The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-01-02
AN ORDINANCES.

Whereas more than ne-fourth of the
property taxpayers of Road District
Number Five of Grant parish, Louisi-
ana, eligible to vote in tax election in
said district of said parish, have petit
toned the police jury to order an elec-
ton in said district to determine wheth-
er or not special five mills tax for
five years, beginning with the year
1915 and ending with the year 1918,
shall be levied and collected on all the
property in said district subject to tax
alton, for the purpose of maintaining
the public roads in said District No. s:
and
Whereas. it is the opinion of this
body that the contemplated maintain
ance of public roads is for the publ:
welfare; and
Whereas, aside from said petition, it
is the voluntary will of this body to call
the election herein provided for; and
Whereas Article 293 of the Constitu-
ton of 1913 authorizes the levying and
collection OF such tax on the property
of Road District Number Five, when
authorized at an election held for this
purpose; and
Whereas Act 256 of 1910, and amend
ments, provides the method of holdir
such election; now, therefore,
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 Five of this parish at RocheL,
precinct and Selma precinct on Monday.
the 4th day of January, 1915. at. which
election majority OF the property tax
payers of said road district, in number
and amount, eligible. to vote and votinl
shall determine the proposition to levy
a five mills tax on all the taxable prop
erty in said Road District Number Five
in said parish for the period of five
years. beginning with the year 1915 and
ending with the year 1919, for the pur-
pose of maintaining the public roads in
said Road District Number Five.
Be it further ordained, That the
clerk of the police jury is instructed t.
prepare for use &C said election suffi-
Gent number of ballots, on each OF
which shall be printed substantial,
the provisions mentioned in section one
nf fbic ord,n,,.o - ,.,:..
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy a five Voc
mills tax on ell the property ITO
in Road District Number Five,
Grant parish, Louisiana, for a
period of five years, beginning
with the year 1915 and ending
with the year 1919, both years NJ
inclusive, for the purpose of Nv
the public roads
in said Road District Number
Five, Grant parish, La j
Taxable valuation,
Signature of voter
NOTICE TO VOTER.
Tosvote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place cross
tX) mark in the square after the word
Yes" To vote against the PROPOSE
ton place similar mark in the square
after the word NO"
Be it further ordained, That the clerk
Of the police jury is instructed b, have
for use at said election all
necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets,
registrars lists of property taxpayers
eligible to vote in said election and the
of their property, blank lists
For entering the names of those who
actually voted at said election, and COM
piled statement blanks for compiling
he votes in number and amount. II
Be it further ordained, That the COM
of the election commissioners
It said election shall be three dollars
per day for one day, for the clerk three |
dollars per day for one day, for the re-
urning officer three dollars per day for
hree days, and the ssid election shall !
'e held at the following polling places
md by the officers here named, each
icing registered voter:
No. l, at Rochelle precinct-T. M.
Bradford, E. c. Wheat and Silas Nor
is, commissioners; Milton WestberIy,
Jerk; S. j. Simmons, returning officer.
No. 2, at Selma precinct1T. A. Bank
ton, DR.. w. B. Corley and H. I. Bre-
and, commissioners; v. NJ Mason,
Jerk; J. w. Hammond, returning Of
icer.
Be it further ordained, That notice
f this election containing the PROPOSE
ion herein submitted to the voters
hall be prepared and signed by the
resident and secretary of the police
ury and shall be published in the off,