The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-03-20
AN ORDINANCE.

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said district of said parish. have petit
toned the police jury to order an cleo
ton in said district to determine wheth-
err or not a special five mills tax for
five years, beginning with the year 1915
and ending with the year 1919. shall De
levied and collected on all the property
in said district subject to taxation. for
the purpose of maintaining the public
roads in said District No. Z; and
Whereas. it is the opinion of this
body that the contemplated maintain
ance of public roads is for the public
welfare; and
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 levying and
collection of such tax on the property
of Road District Number Seven, 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,
Section l.
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 Seven of this parish at Mont
gomery precinct and Verda precinct on
Monday, April the 9Th, 1915, al
which election majority of the prop
erty taxpayers of said road district, in
number and amount, eligible to vote
and voting shall determine the PROPOSE.
ton to levy FIVE mills tax on all the
taxable property in said Road District
Number Seven in said parish for the pc.
Rod of FIVE years, beginning with the
year 1915 and ending with the veal
1919. for the purpose of building anc
maintaining the public roads in sale
Road District Number Seven.
Section 3
Be it further ordained. That the
clerk of the police jury is instructed t.
prepare for use at said election a suffi
cient number of ballots, on each Of
which shall be printed substantially the
provisions mentioned in section one o.
this ordinance, to-wit:
PROPOSITION. -
| Proposition to levy five w.
mills tax on all the property in Aen
Road District Number Seven,
Grant parish, Louisiana. for
period of five years, beginning
with the year 1915 and ending -
with the year 1919, both years =,
inclusive, for the purpose of NO
building and maintaining the
public roads in said Road Dis
trict Number Seven, Grant
parish, Louisiana.
| NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place a eros
(X) mark in the square after the wor,
yes" To vote against the PROPOSE
ton place similar mark in the squar
after the word mo.
Taxable valuation, S.........................
Signature of voter .............. .............
| Section 81
/ Be it further ordained, That the clerl
of the police jury is instructed to hav
prepared for use at said election al
necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets
registrars lists of property taxpayer
eligible to vote in said election and tn
valuation of their property, blank list
for entering the names of those VIII
actually voted at said election, and com
piled statement blanks for compiling
the votes in number and amount
Section A.
Be it further ordained, That the com
pensation of the election commissioner
at said election shall be three dollar
per day for one day, for the clerk tire
dollars per day for one day, for the re
turning officer three dollars per day fo
three days, and the said election sha
be held at the following polling place
and by the officers here named. eac
being a registered voter:
At Montgomery Precinct. H. WARD
low, R. A. Sellers and R. A. Wood:
commissioners; H. H. Horn, clerk
E. w. Rodgers, returning officer.
At Verda Precinct Milton O'Quinr
d. o. Morris and G. d. Smith, commits
sioners; l.. B. Woods, clerk; c. J
Hutchinson, returning officer.
Section g.
Be it further ordained, That MOTTO
of this election containing the propos
ton herein submitted to the voter
shall be prepared and signed by tn
president and secretary of the polio
: jury and shall be published in the off
E ciai journal four weekly insertions, tn
date of the first insertion to be not les
2 than thirty days before the date of tn
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