The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-04-15

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Bayou Sac DE Tobacco,
which crosses said Rail
road, and the improve
ment by graveling or
otherwise and maintain
ing of such other public
Roads in said Road Dist
riot all in conformity to
an ordinance in reference
thereto adopted by the
Police jury of the Parish
of Natchitoches on April
9Th, 1915
Valuation of Property. .....,................
Signature OF Voter............................
Notice to Voters: TO vote in favor
of said proposition place cross mark
in the square below the word Yes,
and to vote against said proposition
place q similar cross mark in the
square below the word No.
And that inc Secretary of said
Police Jury be and she is hereby in
StrucGed to have prepared for use at
said election all the necessary ballot
boxes, tally sheets, list of voters
assessed valuation of property and
complied statement of voters n
number and amount.
Sec. 3. That the polling place of
sad election shall be polling place
| No. 2 Of Ward at Cypress on the t.
& z. in the Parish of Natchitoches,
and w. ID. Simpson, Alfred Masay
and j. +. Salter are hereby appointed
commissioners Of said election and
NJ. l.. Payne is appointed Clerk of
said election, and said election,
shall be conducted under the laws of
the State of Louisiana applicable
| thereto.
Sec. 4. That the President of the
Police Jury is Hereby instructed to
to give notice OF the special election
ordered by his proclamation publish
ed according to law, and in said pro-
clamation he shall announce that at
10 O'Clock a. IN. the 10Th. day OF May
1915, the Police Jury will meet at its
regulas reeting PLACE In the City of
NaJchfE eches; -. - N open public
session, proceed to open the ballot
boxes. examine and canvass the re-
turns Of said special election.
The roll being called the tote on
the above ordinances was as follows:
Yeas: MeSsrs. Piers0n, Williams,
Adams, Knott, Page, Parker, Taylor,
COcktieid, and Russell.
Nays: None.
Carried unanimously.
By Mr.. Pierson:
That the following petition of
To the Hon. Police Jury of the Par
fch nf N0f I ~
We the undersigned taxpayers of
Ward Four of the Parish of Natchi-
tocheS, in order to construct and
maintain a gravel road from the
northern limits OF Grand Ecore Traf-
bic bridge to and through the town of
Campti to point on the Ward line
eetWeen Wards and 4, respectfully
petition your Hon. Body to cIeate a
Road District embracing the follow
ing territory and portion OF Ward
Four, Viz:
Commencing at the northern end
of the Grand Ecore r. r. and traffic
bridge on the bank of Red River,
thence down the eastern bank of said
Red River to point opposite the
center OF the lane between the pro-
perties of DeBlieux and Sompayrac,
thence down the center of said lane
along straight line 20 the eastern
line of the right oil way of the louis |
lana Railway and Navigation Co. |
thence in northerly direction along
along the eastern line of the right |
of way of said La. Ry. and Navigation
Co to point opposite the southeast |
limits of the Village of Campti, La.
thence in northeasterly direction to |
the southwest corner of Sec %, T. |
Ii. r. I. thence north along the |
western line of said Sec. %, T. IL, r.
z, to the southeast corner Of Sec. 20,
T. II, r. I, thence west along the |
southern line of said Section 20, T.
IL, R. 7, to the southwest corner of |
said Sec, 90. L. III, r. :, thence north
along the west line of said section 20,
I: IL, r. I, to the Southeast.corner of
section Is, Z. II, r. 7, thence west
along the south line of said Section
Is, T. IL. r. 7, to the dividing line of
Wards 3 and 4, thence south along
said Ward line to Red River. thence
down along the eastern bank of Red
River to the point of beginning.
The same to be designated as Road
District No. ID, We agree to vote
special tax when submitted to a vote
TO incur an indebtedness of Forty
Thousand 40,0UO.O0) dollars, the same
TO bear interest at The rate of Five
per cent per annum, per principal
and interest TO be paid bV special
tax on all asseSsable property
IN said Road District No. Is, the
amount of the said tax to be fixed by
Jhe Police jury not to exceed Ten
Mills in any one year to run for
twenty Years, the said tax to be de- !
1oted TO the construction and main
.ainance of a gravel road running
rom the Grand Ecore bridge through
he Village of Campti. to the Ward
line, through the territory above
designated and described as Road
Dist No. Is.
1t being understood when a sum
to pay said principal and
interest shall be collected there shall
e no further assessment and levy of
aid tax, and that the the tax. so voted
hall be funded into bonds to run for .
'wenty Years, the amount Of said
'onds etc to be fixed by the Police
ury, the same to bear Five per cent {
er annum interest. {