The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-05-08

are hereby appointed to serve as Com
missioners to serve at Chestnut, with W. D. Body
as clerk of said special election. all Of whom
shall serve without compensation and said elcc-
lion shall be conducted under the laws of the
State of Louisiana, applicable thereto
Sec T. That the President of the Police
Jury of the Parish of Natchitoches is hereby in
structed to give noice Of the special election here
in ordered by his proclamation to be published,
according to law, and in said proclamation he
shall announce that at ten O'Clock a. m. on Mon
day the 9TH day of July 1913 this Police Jury
will meet at its usual meeting place at the Court
House in the town of Natchitoches La, and in
open session proceed to open the ballot boxes
examine and count the ballots iii nun Der and
amount examine and canvass the returns and de-
clare the results Of the election.
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson, Williams, Adams,
Cockerham. Knott, Page, Parker. Derbanne,
Cockfeld and Russell. Carried.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to resolution passed by the Police
Jury Of the Parish Of Natchitoches, at its regular
session held on the 9th day of April 1913. l. G.
H. Person, president of the Police Jury of the
Parish of Natchitoches, La. hereby give notice
that in compliance with said resolution a special
election will be held in Ward Two (2) Of the
parish Of Natchtoches La, on the 23rd day Of
May 1913 for the purpose Of submitting to the
Property tax payers qualified under the laws of
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana to vote
at such election, the following proposition
To levy Five 81 mill special tax on the dollar
on all property subject to State taxation in Ward
2 of Natchitoches Parish Louisiana for period
of FIVE years beginning with the year 1913 and
ending with the year 1917 for the purpose of
building, constructing, repairing and maintaining
public roads and bridges in said Ward Two (2) |
Natchtoches Parish Louisiana.
For the purpose of such special election the
polling places shall be at the regular ones in said
ward namely Goldonna, Ashland and Chestnut,
and the following shall be the officers of such
election as follows at Goldonna, w. D. Sullivan
and |. C. Rowe and R. P. Quarles shall serve
as Commissioners with w. A. Golden as Clerk,
at Ashland Dr. Sam Joyner, and R. ]. Pulln,
and Bill Rigden shall serve as Commissioers, with
MIR. R. Lay as clerk, and at Chestnut. c. J. Pull
lin, and W. w. Weaver, and S. P. Weaver
shall serve as Commissioners with W. D. Boyd
as clerk, all of whom shall serve without COM
pensatjon
The polls shall open and close at the hour
designated by law and the election shall be con-
Quoted in accordance with the law Of Louisiana
applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that said Police Jury of
the Parish of Natchitoches Louisiana will meet
at its office in the Court House in this city and
parish of Natchitoches in open session on the 9TH
day Of July 1913 and proceed to open the ballot
boxes examine and count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvass the returns and
declare the result Of said election, Natchtoches
La, this 9Th day of April 1913.
C. H. PERSON,
Pres. Police Jury.
Natchitoches Parish.