The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-28
VOL. XVI

Dc III ny Wv
of the Parish of Natchitoches:
sec. |. That the following petition
of resilient tax payers of Ward One OF
Parish of Natchitoches be received
and granted viz:
To the Hon. Police Jury Parish OF
NatchItoches La.
We the undersigned citizens and
tax payegs of Ward One, your PARISH
respectfully prav that you establish
separate road district to be known as
Road District No. 10. viz:
Road District No. 10.
BEGINNING at point on Cane RIVER
at the dividing Nne between property
Of n, l.. Bird, J. II. Williams, and
running thence East to Red River
along the northern line of the follow
ing properties owned by j. II Will
liams, +. S. Pharris. part of the prop
ertv of n, L. Bird, }. w. Jones, }. l.
Mccain. A. Sompayrac, NJ. j. Gun
ningham, Richard Spencer. ID. Z.
Scarborough, K. S. PharriS. NJ. +. AT
kins, and along the south line OF pro;
perties of heirs Of Wallace to Red
Said road district embracing all
that portion of Ward Gne lying North
of 1.-THE above boundaries and cane
River on the West and Red River on
che east.
Your petitioners pray that you call
q special election as soon as poSSlDle
of the property tax payers residing
within the limits of said road district
as to VIII .ther or not a special tax OF
5 mills on the dollar for 10 wears shall
be levied on all property liable 10 TAX
alton situated in said Dittrict. in
aid of the public roads and bridges
now constructed or which may be
constructed in said district.
That you also levy per capita tax
of One Dollar per year on all abie-bo-
died male citizens between the ages
of l8 and and Fifty Five years resid-
ing in said district in aid OF road and
bridges.
That In event said election is in
favor of said tax that you appoint II.
S, Crow, NJ B. Tauzin, and E. .
PAYNE an advisory committee to con-
fer and adviie with the Member OF
the Police Jury of ward One concern
ing the expidentureS of the Funds
rising from said taxes.
Respectfully,
Mrs. W. G. Jones P. V; Sompayrac
Joe Desidire Z. 0. Payne
Henry Hughes ID. I Crow
Louis DeBlieux Adrian Lestage
Mrs. NJ E. Payne M. Adron
M. B. Tauzin
l HEREBY certify that above list con-
tains more than one third of property
owners OF that District.
(Signed) d. j, HYAMS,.
Clerk.
Yeas: Messrs Pierson, VILLA m
Adams, Cockerham, Knott, Page Par
ker, Derbanne and Cocktield.
BY Mr.. Pierson:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Natchitoches. La.
Sec. 1. That the following portion
Of the Parish of Natchitoches,
Louisiana Is hereby created into
Road District to be known as Road
District No. TO-
Beginning at a point on Cane River
at Tie dividing line between the
property of n. L. Birds and j. H.
Williams and running thence East to
Red River along the northern line of
the following properties owned by j.
ii. Williams. e. S. PharriS, part Of the
property Of n. L. Bird, j. w. Jones,
j. l. Mccain, A. Sompayrac, M. +.
Atkins,
Said road district embracing all that
portion of Ward one lying north of
the above boundaries and Cane River
on the West and Red River the east.
Carried
BY Mr.. Pierson
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Natchitoches.
Sec. /. That in accordance with a |
petition of the citizens from Road Dis
trict No. 10, ward one, Parish of Nat
chitoches q special election is hereby |
ordered to be held in said Road District
No. 10, ward one of the Parish of Nat
chitoches on the 3Oth day Of May, 1914,
at which shall be submitted to the pro-
perty tax payers of said Road District
No. 10, eligible and qualified to vote at
such elections the following PROPOSE
ton:
To levy q five mill special tax on the
dollar on all assessable property in said
Natchitoches, ward one embracing the
following property:
Beginning at point on Cane River
at the dividing line between the pro-
perty of N. L. Bird and ]. H. Williams
and running thence east to Red River
along the northern line of the follow
ing properties owned by ]. H. Will
iiams, E. S. Pharris, part of the pro-
perty of N. L. Bird, j. w. Jones, ]. /.
Mccain, A. Sompayrac, M j. Cum
ningham, Richard Spencer, D. C. Scar
borough, e. S. Pharris, M. F. Atkins,
and along the south line of property of
heirs of Wallace to Cane River. said
Road District embracing all that por-
ton of ward one lying north of the
above boundaries and Cane River on
the west and Red River on the east.
The said special tax to exist for
period of ten years beginning with the
wear 1914, and ending with and includ-
ing the year 1923, the said tax to be
solely devoted to construction and
maintenance of the roads and bridges
in the District No. 10 of Natchitoches
Parish. That the Secretary of the
Police Jury is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use at the said i
special election sufficient number of s
ballots on which shall be printed the