The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-05-22
RESOLUTION.
Bv Mr.. COckerham


BE it resolved by the Police Jury Of
the Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
in regular session that the special
road tax election held in Ward -Four
of said Parish on the 25th day Of Feb
ruarv 1913 having resulted III favor
thereof. and in conformity with reS0
luton passed by this Police Jury on
the 10th day of Jaduary 1913 aud cleo
tion be and hereby ordered to be held
in said Ward on the 26th day OF May
1913 for the purpose Of electIng three
Road Commissioners in said Ward
-Four to be elected from each OF the
respective diStricts therein as deS-
criDed and defined in said resolution
That ut such election only property
tax payers qualified to vote III special
tax election shall vote therein. No
person shall be eligible to become a
candidate therein unless he is a prop
erty taxpayer and a qualified elector
in the district in which he resides and
becomes a candidate. That the Sec
retary Of this Police Jury shall cause
to be prepared for use therein th9 ne
cessary ballot boxes and tally sheets
That the following shall be the poll
ing places for such election, District
No. l. w. A Airey Store. on Airey
Plantation. Dist No. =, Clarence, Dis
trict No. c. Campti. That Frank Gal
lespie, Geo. Gillen. and SelmO Trichel
are hereby appCihted commissioners
and Geo. Protho Clerk of election at
Campti, That W. B, Butler, Geo.
Sompayrac ST., and W. y. Ragan are
hereby appointed commissioners and
Arnold SOmpayrac Clerk of election
at Clarence, and that W. \. Airey. \.
g. Lestage and J. T Clark. Commits
sionerS and w. f. Dunckelman Clerk
of election at AiIeY Store, All of
whom shall serve without cOmpen-a-
tiOn. Returns of said election to be
made to the Secretary Of this Police
Jury on the day following Such cleo
ton. and at two o'clock p. m. on such
day such clerk shall canvass the re
turns and declare result thereof If
no candidate receive majority Of al
votes cast in any district, second
election shall be held on the 3rd day
of June of at the same polling places,
with the same commissioners and
clerk of election at which the two
in first election shall be candidates
the majority therein, shall be by The
Police Jury at It's regular meeting in
July declared elected. In case any OF
the candidates does not receive the
majority of votes cast in their dis
tr'ct, the two candidates receiving
the highest number Of votes cast
shall make the second race on Tues
dav the 3rd. day of June, With the
same Commissioners and clerk to
serve at said election.
All persons desiring to become can:
didates for such position shall file
with the clerk of this Police Jury on
or by the Goth day of MAY 1913 his
written declaration of candidacy. Re-
turns of second election to be made
as in fist election. Polls to be opened
at I O'Clock. a. m. and close at 4
O'Clock p. m. carried,
To tn Hon. polioe Jury in ard for
the Parish of Natchitoches State of
Louisiana.
We the undersigned property tax
payers of Ward two Natchitoches Par
ish Louisiana, being and constituting
more than one third of the property
tax payers of said ward qualified to vote
in the election prayed for herein under
the Constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana relative thereto; respect
fully ask and pray that your Hon. body
order special election in and far said
ward two of Natchitoches Parish Louis
lana, at which election shall be sub
mitted to the property tax payers of
said ward, qualified and eligible to vote
therein, under the constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana; the
question and proposition of levyng by
your Hon body special five mill tax
annually on all property situated in
Ward Two of Natchitoches Parish
Louisiana, subject to State taxation
for period of five years, beginning
with and including the years 1913, 1914
1915, 1916, and 1917 for the purpose OF
constructing, maintaining and repair
ing public roads and bridges in and
throughout said ward two of Natchito-
ches Louisiana, said election to be or
dered and held under the provisions OF
Article 29l of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, and all laws or
said State Amendatory thereof ana re-
latinp thereto