The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-10-31
AN ORDINANCE.

whereas more IMAM One-IOurtn OF IN
property taxpayers of road district Nc
3, of Grant parish, La, eligible 10 vot
in tax election in said district of sal
parish, have petitioned this police jur
to order an election in said district I
determine whether or not special fiv
mills tax for five years, beginning wit
the year 1915 and ending with the yea
1919, shall be levied and collected on a
the property in said district subject t
taxation, for the purpose of maintain
ing the public roads in said road dis
trict No. 8, and
Whereas it is the opinion of this bod
that the contemplated maintenance @
public roads is for the public welfare
and
Whereas, aside from said petition,
is the voluntary will OF this body to ca
the election herein provided for, and,
Whereas Article 292 of the Constitu
ton OF 1918 authorizes the levying an
collection OF such tax on the propert
of road district No. 8 in this paris
when authorized at an election held 70
that purpose; and,
Whereas Act 256 of 1910 and amend
.nents provides the method of holdin
said election, now, therefore,
Section One
Be it ordained by the Police Jury O
Grant parish, La, in regular sessio
convened, That an election is hereb
called to be held in Road District No.
of this parish, at Greed precinct, DR.
Prong precinct and Antonio precinct
on Wednesday, the 18th day of Novem
Der, 1914. at which election a majorit,
of the property taxpayers of said dis
trict, in number and amount, eligibl
TO vote and voting, shall determine IN
PROPOSITION to levy FIVE mill
tax ON all the taxable property in lh
said road district for the period of fiv,
years, beginning with the year ISL
and ending with the year 1919, for tn
purpose OF maintaining the public road
in said district No. 8.
Section Two
Be it further ordained that the clerl
OF the police jury is instructed to pre-
pare for use at said election sufiicien
number of ballots, on each of which
shall be printed substantially the pro
visions mentioned in section one of thi
ordinance, to-wit:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy a five
mills tax on all the property Yes
in Road District No. 8, Grant
parish, Louisiana, for period
Of five years, beginning with
the year 1915 and ending with
,ne year 1919 inclusive, for M
the purpose of maintaining wv
the public roads in said road
district No. 3.
Taxable valuation
Signature of voter
NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote III layor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place eros.
Ky mark in the square after the wore
Yes To vote against the PROPOSE
ton place a similar mark after the
word ''No."
Section Three
Be it further ordained, That the
clerk of the police jury is instructed te
nave prepared for use at said electicr
all necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets,
registrars lists of property taxpayers
eligible to vote in said election and the
Valuation of their property, blank lists
for entering those VINO actually voted
at such election, and compiled state
ment blanks for compiling the votes In
number and amount.
Section A.
Be it further ordained, That the
compensation of the election commits
Sieners at said election shall be three
dollars per day for one day, for the
clerk three dollars per day Tor one day,
Tor the returning officer three dollars
per day for three days, and the said
election shall be held at the following
polling places and by the officials here
named, each being registered voter:
No. l, at Greed precinct-L. M. Flu
trell, G. +. Blackwell and w. X. Jones,
commissioners; }. w. Wyatt, clerk;
Richard Newton, returning officer.
No. 2, at Dry Prong precinct-I. B.
Sermons, DR.. D. v. Donaldson and j.
}. Dewitt, commissioners; Odus Wat
SON, clerk; VIM. Bratton, returning
officer.
NO. 8, at Antonio precinct-P. L.
Miles, j. w. Barron anu N. G. Morgan,
commissioners; w. w. Ford, clerk;
L. N. johnson, returning officer.
Section Five
Be it further ordained that notice of
this election containing the proposition
herein submitted to the voters shall be
prepared and signed by the president
and clerk of the police jury, and shall
be published in the official journal four
weekly insertions, the date of the first
insertion to be thirty days before the
date of the election. The said notice
shall further recite that on Friday the
18th day of November, 1914, at IL o.
clock m. the police jury will meet at
the court house in Colfax, in said par
ish, and there in public session open
the ballot boxes, examine and count
the ballots both as to number and
and examine and canvass the
returns and declare the result of said
election and promulgate the same.
r w RICHARDSON