The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-19

AN ORDINANCE calling special election
for the purpose of submitting to the prop
trict Number One, who are authorized to
vote at such election under the constitu.
ton and laws of the State of Louisiana,
the following proposition, to-wt:
Whereas il is the voluntary will of the DO
lice jury of Grant parish to call an election
OF the property tax payers of Road District
Number One eligible to vote in a tax cleo
ton in the said Road District. for the pur-
ers of Road District Number One who are
authorized to vote al such election under the
constitution and laws of the State of Louis
lana, the
gotable bonds therefor of the said Grant pa
IRISH Road District Number One in the sum
of thirteen thousand dollars ($l3.o00), 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
at the rate OF five per centum per annum pay
able semi-annualy. and
Whereas, Article 2Sl of the Constitution of
1898 as amended by Act 1872 of the Legisla-
ture OF 1912. adopted by the people in No
Of 1910, as amended by Act 2is of 1912, de-
ciares the police jury of the parish of Grant
to be the governing authority through which
such road district of the said parish may incur
poses when so authorized at an election held
in the said road district. and
Whereas the assessed valuation of the said
road district of the said parish amounts to
hundred and thirteen dollars ($664, 2I3j 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
centum OF said assessed valuation and
whereas, the special tax necessary to be
annually levied to extinguish the proposed
,ndsosedness will approximate five mills, which
added to existing special taxes annually lev
led under article 2Sl of 1898. as amended,
to extinguish 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 il ordained by the police iurv
OF the parish Of Grant. Louisiana, in lawful
session ss n convened. That special election be,
District Number One of the parish Of Grant.
State OF Louisiana, on the 18th day of TuIv
1915, at which shall be submitted the follow.
ing p,op9siuon; To incur debt and issue ne
Road District Number One, in the sum Of
thirteen thousand dollars (sl3O0O) for the
purpose OF constructing, improving and main
tanning puoie roads together with bridges and
otnst necessary equipment within the limits Of
said road district. title to which shall vest In
the PUBLIC the said bonds to run for a De
rod OF five years and TO bear interest at the
rate of five per eetnum per annum PAYABLE
semi aRhuaiiy.
Section 2.-Be it further ordained that
me president of the police jury be and he is
hereby instructed to have prepared for use
AZ said special election sufficient number of
nsailosss on each of which shall be printed
the proposition mentioned in section one Of
TINS ordinance arranged in such manner as
70 enable the voter to vote said PROPOSE
ton, and in the following form: