The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-11-11

| mum, payable annually for the =
| purpose of constructing and
maintaining gravel road from IN"
| the Campti gate to Maricelli
| School House on Bayou Bour-
| beaux and to extend the present
gravel road NO. Is where it
, crosses to Frost Johnson tram
road. along the Model road toI
Black Lake. All in conformity
to an ordinance in reference
thereto adopted by the policel
Jury of the Parish OF .Jatchito-I
ches on on Oct. 5th. 1915.
Valuation of Property.....,.................
Signature of oter....................,....
NOTICE TT VOTERS: To vote
In favor of said proposition place a
cross y mark in the square below the
word YET" to vote against said
proposition place similar mark in
the square below the word ''NO".
And that the Secretary of the said
Police Jury be and she is instructed
to have prepared for use at said
special election all the necessary bal
lot boxes. tally sheets, list of Voters.
assessed valuation of property and
complied statement of voters In num-
Der and amount.
Sec. 8. That the polling place of
said election shall be polling place
No. One at Campti, La. of ward Four
of the Parish of Natchit0ches. and
III. d. Lestage, f. III. Barberousse,
and Jules Maricelli, are hereby ap-
pointed Commissioners of said cleo
tion, and j. B. Barberousse Is ap-
pointed Clerk of said election and
said election shall be conduc ted
under the laws of the State of Lou is
lana applicable thereto.
Sec, a. That the President of the
Police Jury IL hereby instructed to
give notice Of the special election
ordered by his proclamation publi-
shed according to law, and in said
proclamation he shall announce that
at 10 O'Clock a. m. on the 3rd. day of
January 1916 the Police Jury will
m let at its regular meeting place in
the City of Natchitoches, La. and in
open regular session proceed to open
the ballot boxes. examine and canvass
the returns and declare the result Of
the said election.
The roll being called the vote re-
suited as follows:
Yeas: MeSsrS. PierSon. Williams,
Adams, Knott, Parker, Taylor. Cock
field, and Russell.
Carried unanimously.
AN ORDINANCE.
By Mr.. Knott, seconded by MIR.
carried by unanimous vote,
to levy an annual License Tax upon
all persons, firms, corporations OF as
of persons, engaged in the
business of severing natural products
from the soil, viz: Minerals. includ-
ing oil, gas, sulphur and Halt. from
the soil and prescribing the mode and
method in which persons who NAV
become subject to said license tax
shall make report of their business,
ana to authorize the Sheriff OF Nat
chitoches Parish TO collect saiI
License ana providing a manner in
which said License Tax shall be col
lected.
SECTION /,
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, In
regular session convened; That there
be and is hereby levied an annual
License Tax for the year 1915 and for
each subsequent year, upon each per-
son association of persons, or business
firm or corporation, pursuing TIE
business Of serving natural products:
viz: minerals, including Oil, Gas,
Sulphur and Salt from the soil in;Nat-
Parish, La.
SECTION 3.
Ce IL further oadained that every
such person, firm association of per-
sons or corporations engaged in Nat
Parish, State OF Louisians
In the business OF serving naturai
products. viz: minerals, INCLUDING oil,
gas, sulpher and salt from the soil,
shall within 30 Gays after the, ex-
piration of each quarter, annual
period, expiring respectively, on the
Iast day of March, June, September
and December Of each yeag, file with
the Tax Collector of Natchitcches
Parish, Loui lana, statement under
oath, a duplicate report If that re-
luired to be tilGd with the Auditor of
The State of Louisiana Of the business
conducted by such persons, firms as
of persons or corporations in
Parish, Louisiana dur
Ing the last proceeding quarter, an
nnaI period and st the tilne of render
Ing said report, the said person, hrm.
association OF persons or corporation
shall at the same time pay to the Tax
Collector OF Natchitoches Parish, La.
Tor Natchitoclles Parish a license
equal TO one half OF one percent 81
the gross value OF the total prnduc-
tion, thereof less the royalty interest
occurring to the owner tE1ereof, the
license on which shall be eraid by said
land or royalty owner and the value