The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-05-27

Sec. 5. Be it further ordained.
that the secretary be and she is
hereby directed to file with the
Secretary of State of Louisiana a
copy of this ordinance and the Sec
retarty shall retain in his office a
copy thereof duly certified by the
Secretary of State, and Clerk of
the Eleventh District Court, to have
been tiled and recorded in their re-
spective offices as required by law.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained,
that the President of the Police
Jury be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to advertise for sealed
bids and to sell to the highest bid
der said bonds herein authorized.
at not less than par, and with the
proceeds thereof to pay the said
Douglas & Burt and the said F. H,
Drake the par value, with accrued
interest of the bonds, by them de-
posted with the secretary of the
Police jury, as heretofore set forth,
which said bonds on such payment
made to the owner thereof shall be
duly cancelled. At said public sale
of the bonds herein authorized
should the said Douglas & Burt and
the said Drake. their heirs or as
signs, owners of the original bonds
deposited with Secretary of the
Police Jury as herein above set
forth, be the highest bidders, thew
shall be permitted to pay the
amount of such bid in original
bonds owned by them and so de-
posted with the secretary of the
Police Jury at the par value there
of, with accrued interest.
Yeas; Mr.. Piersor, Mr.. Will
liams, Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Knott Mr..
Page, Mr.. Parker, Mr.. Taylor, Mr..
Cockfield and Mr.. Russell.
Nays: None.
By Mr.. Knott:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches in
legal session convened that com.
mittee of three members of this
body, of which the President of
Police Jury shall be member, for
the purpose of selecting some con-
venient place in the Parish of
Natchitoches for a poor farm for
said committee to be vested
with full authority to select such
place as may be deemed suitable
by them and with full authority to
take and accept deed and title
either to secure such farm
by purchase or by lease and to
sign lease contract therefor.
Yeas: Nj. Pierson, Mr.. Will
liams, Mr.. Knott, Mr.. Page, Mr..
Taylor, Mr.. Cockfeld.
Nays: Mr.. Adams, Mr.. Parker,
and Mr.. Russell.
(Carried.)
By Mr.. Pierson:
Whereas the Louisiana & North
west Railway Company have failed
and refused to comply with their
with the Police Jury
Df Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana,
to the maintenance of the
bridge across Red River at Grand
Ecore. therefore be it resolved by
he Police Jury that G. H. Pierson.
President of the PoliceJury be and
re is hereby authorized to bring and
institute suit for the annulment
md cancellation of such contract.
(Carried.)
Moved and seconded the Hon.
Police Jury adjourned until next
ocular meeting.
G. H. Pierson,
President Folice Jury.
Addie Tauzin.
Secretary Police Jury.
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to resolution passed
y the Police Jury of the Parish of
Iatchitoches, La, at its session as
err adjournment April 6th3meeting
cid on the goth day of May, 1915,
G. H. Pierson, president of the
'olice Jury cf the Parish of Nat
1itoches, hereby give notice in
with said resolution
lat special election will be held
Ward 3 District No. Is. on Sat-
rday, July 3rd, 1915, for the pur-
ose of submitting to the property
lxpayers qualified to vote at the
lid election under the con-
tuition of the State of Louisiana,
le following proposition
Proposition to incur debt and
sue bonds to the amount of Ten
thousand Dollars to run Twenty
ears from date, to bear interest at
lie rate of Five per cent per an
1m, payable annually, for the
1rpose of constructing and main.
lining a gravel road from the
lard Four line at the Dirt bridge
etwoen Ward Three and Ward
our line to the Red River Parish
ne along the north side of the L.
& N. Ry.
All in conformity to an ordinance
reference thereto adopted by the
olice Jury of the Parish of Nat
litoches on the goth day of May,
rs, For the purpose of holding
id election the polling place Shall
. polling place No. at Grapes.
uff and H. A. Carlisle, Jas. j.
'pellar, and R. H. Simmons are.