The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-12

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the president of the police jury be and he is
hereby instructed to have prepared for uss
at said special election sufficient number Of
ballots, each of which shall be printed
the proposition mentioned in section one OF
this ordinance arranged in such a manner
to enable the voter to vote on said PROPOSE
ton, and in the following form:
For The Issuance of Bonds
Proposition to incur debt and is W.,
sue bonds of Grant Parish Road lCc
District Number One TO the amount
Of thirteen thousand dollars (sl3,-
000) to run for five years, bear
ing interest at the rate of five per
centum per annum payable semi
annually, for the purpose of con- =,
structin,g improving and maintain No |
ing public roads, together with
bridges and other necessary equip
ment within the limits of said road
district, title to which shall vest in
the public. -
Taxable valuation $-----------------
Signature Of voter rrnc - = = g., -
the proposition submitted upon this ballot
place cross mark (X) in the square after
the word Eyes" To vote against it place .
similar mark after the word No.
And that the president be and he is hereby
instructed to have prepared for use at SAID
special election all necessary ballot boxes, tall
| sheets. lists of voters. assessed valuation o
| properties and compiled statements of voters
| in number and amount.
Section BE it further ordained thai
| the polling places for said election shall be
| the election precincts named as follows. and
| the election shall be held by the followini
| officers:
AT Colfax Precinct-D NJ Mcknight, E. A.
Mathis and NJ. F. STAFFORD. commission
ers; A. NJ Goodwin. clerk; and G. H. Nc
Knight returning officer.
AT Paramount Precinct-F C. Lacour, J.
| p. Lewis and A. Barron. commissioners; j. D.
Logan. clerk; and Garland Dean. returning
officer.
| The compensation of said officers shall be
three dollars per day each, and the said cleo.
| ton shall be conducted under the laws of this
| State applicable thereto.
Be il further ordained, That notice of this
| election containing the proposition herein sub.
| mtted 10 the voters shall be prepared and
| signed by the president and the secretary of
the police jury. and shall be published by
| the secretary in the official journal by four
| weekly insertions. the date of the first in
sertion to be not less than 80 days before
the date Of the election
| The said notice shall further recite that on
the i4th day of July, 1915. the second day
| following said election. at IL O'Clock, m, the
| police jury viii meet at the court house in
coIfax in said parish Of Grant, and there IL
! inc and count the ballots both as to number
| and amount and examine and canvass the re-
| turns and declare the result of said election
and promulgate the same.
On motion the following ordinance was
/ AN ORDINANCE calling special election
| for the purpose of submitting TO the prop
| erty tax payers of Grant parish road dis
| trict number five, who are authorized to
| vote at such election. urder the constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana the fol-
lowing proposition, to-wit:
| Whereas il is the voluntary will of the .po-
lice jury of Grant parish to call an election
| OF the property tax payers of Road District
Number Five. eligible to vote in a tax cleo
ton in the said road district. for the purpose
Irf I.<<~.e< - Il
Road District Number Five Who are author.
lied to vote at such election under the consti-
| tuition and laws of the State of Louisiana the
PROPOSITION to incur debt and issue ne
! gctiable bonds therefor of the said Grant pa
| IRISH Road District Number Five in the sum
| of sixteen thousand and five hundred dollars
| (s16500). for the purpose of constructing i'm
proving and maintaining public roads together
with bridges and other necessary equipments
within the limits of the said road district. title
4 to which shall vest IN the public, the said
bonds to run for a period Of five years and
TO bear interest at the rate of five per centum
per annum payable semi-annualy, and
Whereas Article 2sl of the constitution Of
1898 as amended by Act l52 of the Leeisla
nbs Of S5 aSGp ss, b ss 'ss people IS Mo
of 1910 amended by Act 2iS of 1912, de
clares the police jury of the parish of Grant
to be the governing authority through which
such road district of the said parish may in
cur debt and issue negotiable bonds for such
purposes when so authorized at an election
held in the said road district. and
Whereas the assessed valuation of the said
road district of the said parish amounts TO ono
million and eighty dollars Isl .000.0 s0). and the
existing bonded Indebtedness incurred under
article Pei of the constitution of 1898 a.
amended amounting to nothing at present add
ed to the proposed indebtedness does not ex
coed the constitutional limit of ten per cent
um of said assessed valuation, and
Whereas, the special tax necessary to b
annually levied to extingush the proposed in
debtedness will approximate five mills, which
added to existing special taxes annually levied
under article 2Sl of 1893 as amended to ex
tinguish the Indebtedness incurred under sait
article win not exceed the constitutional iim
of property of the said road district; nov
therefore:
Section l.-Be ii ordained by the police jur,
of the parish of Grant. Louisiana, in Lawful
session convened, That special election b,
. and hereby is ordered to be held in Road Dis
. trict Number Five of the parish of Grant
at which, sha be- hs 81
| proposition: To incur debt and issue nego
table bonds therefor Of the Grant parish Roas
: District Number Five in the of sixteer
thousand and five hundred dollars ($16. 5000
for the purpose of constructing. improving
, and maintaining public roads together will
bridges and other necessary equipments with
in the limits of said road district, title t
which shall vest in the public, the said bond
! to for a period of five years and to bea
interest at the rate Of five per centum pc
annum payable semi-annuiiy
Il Section BE il further ordained. Tha
the president of the police jury be and he i
hereby instructed to have prepared for us
| az said special election, sufficient number o
: ballots. each of which shall be printed tn
. proposition mentioned in section one of thi
ordinance, arranged in such manner As Il
J enable the voter to vote on said proposition
: and in the following form:
/. FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Proposition to incur debt and is
| sue bonds of Grant parish road dis
| trict number five to the amount of | Yes
D sixteen thousand and five hundred
, dollars ($16,S00) to run for five
years bearing interest at the rate of
five per centum per annum pay
able semi-annuslly for the purpose
/, of constructing. improving and NJ
( maintaining public roads together NV
7 with bridges and other necessary
| equipments within the limits of said
{ | road district. title TO which shall