The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-03-23
Proceedings Police Jury Parish Of
Natchitoches.
BY Mr.. Page:

be IL resolved CnaC an elecClon
called in Ward for purpose of elect
ling road Commissioners to serve fo
four years, said election to be held o.
day Of GENERALIZATION April 18th. 1916
That the Secretary of the Police Jur'
is hereby authorized to prepare ballot
for said election.
Each candidate shall file his applica
| ton on or before April 10th, 1916, ant
be accompanied with Two Dollars t,
pay such expenses as may occur IL
| preparing ballots for election.
The Police Jury shall promulgate re
turn of said election at their frs
regular or called meeting after sale
election.
Yeas Messrs. Pierson, Williams
Adams, Knott, Page, Parker, Russell
Nays. Mr.. Cockerham. Carried
By Mr.. Cockerham:
Whereas by resolution of this
9odv of date the 9th day of Jan.
1918, an election was ordered in
ward 4 of the Parish of Natchito,
ches for a special tax in aid OF
good roads in said ward.
And whereas, among other
things, the said resolution pro
vfded for the election of Road
Commissioners who were to serve
term of two yerrs, beginning
with January 1st, 1914 and termi-
Oh the 1st day of January 1916,
and.
Whereas said resolution failed
to provide for the election Of
their successors: and,
Whereas. the tax PAYERS of said
ward have expressed a desire to
nave this body call all election to
select the successors to said Com
nissioners.
Therefore be it resolved, that
IN: election Is hereby ordered TO
pe held for the purpose of select
ing three Commissioners for said
ward, one commissioner to be
elected from each subdivision OF
The said ward 4 as created by re
solution of date Jan. 9th, 1918.
That said election is hereby
called to be held in said ward four
on the 18th day of April, A. d.,
1915, for the purpose of electing
three road commissioners to serve
until the 1st day of January 1917,
or until their successors are duly
elected.
That any person desiring to be-
come a candidate for said Road
Commissioner shall file his name
in writing with the clerk of the
Police Jury on or before the 10Th
day of April 1916.
The clerk of this body is au-
thorized to prepare the necessary
ballots, tally sheets to conduct
said election.
That the polling place for said
election be designated as follows:
On polling place at Campti. one
polling place at Clarence and one
polling place at Airey Store, the
first two mentioned polling places,
Camptl and Clarence that the same
officers designated to hold the
general election shall act as officers
of this election and that w. Il.
Airey, o. 2. Gallon, and G. G.
Jones shall be designated as COM
and Adolph Vercher
shall be designated as clerk at the
polling place designated at Airey's
Store. Further that the ballot
shall be prepared that the voter
can only vote on candidates from
his district.
That said commissioners and
clerk shall make due return to the
Police jury of the result of said
election and the said vote snali be
canvassed, counted by this BODY.
IL o'clock at their first regular OF
called meeting after said election.
Be it further resolved. that the
president of the Police Jury give
notice of the holding of said elec
ton by proclamation as well as
the time, place and hour, said
ballots shall be counted aud tn,
vote canvassed
Belt further resolved, that this
body do declare the persons re-
the majority vote cast ii
his division to be road commits
sioner of ward 4 of the parish OF
Natchitoches.
Be it further resolved, that said
commissioners so elected shall
enter upon the discharge of their
duties as such.
Finally be it resolved, that the
member of the Police jury
ward four. Natchitoches parish, b
and he is hereby made ex-oficio
chairman OF said road commission
and that as such he shall hav,
power to determine with the con
sent of the commissioners FROM
each district as to what work shall
be done in said district and Dowei
and authority to approve all bios
and debt contracted in performing
said work. Until said bills are So
they shall not be paid
by the president of the Police
Jury.
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson, Williams
Adams, Cockerham, Knott. Page,
Parker, Russell. Carried.
Moved and seconded the Hon
Polica Jury adjourned to meet the
End Monday in April, (Aprll lois
1851
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