The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-26

AN OkDlNANNE calling special election
for the purpose Of submitting to the prop
erty tax payers of Grant parish Road Dis
trict Number One, who authorized to
vote at such election under the constitu-
ton and laws of the. State of Louisiana,
the following proposition, to-wit:
Whereas it is the voluntary will of the po-
lice jury OF Grant parish to call an election
Of the property tax payers of Road District
ton in the said Road District. for the pur-
pose of submitting TO the property tax pay
ers of Road District Number One who are
authorized TO vote at such election under the
constitution and laws of the State of Louis
PROPOSITION to incur debt and issue ne
gotiable bonds therefor of the said Grant pa
IRISH Road District Number One in the sum
of thirteen thousand dollars t$13,000), for the
purpose of constructing. improving and main
tanning public roads, together with bridges and
other necessary equipments within the limits
of the said road district, title to which shall
vest in the public, the said bonds to run for
period Of five years. and to bear interest
al the rate of five per centum per annum pay
able semi-annualy. and
Whereas. Article 2sl of the Constitution of
1893 as amended by Act i32 of the Legisla-
ture of 1912. adopted by the people in No
vember. 1912, and Act ESQ of the Legislature
Of 1910. as amended by Act 2ls of 1912, de-
clares the police jury of the parish of Grant
to be the governing authority through which
such road district of the said parish may incur
debt and issue negotiable bonds for such pur-
poses when so authorized at an election held
in the sid road district. and
Whereas the assessed valuation of the said
road district of the said parish amounts to
six hundred and sixty four thousand. two
hundred and thirteen dollars ts6642l3) and
the existing bonded Indebtedness incurred un-
der Article 28l of the constitution of 1898
as amended amounting to nothing at present,
added to the proposed Indebtedness does not
exceed the constitutional limit of ten per
centrum of said assessed valuation and
Whereas, the special tax necessary to be
annually levied to extinguish the proposed
Indebtedness will approximate five mills, which
added to existing special taxes annually lev
led under article PSI of 1898 as amended
to extineuish the indebtedness incurred under
said article will not exceed the constitutional
limit OF ten mills per annum upon the dollar
of assessed valuation of the property of the
said road district; now, therefore,
Section BE it ordained by the police Jury
OF the parish of Grant, Louisiana, in lawful
session convened, That special election be,
and is hereby ordered to be held in Road
District Number One of the parish of Grant,
State of Louisiana. on the 18th day of July.
1915, at which shall be submitted the follow
ing proposition: To incur debt and issue ne
eotiable bonds therefor of the Grant parish
Road District Number One in the sum of
thirteen thousand dollars (si3ooo1 for the
purpose of constructing, improving and NAM
tanning public roads together with BRIDGES and
ether necessary. equipment within the limits Of
said road district, title to which shall vest in
the public, the said bonds to run for pc
Rod OF five years and to bear interest at the
rate OF frye per cetrium per annum payable
semi annually.
Section BE it further ordained that
the president of the police jury be and he is
hereby instructed TO have prepared for use
at said special election sufficient number of
ballots, each of which shall be printed
the proposition mentioned in section one of
this ordinance arranged in such a manner as
TO enable the voter to vote on said proposi-
ton, and in the followingoform: