The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-04-16

Proposition to levy 5 mill
special tax on the dollar on all
assessable property in said YES |
District No 10, of ward one
Parish of Natchitoches, as
above described for the pur-
pose of constructing and main
tanning roads and bridges in -
said Road District No. 10 ward
one, from the year 1914, in Mo
Guiding the year 1928.
Valuation Of Property ..............
Signature of Voter ................
Notice to voters: To vote in favor
of said proposition place cross (X) in
the square under the word Yes, to vote
against the said proposition place a
similar mark under the word No.
Sec. 3. That the Secretary is in
structed to have prepared for use all
the necessary ballots, ballot boxes,
! tally sheets and list of voters, assessed
valuation of property and complied
statement in number and amount.
Sec. 4. That said election be held in
accordance with the laws of the State
and at polling place No 2, at Natchito-
ches. The following are named Com
missioners and Clerk to serve at said
election: M. B. Tauzin, H. F. Crow
and P. Y. SOmpayrac, Commissioners
and E. 0. Payne, Clerk.
Sec. 5. That the President of the
Police Jury is hereby instructed to
issue his proclamation giving notice of
said special election herein ordered and
that the Police Jury will meet at its
regular meeting place on the LIST Mon
day in July in the Parish of Natchito-
thes, city of Natchitoches and open
and count the ballots in number and
amount and declare the result Of the
election.
Yeas. Messrs. Person, Williams,
Adams, Cockerham, Knott, Page, Par
ker, Derbanne, Cockfield and Russell.
| Carried.
By Mr.. Pierson.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
Natchitoches Parish La, in regular
session convened, that acting by virtue
and under authority vested in it under
Article 291 of the Constitution of 1893
of the State of Louisiana and acts
amendatory and relating thereto, that
in order to raise additional funds for
the purpose Of constructing, maintain
ing and repairing roads and bridges in
Road District No. 10 of the Parish of
Matchitoches, La, this day created by
ordinance of the Police Jury of said
parish there is hereby levied and i'm
posed per capita tax of one dollar per
annum for the year 1914 and each sub
sequent year upon each able bodied
male inhabitant of said road district
between the ages of eighteen and
| fifty-five years, except in incorporated
towns and Villages and municipalities
! that maintain there own streets who
shall not be subject to this tax atore-
said.
Be it further ordained that the fail
ure to pay said per capita tax on or
before the 1st day of November, 1914.
and on the 1st day of November of
each subsequent years is hereby de-
clared to be a misdemeanor, and any
party failing, neglecting or refusing to
pay said per capita tax within the time
above prescribed upon conviction they
shall be fined in the sum of not less
than one dollar, nor more than twenty
five dollars and in default of payment
be imprisoned in the parish Jail for a
period of not less than one day, nor
more than sixty days or both in the
discretion of the Court.
Belt further ordained that it shall
be the duty of the Assessor of the
Parish of Natchitoches to assess and
place said per capita tax upon his rolls
for the year 1914 and each subsequent
years in and for said road district &C.
cording to law. Carried.
By Mr. Russell.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Natchitoches.
Sec. l. That in accordance with a
petition of citizens from Road District
No. three, ward ten, Parish of Natchi
toches, special election is hereby or
dered to be held in said Road District
No. three, ward ten of the Parish of
Natchitoches on the 30th day of May
1914, at which shall be submitted to
the property tax payers of said Road
District No. three eligible and qualified
to vote at such elections the following
proposition:
To levy tax of five mills on the
dollar on all assessable property in said
Road District No. three OF the Parish
of Natchitoches, ward ten embracing
the following property:
All that portion of ward ten begin
mig at the north west corner of Sec
ton six, township six, range six. Nat
chitoches Parish La, thence run east
on the range line to the eastern line Of
Texas and Pacific Railway rightaway,
thence in a south easterly direction
along the said eastern line of the said
right of way of the said Texas and
Pacific right of way to the boundary
line between the parishes OF Natchito-
ches of Rapides, thence in south
westerly direction along the boundary
line dividing the parish OF Natchltoches
and Rapides to the intersection OF said
boundary line and the ward line be-
tween line eight and ten,. thence west
with said boundary line between. said
wards to the south west corner OF sec
ton 81, T6, N R w, thence north
along the line dividing ward seven and
ten to the place of beginning: Said
territory comprising Road District No.
three, Natchitoches Parish, La.
The said special tax to exist for
period of five years beginning and IN
Guiding the year 1914 and ending with
and including the year 1918. The said
tax to be solely devoted to construction
and maintenance of the roads and
bridges in the District No. three OF
Natchitocaes Parish. That the Secre-
tary of the Police Jury is hereby in
structed to have prepared for use at
the said special election sufficient
number of ballots on which shall be
printed the proposition submitted and
set forth in section one of this ordi-
nance in the following form, viz:
BALLOT.
Proposition to levy 5
mill special tax on the dol
lar on all assessable pro- NO
perty in said District three II
of ward ten, Parish of
Natchitoches as above des-
cribed for the purpose of
constructing and maintain