The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-03

| .fx oADiNANSE calling special election
tor the purpose OF submitting TO the prep
| erty tax payers of Grant parish Road DIS
| trict Number One, who are authorized "a
vote at such election under the constitu,
ton aad laws of the State of Louisiana
the following proposition. to-wit:
| whereas II IS the voluntary will of the DO
hee jury OF Grant parish TO call an election
q inc property tax payers of Road Distric;
lion in the said Road District, for the pur-
| pose of submitting to the property tax pay-
| ers OF Road District Number One who a.e
authorized to vote at such elect on under the
constitution and laws Of the State of LOUIS
iana, the
PROPOSIT ION to incur debt and issue ne
sot'able bonds therefor OF the said Grant la
rish Road District Number One in the sun
Of thirteen thousand dollars (Sl30J0). for tns
purpose OF constructing, improving and main
tanning public roads. together with bridges AID
ether necessary equipments within the lint
OF the said road district, title to which shat
vest IN the public. the said bonds To run for
period Of five years. and to bear interest
4 the rate of five per centum per anuurn pay
sole scmi-annuslly, and
Whereas, Article 2Sl of the Constitut;on ~
1898 as amended by Act 81 OF the I.es:s's
ture. of 1912, adopted by the people in No
Ferrcer, 1912, and Act 2S6 OF the Legislature
eiaTes the police jury of the parish Of Graft
70 be the governing authority through which
uch road district of the said parish may incur
deht and issue nefotatle bonds for such par
L.
m the said road district and
W hereas the assessed valuation of the said
road district of the said parish ar=ounts "a
* hun hundred AID sixty four thousand, two
me existing bonded Indebtedness incurred IN.
Ger Article 26l of the constitution of 1895
as amended amounting to nothing at present. |
added to the proposed Indebtedness does uof
Exceed the constitutional limit of ten per
centum OF said assessed valuation and
whereas, the special tax necessary To be
annually levied to ex.ineuish the proposed /
Indebtedness viii approximate five mills which
aaaea 70 EXISTING SPECIAL taxes annually lev
led under article 23l of 1893 as -,,srd.d
70 ext-nfuiSa the Indebtedness incurred rnd~r
sa'd article will not exceed the Constitutional
irnit OF ten mills per annum upon the doila, |
of assessed valuation of the property of the
said road distr ct; now, therefore
Section i.--Be it ordained by the police ;urv
81 the parish of Grant. Louisiana. in awful
session convened hat special election he |
aad Is hereby ordered to be held in Road
sas.le' Number One of the parish of Grant.
siS, at which shall be submitted the follow
ns proposition: To incur debt and issue ne.
rotlabie bonds therefor of the Grant marsh
i,;s.a District Number One. in the sum of
purpose OF constructing, improving and mar
aiming public roads together with BRIDES ana
'lnsr necessary equipment within the limits OF
aiu road district. title to which shall vest in
ne puoilc the said bonds to run for a ne |
iod OF five years and to bear interest At he {
P~sao'e
Section 2.--Be it further ordained ,b,, /,
a nc Pnesioent OF the police jury be and he is
ereny instructed to have prepared for use d
said special election a sufficient number ~ | r
ailofs on each of which shall he or;ntsd J
ne proposition mentioned in section ono az
's oruinance arranged in such manner as
enable the voter to vote on said PROPOSE {
on, and in the following form. .