The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-12

with the year 1915 and ending with the year
1919 for the purpose Of building and main
tanning the public roads in said Ward Number
Three.
Section 2.--Be it further ordained, That the
clerk q the police jury is instructed to pre-
Der of ballots on each of which shall be
printed substantially the provisions mentioned
IN section one Of this ordinance, to-wit:
PROPOSITION to- levy five ri
mills tax on all the property in W.
Ward Number Three Of Grant 1eS
parish, Louisiana, for period of
five years beginning with the
year 1915 and ending with the
year 1919. for the purpose of M
building and maintaining the pub
lie roads in said Ward Number
Three
NOTICE. TO VOTER-To vote in favor Of
the proposition submitted on this ballot place
cross marx X !. the sSsa, *. after n,aoe the
the .~n p p.asf N Sa%'a' marx :" 'ne square '
Section 3-Be it further ordained. That the
clerk Of the police jury Is INSTRUCTED to have
ballot boxes, tally sheets, registrars lists OF
property tax payers eligible to vote in said
election and the valuation of their property,
blank lists for entering the names of those
who actually vote in said election and COM
piled statement blanks. for compiling the
votes in number and amount.
Section BE it further ordained that the
compensation of the election commissioners at
said election shall be threeSdollars per day for
one day, for the clerk three dollars per day
for one day. for the returning officer, three
dollars per day for three days, and the said
places and by the officers here named, each
being registered voter:
At Greed Precinet.-C. F. Blackwell, G., G..
shall Gentry. clerk. and Richard Newton. re-
turning officer
Al Dry Prong Precinct.-D. v. Donaldson.
]. w. Smith and c. H. Mcbride. commission
ers; Odus Watson, clerk. and w. NJ Bratton.
At Antonia Precinct-P. I. Miles, A. K.
Foster and N. c. MORAN, commissioners; w.
w. Ford. clerk, and T. c. Coleman, Jr., re-
Section s.-Be ii further ordained. That
notice of this election containing the propo-
sition herein submitted to the voters shall be
prepared and signed BY the president and sec
| lished in the official journal four weekly in
sertions, the date of the first insertion to be
not less than 80 days before the date of the
election.
The said notice shall further recite that on
the l4th day of July. 1915. at IL o'clock noon.
| the police jury win meet at the court house
in Colfax, in said parish. and there in public
and count the ballots, both as to number and
amount, and examine and count the returns
and declare the result of said election, and
promulsafe the same.
On motion the following ordinance was
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas more than one-fourth of the
property tax payers of Ward Number Four
of Grant parish Louisiana. eligible to vote
have petitioned the police jury to order an
| election in said ward to Determine whether
or not special five mills tax for five years.
| beginning with the year 1915. and ending with
the year 1918. shall be levied and collected
on all the property in said ward subject to
taxation for the purpose Of building and
maintaining the public roads in said ward
Whereas il is the opinion of this body that
| the contemplated building and maintaining OF
public roads 10 for the public welfare, and
Whereas. aside from the said petition. Il
| election herein provided for. and
| Whereas article 232 of the constitution Of
| 1913 authorizes the levying and collection a
Four when authorized by an election held
| for the purpose. and whereas Act ESQ Of
| 1910 and amendments provides the method
Of holding such election; now. therefore:
Section l.-Be IL ordained by the police
| Jury of Grant parish, Louisiana, in lawful
session convened, That an election Is hereby
called to be held. in Ward Number -Four
of Grant parish on the 18th day Of July, 1918,
tax payers of said Ward Number Four, in
number and amount, eligible to vote and vot
ing shall determine the
PROPOSITION to levy five mills tax on
| all the taxable property in said ward Number
with the year 1915 and ending with the year
| 1919, for the purpose of building and main
tanning the public roads in said Ward Number
Four
Section BE II further ordained, That the
clerk of the police jury is instructed to pre-
pare for use at said election sufficient mum
| her of ballots each of which shall be
| printed substantially the provisions mentioned
n SEE section one Of this ordinance, to-wit:
PROPOSITION to levy five -
mills tax on all the property in Va
| Ward Number Four Of Grant 1cO
4 parish. Louisiana. for = period Of
| five years beginning with the
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