The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-08-12
PROCEEDINGS POLICE JURY.
July Meeting, 1915.

PROCEEDINGS POLICE JURY.
July Meeting, 1915.
By Mr. Pierson. second by Mr.. Page.
That the following petition of
citizens Of ward nine be accepted.
To the Hon. Police Jury of the Parish
of Natchitoches.
We the undersigned tax PAYERS Of
Ward 8, of the Parish of NatchitO-
Gees. La. in order to construct main
| tain, gravel or dirt public roads with
in TIE limits of the territory here
after set forth, pe,tfully petition
your Hon. Body to create road Dis
trict embracing the following terri
tory and portion of Ward 8, of the
Parish of NatchitocheS viz;
Commencing at the corner of Sec
I ion 81, and 5S, township s, r I, on
the ward line Of ward to its inter-
section with the Eastsline of Ward s.,
/ Thence running south along the
Ward line between Wards and Z,
and to the southwest corner Of Sec
ton I, Township l. Range I,
Thence south on the Ward line be-
tween Wards and to the middle of
Section Sc, Township Range6.
Thence East along the center of
section Sc across Uld River to the
dividing line between Sections u and
%.
Thence in a northeastern direction
along the line between sections y
and 10 to the south line of section 9,
Township Z. Range &.
Thence along the south line of said
section to Cane River.
Thence in a northerly direction
along the west bank of Cane River to
the point between the property of j..
Alphonse PrndhOmme and Carroll
Jones on the bank of Cane River
where the south line of Road Dis
rricf No. Il commences.
Thence along the south west line
of said Road District No. II to the
point of beginning.
And that the same be designated
as Road District No. 13 of the Parish
of Natchitoches, La.
We agree to vote special tax
when submitted to a vote to incur
an Indebtedness of (50.000.00) Fifty
interest at the rate of per cent per
annum, principal and interest TO be
paid by a special tax on all aSSeSeable
property in said road district No. l3
the amount of the said tax sto be
! fixed annually by the Police Jury not
to exceed 10 mills in any one year, to
/, run for 20 ears, the said tax to be
devoted to the construction and
maintenance Of gravel road rum
ming from a point on the bank of
Cane River through or near the
plantation of Mathew Jones. thence
to Cypress on the T. & P. Railroad,
and thence west along the right OF
way of the L. & P. Railroad and to
the Bayou crossing said Railroad,
which is called Bayou Sac De Tabac:
and the graYeling of that portion of
rhe public Road beginning at the
west end Of the Bayou Natchez
Bridge running thence in westerly
direction to Old River, and the i'm
proyepent by graveling or otherwise
and maintenance of such other public
roads now existing or which may
hereafter he established in said Terri
tory. and running through said road
district No. II, at above designated
and described.
1t being understood that when a
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 to
run for 20 years, the amount af said
bonds to be fixed by the Police Jury,
the same to bear per cent interest
per aunum
And we further pray that Your
Honorable Body submit said matter
to the qualified voters Of said road
District No. Ii at special election to
be called as soon as possible.
Respectfully submitted,
lSigned)
T. Z. Weaver Numa RACIAL
Alfred Masset Ed. Thomasee
Lee Bruce +. NJ. Devil
Ell. j. Smith J. B. Meloncon
Ernest Meloncon Foster Lacaze
James f. Salter w. R. Longoridge
J. FL. Simpson Iuscum Meloncon
B. D. Rains L. C.'Hardlman
M, L. Payne ID. r. Page
T. w. Page w. w. Booty
B. f. Roberts r. B. Sheppard
VIM. Frantom Ed. Faust
Natchitoches, La.
July 5th, 1915.
. [ do hereby certify that above
petition contains the names of more
than onerthird of the qualified voters
Of Road Distrirt No. IS.
(Signed) d. j. Hyams,
Clerk of Court, and Ex-OfI1cio
Registra of Voters, Parish of Nat
ehitoches.
Natchitoches, La.
July 18th, 1915.
hereby certify that the entire
property assessable under the laws of
Louisiana, within the territory en-
braced and described in the above
petition as comprising Road District
No. l3 exceeds $50, 10000 on the as
sessment rolls of the year 1915.
tSigned) S. g. Dowden,
Assessor. Parish of Natchitoches, La.
Votes on the above stood a. follows:
Yeas: MeSsrs. Pierson. Williams,
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