The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-01-09
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury
of Grant Parish.
AN ORDINANCE.
Continued from first page.

Number Two OF Grant parish, Louisi-
ana, eligible to vote In d tax election in
said district of said parish, have petit
toned the police jury TO order an eiec-
ton in SAID dis rict To determine whetn-
er or not a special five mills tax for
five years, beginning with the year
1915 and ending with the year 1919,
shall be levied and collected on all the
property in said district subject to tax
alton, lor the purpose of maintaining
The puLiic roads in said District No. z;
and
Whereas, it is the opinion of this
cody that the contemplated maintain
ance of public roads is for the puolic
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 a tax on the property
of Road District Number Two, 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 Two of this parish at Pollock
precinct, Simms precinct, Bruce's Mil.
and Bagdad precinct on Thursday,
the 18th day of February, 1915, at which
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
five mills tax on all the taxable prop
erty in said Road District Number Two
in said parish Tor 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. Two.
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 to levy a five Voc
mills tax on all the property A00
an ..o4u District Number Two,
Grant parish, louisiana, for
period of five years, beginning
with the year 1915 and ending
with the year 1919, both years No l.
inclusive. for the purpose of wv
the public roads l.
in said Road District Number
Two, Grant parish, La. u
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 similar mark in the square
after the word ''No.'
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 CON-
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 three
dollars per day for one day, for the re-
turning officer three dollars per day for
three days, and the said election shall
be held at the following polling places
and by the efficers here named. each
being registered voter:
No. /, at Pollock-E. C. Gates, Ma
than Shaw and R. o. Nugent, commits
sioners; Wiley Johnson, clerk; ]. T.
Lee, returning officer.
No. 2, at Simms-L. Williford. Co.
lumbus Delaney and Ben Darlington,
commissioners; ]. H. Coulson, clerk;
H. S. Darlington. returning officer.
No. 8. at Bruce's Mill = Columbus
Griffin, Riley Turner and Will Chandler,
commissioners; Martin Chandler, clerk;
Fred Turner, returning officer.
No. 4, at Bagdad-J ohm James, L. E. !
Hadnot and J. M. Anthony. commits
Crawford James, clerk; J. w.
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