The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-06-15

to be held in said district at Spanish
Lake box number A, on Saturday the
22nd day of July, for the purpose OF
electing three road and bridge commits
sioners of said district.
That the Secretary of the Police Jury
is hereby instructed to prepare ballots
for said election.
The Police Jury shall promulgate the
returns of said election on the 7th day
of August. 1916. Carried.
By Mr.. Knott, seconded by Mr.. Page:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of Natchltoches that acting
under the authority vested in 1t by
Article 291 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana and laws Of such
amendatory thereof and relating there
to that in order to raise additional
funds for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining, repairing Lublic roads and
bridges in the Spanish Lake School
District, ward 5, there is hereby LEVIED
a per CAPITA tax of n dollar per
annum for the year 1916, and each
subsequent years upon each able bodied
male inhabitant of said district be-
tween the ages of eighteen and nifty
five years except those residing IN
Incorporated and municipalities, vii
lagos, towns, that maintain their W
streets who shall not be subject to this
tax, aforesaid.
Be it further ordained that the
failure to pay said per capita tax on or
befote the 1st day of November, 1916.
and on the 1st day of November OF
each and every year in hereby declared
to be guilty of a m~isdemeanor and any
party failing, neglecting or refusing to
pay said per capita tax within the time
above prescribed upon conviction they
shall be fined in the sum of Tot less
than one dollar nor more than twenty
five dollars, and in default of payment
be imprisoned in the parish Jail for a
period of one day nor more than sixty
DAYS or both at the discretion of the
Court. Carried.
By Mr.. Knott, seconded by Mr.. Page:
That the following statement of Mr..
Pierson, President of the Police Jury
be accepted.
To the Police Jury:
Early part of last year the Commits
sioners agreed to borrow S3OOO.OO from
DR.. J. W. Cockerham, for purpose of
building certain roads in ward 4, this
amount was divided equally among the
81 three banks here and owing TO the
fact that the Sheriff was continually
making his monthly settlements with
the Treasurer it was agreed that the
best policy was to place this money so
that It would be drawn out by check
with approved accounts from the Com
m~issioners. Had this money been
I--zl = Az Ao.I1 nf tho Iron error If
would have been hard to determine just
when this amount had been spent, n
as we gave a solemn pledge to Or.
Cockerham that no money would be
used from the collections until after he
had been paid, ! therefore felt 1t my
duty to act accordingly. l hand you
herewith statement from the three
banks also cancelled checks with ap-
proved bills attached and will ask that
you kindly file these so that they can
be found, should any question come up
in the future regarding same, and issue
approval if found to be correct.
Very respectfully,
fSigned) G. H. PERSON.
Carried.
By Mr.. Pierson:
That the following road tracers be
appointed to trace road leading from
Grand Ecore to Clarence, without cost
to parish viz: Willie Airey, Numa
Lestage, L. E. Plaisance, Ben Landrum
and Arnold Sompayrac. Carried.
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION.
BY Mr.. Pierson, seconded by Mr.
Re Il known that q under the
authority and provisions contained in a
certain resolution passed by the Police
Jury of the Parish of Natchitoches,
La, at its meeting held on the 9Th day
of March, 1916, relative to the election
| of three road commissioners of ward a,
one to be elected from the three sub
division, viz: Division l, division 2 and
division 3, the result of said election
was as follows:
Division /, there were four candi-
dates, viz: Leo Dunckelman, Felix
Desidere. j. T. Clark and j. L. De-
| Loney, Felix Desidere received the
majority of votes cast and is hereby
declared commissioner of division l.
Division 2, there were three cand
dates, viz: G. j. Gillen, Allen Raga
and Numa Lestage, Numa Lestag
received the majority of votes6ast an
is hereby declared commissioner oil
division 2.
Division 8, there were four cand
dates, viz: G. E. Prothro, J.. o. BoyC
F. G. Gallespie and j. w. Perot, F. G
Gallespie received the majority 0
votes cast is hereby declared commits
sioner of division three. Carried
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION.
BY MI. Page, seconded by Mr.. Pierson
Be it known that acting under tn
authority and provisions contained in
certain resolution passed by the Police
jury of the Parish of Natchitoches
La, at it's meeting held on the 9Th da,
of March, 1916, relative to the electio,
of three road commissioners for war,
8. The result Of said election vas a
follows: There were three candidate,
only, viz: |. H. VIM, Tom Lamber
and L. Page, having received the ma
iority of votes cast the above mention
three are hereby declared commits.
sioners Of ward 6 to serve for a perioo
Of four years. Carried.
By Mr.. Williams:
That the following report of Road
Tracers be accepted;
To the Honorable Body of the Police
Jury of the Parish of Natchitoches.
We the undersigned road tracers ap.
pointed by your Body to trace roac
lying at Salsberry place on Saline
Bayou Ward Two and road No. 9, in
Sec. 10, L. II R. 5, We have traced
said road without exp .nse to the Par
ish and ask your Honorable Body to
accept this report as final.
(Signed[ Joe RACIAL
j. w. A. Mclean
T. Fl. Emmerson
j.. Fra nt1n
Al NJ Pinn