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

HILLS, LAbhlIjN. NtOChNI nam. AllOUOs
Page, Parker and Russell.
Carried.
BY Mr.. Parker:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches, La.
in open and regular session con-
vened.
Sec. 1st. That IN accordance
with the petition of the tax paw
ers Of Ward Seven of the Parish
of Natchitoches, La, which pctI-
ton is made part here Of an ell.
ection is hereby called and ordered
to be held in Ward Seven of the
Parish of Natchitoches, La, on
Aug. 2pth l9lh 1913, SAID election
to be held at the regular polling
places fixed by law in Ward Sew
en-, and all property tax payers
qualified under the law to vote at
such election, to vote, the said ell
ecLion being for the purpose of
testing the sense of the people Of
Ward Seven qualified to vote at
such elections, of voting a special
five mill tax on all of the property
in Ward Seven subject to State
taxation, for a period Of Ten
years or for such portion of time
thereof as will net the sum of
Fifty-hve Hundred Dollars in aid
Of the Orange Eastern 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 such election shall
be For said Five Mill tax" and
agalnt said Five Mill Tax.
Sec. 3. That the said tax shall
not be levied, collected, or paid
to the Orange and Northeastern
Railroad Co., until the full com
pliance be SAID Road with the
conditions and obligations and
contracted and terminated i'll the
petition of tax payers hereto at
cached and made part hereof.
Provencal: K. A. Brister, West
ley, Dale, w. ID. Richie, Com
mlssioners, w. G. Ste phi en-
Clerk.
Shady Grove, B. F. Candy, Joe
Montgomery. Jessie Gibbs, Com.
missioners, W, 4: Montgomery
Clerk.
Vowells Mill: G. w. Cobb, A
| G. Etherldge, Mat Self, Commits
sioners. Asa Singletary, Clerk
(For petition see minutes of July
8th., 1879
Yeast Messrs. Pierson, William!
| Cockerham, Knott, Page, Parker
Derbanne, Cockfield and Russell
Carried,
By Mr.. Parker:
Whereas there has been flee
with the Police Jury of the Parisl
of Natchitoches petition signet
by one-t third of the property ta,
payers of Ward Seven Of the Par
| ish Of Natchitoches, La, eligible
and qualified to vote at said elec
ton, praying that special elec
ton be called and held in sai(
ward Seven for the purpose O
testing the sense of the voters o
said ward relative to voting a spe
cial public Road and Bridge Ia!
of Five mills on the Dollar 'on al
property in the ward subject t.
State taxation, for . period O
Five years, for the purpose 0
constructing and building. main
tanning and repairing public roads
and bridges in the said Ward Sew
en- of the Parish of Natchitoche
Louisiana. and whereas we fin
the said special election is nece.
sarv and advisable therefore be
resolved by the Police Jury of tn
Parish of Natchitoches in oDen an
regular session convened that.
Sec. /. A special election b
and the same is hereby ordered t
he held in Ward Seven of the .rar
ish of Natchitoches State OF Louis
lana on the 23rd day of Angus
| A. ID. 1913, at which elcttlo
shall be submitted to the qualifie
voters of the said ward eligibl
and qualified to vote at such eleC
, ton under the laws and coastitl
ton of the State Of Louisian,
The following propositit n
) To levy a special mill of fiN
mills on the dollar on all propert
situated in ward seven subject
: state taxation, for a period (
. Five years beginning with ii
wear 1913 and ending with I'll
year 1917 for the purpose of co
structing, bulldlrg, repairing al
t maintaining public roads a n
: bridges in said ward seven
Natchitoches Parish Louisiana.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary
f the Police Jury of this Parish
f and She is hereby instructed
d have prepared for use at said
: ection a sufficient number Of bs
lots on each of which will be pri
: ted the proposition menti' ned
n section one of this resolution
Z such form as to enable the vot
!. to vole for or against the propo
Iffn1