The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-22
Signature of Voter.
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot, place cross
(X) mark in the sqnare after the ward
"Yes;' to vote against it, place q sim
liar mark after the word mo"
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that
the following commissioners be and
they are hereby appointed to serve as
election officers at said election, to-wit
Dennis Busby, B w omack, 3 SFluitt
commissioners; r w May, clerk: and
notice of this election shall be given,
which notice shall be signed by the
President and Clerk and published a;
required by law.
Be it further ordaindd, that this or.
dinrnce take effect from and after its
adoption.
Adopted this Sept. 9TH, 1916.
J A Warner, Pres.
R R Redditt, Clerk protein.
A petition from citizens and resident
property taxpayers of ward one and
that portion of wards 2and contained
in road district No. was presented
and on motion carried, ordinance No.
low was unanimously adopted.
ORDINANCE No. low.
Where as a committee representing
the citizens of ward one and that por-
ton of wards two and eight contained
in road district No. / of the Parish of
Caldwell, which said district was Great
at this meeting of the Police Jury, has
petitioned this body to order an cleo
tion to be held in said road district No.
Ito determine whether the said road
district No. l will incur debt to the ex-
tent of S4h, 10000, for the purpose of
constructing public highway begin.
ming at the Ouachita traffic bridge at
Columbia and extending to the Ouachita
parish line, which road shall be herein
after known as the Columbia and Mon
roe Public Highway; to also construct
a highway from the mouth of the lane
on the Ouachita river at Belle! Vus
plantation and extending distance Of
about two miles to a point on the Co.
Iumbia and Monroe Public Highway
near the residence of E. B. Erskins,
and to issue bonds for said purpose to
the value of $45, O00. 90, at five per cent
per annum interest, said bonds to be
issued in serial form and maturing over
a period of forty years.
Whereas, it is the voluntary will of
this body to call the said election here
matter provided for and, whereas arti-
Gle 28l of the Constitution of 1913 and
Act 256 of the Legislature of 1910 as
amended by Act 2l8 of 1912 declare the
Police Jury of the various parishes
shall be the governing authority
through which parish may incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds for the pur-
pose of constructing and maintaining
roads when..so authorized by an election
held in the parish, and
Where, the assessed valuation of the
said road district No. ] amount to more
than $3.50, coo. 90, and there is no bond
ed Indebtedness incurred under article
PSI of the Constitution of 1913, and
Whereas the special tax necessary to
be levied in order to extinguish the
proposed indebtedness will approximate
five mills and will not exceed the Con-
stitution limit of ten mills per anaum
on one dollar of the assessed valuation
of the road district No. l.
Sec. /. Now, therefore, be 1t ordain.
ed by the Police Jury of the Parish OF
Caldwell that an election is hereby call
ed to be held in road district No. ! of
the Parish of Caldwell, La, on Tuesday
the 10th day of Oct. 1916, at which
election majority of the property tax
payers of said road district, in lumber
and amount. eligible to vote and voting
shall determine whether the debt shall
be incurred to the extent of $45, 900. O
for the said purpose of constructing Z
public highway from the Ouachita traf-
1c bridge at Columbia to the Onachita
parish line to be hereinafter known as
the Columbia and Monroe Public High.
gay; also to construct public highway
from the mouth of the lane On the
Ouachita rivar at Belle Vue plantation
to a point on the Columbis and Monrot