The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-02-13
G. H. PIERSON.
President of the Police Jury


BY Mr.. COckerham:
Whereas the Police Jury has this
day passed 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 special Five mill tax. for five
years to build, construct, repair and
maintain roads and bridges in said
Ward.
Therefore be it resolved bv the Po-
lice Jury in regular session convened
that in the event such tax is carried
sccording to law. then that Ward
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 sreside in the District from
which he is elected, to serve for a per
iod of two wears dating from Jan. 1st
1914 each Of same to receive salary of
(SlO0.00) annuallyi salary to begin
when work begins on road and bridge
| out of such tax. fund realized which
shall not be earlier than Jan. lst 1914
the said three commissioners to be
known as Road and Bridge Commits
SiCners in Ward Four, are to have
the control, management and paying
out of the funds so realized. Election
for the purpose of such commissioner
J 70 30 .'dered by the Police IAry at
the next regular meeting IN Aprfi
1913, Be it further resolved that the
limits and boundaries of the three
road Districts are hereby divided and
fixed as follows:
District No. |. Shall comprise all
| that 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 Bayou.
District No. Shall comprise all
that territory lying between the North
boundary of District No. | described
above, and the public road beginning
at the Clarence SceOOl house thence
and running thence to Bayou BOur-
beuX. thence to Saline Bayou at Par
ish Line. all territory lying between
this road and the public road, com
mencing at Railroad crossing neal
mouth of lane near Campti to Bayou
BOurbeuX from Bayou BourbeuX to
bridge on Black Bayou near south
end of Clear Lake,
District No. B. Shall comprise all
that territory i'm said Ward Four
lying north and west of the northern
of r iRt n oh
described. Carried.
By Mr.. Pierson:
Be it ordained bv the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches.
Sec. l. That in accordance with
the petition of the Tax PAYERS of
Ward One of the Parish of Natchi-
tocheS which petition is made part
hereof, an election is hereby called Of
the property taxpayers OF Ward One
of the Parish of Natchitoches, quail
fed and emit to vote at :said elecss
ton, the same to be held at the regu
lar polling places Ward One on Tues
day Feb. 25th, 1913 as to whether or
not FIVE mill tax on all the property
assessed in Ward One. shall be levied
for period of ten years or such por-
tion of time thereof as will net the
sum of (S65000.00) to aid the Orange
North East Railroad Co.
sec. 2. That said election shall be
held under the general election laws
of the State, and the tickets to be
voted at said election shall be, For
said five mill tax, Against five mill
tax.
Sec ;. That the said tax shall not
| be levied, collected, or paid to the
said Orange Northeast Qailroad Co.,
until the full compliance by said road
with the conditions and obligations
as contracted and terminated in the
petition Of taxpayers hereto attach
ed and made part hereof as follows:
To the Honorable Police Jury of the
Parish of NatchitOches La
| We, the undersigned property tax
payers of Ward One, Parish of Match
itoches, being more than one third in
number, resident tax PAYERS and quail
flied voters of said ward respectfully
| petition the Police Jury of the Parish
of NaGchitoches La, to call special
election Of the property tax payers,
yualitied legal voters of said Ward
One, as soon as practicable, as DrOvi
ded by the laws of the State, to take
the senses of the property tax payers
of Ward One qualified and entitled to
vote at said election as TO whether or
or not special tax of five mills on
the dollar shall be imposed and col
lected for the year 1916 and to exist
for ten years on all property 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
Orange Northeastern .Railpoad Com
pany, its successors or assigns, cor.
Doration duly organized under the
laws of Texas, domiciled at Natchitc
ches La.
Provided that said tax shall not be
collected or paid to said COMPANY un.
til the completion and operation of d
ST andard guage railway from the CITY
of Natchitnclies La: TO deep Water
Harbor at East CiGr--". CalrasleI
i3ti Sh LII aiIu Provided tUI