The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-01-16
boxes, examine and count the bal
lots in number and amount, exam
inc and canvas the returns, and
declare the result of said special
election.
This 10th day January 1918.
G.. H. PERSON,
President of the Police Jury.

| BY Mr.. Cockerham:
Whereas the Police Jury has this
day passed a resolution ordering a
special election to be held in Ward
| -Four of Natchitoches Parish Louis
lana at which will be submitted tc
the property tax payers entitled te
vote therein. the proposition or vot'
ing a special Five mill tax. for hye
years to build, construct, repair and
maintain roads and bridges In said
Ward,
Therefore be it resolved bv the Pc.
lice Jury in regular session convened
that in the event such tax Is carried
sccording to law, then that Ward
our of said Parish be and is hereby
lyided tIsree- commissie aistEicts
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 ssreside in the District from
which he is elected, to serve for per
iod of two years dating from Jan. LIST
1914 each of same to receive salary Of
($IO0O0) annually; salary to begin
when work begins on road and bridge
out of such tax, fund realized which
shall not be earlier than Jan. LIST 1914.
the said three commissioners to be
known as Road and Bridge Commits
eioners in Ward -Four, are to have
the control, management and paying
out of the funds so realized. Election
for the purpose OF such Commissioner
to be ordered by the Police Jury at
the next regular meeting in April
1918, Be it further resolved that the
limits and boundaries Of the three
road Districts are hereby divided and
fixed as follows:
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. 2 Shall comprise all
that territory lying between the North
boundary of District No. l 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. 8. Shall comprise all
that territory in said Ward Four
living north and west OF. the northern
boundary of District No. as above
described. Carried.
I3y Mr.. Pierson:
Be iL ordained bv the Police .Jary
OF the Parish of Natchitoches.
Sec. /. That in accordance wi b
the petition of the Tax PAYERS OF
Ward One of the Parish of Natclli-
toches which petition is made pait
hereof. an election is hereby called OF
the property taxpayers OF Ward One
OF the Parish of Natchitoches, quail
fed and entitled to vote at said cleo:
tion, the same TO be held at the regu
lar polling places Ward One on Tues
day Feb. 18th, 1918 as to whether OF
not FIVE mill tax on all the property
assessed in Ward One. shall be levied
for q 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, Eol
said five mill tax, Against five mil
tax.
Sec. 3 That the said tax shall moi
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 TAI
payers OF Ward One, Parish of Match
ituches, being more than one third II
number, resident tax PAYERS and quail
flied voters of said ward respectfully
petition HE Police Jury OF tie Parisl
Of Nasclitoches Ia, 70 call 9 specia