The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-04-29

NJ. L. Payne is appointed Clerk Of
said election, and said election,
shall be conducted under the laws of
the State of Louisiana applicable
thereto.
Sec. 4. That the President of the
Poli.e Jury is hereby instructed to
to give notice OF the special election
ordered by his proclamation publish
ed according to law, and in said pro-
clamation he shall announce that at
10 o'clock a. m. the 10Th. day of May
1915, the Police Jury will meet at its
regular meeting place in the City of
NatchitOches, La. in open public
session, proceed to open the ballot
boxes. examine and canvass the re-
turns of said special election.
The roll being called the vote on
the above ordinances was as follows:
Yeas: MeSsrs. Pierson, Williams,
Adams, Knott, Page, Parker, Taylor,
Cocktield, and Russell.
mays: None.
Carried unanimously.
AN ORDINANCE.
By Mr.. Pierson; Seconded by Mr..
Page
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of NatchitOches Louis
lana.
Sec /. That the following portion
of the Parish of Natchitoches Louis
lana, is hereby created into Road
District to be sknown as Road Dis
trict No Is, to-wit:
tion 81 and So, township lO, range I,
on the ward line between wards and
8, thence running north to its inter-
section with the East line of wards 8,
thence running south along the ward
line between wards 6, I, and tc the
south west corner of section I, town.
ship z, range z, thence east along the
ward line between wards and y to
the south east corner of section IL,
township I, range s, thence south on
the ward line between wards and 8
to the middle of Section 56, township
7, range 6. thence east along the
center of Section ST across Old River
to the dividing line between Sec
tion ~ and 73 thence in a north
easterly direction along the line be-
tween Section ~ and 73 to the South
line of section 9, township z, range 8,
thence along the south line OF said
section 8 to Cane River: thence in
northerly direction along the west
bank of Cane River to the point be-
tween the properto of j. AlhonSe
Prudhomme and Carroll Jones on the
Bank of Cane River where the south
line OF Road District No. IL to the
mint Of hnuinninn
Ana that the same be designated
as. Road District No 13, CT The Parish
of Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Vote on same: Yeas; Messrs. Pier
son, Williams, Adams, Knott, Page,
TAYLOR, Cocktield. Russell, Parker
Nays; None. Carried
By Mr.. Pierson:
That the following petition of
Citizens of Word Four be accepted.
70 the Hon. Police Jury of the Par
iSh of NatchitocileS, La.
We the undersigned taxpayers of
Ward Four of the Parish of Natchi-
toches. Ia order to construct and
maintain a gravel road from the
northern limits of Grand Ecore Traf-
tic bridge to and through the town of
Campti to a point on the Ward line
eetWeen Wards and 4, respectfully
petition your Hon. Body to create a
Road District embracing the follow
ing territory and portion OF Ward
Four, Viz:
Commencing at the northern end
of the Grand Ecore r. r. and traffic
bridge on the bank of Red River,
thence down the eastern bank of said
R..H a tllG
center OF the lane between the pro-
thence down the center of said lane
along a straight line 20 the eastern
line Of the right OF way of the Louis
lana Railway and Navigation Co.
thence in A northerly direction along
along the eastern line of the right
of way of said La. Ry. and Navigation
Co to a point opposite the southeast
limits of the Village of Campti. La.
thence in a northeaSterly direction 20
the southwest corner Of Sec. %, T..
IL. R. I, thence north along the
western line of said Sec. %, T. IL, r.
z, to the southeast corner of Sec. 20,
r. IL, r. I, thence west along the
southern line of said Section 20, T.
IL, r. Z, To the southwest corner Of
said Sec. 20, 4. IL, r. /, thence north
along the west line Of said section 20,
Il. IL, r. I, to the southeast corner of
section Is, t. II, r. I, thence west
along the south line of said Section
Is, T. IL. R. 7, to the dividing line of
Wards and 4, thence south along
said Ward line to Red River. thence
down along the eastern bank of Red |
River to the point of beginning.
The same to be, designated as Road |
District No. l5. We agree to vote a
special tax when submitted to vote |
to incur an indebtedness Of Forty |
Thousand 40,UU0.O0) dollars, the SAME
TO bear interest at The rate of Five |
per cent per annum, per principal
and interest to be Daid by special
tax on all aSSeSSable property |
in said Road District 40. Is, the
amount of the said tax to be fixed by
the Police jury not to exceed Ten
Mills in any one year to run for
Years, the said tax to be de-
voted TO the construction and main
Cainance of gravel road running
from the Grand Ecore bridge through |
the Village of Campti, to the Ward |
} line, through the territory above
designated and described as Road |
Dist. No. Is.
It being understood when a sum
sufficient to pay said principal and
interest shall be collected there shall |