The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-10-19
Proceeding Of Board Of Supervisors
Road District No. Y

Minutes of the proceedings had, by
the Supervisors OF Road District NO
IL. Parish of Natchit0ches, held in the
town of Provencai, at which were pres
ent G. C. Sanders, H. w. Huffman anC
w. M. Dowden all the Supervisors be-
ing present. The Board Of Commits
sioners of road district number % pro
ceeded to organize, in accordance with
the provisions of Sec. Of Act 1879 OF
1916, by selecting C. C. Sanders as
President of the Board of Supervi 5orS
and H. w. Huffman as Secretary anC
w. M. DoWden as Treasurer of the
said Road District The members OF
the board having taken the oath re-
CURED by law the following proceed
ings we're had.
Be it ordained by the Board of Su-
pervisors of Road District No. u OF
the Parish of Natchitoches. That the
town of Provencal be and the same is
hereby fixed as the Legal Domiciie of
the Board of Commissioners of road
District No. % of the Parish of Match
itoches.
Be it ordained that the President be
and he is hereby authorized to enter in
| to a contract for the lease of the office
to be used by the Board of Supervisors
of Road District No. q of the Parish
of Natchitoches.
Be it further ordained that the Treas
urer of the Road District No. % of the
Parish of Natchitoches, be required to
! give bond and surety, in one of the
surety companies authorized to do bus
| mess in the State, in accordance with
the provisions of Sec. of Act 1879 of
1916. That the amount of the bond
shall be one fourth over and above the
amount of money to be placed in his
hands, the same to be given before the
cash is delivered to the said Board of
Supervisors. The premiums on the
bond to be paid out of the funds be-
Parish of Natchitoches.
ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION IN
ROAD DISTRICT NUMBER TWENTY
TWO OF THE PARISH OF NATCHITO-
CHEs.
Be it ordained by the Board of Su-
pervisors of Road District No. 22 of
the Parish of Natchitoches. The said
Road District having been created by
the Police Jury of the Parish of Match
itoches, in accordance with Sec. of
Act 1873 of 1914, by ordinance of the
and the Board OF Road Supervisors com
pleted, by ordinance of the same date.
by the appointment of w. NJ. Dowden
duly qualified elector and tax payer
residing in the said road district No. q
of the Parish of Natchitoches
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained by
the Board Of Supervisors of Road Dis
trict No. q of the Parish of Natchito-
ches, in regular session convened, act.
ing nnder and by authority of Sec of
Act No. 1879 of 1916. That there shall
be an election held by the duly quail
fed electors and taxpayers of road dis
trict No, % of the Parish of Natchi-
toches, at the regular polling places in
the said road district No. q of the
Parish of n atchitoches, namely Proven
cal Shady Grove and Vowells Mill in
the said road district, the said election
to De neld for the purpose of determin-
ing, whether there shall be mill tax
annually assessed and collected, the
proceeds to be used in the maintenance
of roads in road district No. q of the
Parish of Natchitoches,
End. To determine whether, there
shall be deOt of Forty Thousand Dol
lars consfac Cd. and negotiable bonds
issued therefor, TO be sold for cash, the
said bonus 70 fAn for period of Fiji
teen years from 1917 to 1881 inclusive,
to be issued in serial numbers and made
payable, so that in paying the annual
interest on the entire issue, and one
fifteenth of the principal the same
amount shall be paid annually and the
entire issue in principal and interest
sxtinguiShed in fifteen years 1917 and
1881 inclusive and to that end to an
nually assess and collect the necessary
mills on the dollar to pay the principal
and interest, the same not to exceed
ten mills on the dollar in any var for
both construction and maintenance.
Sec, 8. That the said election be
held on the Is day of November 1915,
at the polling places named above.
That at precinct No. Provincial the
following officers Of the election are
hereby appointed.
Commissioners of Election
W. M. Jones, W. F. Key, Louis
Richie; C. w. Roberts, Clerk; Milton
Sanders, Deputy Sheriff.
Shady Grove, Precinct One--Cemmis-
sioners James Montgomery, j. A.
Gibbs, Dudley Jones; Clerk Walter
Moss; Deputy Sheriff, George Lee.
Vowells Mill, Precinct Three---Com-
missioners A. G. Etheride, J. M. Par
ker, T. j. byrd; Clerk George Cobb;
Deputy Sheriff, Asa Singletary.
Sec. 4. That the officers of the cleo
ton shall be paid the following COM
pensation. Clerks and Commissioners
SIC per day. The Deputy Sheriff, the
sum of $500 per day.
Sec. s. Be it ordained that in case
the election for the incuring of debt
and issuing negotiable bonds, the same
shall be sold according to law, and the
bonds to bear interest of five per cent,
payable annually, the bonds to be sold
for not less than par.
Sec. 5. Be it ordained that If the
proposition to issue bonds shall carry,
at the said election, the proceeds of the
bond issue shall be used for the con.
struction of roads, and not otherwise.
The two mill tax to be used for the
maintenance of the roads in the said
district No. 22 of the Parish of Natchi-
toches.
Sec. 6. Be it enacted, that by virtue
of Sec of Act 1879 Of 1916, That in
case the proposition to be voted on
shall be decided in favor Of assessing
and collecting annually two mills on
the dollar to be used to maintain the
roads in the said road district, and the