The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-03-06
AN ORDINANCE.

toned the police jury to order an cleo
ton in said district 20 determine whels.
n or not a special i've mills tax fol
i've years, beginning with the year 1915
md ending with the year 1919, shall b.
levied and collected on all the property
in said district subj let to taxation. foi
che purpose of maintaining the publ
roads in said District No z; and
Whereas, it is the opinion of thu
cody that the contemplated main .aili-
ance of pubic roads is for the publ.
welfare; and
Whereas, aside from said petition, il
is the voluntary will of this body to cal
the election herein provided for; and
Whereas Article 293 of the Constitu
ton of 1918 authorizes the levying ane
collection of such tax on the propert,
of Road District Number Seven, wheI
authorized at an election held for thi
purpose; and e.
Whereas Act 256 of 1910, and amend.
ments, provides the method of holding
such election; now, therefore,
Section l.
Be it ordained by the police jury of
Grant parish, Louisiana, in regular ses-
sion convened, That an election is
hereby called to be held in Road District
Number Seven of this parish at Mont
gomery precinct and Verda precinct on
Monday, April the 9th, 1915, at
which election a majority of the prop
erty taxpayers of said road district, in
number and amount, eligible to vote
and voting shall determine the PROPOSE
ton to levy five mills tax on all the
taxable property in said Road District
Number Seven in said parish for the Pc
riod of five years, beginning with the
year 1915 and ending with the year
1919, for the purpose of building and
maintaining the public roads in said
Road District Number Seven.
Section q
Be it further ordained. That the
clerk of the police jury is Instructed to
prepare for use at said election suffi-
cient number of ballots, on each OF
which shall be printed substantially the
provisions mentioned in section one Of
this ordinance, to-wit:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy q FIVE ".
mills tax on all the property in lcS
Road District Number Seven,
Grant parish, Louisiana. for
period of five years, beginning
with Tie year 1919 ana ending -
win the year 1919, both years :,
inclusive, for the purpose of No
maintaining the public roads
in said Road District Number
Seven. Grant parish, Louisi-
ana. n:<:'s
NOTICE TO voTEe
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place a cross
(X) mark in the square after the WORD
Eyes" To vote against the PROPOSE.
ton place similar mark in the square
after the word NO"
Taxable valuation, $.....................
Signature of voter ............. .....-.......
Section 81
Be it further ordained. That the clerk
of the police jury is instructed to have
prepared for use at said election al
necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets,
registrars lists of property taxpayers
eligible to vote in said election and the
valuation of their property, blank lists
for entering the names of those who
actually voted at said election, and com
piled statement blanks for compiling
the votes in number and amount.
Section a. 'ssssssa ssr.sss- : -
Be il further ordained, That the com.
pensation of the election commissioners
at said election shall be three dollar.
per day for one day, for the clerk thres
dollars per day for one day, for the re-
turning officer three dollars per day fol
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 Montgomery Precinct-J. H. Ward
low. R. A. Sellers and R. A. Woods
commissioners; H. H. Horn, clerk
E. w. Rodgers. returning officer.
At Verda Precinct Milton O'Quinn
d. o. Morris and G. D. Smith. commits
sioners; l.. B. Woods, clerk; C. j
Hutchinson. returning officer.
| Section o.
Be it further ordained. That notice
of this election containing the PROPOSE
ton herein submitted to the voter,
shall be prepared and signed by ths
president and secretary of the police
jury and shall be published in the off
cial journal four weekly insertions, thu
date of the first insertion to be not les.
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