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

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 ward subject to
taxation for the purpose of building and
maintaining the public roads in said ward
Number Three. and
Whereas it is the opinion of this body that
the contemplated building and maintaining of
public roads is for the public welfare, and
Whereas aside from the said petition. il
is the voluntary win of this body to call the
election herein provided for, and
Whereas article 252 of the constitution of
1913 authorizes the levying and collection Of
such a tax on the property of Ward Number
Three when authorized by election held for
for the purpose. and whereas Act ESQ of
1910 and amendments provides the method
of holding such election; now, therefore:
Section BE it ordained by the police
jury Of Grant parish, Louisiana. in lawful
called to be held in Ward Number Three
OF Grant parish on the 18th day of July. 1915.
at which election majority of the property
tax payers of said Ward Number Three, in
number and amount, eligible to vote and vot-
ing shall determine the
PROPOSITION to levy five mills tax on
three, for period Of five years, beginning
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
pare for use at said election a sufficient num-
iie- Of ballots or each of which shall be
y ted ssbstanfisily the provisions mentioned
= se,Ion one of this. ordinance: towit:
PROPOSITION to levy a five -
mills tax on all the property in Voc
Ward Number Three Of Grant les
parish. Louisiana. for a 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 A'V
lie roads in said Ward Number
Three.
Signature of voter ---------------------
NOTICE TO VOTER-To vote in favor of
the proposition submitted on this ballot place
cross mark SN in the square after the
word Yes To vote against the PROPOSE
ton place a similar mark in the square after
the word 'No."
Section Be it further ordained. hat the
clerk of the police jury is instructed to have
ballot boxes. tally sheets. registrars lists of
property tax PAYERS eligible to vote in "a d
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 4.-Be it further ordained that the
compensation of the election commissioners at
one day, for the clerk three dollars per day
for day, for the returning officer three
dollars per day for three days, and the said
election shall be held at the following polling
places and by the officers here named each
being a registered voter:
At Creed Precinct.-C. F. Blackwell c. c.
Jones and L. NJ. Futrell, commissioners; Mar
shall Gentry. clerk, and Richard Newton. re-
turning officer.
At Dry Prong Precinct.-D V. Donaldson,
]. w. Smith and C. II. Mcbride, commission
ers; Odus Watson, clerk, and w. NJ. Bratton,
returning officer.
AT Antonio Precnct-P L. Miles. A. R.
Foster and N. G. Morgan, commissioners; W.
w. Ford, clerk, and T. c. Coleman, Jr., re-
turning officer.
Section 5.--Be it 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
rotary of the police jury and shall be pub
hshed 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 II o'clock noon,
the police jury will meet at the court house
in Cofax. in said parish, and there in public
session open the ballot boxes, and examine
and count the ballots, both as to number and /!
amount and examine and count the returns
and declare the result of said election, and
promulRate the same.
Adopted June !, 1915.
n. W. RICHARDSON, Prest.
r s. CAMERON Secretarv