The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-10-21

maintaining RTdNel TOdu from
the Campti gate to Maricelli1
; School House on Bayou Bour-
beaux and to extend the present
gravel road NO. Ia where it
crosses to Frost johnson tram
road. along the Model road to
Black Lake. All in conformity
to an ordinance in reference
thereto adopted by the Police
jury of the Parish OF IIajchito-
ches on on Oct. 5th. 1915. -
Valuation Of Property...................,....
Signature of Voter........................
| NOTICE TT VOTERS: To vote
IN favor Of said proposition place
cross X mark in the square below the
| word YET" to vote against said
proposition place a similar mark in
the square below the word mo-.
And that the Secretary of the said
Police Jury be and she is instructed
to have prepared for use at said
special election all the necessary bal
lot boxes. tally sheets, list of Voters,
assessed valuation of property and
complied statement of voters in num-
Der and amount.
Sec. 3. That the polling place OF
said election shall be polling place
No. One at Campti. La. of ward Four
of the Parish of Natchitoches. and
H. .. Lestage, F. H. Barberousse,
and Jules Maricelli, are hereby ap-
pointed Commissioners of said cleo
tion, and j. B. BarberouSSe is ap.
pointed Clerk of said election and
said election shall be conduc ted
under the laws of the State Of Lou is
lana applicable thereto.
Sec. 4. That the President of the
Police Jury is hereby instructed to
give notice of the special election
ordered by his proclamation publ
shed according to law, and in said
proclamation he shall announce that
at 10 O'Clock a. m. on the 3rd. day of |
January 1915 the Police Jury will |
meet at its regular meeting place in
the City of Natchitoches, La, and in
open regular session proceed to open
tie ballot boxes. examine and canvass |
the returns and declare the result of |
the said election.
The roll being called the vote re- |
suited as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson. Williams, |
Adams, Knott, Parker, Taylor. Cock |
field, and Russell.
Carried unanimously. |
AN ORDINANCE,
BY Mr.. Knott, seconded by Mr.. |
Williams, carried by unanimous vote,
to lew an annual License Tax upon |
all persons, firms, corporations or as
SociatioL.s of persons, engaged in the /
h1EfnnSS nf cnuoFfnn natural nFndnafc
from the soil. viz: Minerals. includ-
ing oil, gas, sulphur and salt. from
the soil and prescribing the mode and
method in which persons who NAV
become subject to. said license tax
shall make a report of their business,
and to authorize the Sheriff OF Nat
chitocheS Parish to collect saio
License ana providing a manner in
which said License Tax shall be col
lected.
SECTION /.
Be 1t ordained by the Police jury
of NatchitocheS Parish, Louisiana, in
regular session convened; That there
be and is hereby levied an annual
License Tax for the year 1915 and for
each subsequent year, upon each per-
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firm or corporation, pursuing the
Of serving natural products:
viz: minerals, including Oil, Gas,
Sulphur and Salt from the soil in Nat
chitoches Parish, La.
SECTION 3.
Ce it further oadained that every
such person, firm association of per-
sons or corporations engaged in Nat
chitoches Parish. State of Louisiana
in the business OF serving natural
products, viz: minerals, including oil,
gas, sulpher and salt from the soil,
Shall within 80 days after the ex-
piration of each quarter, annual
period, expiring respectively, on the
last day of March, June, September
and December of each year, file with {
the Tax Collector of Natchitoches !
Parish, Loui lana. statement under
oath, duplicate report of that re- {
CURED to be filed with the Auditor of |
the State of Louisiana Of the business
conducted by such persons. firm, as
ISOLATION of persons or corporations in !
Parish, Louisiana dur
Ing the last proceeding quarter, an
nuaI period and at the time of render
ing said report, the said person, firm. {
association of persons or corporation
shall at the same time pay to the Tax
of Natchitoches Parish, La.
for NatchItoches Parish a license
equal to one-half OF one percent OF
the gross value of the total produc-
ton, thereof less the royalty interest
occurring to the owner thereof, the
license on which shall be paid by said
land or royalty owner and the value
Of the products shall be computed at
at the place where the same are
severed and taken from the soil.
SECTION 3.
Be 1t further ordained that the
License Tax provided for by this act
shall become delinquent after the
date fixed for each quarter annual
report to be filed In the Office OF the
Tax Collector of NatchitocheS, Par
ish Louisiana, and from such time
shall, as a penalty for such Delinquent
be subject to similar penalties II
those provided in the general LicenSt
laws of the State of LOUISIANA.
SECTION "A.
Be 1t further ordained, that wher
any tax as provided for IN this ordi
nance shall become delinquent tn,
Sheriff of Natchitoches Parish. Louis
lana, shall proceed against the pro
Derty aSSestS and effects of the per
son, firm, association of persons, o
against whom the sal;
tax is assessed in the same manner a
he is authorized by the general license
law of the State of Louisiana, TO pro
coed Ia the collection Of delinquent
licenses.
SECTION 5.