The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-01-09

Whereas, aside from said petition, it
is the voluntary will of this body to call
the election herein provided for; and
Whereas Article 293 of the Constitu-
ton of 1913 authorizes the leyying and
collection of such tax on the property
of Road District Number One, when
authorized at an election held for this
purpose; and
Whereas Act 256 of 1910, and amend
ments. provides the method of holding
such election; now, therefore,
Be it ordained by the police jury OF
Grant parish. Louisiana, in regular ses-
sion convened, That an election IS
hereby called to be held in Road District
Number One of this parish at Colfax
and Paramount precinct on Thursday,
the l1th day of February, 1915, atwhich
election majority of the property tax
payers of said road district, in number
and amount, eligible to vote and voting
shall determine the proposition to levy
a FIVE mills tax on all the taxable prop
erty in said Road District Number One
in said parish for the period of FIVE
years. beginning with the year 1915 and
ending with the year 1919, for the pur-
pose of maintaining the public roads in
said Road District Number One.
Be it further ordained, That the
clerk of the police jury is instructed to
prepare for use at said election suffi-
cient number of ballots, on each OF
which shall be printed substantially
the provisions mentioned in section one
of this ordinance, to-wit:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition 10 levy five Yes
mills tax on all the property
in Road District Number One,
Grant parish, Louisiana, for a
period Of five years, beginning
with the year 1915 and ending
with the year 1919, both years M
inclusive, for the purpose of
maintaining the public roads /
in said Road District Number
One, Grant parish, La IL
Taxable valuation, $.....-...-....-.-........
Signature of voter
NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place a cross
(X) mark in the square after the word
Yes" To vote against the PROPOSE
ton place a similar mark in the square
after the word mo"
Be it further ordained, That the clerk
of the police jury is instructed to have
prepared for use at said election 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 the names of those who
actually voted at said election, and com.
piled statement blanks for compiling
the votes in number and amount.
Be it further ordained, That the com
pensation of the election commissioners
at said election shall be three dollars
per day for one day, for the clerk thre'
dollars per day for one day, for the re
turning officer three dollars per day TO
three days, and the said election shall
be held at the following polling place
and by the officers here named. eacl
being registered voter:
No. /, at Colfax-D. M. Mcknight
A. M. Goodwin and NJ. E. Swafford
i commissioners; R. M. G. Duncan
clerk; G. H. Mcknight, returning off
Ger.
No. 2, at Fairmount-B. H. Ran
dolph, ]. H. Blackshear and t. c
Bush, commissioners; F. c. Lacoui
clerk; j. P. Lewis, returning officer.
i Be it further ordained, That motto
of this election containing the propos
; ton herein submitted to the voter
2 shall be prepared and signed by tn
5 president and secretary of the polio
Jury and shall be published in the of
cial journal four weekly insertions, tn
date of the first insertion to be not les
than thirty days before the date of tn
election. The said notice shall furths
n recite that on Saturday. the 18th ds
y of February, 1915. at IL O'Clock nool
the police jury will meet at the cou
d house in Colfax, in said parish, ar
there in public session open the ball
y boxes, examine and count the ballo
!, both as to number and amount, and e,
q anime and count the returns and d
clare the result of said election al
promulgate the same.
! This January 4, 1915.
r. w. RICHARDSON.
/. R. S. CAMERON, President.
Secretary.