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

WucICdS tttOlC lilail OhC-AOdA I'll Va tDS
property taxpayers of Road District
Number 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-
err or not a special five mills TAX for
five 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 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, it
is the voluntary will of this body to call
the election herein provided for; and
| Whereas Article 293 of the Consti;u-
ton of 1918 authorizes the levying and
objection of such tax on the propert ~
of Road District Number Five, when
authorized 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 i.
hereby called to be held in Road Distric
Number Five of this parish at Rochell,
precinct and Selma precinct on Monday
he 4th day of January, 1915, at which
election majority of the property Ia,
payers of said road district, in numbe
and amount, eligible to vote and voting
shall determine the proposition to lev,
FIVE mills tax on all the taxable prop
erty in said Road District Number Fiv
in said parish for the period of fiv
Jears. beginning with the year 1915 ant
.nding with the year 1919, for the pur
pose of maintaining the public roads il
said Road District Number Five.
Be it further ordained, That 9TH
clerk of the police jury is instructed t
prepare for use at said election a suffi
Gent number of ballots, on each o
which shall be printed substantially
the provisions mentioned in section on
of this ordinance, to-wit:
PROPOSITION
Proposition to. levy a five Voc
mills tax on all the property
in Road District Number Five,
Grant parish, Louisiana, for a
period of FIVE years, beginning
with the year 1915 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, S..................
Signature of voter .......................
/ NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the propositio
submitted on this ballot place a eros
l(X) mark in the square after the wor
Eyes" To vote against the propos
ion place a similar mark in the squar
lfter the word ''No."
Be it further ordained, That the cler
If the police jury is instructed to hav
prepared for use at said election a
necessary ballot boxes. tally sheet.
registrars listsof property taxpayer
eligible to vote in said election and tn
'aluation of their property, blank list
for entering the names of those VIII
actually voted at said election. and con
oiled statement blanks for compilin
he votes in number and amount.
Be it further ordained, That the CON
oensation of the election commissioner
It said election shall be three dollar
yer day for one day, for the clerk tire
dollars per day for one day, for the re
turning officer three dollars per day TO
three days, and the said election sha
be held at the following polling place
and by the ufficers here named. eacl
being a registered voter:
No. l, at Rochelle precinct-T. M
Bradford, E. C. Wheat and Silas Nor
ris. commissioners; Milton Westberry
clerk; S. ]. Simmons, returning officer
No. 2, at Selma precinct-T. A. Bank
ston, DR.. w. B. Corley and H. !. Bre
land, commissioners; v. M. Mason
clerk; J. w. Hammond, returning of
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 polio