The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-11-21

erty in Road District Number Three,
Grant parish, Louisiana, for period OF
five years, beginning with the veal
1915 and ending with The year 1919, in
J elusive, for the purpose of maintaining
} the public roads in said District Num-
) Der Three, and
Whereas said election was held and
the returns thereof were canvassed bv
this police jury according to law and to
notice given on the 7th day of October.
1914, and the result of said election
was declared to be that the majority in
number and amount of the taxpayers
of the said District Number Three vot-
ed in favor of said proposition; now,
therefore,
Be II ordained by the police jury of
Grant parish, in lawful session conven-
ed, That the proposition to levy a five
mills tax on all the property in Road
District Nrrrosr Three, Grant parish.
louisiana, FOR d period of five wears.
beginning with the year 1915 and end
ing with the year 1919, inclusive. for
the purpose OF maintaining the public
foaes IN said District Number Three.
carried, ana SAID tax as proposed is au-
thorizsi and required by law 10 be lev
led. assessed and collected on all the
properly of said Road District Number
fn.ee, Grant parish, Louisiana.
Be it further ordained, That the re-
suit of the said election shall be pro-
mulgated by the president and secre-
cary OF the police jury by publication in
one Issue OF the official journal the no
.ice OF PRONUNCIATION to oe signed by
cne president aid the secretary.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, That, whereas, at the
election held November IL, 1914. in
Road District Number Three, Mr.. w.
y. Hutchinson aud Mr. L. j. Walker
received majority OF the votes cast
-or two road commissioners Tor said
iisrlct, to serve anIii November, 1916. !
ne said Hutchinson and Walker are
hereby declared 20 be members OF the
BOARD of Rad commissioners Tor Road
District Number Three.
Inc iohowing process verbal was
hen read, nside.e d n signed:
'aJCEa NERDAl- VI Canvas Or ELEC-
TloN Returns.
Be !. known aAd re.nemDered that On {
his the l5Cn Jay OF lsCseinber, 1914.
{ IL D clocA M, in ACCORDANCE wa, an
roliiencs OF this ponee jury adopted on '
ne TN DAY OF October. 1914; notice OF
men was issued and paoiished, ac-
ordlng to law the undersigned mem y
ers OF the police jurJ OF Grant parish,
oulslana, oeing quorum thereof, in
aDiic session at the court house in
nj parish, and according 10 law open
ali the ballot boxes used in and ~
nich were received from the commits
orers of the election he'd the 1lth
~ o. November. 1914, in accordance 4
7
ltn said ordinance, and there pro- y
'eded 10 count the ballots both III \
iinber ana amount for and against. q
determine the proposition to levy
re mills tax on all the property in Road z
srrict Number -Four, Grant parish, y
'ulslana, for period of five years n
with the. year 1915 and end y
9 with the year 1919 inclusive for the U
rpose OF maintaining the public roads @
said Road District Number Four. q
The result OF said count was AZ BAL Z
s and fifteen thousand two hundred y
four isis. 2O4) dollars in favor OF y
d. proposition, and z ballots and two y
,usand four hundred and six (S24O6) q
liars against said proposition, and q
> majority both in number and 4
ount cast by the property tax paw <
OF the said Road District Number u
ur In said election being in favor y
'reof, and at the same time and place -
did examine and canvass the returns =
evidenced by the duplicate tally =
let and duplicate compiled state x
mt, the correctness of both being -
orn to by the commissioners accord -
to law; and finding also that said -
1rns Indicated majority both ia y
nner and amount of properly in fav- 4
,1 SAID proposition, therefore we de-
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