The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-05-13
Valuation of Property 8.

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Notice to Voters: 10 vote in favor
of said proposition place cross (X)
mark in the square under the word
I Els, to vote against said proposition
place similar mark under the word
NO.
Section 8. That the Secretary
Is a1areby instruetad "a have pras
pared for use at said election
all necessary ballot boxes, tally
sheets, list of voters; assessed valua-
tion of property and complied state
ment of voters in number and assess
ment.
Section 4. That said special cleo
tion be held in accordance with the
laws of the State and at Craigle
School house OF Ward 10. Parish or
Natchitoches, the following are here
by appointed Commissioners to serve
at said election, viz:
r. j. Merrell, III. E. Anderson, and
j. NJ. Cotton, Commissioners, and
Houston Wise, ,sClerk of said election.
Section 8. That the President of
the Police Sury is hereby instructed
to issue his proclamation giving
rotice of tn S Special election herein
ordained and to announce that at 10
O'Clock a. M, Monday the 10Th, day
Eof May 1915, this Police Jury will
meet at the Court House in the City
Eof Natchitoches, La. and open the
ballot boxes and count the ballots in
number and amount and declare the
result thereof.
Yeas: Messrs Pierson, Williams.
Adams, Knott, Page, Parker. TAvlor,
Cockfield. Russell Carried.
EBy Mr.. Pierson;
/ That the following petition Of cIti-
Ezens Of Ward $, be accepted.
| TO the Honorable Police Jury of the
Parish of Natchitoches:
| We the undersigned tax payers of
ward 8 of the parish of Natchitoches,
Louisiana, in order to construct,
maintain, gravel or dirt public roads
within the limits of the territory
hereafter set forth, respectfully petit
tion your Honorable body to create a
road district embracing the following
territory and portion of ward 9 of
the Parish of Natchitoches viz:
Commencing at the corner of Sec
tion 81 and 90, township 10, range z,
on the ward line between wards
and 8. and running thence west along
the north line of ward 8 to its inter
section with the East line of ward 4:
thence running south along the ward
line between wards q. and 8 to the
South west corner of section 7, town
ship z, range Z; thence east along the
ward line between wards 7 ana to
the south east corner OF se9tion II,
township, Z, range 9; thence south on
the ward line between ward Z, and 9
to the middle of section 56, township
I, range 6; thence east along the
center of section 56 across Old River
TO the dividing line between section
IL and 73; thence in a northeastern
direction along the line between sac
tion Y aud 73 to the south line of
section 0, township 8, range 6; thence
along the south line of said section
3 to Cane River; thence in a northerly
direction along the west bank of Cane
River to the point between the
property OF J. Alphonse Prudhomme
and Carol Jones on the Bank of Cane
River where the south line of Road
District No. Ii, commences; thence
along the south and west line of said
Road District NO. l3, to the point of
beginning.
And that the same be designated
As Road District No. Is, of the Par
ash of Natchitoches, Louisiana.
We agree to vote special tax
wien submitted to vote TO incur
an Indebtedness of (50,0O0.00) Fifty
Thousand Dollars, the same to bear
interest at the rate of per cent per
annum, principal and interest to be
paid by special tax on all assessable
property In said road district No
the amount of the said tax TO be tx
ed annually by the Police jury not TO
exceed 10 mills in anY one year. -
run for 20 ears the said tax TO bs
detaTed to the instruction ami
u'aintenance of gravel road running
sroa point on the Bank of Cane
River through or near the planta-