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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-06-24
PROCEEDINGS POLICE JURY.
Parish of Natchitoches, La.

Parish of Natchitoches, Louisi
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By Mr.. Adams:
That the following petition Of
citizens of Ward Three be accepted
To the Hon. Police Jury of the Par.
ish of Natchitoches:
We the undersigned taxpayers OF
Ward Three of the Parish Of
Natchitoches, in order to construct
and maintain a gravel road from
the Ward Four line at the Dirt
Bridge between Ward Three and
Four line to the Red River Parish
line along the North side of the L.
R. & N. Ry. Co., and we ask your
Hon. Body to create Road District
No. 16. and embracing the following
territory and portion of Ward Three
wiz: Commencing at the range line
btweeen Z and 8 starting at the dirt
bridge on said line running North
to the Northeast corner of Section
"a, Township IL, Range 8: thence
West to the Southeast corner of
Section 16, Township II, Range 8;
thence North to the Northeast
corner Of Section 9, T. IL, R. 8;
thence West to the Southeast corner
of Section 5. T. IL, R. g.; thence
North to the Red River Parish line;
thence West along the Parish line
to the range line between 8 and 9, /;
thence South to the stream of Red
River; thence East along Red River
to the point of beginning.
The same to be designated as
Road District No. 16; we argee to
vote a special tax when submitted
to vote to incur an Indebtedness of
Ten Thousand Dollars, $50, 900. 00)
the same to bear interest at the rate
of five % per cent per annum,
principal and interest to be paid by
special tax on all assessable proper
ty in said Road District Number
l6, the amount of said tax to be
fixed by the Police Jury not to ex-
coed ten mills in any one year to
run for Twenty Years, the said tax
to be devoted to the construction
and maintenance of a gravel road
running from the Dirt Bridge from
the line between Ward Three and
-Four through Grapes Bluff La,
along the North side of the L. R. &
N. Ry. to the Red River Parish line;
the territory above designated and
described as Road District Number
16, it being understood when sum
sufficient to pay said principal and
interest shall be collected there
shall be no further assessment and
levy of said tax, and that the tax
so voted shall be funded into bonds
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3. And the Parish Supt. is like.
wise instructed to have prepared
the necessary ballot boxes tally
sheets and lists of voters.
That the polling place of said
election shall be at the New Pros
pect School Building in said dis
trict in Ward Eight of Natchitoches
Parish, Louisiana and G. w. Max
ey, J. D. Basco and J. R. Colley
are appointed as commissioners of
said election and G. A. Mitcham is
hereby appointed clerk of said cleo
ton and said election shall be con-
Quoted under the laws of the State
of Louisiana applicable thereto.
Resolved further that this Board
of School Directors shall on the 5th
day of July 1915 meet in open and
public session in the office of the
Parish Superintendent at the Court
House in the town of Natchioches,
Louisiana at ten o'clock A. M. and
will then and there proceed to ex-
anime and canvas the result of such
election.
That the President and Parish
Superintendent are hereby instruct
ed to issue their proclamation CIV
ing public notice thereof and shall
state that this Board will meet on
the 5th day July 1915 at the place
above named for the purpose ofex-
amining and canvassing the results
of said election, and shall further
state the place where said election
is to be held, the territory to be
affected, the number of days in
each school session children shall be
required to attend school, the min
imum and maximum age limits to
be affected, the penalty for the
violation of the compulsory attend
mace law and all other facts sub
tantially as are set forth herein.
Yeas: Barron, Huckabay, Huff
man, Ingram, Levy, Martin, Miller,
Pullin, Sellers and Truly.
Nays: None.
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man, Ingram, Levy, Martin, Miller,
Pullin, Sellers, Truly.
Nays: None.
Resolution by Mr.. Pullin, seconded
by DR.. Huckabay:
Whereas there has been a petit
tion filed with the Board of School
Directors of the Parish of Natchi-
toches, Louisiana signed by more
than one-fourth of the property tax
payers Of the Creston School Dis
trlct, Ward Two, Parish of Nat
chitoches Louisiana eligible to vote
at such an election praying that a
special tax be ordered in and for
said district at which shall be sub
mitted the following proposition.
to-wit:
To levy special tax of Ten mills
on the dollar on all property in
said Creston School District, Ward
Two, Parish Of Natchitoches,
Louisiana subject to state taxation
for period of five years for the
purpose of building and giving ad-
ditional aid to the schools in said
district, and whereas in the opinion
of this Board of School Directors of
the Parish of Natchitoches, Louisi-
ana such special election is neces-
sary and advisable, that a special
election be and the same is hereby
ordered to be held at the regular
polling place in said Creston School
District on the End day of July
1915 at which the following propO-
sition shall be submitted to-wit:
To levy a special tax Of five mills
on the dollar on all property in said
Creston School District, Ward Two,
Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana
subject to state taxation annually
for a period of five years for the
purpose of building and giving ad-
ditional aid to the schools in said
district.
That the secretary of this Board
be and he is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use at said special
election sufficient number of bal
lots on each of which shall be Print
ed the proposition mentioned in
this resolution as follows:
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Police Jury CT the Parish of Nat
chitoches, hereby give notice in
compliance with said resolution
that special election will be held
in Ward 3 District No. Is. on Sat
urday, July 3rd, 1915, for the pur-
pose of submitting to the property
taxpayers qualified to vote at the
said election under the con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana,
the following proposition
Proposition to incur debt and
issue bonds to the amount of Ten
Thousand Dollars to run Twenty
years from date, to bear interest at
the rate of Five per cent per an
: mum, payable annually, for the
purpose of constructing and main
tanning a gravel road from the
Ward Four line at the Dirt bridge
between Ward Three and Ward
-Four line to the Red River Parish
line along the north side of the l..
r. & N. Ry.
All in conformity to an ordinance
in reference thereto adopted by the
Police Jury Of the Parish Of Nat
chitoches on the goth day of MAY,
1915, For the purpose of holding
said election the polling place shall
be polling place No. at Grappe's
Bluff and II. A. Carlisle. Jas. J.
CopeIIar, and r. II. Simmons are
hereby appointed commissioners,
and John f. Sc2pini cIeIk. Of said
election. And said election Shall
be conducted under the laws OF the
State of Louisiana applicable
therto.
Notice is hereby given that the
said Police Jury of the Parish of
Natcnltoches, La, will meet at its
regular meeting place at the Court
House in the City of Natct,,oches,
La, at 10 O'Clock a. m. on Monday
the 5th day Of July IN open session
and will there proceed to open the
ballot boxes, examine and canvass
the returns and declare the result
thereof.
Natchitoches, La, this goth day
of May, 1915.
G. H. Pierson,
President of the Police Jury, Par
ish of Natchitoches. Louisiana
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BALLOT.

Special election in Road
District No. 16 of the Par
ish Of Natchitoches, La,
held in accordance with an
ordinance of the Police
Jury of the Parish OF
Natchitoches adopted on
the goth day of May, 1915,
Proposition to incur debt
and issue bonds to the
amount of Ten Thousand
Dollars to run for Twenty
years from date and to bear
interest at the rate of Five
per cent per annum, pay
able annually for the pur-
pose of construction and
maintaining a gravel road
from Ward Four line at
the dirt bridge between
Ward Three and Four line
to the Red River Parish
line along the north side of
the L. R. & N. Ry.
All in conformity to AMI
ordinance in reference
thereto adopted by the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of
Natchitoches on May goth,
1915
Valuation of property $
Signature of Voter
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SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGE.

Resolution by Mr.. Ingram, Sec
onded by DIR. Huckabay:
Whereas, there has been a petit
tion filed with the Board of School
Directors of the Parish of Natchi-
toches, Louisiana signed by more
than one-fourth Of the property tax
payers of the Clarence School Dis
trict, Ward Four, Natchitoc..es
1 / Hsis - -
lows: All OF Ward Four not in
cluded in the Campti School Dis
trlct and the Pace School District
except that portion east of a line
beginning at Red River at a point
dividing the property of j. A Ver-
cher on the east and ]. T. Clark on
the west and running along a line
dividing the land of A. F. Gallien
and DR.. Cockerham until it inter-
secs the south boundary of the Pace
School District, eligible to vote
at such an election praying that a
special tax be ordered in and for
said district at which shall be SUBJ
mitted the following proposition,
to-wit:
To levy a special tax of mills on
the dollar on all property in said
Clarence School District, Ward
Four, Natchitoches Parish, Louisi-
ana subject to state taxation for a
period Of 5 years for the purpose
of building and giving additional
aid to the schools in said district,
and whereas, in the opinion Of this
Board of School Directors of the
Parish Of Natchitoches, Louisiana
such special election is necessary
and advisable. that a special cleo
ton be and the same is hereby or.
dered to be held at the regular poll
ing place in said Clarence School
District on the End day Of July
1915 at which the following propo-
sition shall be submitted to wit;
To levy special tax of mills
on the dollar on all property in said
Clarence School District, Natchi-
oches Parish, Louisiana subject t.
state taxation annually for a period
Of s years for the purpose of build
ing and giving additional aid to
the schools in said district.
That the secretary of this Board
be and he is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use at said spec
ial election a sufficient number of
ballots on each Of which shall be
printed the proposition mentioned
in this resolution as follows:
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NOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote ir
favor of said proposition, place {
cross mark (X) in the square below
the word YES" To vote agains
the said proposition place a similar
mark in the square below the wore
mo"
And that the Secretary of sale
Police Jury be and she is hereby
instructed to have prepared for USE
at said election all the necessary
ballot boxes, tally sheets, list OF
voters, assessed valuation of prop.
erty and compiled statement of vot.
ers in number and amount.
Sec. 3. That the polling place OF
said election shall be polling place
No. at Grapes Bluff, in the Par.
ish of Natchitoches and H. A. Car.
Isle, Jas. J. Copellar and R. H.
Simmons are hereby appointed Com.
missioners of said election and Johr
F. ScOpini Clerk of said election.
And that said election shall be held
in accordance with the laws of the
State of Louisiana applicable there
| to.
Sec. A. That the president of the
Police Jury is hereby instructed to
give notice of the special election
ordered by his proclamation pub
lished according to law, and in said
proclamation he shall announce
that at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. on Mon
day July 9Th. 1915. the Police Jury
will meet at its regular meeting
place in the City of Natchitoches,
La. in open and public session pro-
coed to open the Ballot boxes, ex-
anime and canvass the returns and
declare the result of said special
election.
Yeas, Mr.. Pierson, Mr.. Williams,
Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Knott, Mr.. Page.
Mr.. Parker, Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. Cock
field, and Mr.. Russell.
Carried.
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PROCLAMATION.

Pursuant to a resolution passed
by the Police Jury of the Parish of
Natchitoches, La, at it's session as
per adjournment April 9Th meeting
held on the Goth day of May, 1915,
|, G. H. Pierson, president of the
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BALLOT.

Proposition to levy a taxi
of Ten mills on the dollar
on all property in the Lam YES
bertown School District
Parish of Natchitoches,
Loisiuna. subject to State
taxation annually for fivA
years for the purpose of No
building and giving addil A
tional aid to said district.
NOTICE TO VOTERS: To: cite in
favor of this proposition place a
cross (x) mark under tie word
YES" and to vote against same
place a similar mark under the
word mo"
And the secretary Of this board
be and he is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use in said spec
ial election all necessary ballot
boxes, tally sheets and lists of
voters in number and amount.
That the polling place shall be at
Lambertpwn School House and J.
M. Doolittle, Edward Nelson and
r. j. Brown be appointed CON-
missioners and S. B. Nelson be ap-
pointed clerk to serve at said cleo
tion. All of whom will serve with.
out compensation, and the election
shall be held under the laws;of the
State of Louisiana.
The president of the Board of
School Directors of the Parish of
Natchitoches, Louisiana is hereby
instructed to give notice of the
special election hereby ordered by
his proclamation to be published
according to law and in his orocla-
nation shall announce that at 10
o'clock on the 5th day of July 1915
this board will meet in the: Court
House and in open session proceed
to open the ballot boxes, examine
and count the ballots in number
and amount, examine and canvass
the returns and declare the results
of said election.
Yeas: Barron. Huckabay, Huff
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ant be and he is hereby instructed
to have prepared for the use at
said special election a sufficient
number of ballots, which shall be
in the following form:
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BALLOT.

Proposition to levy a tax
of Five mills on the dollar
on all property in the Clar- Y
ence School District PARISH
of Natchitoches, Louisiana,
subject to State taxation, --'
annually for a term of Five
Years for the purpose of n
building and giving addi-
tional aid to said district
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NOTICE TO VOTERS; To vote il
favor of this proposition place i;
cross (X) mark under the wore
YES" and to vote against same
place a similar mark under the
word 'NO.'
And the secretary of this BoarC
be and he is hereby instructed tt
have prepared for use in said spec.
ial election all necessary ballot
boxes, tally sheets and lists OF
voters IN number ana amUunC.
That the polling place shall be al
the Creston School Building anC
that Marion Weaver, L. V. B. Ora.
ham and w. T. Walker be appoint.
ed commissioners and Charlie:
Weaver be appoined clerk to serve
at said election. All of whom will
serve without compensation anc
the election shall be held under the
laws of the State of Louisiana.
| The president is hereby instruct
ed to give notice of the special cleo.
ton hereby ordered by his procla.
nation to be published according
to law in his proclamation he shall
announce that at ten o'clock on the
9Th day of July, 1915 this Board
will meet in the Court House
and in open session proceed to open
the ballot boxes, examine and count
the ballots in number and amount,
examine and canvass the returns
and decalre the results of said cleo
ton.
Yeas: Barron, Huckabay, Huff
man, Ingram, Levy, Martin, Miller,
Pullin, Sellers and Truly.
Nays: None.
Resolution by Mr.. Martin, second
ed by Mr.. Pullin:
/. Be it resolved by the Board
Of School Directors of the Parish
of Natchitoches, Louisiana in legal
session convened, that a special
election be and is hereby called and
ordered to be held in New Prospect
School District, Ward Eight in the
Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana
on the End day of July, 1915, at
which shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of said district,
who are authorized to vote herein
under the Constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana, the PROPOSE
ton of providing for the compulso-
ry attendance in the public schools
of said district of the children there
in between the ages of seven "a
years and eighteen 18) years of age
inclusive for two-thirds of the en-
tire school session of each school,
under the penalty Of the violation
thereof bysany parent, tutor, guar
dian or person or persons having
the control of children between
such ages and upon conviction
thereof of fine of not less than
$50 or more than $25. 90 and in
default. of the payment of such fine
and cost to be imprisoned in the
parish Jail for not less than five
days nor more than thirty days.
2. That the Parish Superintend-
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NOTICE TO VOTERS: To v

NOTICE To VOIERS: 10 vote
in favor of this proposition place
cross (X) mark under the wore
YES" and to vote against same
place a similar mark under the
word mo"
And the secretary of this Boarc
be and he is hereby instructed tC
have prepared for use in said spec,
ial election all necessary ballot
boxes, tally sheets and list Of voters
in number and amount.
That the polling place shall be at
Clarence and Arnold Sompayrac, B.
F. Land and G. B. Davis be ap-
pointed commissioners and N. Nj.
Brian be appointed clerk to serve
at said election. All of whom will
serve without compensation, and
the election shall be held under the
laws Of the State Of Louisiana.
The president of the Board is
hereby instructed to give notice of
the special election hereby ordered
by his proclamation to be published
according to law and in his proclal
nation he shall announce that at
ten o'clock on July 5th, 1915 this
Board will meet in the Court
House and in open session proceed
to open the ballot boxes, examine
and coun the ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvass the
returns and declare the reults of
said election.
Yeas: Levy. Pullin, Truly. Huck-
abay, Huffman, Ingram, Sellers,
Martin, Miller and Barron.
Nays: None.
Resolution by Mr.. Ingram, seconded
by Mr.. Sellers:
Whereas, there has been a petit
tion filed with the Board of School
Directors of the Parish of Natchi-
tocnes, Louisiana signed by more
than one-fourth of the property
tax payers of the Lamberton School
District, Ward Five, Natchitoches
Parish. Louisiana, eligible to vote
at such election praying that spec
cial tax bes.ordered in and for said
district at which shall be submitted
the following proposition .to-wit:
To levy special tax Of 5 mills
on the dollar on all property in
said Lambertown School District
Ward Five, Natchitoches Parish,
Louisiana, subject to state taxation
for period of 5 years for the pur-
pose of building and giving adj
ditionsl aid to the schools in said
district. and whereas in the opinion
of this Board of School Directors
of the Parish of Natehitoches,
Louisiana such special election is
necessary and advisable, that a !
special election be and the same is
hereby ordered to be held at the
Lambertown School Building on
the End day of July 1915 at which |
the following proposition shall be
submitted, to-wit:
To levy a special tax of 5 mills |
on the dollar on all pl operty in said |
L. nlheI town School District, Ward |
5, i>atchitoches Parish, Louisiana |
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for a period OF i've years for the
purpose of building and giving adj
ditional aid to the schools in said |
district.
That the secretary of this Board
be and he is hereby instructed to
have prepared for use at said spec
ial election sufficient number of |
ballots on each of which shall be
printed the proposition mentioned
in this resolution as follows:
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by MI. AUdIIlS.
Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of Natchitoches
Louisiana:
Sec. l. That the following por-
tion of Ward Three of this Parish
of Natchitoches, is hereby ere
ated into a Road District to be
known as Road District No. Is, to-
wit:
Commencing at the range line
between 7 and s starting at the
dirt bridge on said line running
North to the Northeast corner of
Section "a, T. II, R. 8; thence
west to the Southeast corner of
Section l6, T. IL, R. 8; thence north
to the Northeast corner of Section
8, T. II R. s, thence west to theS.
east corner of Section 5, T. II, r. 8 !;
thence north to the Red River Par
ish line; thence west along the
Parish line to the range line
between s and 8; thence south
to the stream of Red River; thence
east along Red River to the point of
beginning.
And that same be designated as
Road District No. 16 of the Parish
of Natchitoches, La.
Votes on same:
Yeas: Mr.. Pierson, Mr.. Williams,
Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Knott, Mr.. Page,
Mr.. Parker, Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. Cock
field and Mr.. Russell.
Carried.
By Mr.. Adams, seconded by Mr..
Pierson:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
Of the Parish of Natchitoohes:
Sec. l. That a special elect Oh
be and the same is hereby ordered
to be held in Road District No 16.
at Grapes Bluff, in the Parish of
Natchitoches, being polling place
No. l, of Ward 8, on Satul day, 3rd
day of July, 1915 at which shall be
submitted the proposition to-wit:
To incur debt and issue bonds to
the amount of Ten Thousand Dol
lars to run for Twenty Years to-
wit: 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919,
1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, |
1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929,
1880, 1881, 1882, 1888, and 1884
to bear interest at the rate of five
per cent per annum, said interest
payable annually for the purpose of |
constructing and maintaining
gravel road from the Ward Four !
line at Dirt Bridge between Ward
Three and Four line to the Red
River Parish line along the north
side of the L. R. & N. Ry.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the
Police Jury be and she is hereby
instructed to have prepared for use
at said special election a sufficient
of ballots, on each Of which
shall be printed the proposition
in Section One of this
ordinance in the following form:
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BALLOT.

Proposition to levy a tax
of Ten mills on the dollar
on all property in the Cres-
ton School District, Ward
Two, Parish of Natchito-
ches, Louisiana. subject to
State taxation annually for
a term of five years for the
purpose of building and
giving additional aid to
said district.