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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
NC 8
PROCLAMATION

Pursuant to a resolution passed by
the Police Jury of the Parish of Nat
chltoches, Louisiana, at its regular ses-
sion held on the 7th day Of Oct 1913,
|, q. H. Pierson president of the Pol
ice Jury of the Parish Of NatchitoE :.
LouiSiona, hereby give notice in com
pliance with the said resolution, that a
special election will be held in Ward
Three of NatchtOches Parish on the
26th day of November 1913 for the pur-
pose of submitting to the property tax
payers qualified to vote at the said
election under the laws and constitu-
tion of the State of | ouisiana the fol-
lowing propositions:
Proposition to levy a ten mill special
tax on the dollars on all assessable
property subject to state taxation in
Road District No. of Natchitoches
Parish La, to run for twenty years sor
so much thereof as may be required to
produce the sum Of Thirty Thousand
dollars in interest, beginning with the
year 1914, and running such length of
time as may be required. Proposition
to incur debt and issue bonds of Road
District No. of NatchitOches Parish
La, to the amount of Thirty Thousand
Dollars to run for twenty years, or un-
til sooner retired by the ten mill tax
provided for above with interest at the
rate of Five per cent, payable annually
for the purpose of building and main
taing public roads in said District.
For the purpose of holding said el-
ection the polling precinct shall be at
Powhatan Ward g. Natchitoches Parish
Louisiana, the following are hereby
commissioners and clerk to
serve at said election c. 2. Hart, w. Fl.
Young, and F. g. Fulberson, Commis-
siOners, and Remy Poissott Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that the Pol
ice Jury of the Parish of Natchitoches
will meet at its Office in the Court
Hovse in the City of Natchitoches at
10 O'Clock a. M, on Monday December
1st 1913 in open session and will there
proceed to to open the boxes to exam
inc and count the ballots therein in
number and amount and examine and
the returns and declare the
result thereof.
Natchitoches, La, this 11th day of
Oct. 1913.
G. H. PIERSON (Per Al
President Of Police Jury Perish Of Natchiloches
La.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
PROCLAMATION.

Pursuant to a resolution passed by
the Police Jury of the parish of N2tchl-
toches, La, at is regular session held
on the 1st day of Oct. 1913, |, G. II.
PiersOn, President of the Police Jury Of
the parish of Natchitoches, La, hereby
gi,e notice in compliance with the said
resolution, that special election will
be held in ward one of Natchitoches
parish on the Goth day of November for
the purpose of submitting to the pro-
perty tax payers qualified to vote at
said election under the laws of the
Constitution of the State Of Esollisial1ai
the foiiowiiig propositions:
Proposition to levy five mill special
tax on the dollar on all assessable pro
perry il thai porti u Of TaSa one Of the
parish OF Natcnisochas lying between
tne southern huitS u th4 city of Nat
chitoches and Cane River and Old River
for period of five years from and in
Guiding the year 1914 and to include the
year 1918, for the purpose of construct
ing and maintaining a model road
through the territory embraced in the
described limits of Road District No. D.,
of the parish of Natchitoches, La.
Said election shall be held in accordance
VIII lllC Id" VI CilS DldlG VI LOutSldld,
and at polling precinct No. 2, parish OF
Natchitoches, La, at the Court House
in the City of Natchitoches, La. The
following are hereby appointed Com
missioners and Clerk to serve at said
election viz: Thomas Prudhomme, |.
M McCleland and G. r. Murphy, Com
missioners. B. P Stacy. Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that the said
Police Jury of the parish Of Natchito-
ches, La, will meet at its office in the
Court House in city of Natchitoches, at
10 O'Clock a. m. on Monday, the Ist day
of December, 1913 in open session, and
will there proceed to open the boxes
and examine and count the ballots
therein in number and amount and ex-
anime and canvass the returns and de-
clare the result thereof.
Natchitoches, La, this 18th day of
October 1918.
G. H. PiERsoN. (Per AZ
President Police Jury,
Parish of Nate hitoches, La.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
A Chance To Make Money
In Your Spare Time.

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subscription interests of Cosmopoli-
tan Good Housekeeping, Hearst's
Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Motor and
Motor Boating. We pay generous
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airy which is regulated by the amount
of work done. 1t can be carried on
in spare time or full time, just as
preferred. 1t offers an unusual op-
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can do the same. Write today for
full particulars. Address, Charles &.
Schwer, The cosmopolitan Agency
Bureau, 119 W. 40th ST., New York
city.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27

Notice to Votes-To vote in favor
of said proposition place a cross (Al
mark in the square under the word
Yes" to vote against said PROPOSE
tion place similar MARI under the
word mo =
Section 3. The Secretary Is hereby
instructed TO have prepared for use
at said election all necessary ballot
boxes. tally sheets, list of voters. as
sessed valuation of property and com
piled statement Of voters in number
and assessment
Section /. That said special election
| be held ira accordance the laws Of the
State and at polling precinct No. 2 OF
Ward One, Parish OF Natchitoches,
at the Court House in the CITY OF
Natchiuoches, La. The following are
hereby appointed commissioners and
clerk to serve at said election. viz:
Thomas Prudhomme. /. NJ. McCle-
land and d. r. Murphy, commission
ers, B. Z. Stacey, Clerk.
| Section 5. That the President OF
| the Police Jury is hereby instructed
| to issue his proclamation giving no
tice of the special election herein or
dained and TO announce that at IL
O'Clock ann Monday December lst.,
1913 this police Jury will meet at the
court house in the City of Natcnito-
ches La, and open the tallot boxes
examine and count the ballots ir
number and amount and declare the
result Of the election
The roll being called The following
was the vote:
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson. Williams
i Adams. Cockerham. Knott. Page, Pa
| ker. Cockfeld,. and Russell.
Nays: None.
i Carried unanimously
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
PROPOSITION NO. 2
YES
Taxable valua,i IN 5 ..........
Signature of Voter ............

Notice to NOters-To vote for eth
er proposition Submitted on this bal
lot place a cross " natk in tie
square after the word Yes; to vote
against either one, place u similar
mark after the word No.
Sec. ) The Secretary Of this body
is hereby instructed to have prepared
for use at said election all necessary
terS. assessed valuation of property
and compiled statement Of voters in
number and assessment.
Sec. I. That said special election
be held in accordance with the laws
of the State and that the polling pre-
cinct for said election shall be at
PowiIatan, Ward Three. Natchitoches
Parish La. The following are hereby
appointed commissioners and clerk
to serve at said election: G. Hart
w. IL. Young aid (. &. Fulkerson,
Commissioners and Remy Poissoit,
Clerk.
Sec 5. That the President of the
Police Jury is hereby instructed to
issue his proclamation giving notice
OF this special election herein ordained
and to announce that at ten O'Clock
a. m Monday December lst 1918 this
Police Jury VIII meet at the Court
House in the City of Natchitoches
La. and open the ballot boxes, exam
inc and count the ballots in number
and amount and declare the result of
the election,
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson. Williams,
Adams, Cockerham, Knott, Page,
Parker, Cockti field and Russell.
Carries unanimously.
do hereby certify the abvove and
| foregoing petition contains the names
of more than one-third the property
tax payers residing in the territory
described above as comprising Road
Dist No. 2. Witness my hand and
seal of office this Oct. 9Th, 1913.
| (Signed) d. J. HYAMs,
Clerk l1th Dist. Court, La.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27

said election, all the necessary ballot
boxes, tally sheets, list of voters, as
sessed valuation of property and COM
piled statement of voters in number
and amount
Sec 3. That the polling place of
said election shall be polling place No.
l, of ward one Of the parish of Natchi-
toches and C. M. Perot, Oliver Wallet
and Leon Brossett are hereby appointed
as commissioners of said election and
Paul Tauzin is appointed Clerk of said
election and said election shall be con-
Quoted under the laws of the State of
Louisiana, applicable thereto.
Sec 4. That the President of the
Police Jury is hereby instructed to give
notice of the special election herein or
dered by his proclamation published
according to law, and in said proclama-
tion he shall announce that at 10 OK clock
the 1st day of December 1913, the
Police Jury will, at it regular meeting
in open public session, proceed to open
the ballot boxes, examine and canvass
the returns and declare the result of
said election.
The roll being called the vote on the
above ordinance was as follows:
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson, Williams,
Adams, Cockerham, Knott, Page, Par
ker, Cockfield and Russell. Nays, none.
Carried unanimously.
State of Louisiana
Parish of \atchitocheS
/ hereby certify that the foregoing
list contains the names of more than
lhIr Of oll
qualified to vote in the election asked
for. Witness my hand and seal of
office this Oct 9th, 1913.
(Signed) d. ] HYAMs.
Clerk llth Dist. Court, La,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27

The engagement of Maud
Powell, one of. the most re-
known violinist of the day and
the greatest female violinist in
the world is ar announcing for No
yember 28th, as the opening
number in the course to be given
at the Normal during the season
of 1913 1914.
As one of the best known
musical critics wrote to say
that she PLAYS as we'll as man
would be to fiatter all the men
in the world'' but all critics
agree that Maud Powell holds
not only the premier position
among violinists of her sex, but
that she without cavil, stands
out conspicuously among her
masculine contreres, getting
something from her work, no
man could ever reach"
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
PROCLAMATION.

Pursuant to resolution passed by the Police
Jury of the Parish of Natchtoches, Louisiana at
its regular session begun and held on the 9th day
Of Oct. 1913, |. G.. H. Pierson, president of the
Police Jury Of the Parish of Natchiioches La.
hereby give notice in compliance with the said
resolution that special election will be held in
Ward One for Road District % One on the
10Th day Of November 1913 for the purpose OF
submitting to the property tax payers qualified to
vote al the said election under the laws ol the
constitution of the State Of Louisiana The follow
ing proposition.
Proposition to incur bebt and issue bonds to
the amount Of Ten thousand dollars 10 run for
twenry years from date to bear intcres, at Five
per cent per annum. payable annually or semi
annually for the purpose of improving and main
tanning the model road from the City Of NatchJ-
toches to Grand Ecore by grayelling same end
the improvement by gravelng. or otherwise Of
such other public roads now existing or which
NAV hereafter be established running through
said Road District No. | all inconformity to an
ordinance in reference thereto adopted by the
Police Jury Of the Parish Of Natchi;oches on
Oct. 7th 1913.
For the purpose of holding said elaction, the
polling places shall be polling place No. Of
W oIl MIC dIisii Vi lratSDltDStlFst dt
Court House in the CIty of Natchitoches and
c. M. Perot. Oliver Wallet and Leon Prossett.
are hereby appointed Commissioners of said eIee =
ton. and Paul Tauzn is appointed Cl9rk Of said
election and said election shall be conducted IN
der the general laws Of the State Of louisiana.
applicable thereto.
| Notice is hereby given that the said Police
Juryo the Parish Of Natchitoches La, will
meet at its Office in the Court House in the City
Of Natchtoches at 10 0 clock a. M. on Monday
lst day Of December 1913, in open session and
will there proceedto open the ballot boxes and
examine and count the ballots therein IN number
and amount and examine and canvass the return:
and declare the result thereof.
[, Nachhoches, La this | lth day Of Oct. 1915
!! -. C. H. PERSON. (per Az
President of Police Jury Parish oI
Natchitoches, La,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
ON prescriptions from reputable phys
icians, as the damage they will do Is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by L. j. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, o., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of tie system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t Is taken internally
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by K j..
Cheney s. Co. Testimonial free.
Sold by druggists. Price nc per bot
tie
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
Ordinances.
AN ORDINANCE.


BY. Mr., Pierson:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
ssse f.zssiEsi " i y sses.
See. 1. That tile following petition
of resident tax payers OF ward one OF
the parish of Natchitoches be re-
ceiyed, read and granted, viz:
PETITION.
To the Hon Police Jury OF Parish OF
Natchitoches.
We. the undersigned resident tax
PAYERS of ward one of the parish OF
Natchitoches, in order to construct
and maintain a gravel road from TIE
northern limits of the CITY OF Natchl-
I toChes to the south end of the railroad
bridge across Red River at Grand
Ecore, and 70 construct, improve ana
maintain other public roads ana TO
construct, improve and maintain
bridges. within the following limits
of ward one. respectfully petitioii
your Hon. body TO create ROAD as
trnt embracing the following terri-
tory and portion of ward one, VIZ:
Commencing at the northern boun,
Diary of the City of Natchitoches ana
including all that portion OF section
Al, L 9, r z, not included in the city
limits, thence running in north
! westernly direction along the western
line Of section Is. L 9, r Z, to south
line of section IA. T 10, r I, thence
along said south line Of section IA. to
the South line of section. 10, I 10. K
| thence along the west line OF section
/ 10, T 10. r. 7, TO Bayou Pierre thence
down south bank of said Bayou Pierre
to Red River. thence down west DanK
of Red River to mouth of Cane River,
4, thence down the west bank OF Cane
River to the northern limits OF the
CITY of Natchitoches. the same to be
designated as road district No. |.
We agree to vote special tax when
submitted TO vote to incur an in
debtedness of Ten Thousand (SlO,OOOl
| Dollars the same to Lear interest at
the rate OF five per cent per annum,
principle and interest to be paid by
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
AN ORDINANCE

By Mr. Pierson=
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches La.
Section !. That In accordance with
petition of resident citizens of Ward
One, thu following portion Of the Par
ish of Natchitoches is hereby created
into Road District to be known as
Road District No. towit:
Commencing at the southern limits
of the City of Natchitoches between
Old River and Cane River and en-
bracing all that portion Of Ward one
living between Old River and Cane
River and the City limits.
The roll being call resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson, Williams,
Adams. Cockerham. Knott. Page,
Parker, Cockfeld and Russell.
Nays: None. Carried unanimously.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
Tagged Train With Shirt.

Tearing his shirt from his back an
Ohio man tagged train and saved 1t
from a wreck. but II. t. Aston, Raj
eigh, n C., once prevented a wreck
with Electric BItters. 81 was in a
terrible plight when | began to use
them,'' he writes ''my stomach. head
back and kidneys were all badly af-
fected and my liver was in bad condi-
tion, but four bottles of Electric Bit
ters made me feel like new man.
A trial will convince you OF their
matchless merit for any stomach
liver or kidney trouble, Price 5Ocents
at Natchitoches Drug Co.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
A Night of Terror.

FEN nights are more terrible than
that of mother looking on her child
choking and gasping for breath dur
ing an attack of Group, and nothing
in the house to relieee it. Many
mothers have passed nights of terror
in this situation. 4 little forethotght
will enable yon to avoid all this.
ChamberIain.s Cough Remedy is a
certain cure for Group and has never
been known to fail. Keep it at hand.
For sale by all dealers.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
SUCCESSION OF
Louisa Mickleberry

Leola Henry and Susan Jones, Ex-
ecutors having this day filed their
final account of administration in
above succession. notice is hereby
given to all parties concerned to show
cause within 10 days from date why
same should net be homologated.
ID. ]. HYAMS.
N-l3-3t Clerk IL ID. y. La.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
Notice.

CITY taxes are now due and will be-
come delinquent on January lst. If
not paid before that date the costs
will have to be added to the taxes, so
come forward and pay.
2. e. ROGERS,
City Tax Collector.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
AN ORDINANCE.

By Mr.. PierSOn:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the parish of Natchitoches.
Sec. /. That special election be
and the same Is hereby ordered to be
held in Road District No | In the
parish of Na.cllitoches on "Wednesday
2aa 81 y, sat ~
mitted the proDosition to-wit:
To incur debt and issue bonds to
the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars
to run for twenty years to wit. 1914,
1915, 1916. 1917. 1918, 1919. 1920, 1921,
1922, 1923, 1924. 1925, 1926. 1927, 1923,
1929, 1880, 1881. 1882 and 1883, TO bear
interest at the rate of five per cent
Der annum, said interest payable an
nually or semi-annually, for the pur-
pose of improving and maintaining
the model road running from the City
of NatchitOcheS to Grand Ecore by
grayeling same, ana the improvement
by graveling or otherwise of such
other public roads now existing or
which may hereafter be established
In said territory and running through
said Road District No. /, and to con-
struct and improve such bridges as
now exist in the territory embraced
In Road District No /, particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at the north boundary
line of the city of NatchitocheS and
including all that portion of section
Al, TO, RI. not included in the city
limits. thence running in north
westerly direction along the western
line of section IS, t 9, r I, to south
line of section IA, T 10, RI, thence
along said south line of section
Ia to the south line of section 10. L
10, r I. thence along the west line OF
section 10. T 10. r I, to Bayou Pierre
thence down south bank of Bayou
Pierre to Red River, thence down
west bank OF Red River to the mouth
of Cane River, thence down the west
bank of Cane River to the northern
limits of the city of Natchitoches.
and embracing all the lands within
said limits and bounds.
Sec. 2 That the Secretary of the
Police Jury be and she Is hereby in
structed TO have prepared for use at
said special election sufficient num-
Der of ballots, OH each shall be printed
the proposition mentioned section one
of this ordinance in the following
form
BALLOT.
Special election III Road District
No. |, of the parish of Natchitoches.
La, held in accordance with an ordi-
nance of the Police jury of the parish
of Natcllitoches, adopted on the
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27

Notice to Voters-Io vote in favor
Of said proposition place cross mark
q the square below the word YES, and
to vote against said proposition place a
similar cross mark in the square below
the word NO. And the Secretary of
said Police Jury be and she Is hereby
instructed to have prepared, for use at
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27

Proposition to incur debt
and issue bonds to the amount
of Ten Thousand $4,000
Dollars. to run for Twenty
(2O) years from date and to
bear interest at Five (5) per
cent per annum. payable an
nually or semi-annually for the
purpose Of improving and
maintaining the model road
from the City Of Natchiloches
to Grand Ecore by graveling
same. and the improvement by
gayeIing or otherwise Of such
public roads now existing or
which may hereafter be estab-
lished running through said
Road District No. !. and to
construct and improve such
bndges as now exist In the.
territory embraced in said
Road District No. /. All in
formity to an ordinance in re-
ference thereto adopted by the
Police Jury Of the Parish Of
Naschitoches on Oct. Iol3.I
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
BALLOT

bALLOI
Proposition to levy a FIVE
mill special tax on the dollar
on all assessable property in
that portion of Ward One of
the Parish Of Natchitoches ly- |
ing between the Southern lim-
its Of the City Of Natchito- |
ches and Cane River and Old
River, for a period Of Five
years from and including the
year 1914 to and including
the year 1918. for the purpose
Of constructing and maintain
ing a model road through the
territory embraced In the above
described limits Of Road Dis
rict No. 4. Of the Parish of
Natchttoches, La.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
AN ORDINANCE.


BE it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches.
Section /. That in accordance with
petition of citizens, hereto attached
and made part hereof. and the Ordin-
ance of This BODY this lay passed
creating Road District No. 1 for the
Parish of Natchitoches, special ell
ection is hereby ordered to be held in
Road District No, 4 in the parish of
Natchitoches, La. on Wednesday
Nov. 18th 1913, at which shall be sub
mitted to the property tax payers Of
said iioad District No t., eligible and
qualified to vote at such election, the
following proposition:
, To levy special tax of five mills on
the dollar on all the asSessable prop
ri an Road f5astale6 Nsi A. of Tfle
Parish of Natchitoches, embracing
and including the following territory:
Commencing at the southern limits
of the City of Natchitoches between
Old River and Cane River and being
all that portion of ward one of the par
ish of NatchitOches living between Ola
river and Cane river and the city lin
its. Said special tax to exist for Five
years beginning with and including
the year 1914 and ending with ana IN
cluding the year 1918. Said tax to be
solely devoted to the construction and
maintenance of a model road run
ming through said territory viz: Along
the west bank of Cane River to the
line of Ward and on the bank of
Cane River at the lane between the
Williams and Tujaque places and
running to the Ward 8 line on Old
River.
Section ,. That the Secretary of
The Police jury be and is hereby in
strucUed to have prepared tof use at
the said election a sufficient number
of ballots on each Of which shall be
printed the proposition mentioned
and set forth in Sec. of this ordin-
ance in the following form viz:
RAJ OF
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-11-27
State of Louisiana
Parish of NatclljtOcheS

Parish of NatchitocheS
| hereby certify that the entire pro-
perty assessable under the laws Of La.
with the Dist. embraced and dissolved
In above petition excels SlO,0000.00 on
the assessment.
Natchitoches. La, Oct. 7th, 1913.
(Signed) S. G.. DowDEN.
Assessor Parish of Natchitoches, La.