The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-10-19
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION.

Sc it known, that |, &. C. Sanders
President of the Board OF Supervisors
Of Road District, No. p, of the Par.
Is OF NatchltOcheS, acting under AM
by virtue OF the authority vested il
me, by a resolution of the Duard OF
Commissioners Of Road District, No.
z, Of the Parish of Natchitocnes, pass.
ed by the said board on the 10th day OF
October 1916, directing me to that Ell
feet.
Notice, is hereby given to all parties
entitled to vote at special elections
held to vote special taxes, under the
laws of Louisiana, and especially by
virtue of the authority conferred by
Act 1879 of 1916, 1873 of 1914 and Act 25t
of 1916.
That there will be held at the usuaI
polling places in the Road District, No.
%, OF the Parish of Natchitoches. to-
wit: Precinct No. 2, Provincial; Pre-
cinct No. /, Shady Grove; and Precinct
No. 3, Vowells Mill; on he 18th day of
November 1916, within the legal hours
for holding such elections uuder the
general election laws of the state gov
erning such elections. An election to
determine the question OF making an
annual levy and collection for a period
Of ten years, two mills on the dollar to
be so levied and collected on taxable
property in Road District, No. 22, of
the Parish of NatchitOches, for per-
iod of ten years. to run from 1917 to
and inclusive of 1926, the proceeds to
be used to maintain good roads in Road
District, No % Of the Parish of Match
ltoches.
To also determine the question of
incuring debt, and issuing negotiable
bonds therefore, in a sum of Forty
Thousand Dollars, $40, 900 the bonds
to run for period of fifteen years
from 1911 to 1891 both inclusive, one
| fifteenth Of the principal and all annual
interest tlXed by law at five per cent,
! the bonds to be sold according to law,
and the proceeds Used TO construct
good roads in Road District, No. Il, OF
the Parish of Natchitoches.
That if the said election is carried in
! favor of the proposition to incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefore, in
| the sum above mentioned, there shall
/ be annually levied and collected, the
! necessary number Of mills on the dollar
not to exceed ten required to meet the
/
| principal and all annual interest on the
entire issue to the end that at the end
of fitteen years the entire issue IN prln-
/ cipal and interest snail have been pal1
and discharged,
Tne elecuon shall be conducted under
The General Election Laws of Louisiana
governing such elections.
| Notice is also given that the Board
| of Supervisors OF Road District. No,
1 22, of the Parish Of \ atchitoches, will
meet at the Office OF the Board of Com
4 missioners of Road District, No. q, OF
4 the Parish of Natchitoches, on the 18th
! day OF November 1916, then and there
| in open session, then and there to open
1 he ballot boxes. To examine and can
vass the returns Of the special election
TO be held on the ABOVE date, IN the
Road District. No. %, Of the Parish of
! Natchitoche. To then and there declare
the result of the special election above
mentioned. 70 then and there make
formal PRONUNCIATION of and announce
| the result OF said election, as ascer-
tanned by the returns thereof. This
done ana signed at the office Of the
| Board Of Commissioners of Road Dis
| trict, No. %, of the Parish of Natchi-
toches, on this the 18TH day of OcI, Der
| 1916.
C. C. SANDERS,
President of Board Supervisors
Of Road District, No. ~, of the
Parish of Natchitoches.
State of Louisiana
I Parish of Natchitoches
Office of the Board of Supervisors of
Road District, No. q, of the Parish
of Natchltoches
Do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is true copy OF the Procia-
nation of Special Election, to be held
in Road District, No. 22, OF the Parish
of Natchitoches, on the 18th day Of
October 1916, issued by the President
OF the Board of Commissioners Of the
said Road District as the same appears,
on the minutes of the proceedings had
by the Board of Commissioners OF Road
District, No. Z2 of the Paris h OF
Natchltoches Given under my hand
on this the 10th day of October, 1916.
Ii. w. HUFFMAN,
Sec'ty of the Board of Super
visors of Road District, No. u,
of the Pa1ish of Nechitoches.