The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-11-07
ANORDINANCE

I
8. OF Grant parish, La, eligible to vote
in tax election in said district of said
parish, have petitioned this police jury
10 order an election in said district to
determine whether or not special FIVE
mills tax for Ave years, beginning with
the year 1915 and ending with the year
1919, shall be levied and collected on all
the property in said district subject to
taxation, for the purpose of maintain
ing the public roads in said road dis
trict No. 8, and
Where's it is the opinion of this body
that the contemplated maintenance of
pubic roads is for the public welfare,
and
Whereas, aside from said petition, it
is the voluntary will of this body to call
the election herein provided for, and,
Whereas Article 292 Of the Constitu-
ton OF 1918 authorizes the levying and
collection OF such tax on the property
of road district No. in this parish
when authorized at an election held for
that purpose; and,
Whereas Act 256 of 1910 and amend
menls provides the method of holding
said election, now, therefore,
Section One
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
Grant parish, La, in regular session
convened, That an election is hereby
called to be held in Road District No. 3
of this parish, at Greed precinct, Dry
Prong precinct and Antonio precinct,
on Wednesday, the 18th day of Novem-
Der, 1914, at which election a majority
of the property taxpayers of said dis
trict, in number and amount, eligible
to vote and voting, shall determine the
PROPOSITION to levy a FIVE mills
tax on all the taxable property in the
said road district for the period of five
years, beginning with the year 1916
and ending with the year 1919, for the
purpose OF maintaining the pubic roads
in said district No. 3.
Section Two
Be il further ordained that the clerk
OF the police jury is instructed to pre-
pare Tor use at said election a sufficient
number of ballots, on each of which
shall be printed substantially the pro-
visions mentioned in section one of this
ordinance. to-wit:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy five
mills tax on all the property Yes
in Road District No. 3, Grant
parish, Louisiana, for period
of five years, beginning with
the year 1915 and ending with
the year 1919 inclusive, for No
the purpose of maintaining wv
the public roads in said road
district No. 3.
NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place cross
(X) mark in the square after the word
Yes. To vote against the PROPOSE
ton place similar mark alter the
word NO."
Taxable valuation $...................
Signature of voter ....................
Section Three
Be it further ordained, That the
clerk of the police jury is instructed to
have prepared for use at said election
all necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets,
registrars lists of property taxpayers
eligible to vote in said election and the
valuation of their property. blank lists
for entering those who actually voted
at such election, and compiled state
ment blanks for compiling the votes in
number and amount
Section A.
Be it further ordained, That the
compensation of the election commits
sioners at said election shall be three
dollars per day for one day, for the
clerk three dollars per day Tor one day,
Tor the returning officer three dollars
per day for three days, and the said
election shall be held at the following
polling places and by the officials here
named, each being a registered voter:
No. 1, at Greed precinct-L. M. Flu
trell, G. F. Blackwell and w. r. Jones,
commissioners; j. w. Wyatt, clerk;
Richard Newton, returning officer.
No. 2, at Dry Prong precinct-I. B.
Sermons, DR.. d. w. Donaldson and j.
}. Dewitt, commissioners; Odus Wat
son, clerk; VIM. Bratton, returning
officer,
No. 8, at Antonio precinct-P. L.
Niles, j. w. Barron and N. G. Morgan,
commissioners; w. w. Ford, clerk;
l.. N. johnson, returning officer.
Section Five
Be it further ordained that notice of
this election containing the proposition
herein submitted to the voters shall be
prepared and signed by the president
and clerk of the police jury, and shall
be published in the official journal four
weekly insertions, the date of the first
insertion to be thirty days before the
date of the election. The said notice
shall further recite that on Friday the
18th day of November, 1914, at IL o.
clock M. the police jury will meet at
the court house in Colfax, in said par
ISL, and there in public session open
the ballot boxes, examine and count
the ballots both as to number and
amount and examine and canvass the
returns and declare the result of said
alpcftop and propo1luofo tho corna