The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-04-23
Police Jury Proceedings.

By Mr.. Knott, seconded by Mr.Adams
That in accordance with petition OF
citizens of Ward Five and of PoWlat-
an. Ward three, relative to establish
ing a public road from Powhatan on
the Texas and Pacific r. Il. to Allen
in Ward Five be granted and that
the following be appointed ROAD ra-
GERS to trace said road viz. j. \.
Shackney, G B. Walker, W. (: Truly.
Frank Bustamento. Arthur JORDAN,
and John Gibbs, and that said traceFs
report back 10 the Police jury at
their next meeting,
Yeas: Messrs, Pierson. Williams,
Adams, Knott, Page, Parker, Der
banne and Russell.
Nays: Messrs. Cockernam and COCK
field.
By Mr.. Adams:
That the following petition OF cltlzens
of ward three be accepted
To the Hon. President ard Members
of the Police Jury in and for the parish
of Natchitoches, State of LOUISIANA.
We the undersigned property tax
payers of Road District No. =, IN ana
for the parish of Natchitoches, La.
living on East side of Red River OF
ward three constitute one third OF the
property tax payers OF said ward
qualified and eligible to vote In said
District in such election, respectfully
petition your Hon. body to order an
election in said Road District No. 8,
said parish according to law, at which
election there shall be submitted to the
property tax PAYERS of said DISTRICT
qualified and eligible to vote therein in
said district, the question and proposl-
ton Of voting ana levying for period
OF FIVE years, beginning with the year
1914 and including the years 1914, 1919,
1916, 1917 and 1918, special i've mill
tax upon the dollar upon all the pro-
perty situated in said Road District
No. 6, of Natchitoches Parish, La,
subject to state taxation for the pur-
pose of building, constructing and
maintaining roads and bridges in said
Road District,
Respectfully,
J. p Huckabay, r. H. Slmmans, +.
A. Walker, w. j. Johnson, j. A. Poole,
4. k. Perot, E. B. Fleming, E. A.
Adams, F. P. Dunn, R. A. Lowe, Oscar
LATTER, D. E. Blouse, j. .. Adams, j..
G Copel!ar, Jas. j. Copellar, f. j..
Adams. j. F. Scopini, R. w. Lowe, B.
D. Clrgill, Albert McLoren, |. J..
Frame. Train Jackson, J. H. Smith,
w. Il. Smith, A. L. Messick, 7. c.
Finley, w M. Smith. W. C. Harris, j..
NJ. Coffey, Jose Williams, William
Malkis, B. F Adams, w. E. Kirkham.
/ hereby certify that there appears
ON this list the names of one third of
prouerty tax payers on East side of
Red River in ward three, Natchitoches
Parish.
(Signed) D. J. HYAMS,
Clerk 18th Dist. Court, La. /,
and Registrar.
- Votes on the above stoed as follows;
.sa.s Yeas, Messrs. Plerson, Williams,
Adams, Cockerham, Knott, rage, Far
ker, Derbanne, Coekfeld. Carried.
BY MIR. Adams.
Be Il ordained by the Police Jury OF the Par,
ish Of Natchitoches
Sec. /, That in accordance with petition
Of the citizens from Road District No. 3. Ware
3. Parish Of Natchtoches. special election i
hereby ordered to be held In said Road Dlstrlc
No. Ward 3. of the Parish Of Natchitoches Oh
the 9Th day of May 1914. at which shall b
submitted to the property tax payers OF sax
Road District No. 6 eligible and quallhed tt
wi. at such elections the following proposition
To levy tax Of FIVE mills on the dollar on al
T the assessable property in said road District No
s Of the parish Of Naichiiochet Ward 3, embrac
ia the following territory,
All that portion Of Ward 3, East Of Re-
River not included in District No. 2. Said ter
riiory comprising Road District No; 8:
The said tax to exist for Periof OF Five year
beginning and including the year 1914. and end
ing with and including the year 1ol8 The san
tax to be solely devoted to construction an
maintenance Of the road and bridges in the Dis
uic, No. 6. Of Natchitoehes Parish, That tn
Secretary is hereby instructed to have prepare
for use at the said election a sufficient numbe
Of ballots on which shall be printed the ProPO
sitiop submitted and set forth in section one G
This ordinance in the following form.
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