The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-07-31

DerS OF the Ponce Jury, OF the Par
ish of Natchitoches, Natchitoches
La.
Gentlemen
We the undersigned qualified vo
| ters and tax payers of Ward No. oi
! the Parish of Natchitoches, respectfuE
| ly ask that you call an election to test
the sense of the voters of said Ware
whether or not we will vote a specia
five mill road tax, per Capita and We
hicle tax in and for said Ward No. g.
for period of five years beginning ir
1914 for building and maintaining roads
in said Ward.
Respectfully,
(Signed J. E. Keegon, D. ]. John
son, DR.. J. Curtis, R. M. Winn, |. H.
Winn, T. 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,
J. F. Jones, G. w. &C. English. F. C.
Blacksher, H.. C. Mannings, H. H..
Barnes, T. H. Boyett, w. C. Cox, Til
den Rabom, j. B. Davis, J. w. Gales
pie, J. J. Yarbrough, B. L, Litton, l..
Page, M. L. Filder, w. t. Durr, Tom
hdIlDCLC, NCOs L. OOHCo.
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 5 years, and per
capita tax of ST. 90 on each able bodied
male citizen in said Ward between the
ages of 18 and 55 yeaIs and a vehicle
tax on all vehicles graded as follows
Annual Tax
For two horse wagon or carriage. SOC
For two horse wagon, buggy
or cart ................. ................. 25c
OF AuCOInODlIo. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SZ.UU
For bicycle, steam or gas. .......... SOC
Said property, per capita and vehicle
tax to exist for years, towit: for the
years, 1914, 1915. 1916, 1917 and 1918
and shall be in aid of the construction
improvement and maintenance of the
public roads and bridges of SAID WaId.
Sec. 2. Said 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 be promulgated and proclamation
made by the Police Jury as provided by
law.
Sec. 4. The tickets voted at said ell
ection shall be prepared and furnished
the commissioners of election as pro-
yided by .aw and shall contain the
words.
For said property, per capita and
vehicle tax"
Against said property, per capita
and vehicle tax.
Sec 5. In event such tax is carried
the Assessor if hereby required to ex-
tend on the assessment rolls of ward 6
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
Iector pay same to the Parish Treasurer
as required by law. The Parish Treas
urer shall pay same to the following
Commissioners to be kuown as "Road
Commissioners of ward g." viz Tom
Lambert, L. Page and Irwin wilson and
J, hn Of hn DnlI from
said ward, who shall be ex-officio chair
man of said Commission.
Sec. z. Said Commissioners shall
make quarterly written statements,
duly verified by oath, to the Police Jury
setting forth in detail all receipts and
of said tax, which re-
port shall be filed with the Clerk of
this body and be duly published in the
official journal.
Sec. 5. In event of failure to pay
the per capita tax or vehicle tax by |
any citizen of ward 6 liable therefor,
the Road Commissioners of the ward |
nave 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 |
and upon conviction shall be
sentenced to the payment of a fine of |
b5. 90 together with all costs of prose
,ution and in default of payment shall
De sentenced to Imprisonment in the |
parish Jail for 10 days, subject to work
IN the public roads of ward 6 for 10
lays.
Sec. 8. In event of vacancy in the
Board of Commissioners for ward 6,
Is provided above, either by death, res
gnation, failure to qualify within 80
lays from date of election, or other
wise such vacancy shall be filled by the
'olice Jury of the Parish.
Yeas. Messrs. Pierson, williams,
Adams, Coceerham, Knott, Page, Par
Ter, Derbanne, Cockfeld and Russell.
Carried unanimously.
BY Mr.. Parker:
That the following petition of the
tax payers of ward seven be
accepted.
To the Police Jury of the Prrish of
La.
We the undersigned property tax
,ayers of ward Seven of the Parish
# Natchitoches, La, being more than
me third in number resident tax-pay-
RS, qualified legal voters Of said ward
respectfully petition the Police Jury
# the Parish of Natchitoches, La, to
all special election of the property
ak payers, qualified legal voters OF
aid ward z, as soon as practicable, as
'rovided by the laws of the State. to
axe the sense of the property tax pay
RS of ward Z qualified legal voters en-
tiled to vote at said election. as o
whether or not special tax of Five
lills of the Dollar shall be imposed
nd collected for the years 1916 and to
xist for 10 years on all property in
aid ward z, liable to taxation under
he laws of the State or to exist for
uch period of time, not exceeding Ten
ears, as will net the sum of Fifty
i've Hundred Dollars, in aid of the
)range Northeastern Railway Com
r Y "a |