The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-12-26
AN ORDINANCE.


Number Five of Grant parish. Louisi
ana, eligible to vote in tax election i,
said district of said parish, have peti
toned the police jury to order an cleo
ton in said district to determine wheth
er or not special FIVE mills tax 70,
five years, beginning with the yea,
l9l5and ending with the year 1919
: shslb ba levied and collected on ali tn.
propertR jim said district subject to tax
alton, for the purpose of MAINTAINING
the public roads in said District No. 5
and
Whereas, it is the opinion of thi.
body that the contemplated maintain
ance of public roads is for the publ,
welfare; and
| Whereas, aside from said petition, i,
is the voluntary will of this body to cal
the election herein provided for; and
Whereas Article 293 of the Constitu.
ton of 1913 authorizes the levying anG
collection of such tax on the property
Of Road District Number Five, when
authorized ac 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 majority of the property tax
payers OF said road district, in number
and amount, eligible 10 vote and voting
shall determine the proposition to levy
nve mills tax on all the taxable prop
erty in said Road District Number Five
IN said parish for the period of five
years. beginning with the year 1915 ana
ending with the year 1919, for the pur-
pose of maintaining the public roads in
said Road District Number Five.
Be 1t further ordained, That tn,
clerk of the police jury is instructed tc
prepare for use at said election q sufIi-
eient number of ballots, on each or
which shall be printed substantially |
the provisions mentioned in section one |
of this ordinance, to-wit:
PROPOSITION.
proposition to levy a five w., /
mills tax on all the property les /
n Road district Number Five. III
Grant parish, Louisiana, for Ill
period of five years, beginning Ill
with the year lR5 and ending II
With the year 1919, both years M. n
inclusive, for the purpose of NU n
the public roads II
n said Road District Number
tive, Grant parish, La. III
Taxable valuation, s..........
NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the proposition
unlimited on this ballot place a eros,
X mark in the square after the wore
Yes To vote against the PROPOSE
ion place similar mark in the souar.
fter the word mo"
Be it further ordained, That the clerl
T the police jury is instructed to hav.
repaired for use at said election al ;
ecessary ballot boxes, tally sheets.
sgistrar's lists of property taxpayers
igible to vote in said election and the
aluation of their property, blank list.
'r entering the names of those who /;
,tuaily voted at said election, and com. I
led statement blanks for compiling 3
e votes in number and amount. Z
Be it further ordained, That the com 3
'nsation of the election commissioners
said election shall be three dollars 2
r day for one day, for the clerk three }
liars per day for one day, for the re- 3
rning officer three dollars per day fol 2
rec days. and the said election shall y
held at the following polling place. :
d by the officers here named. each A
ing registered voter: 9
No. l, at Rochelle precinct-T. M.
adford, E. c. Wheat and Silas Nor 3
!. commissioners; Milton Westberry, Z
'rk; S. J. Simmons, returning officer. 3
No. 2, al. Selma precinct-T. A. Bank :
IN, DR.. W. B. Corley and H. l. Bre- Z
I'd, commissioners; v. M. Mason. Z
rk; ]. W. Hammond, returning Of !
er. IL
30 it further ordained, That notice ,
this election containing the PROPOSE
q herein submitted to the voters Z
III be prepared and signed by the | I
'sident and secretary of the police 3
y and shall be published in the off,
journal four weakly inearfions +ho 3