The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-07-17

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ish Louisiana enacted on the 7th day
OF June 1915, notice of which was is
sued and published according to law,
the undersigned members of the police
jury of the parish of Grant, being q
quorum thereof. met in public session
at the court house in said parish and
according to law. opened all the ballot
boxes used in and received from the
commissioners of the election held on
the 18th day of July 1915, in accordance
with said ordinance, and there proceed
ed TO count the ballots, both in number
and amount for and against, to deter
mine the
Proposition to levy five mills tax
on all the property in said Ward Num-
Der Seven of said parish of Grant for a
period 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
Ward Number Seven.
The result of said count was 62 bal
lots and forty-one thousand nine hum
dred and thirty eight dollars ($4l, 1881
in favor of the said proposition and AZ
ballots and eighteen thousand one hun
dred and ninety seven dollars ($18, 1870
against the said proposition, and the
majority both in number and amount,
cast by the property tax payers of said
ward number seven of said parish and
State being in favor thereof.
And at the same time and place we
did examine and canvass the returns
as evidenced by the duplicate tally
sheets and duplicate compiled state
ments, the correctness of the same be-
ing sworn to by the commissioners ac-
cording to law; and finding also that
said returns indicated majority both
in number and amount of property in
favor of said proposition.
Therefore we declare the result of
the said election is in favor of the pro-
position to levy five mills tax on all
the property in ward number seven of
Grant parish Louisiana, for period 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 ward number
seven.
And in accordance with law a pro-
mitigation of the aforesaid result was
prepared and the secretary of the po-
lice jury was ordered to have a copy
of the same, signed by the president,
published in one issue of the official
journal.
And likewise we did order that one
copy of this process verbal be sent to
the Secretary of the State to be record
ed in the archives of the State of Lou
isana, that one copy be sent to the Re-
corder of Mortgages to be recorded in
the mortgage records of Grant parish
and that one copy be kept in the re-
cords of the police jury.
This done and signed in the presence
of II. G. Goodwin and c. D. LaCroix
competent witnesses and electors at
the court house in the parish of Grant
by the undersigned members of the DO
lice jury Of the said parish of Grant,
present and participating in the canvass
of the said election.
R. W. RICHARDSON,
0. C. WATSON,
0. L. NUGENT,
w. R. BURLINGTON,
N. G. MORGAN,
r. M. DUNN,
VIM. LACROIX,
WITNESSES:
H. G. GOODWIN,
c. d. LACKOIX.
ORDINANCE OF PRONUNCIATION.
Whereas, on the 18th day of July,
1915, an election was held in Ward
Number z of Grant parish, Louisiana,
to determine the proposition to levy a
five mills tax on all the property in
said Ward Number for period 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 Ward Number
z, and
the returns thereof were canvassed by
this police jury according to law and
to notice given on the 7th day of June,
1915, and the result of said election
was declared to be that the majority
in number and amount of the tax pay
ers of the said Ward Number z voted
in favor of said proposition; now, there
lore,
Be it ordained by the police jury of
Grant parish, Louisiana, in lawful ses-
sion convened, that the proposition to
levy FIVE mills tax on all the property
in said Ward Number z, of said parish,
and State, for period of five years,
with the year 1915 and end
ing with the year 1919. for the purpose
of building and maintaining the public
roads in said Ward Number z, CAR
RIED. and said tax as proposed is au-
thorized and required by law to be levied
and collected on all the property of
said Ward Number z, Grant parish,
Louisiana.
Be it further ordained that the re-
suit of said election shall be promul-
gated by the president and secretary
Of the police jury, by publication in
one issue of the official journal. the
notice of PRONUNCIATION to be signed by
the president and secretary.
To be continued next meek.
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