The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-03-13
AN ORDINANCE.


said district of said parish. have petit
toned the police jury to order an cleo
ton in said district to determine wheth-
er or not a social five mills tax for
five years, beginning with the year 1915
and ending with the year 1919, shall be
levied and collected on all the property
in said district subject to taxation, for
the purpose of maintaining the public
roads in said District No. Z; and
Whereas, it is the opinion of this
cody that the contemplated main ain
ance of public roads is for the public
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 1918 authorizes the levying and
collection of such tax on the property
of Road District Number Seven, when
authorized at an election held for this
purpose; and
Whereas Act 256 of 1910, and amend
ments, provides the method of holding
such election; 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 District
Number Seven of this parish at Mont
gomery precinct and Verda precinct on
Monday, April the 5th, 1916, at
which election majority of the prop
erty taxpayers of said road district, in
aumber and amount, eligible to vote
and voting shall determine the PROPOSE
ion to levy five mills tax on all the
taxable property in said Road District
Number Seven in said parish for the pc
Rod 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
Road District Number Seven.
Section =
Be it further ordained, That the
clerk of the police jury is instructed 10
prepare for use at said election a suffi-
;ient 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 FIVE
mills tax on all the properly in lcS
Road District Number S.vep,
Grant parish, Louisiana, FOR II
period of five years, beginning
with the year 1915 and ending
with the year 1919, both years :, II
inclusive, for the purpose of No
building and maintaining the
public roads in said Road Dis
trict Number Seven, Grant
parish. Louisiana.
NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place a CROSS
(X) mark in the square after the word
Yes. To vote against the PROPOSE
ton place a similar mark in the square
after the word mo"
Taxable valuation, $.............:. ....yI
Signature of voter ..........., ......,,,f,.,
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 commissioners
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 for
three days, and the said election shall
be held at the following polling places
and by the officers here named, each
being registered voter:
At Montgomery Precinct. H. Ward
low, R. A. Sellers and r. A. Woods,
commissioners; H. H. Horn, clerk;
E. w. Rodgers, returning officer.
At Verda Precinct Milton O'Quinn,
D. O.. Morris and G. d. Smith. commits
sioners; L. B. Woods, clerk; c. j.
Hutchinson, returning officer.
Section g.
Be it further ordained, That notice
of this election containing the PROPOSE
ton herein submitted to the voters
shall be. prepared and signed by the
president and secretary of the police
jury and shall be published in the Off
cial journal four weekly insertions, the
date of the first insertion to be not less