Parish Bridge Fund.
mill Ward Bridge Fund.
Carried.
By Mt Russell.
Whereas there has been filed with the Police
Jury of the Parish Of Naichiioches petitaR
signed by one third Of the property tax payers el
ward ten Natchitoches Parish, La, eligible and
qualified to vote at such election aging that a
special election be called in the said ward tor
the purpose of testing the sense of the voters OF
ward ten relative to voting special Public Read
and Bridge Tax Of Five Mills on the dellar on
all property situated in the ward subject to State
taxation for period Of FIVE years for the purpose
Of building, constructing, repairing and MAINTAIN
ing public roads and bridges in said ward ten oi
Natchitoches Parish. La, and whereas this
special election is necessary and advisable, there
fore be it resolved
Sec. !. Be it resolved by the Police Jury oi
the Parish Of Natchitoches La, in legal and
regular session convened, that special election
be and the same is hereby ordered to be held in
ward ten Of the Parish Of Natchitoches, State oi
Louisiana on the 23rd day Of Aug, 1913, e,
which election shall be submitted to the saia
property tax payers Of said ward, eligible and
qualified to vote at said election, under the con-
sl;lton af The STATE Of louisiana the following
ProPosipqa.
TO levy special tax Of FIVE mills on the
dollar on all the property in ward ten Of Nat
chitoches Parish subject to State taxation annu.
ally for a period Of FIVE years beginning with the
year 1913 and ending with the year 1917 for tn,
purpose Of building. constructing, repairing anc
maintaining public roads and bridges in said ware
ten of the Parish Of Natchioches, La.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary Of the Pohct
! Iury Of the Parish Of Na;chisoches be and he il
Ifetsls ips,saessa 10 Asgs iarased sas pss at thl
sad election ) sufficient number et ballots al
each Of which shall be printed the proposition
mentioned and set forth in section Of this reso
luton in such form as to enable the voter to vot
in favor or against the proposition submitted.
Ballots to be used at such election shall be II
the following form: