The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-26
AN ORDINANCE

An ordinance ordering an election in
Ward and Road District No. Of the
Parish of Caldwell to ia Ike the sense of
the property taxpayers in said Ward
and Road District No. upon the ques-
ton of voting tax not to exceed ten
mills on the dollar of all taxable prop
erty in said district for twenty years
beginning with the year 1914, and to-
incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
therefor, in aid of the construction Of
public highway from Columbia by the
way of the towns of Grayson and Clarks
to the line dividing Wards 8 and A of
said Parish of Caldwell, and from q
point on saia road near Banks Spring
to the Columbia and Vernon road, and
thence along said Columbia and Vernon
road as far ali practicable, to the lins5
dividing WarasH and s Dc TN a 49,.
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Section 1. Whereas there has Seen
presented to the Police Jury of the
Parish of Caldwell petitions signed by
$50 of the property taxpayers of Ward
and Road District No. 4, eligible to
vote at such election, praying that a
special election be ordered to be held
in said Ward and Road District No. A,
at which shall be submitted the follow
ing propositions, to-wit:
First. To levy special tax not ex-
ceeding ten mills on the dollar on all
property in said Ward and Road Dis
trict No. 4 of the Parish of Caldwell,
La, subject to state taxation, annual
ly,for period Of twenty years begin
ming with the year 1914, for the pur-
pose of aiding in the construction of a
highway from the town of Columbia by
the way of the towns Of Grayson and
Clarks to the line dividing Wards 3 and
4 of said parish, and from point near
Banks Springs to the Columbia and
Vernon road, and thence along said
Columbia and Vernon road as far as
practicable to the line dividing Wards
4 and 5 of the Parish of Caldwell.
| Second. Incur debt and issue nego-
TABLE bonds therefor in the sum of
thirty thousand dollars, bearing inter-
est at a rate not greater than five per
cent per annum, and to levy and collect
a tax annually in excess Of all other
taxes, sufficient to pay the interest an
nually and the principal falling due
each year while any of the bonds thus
issued are outstanding; and in all things
according to the requirements, stipula-
lions and restrictions of Article 2Sl of
the Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana.
Therefore be it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of Caldwell in
regular session convened, That spec
ial election is hereby ordered to be held
in, Ward and Road District No. 4 of the
Parish of Caldwell, on Tuesday, the
2lst day Of July, 1914, at which cleo
ton Propositions Nos. and 2 as here
inabove stated shall be submitted to
the property taxpayers qualified to
vote at'said election.
Sec. 2. Be II further ordained, That
the Secretary of the Police Jury be,
and he is hereby. directed to have pre-
pared for use at said special election a
sufficient number of ballots, on each of
which shall be printed both of the prop
ositions defined in Section | hereof, ar
ranged In such manner as to enable the
voters to vote on each one separately,
and in the following form:
PROPOSITION NO. ONE.
10 levy a tax not exceeding ten mills
on the dollar of assessed valuation on
all property subject to state taxation
in said Ward and Road District No. 4
Tor period of twenty years beginning
with the year 1914, for the purpose of
aiding in the construction Of lublid
highway from the town of Columbia
by the way of the towns of Grayson
and Clarks to the line dividing Wards
and a of the Parish of Caldwell, and
from point on said road near Banks
Springs to the Columbia and Vernon
road; thence along the said Columbia
and Vernon road as far as practicable
to the line dividing Wards a
and of the Parish of Cald-
we'll, and if the voter shall de-
sire to vote in favor of the Yes
proposition No. l, he shall
strike outWith pen and ink the
WORD mo" printed upon said NO
ballot, and if he desires to
vote against said Proposition -
NO he shall strike out with pen ant
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