The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-12-19
AN ORDINANCE.

Five of Grant parish, Louisi-
ana, eligible to vote in tax election in
said district of said parish, have petit
toned the police jury to order an cleo
ton in said district to determine wheth-
er or not a special five mills tax for
i've years, beginning with the year
1916 and ending with the year 1919,
shall be levied and collected on all the
property in said district subject to tax
alton, for the purpose of maintaining
the public roads in said District No. s;
and
Whereas, it is the opinion of this
body that the contemplated maintain
ance of public roads is for the public
welfare; and
Whereas, aside from said petition, il
is the voluntary will of this body to call
the election herein provided for; and
Whereas Article 293 of the Constitu,
ton of 1918 authorizes the levying ano
collection of such tax on the property
Of Road District Number Five, when
at an election held for this
purpose; and
Whereas Act 256 of 1910. and amend
ments. provides the method of holding
such election; now, therefore,
Be it ordained by the police jury of
Grant parish, Louisiana, in regular ses-
sion convened, That an election is
hereby called to be held in Road District
Number Five of this parish at Rochelle
precinct and Selma precinct on Monday,
the 4th day of January, 1915, at which
election "a majority of the property tax
payers of said road district, in number
and amount, eligible TO vote and voting
shall determine the proposition to levy
a five mills tax on all the taxable prop
erty in said Road District Number Fiv.
in said parish for the period of fivs
years, beginning with the year 1885, an
ending with the year 1919. for the pur
pose of maintaining the public roads ir
said Road District Number Five.
Be it further ordained, That tn
clerk of the police jury is instructed
prepare for use at said election a sufi
cient number of ballots, on each
which shall be printed substantial
the provisions mentioned in section on
of this ordinance, to-wit:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy FIVE Vce
mills tax on all the property TO
in Road District Number Five,
Grant parish, Louisiana, for
period of five years, beginning
with the year 1916 and ending
with the year 1919, both years M
inclusive, for the purpose of -"
maintaining the public roads
in said Road District Number
Five, Grant parish, La.
Taxable valuation,
Signature of voter
NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the propositio,
submitted on this ballot place a eros
(X) mark in the square after the wore
yes" To vote against the PROPOSE
ton place similar mark in the squar.
after the word mo.
Be it further ordained, That the cleri,
of the police jury is instructed to hav,
prepared for use at said election a
necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets
registrars lists of property taxpayer,
eligible to vote in said election and tn.
valuation of their property, blank list.
for entering the names of those VIII
actually voted at said election. and COM
piled statement blanks for compiling
the votes in number and amount.
Be it further ordained, That the com
pensation of the election commissioner
at said election shall be three dollar
per day for one day, for the clerk thres
dollars per day for one day, for the re
turning officer three dollars per day fol
three days, and the said election shal
be held at the following polling place
and by the officers here named, eac.
being registered voter:
No. /, at Rochelle precinct-T. M
Bradford, E. c. Wheat and Silas Nor.
ris. commissioners; Milton Westberry
clerk; S. J. Simmons, returning officer
No. 2, at Selma precinct-T. A. Ban,
ston. DIR. w. B. Corley and H. l. Br,
land. commissioners; v. M. Masor
clerk; ]. W. Hammond, returning O.
ficer.
Be it further ordained, That motto
of this election containing the PROPOSE
ton herein submitted to the voter.
shall be prepared and signed by tn.
president and secretary of the polics
jury and shall be published in the off
cial journal four weekly insertions. the
date of the first insertion to be not less