The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-29
Signature Of Voter.
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

10 vote IN favor OF the proposition
submitted on this ballot. place a cross
(X) mark in the sqnare after the ward
Yes" to vote against it, place sim
liar mark after the word Nc"
Sec. 9. 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 Womack, B S Fluitt,
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 as
required b. laU.
Be it fur,her ordaindd, that this or
dinrnce take effect from and after it's
adoption.
Adopted this Sept. 9TH, 1916.
} 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 8 contained
in road district No. | was presented
and on motion carried, ordinance No.
low was unanimously adopted.
ORDINANCE No. low.
Where as 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
ton to be held in said road district No.
! to determine whether the said road
district No. ! will incur debt to the ex.
cent of S45, 100000, for the purpose of
constructing public highway begin
ming at the Ouachita traffic bridge at
Columbia ana extending to the Ouachita
parish line, which road shall be herein
after known as the Columbia and Mon
roe Public Highway; to also construct
highway from the mouth of the lane
on the Ouachita river at Belief Vue
plantation and extending a distance OF
about two miles to point on the Co.
lumbia and Monroe Public Highway
near the residence Of E. B. Erskins,
and to issue bonds for said purpose to
the value of S45, O00.00, 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.
.niafter provided f.. and. whereas arti
Gle Isl Of the Constitution Of .9l3 anG
Act 256 of the Legislature of 1910 as
amended by Act 2l3 Of 1912 declare the
Police Jury of tie rarious parishes
shall be the governing authority
through which a parish may incur deb
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 thu
said road district No. amount to more
than $3.50, COO.0O, and there is no bond
ed Indebtedness incurred under article
23l of the Constitution Of 1918, and
Whereas the special tax necessary tt
be levied in order to extinguish: thu
proposed indebtedness will apprDXimat.
| five mills and will not exceed the Con
stitution limit of ten mills per araun
on one dollar of the assessed valuation
of the road district No. I.
Sec. |. Now, therefore, be 1t ordain
ed by the Police Jury of the Parish 0
Caldwell that an election is hereby call
ed to be held in road district No. o
the Parish of Caldwell, La, on Tuesda,
, the 10th day of Oct. 1916, at who
election majority of the property tax
PAYERS of said road district, in uumbe
, and amount. eligible to vote and votin
shall determine whether the debt sha
be incurred to the extent of $45, OOO.O
for the said purpose of constructing
5 public highway from the 0uachita trai
flc bridge at Columbia to the Onaehit
: parish line to be hereinafter known 9
S the Columbia and Monroe Public High
gay; also to construct public highwa
from the mouth of the lane On tn
Ouachita r.vsr at Belle Vue plantatio
to a point on the Columbia and Monre