The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-08-13
Proceedings Police Jury, July
Meeting 1914.
Monday, July 9Th, 1914.1

By Mr.. Adams:
Be it resolved by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Natchitoches La, in re-
gular session that the special road tax
election held in Road District No. 2,
ward of Natchitoches Parish having
resulted in favor thereof, an election is
hereby called to be held Saturday,
August 22nd, 1914 for the purpose of
electing three Road Commissioners for
said district; that no person shall be
allowed to vote in said election unless
he is property tax payer and qualified
voter, and no candidate shall be eligible
unless he is qualified voter and pro-
perty tax payer in said district.
That the Secretary shall cause to be
prepared for use at said election all the
necessary ballots, ballot boxes and
tally sheets.
That the polling place for said cleo
ton shall be at the regular polling
place at Powhatan, La, and that F. L..
Rombin, W. H. Young and F. G. Full
kerson are hereby appointed commits
sioners and j. S. Dixon is appointed
clerk to hold said election, all of whom
shall serve without compensation.
That returns of said election shall be
made to the Secretary of this Police
Jury on Monday, August oath, and on
said day such Secretary shall canvass
the returns and declare the result
thereof.
No candidate shall be declared elected
as Road Commissioner unless he re-
ceives majority of all votes cast, and
in the event of candidates receiving
iAC hno ofn IfXY nlnRtIOn
shall be held on Saturday, August 29th
under the law, rules and regulations
governing such cases. Returns of
second election if any shall be made as
in case of the first above provided.
All persons desiring to become can
dldates for such positions shall file with
the Secretary of this body not later
than Monday, August 18th, 1914, their
written declarations of candidacy,
The polls shall be opened at O'Clock
Il, m. and closed at o'clock p. m. and
the election held under the general
election laws of the State of Louisiana.
Carried unanimously.
By Mr.. Page:
Be it resolved By the Police Jury of
the Parish of Natchitoches, La, in
regular session convened, that whereas
there has been filed with this body a
petition to that effect by the citizens
and residents of the road district COM
prising all of ward three of this parish
east of Red River, special election is
hereby called in said district for the
purpose of electing three Road Com
missloners to look after roads and
bridges and superintend the expendi-
ture of the special road and bridge tax
carried in said district, one of said
commissioners to be elected from the
Grapes Bluff district, one from the
middle of the said district east of Red
piver and one from the Alpha district;
aid election to be held on Saturday,
August 22nd, 1914.
That the Secretary shall cause to be
prepared for use at said election all the
necessary ballots, ballot boxes and
tally sheets.
That the polling place for said cleo
tion shall be at the regular polling at
Grapes Bluff, La, and that R. H.
Simmons, A. L. Messick and C. L.
Mayhem be and they are hereby ap-
pointed commissioners and Jno. +.
Scopini clerk to hold said election, all
of whom shall serve without compensa-
ton.
That the returns of said election
shall be made to the Secretary of this
Police Jury on Monday, August oath,
and on said day such Secretary shall
canvas the returns and declare the
result thereof.
No candidate shall be declared cleo
ted as Road Commissioner unless he
receives a majority of all votes cast
and in the event of candidates receiv-
ing less than majority, second cleo
tion shall be held on Saturday, August
29th under the laws, rules and regula-
tions governing such cases. Returns
of second election if any shall be made
as in case of the first above provided.
All persons desiring to become candi-
dates for such positions shall file with
the Secretary of this body not later
than Monday, August 18th, their
written declaration of candidacy.
Polls shall be opened at o'clock a
m. and close at 6 o'clock p. m. and the
election held under the general election
of the State of Louisiana.
Yeas, Messrs. Williams, Page, Par
ker, Taylor, Cockfield and Russell.
Nays, Messrs. Pierson, Adams and
Knott. Carried.