The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-01-16
AN ORDINANCE.

Whereas more than one-fourth Of the
property taxpayers of Road District
Number Two 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 cleo
ton in said district to determine wheth-
err or not special five mills tax for
five years, beginning with the year
1916 and ending with the year 1919,
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. 2;
and
Whereas. it is the opinion of this
body that the contemplated maintain
ance of public roads is for the public
welfare; and
Whereas, aside from said petition, ii
is the voluntary win of this body to cal.
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 Two, when
authorized at an election held for thi.
purpose; and
Whereas Act 256 of 1910. and amend
ments, provides the method of holding
such ele, ton; 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 Distric,
Number Two of this parish at Pollock
precinct, Simms precinct, Bruce's Mil
and Bagdad precinct on Thursday,
the 18th day of February, 1915, at which
election majority of the property tax
payers of said road district, in number
and amount, eligible to vote and voting
shall determine the proposition to levy
five mills tax on all the taxable prop
erty in said Road District Number Two
in said parish for the period of five
years. beginning with the year 1916 and
ending with the year 1919, for the pur-
pose of maintaining the public roads in
said Road District Number Two.
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 Vac
mills tax on all the property
in Road District Number Two,
Grant parish, Louisiana, for q
period of five years, beginning
with the year 1915 and ending
with the year 1919, both years M
inclusive, for the purpose of
maintaining the public RI ads
| in said Road District Nun Der
Two, Grant parish, La -
Taxable valuation, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Signature of voter ...................-..~.
NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place 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"
Section 81
Be it further ordained. That the clerk
of the police jury is instructed to have
prepared for use at said election all
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.
/ Be it further ordained, That the COM
pensation of the election commissioner
at said election shall be three dollars
per day for one day, for the clerk three
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 registered voter:
i No. 1, at Pollock-E. c. Gates, Ma
than Shaw and r. o. Nugent. commits
sioners; Wiley Johnson, clerk; J. 7.
Lee. returning officer.
No. 2, at Simms-L. Williford. Co
lumbus Delaney and Ben Darlington
commissioners; ]. H. CouIson, clerk
H. S. Darlington. returning officer.
No. 3, at Bruce's Mill : Columbus
Griffin, Riley Turner and Will Chandler