The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-10-06
Taxable Valuation S
Signature of Voter.
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

10 vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot. place cross
tA) mark in the sqnare after the ward
"les;' to vote against it, place a sim.
liar mark after the word NC"
See. 3. 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 by law.
BE IL iursher ordained, that this or.
dInince take effect from and after its
adoption. '
Adopted this Sept. 9TH, 1916. =
- J A Warner, Pres.
r r Redditt, Clerk protein.
A petition from citizens and resident
property taxpayers of ward one and
that. portion of wards 2 and s contained
IN road district No. 1 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 DOR.
ton of wards two and eight contained
in road district No. l of the Parish of
Caldwell, which said district was Great
at this meeting of the Police Jnry 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-
tent Of s45. 10000, for the purpose of
constructing public highway begin:
ming at the 0uachita traffic bridge at
Columbia and extending to the Ouachita
parish line, which road shall be herein
after known as the Columbia and Mon.
roe Public Highway: to also construct
a highway from the mouth of the lane
on the Ouachita river at Belle; Vue
plantation and extending distance of
about two miles to point on the Co
lumbia and Monroe Public Highway
near the residence of E. B. Ersk;nc
and to issue bonds for said purnose r.
the value of S45, 900. 90, at five Der cent
per annum interest, said bonds to be
ssned II. seriatform and maturing over
a periodof forty years.
Whereas, it is the voluntary will IF
his body to call the said election here.
natter provided for and, whereas ART.
re 26l pf the Constitution of ;9I3 and
Act 256 of the Legislature of 1e1O al" az
.mended by Act 2i5 of 1912 declare the
,otice Jury o. The various parishes
nan be TIE governing authority
hrt ugh which parish NAV incur deht
md issue negotiable bonds for the mr.
'ose OF constructing and maintaih;na
Dads whenso authorized by an election
eld in the parish, and
Where, the assessed valuation If tho
aid road district No. amount IA N ore
han $3.50, COO.00, and there .is no bond.
d indebtedness incurred under srt;clo
81 Of the Constitution of 1913, and
Whereas the special tax necessary to
e levied in order to extinguish tho
roposed indebtedness will approximate
We mills and will not exceed the Con-
titution limit of ten mills per anaum
n one dollar Of tt. e|assessed valuation :
f the road district No. l.
Sec. !. Now, therefore, be lt.orda;n.
d by the Police Jury of the Parish Of
aldWell that an election is hereby caIl
to be held in road district M Lot
ne Parish of Caldwell, La, on TUESDAY
he 10th day Of Oct. 1916, at which
lection majority Of the PROPERTY TAX. ]
ayers of said road district, in uumyer j
nd amount. eligible to vote ana voting .
'all determine whether the debt shall !
q incurred to the extent of s45. 900 90 ! !
~ the said purpose'of CONSTRUCTING a !
lblic highway from the Ouachita fraf. : :
bridge at Columbia to the Onachita f
lrish line to be hereinafter known As .
le Columbia and Monroe Public High
sy; also to construct apubIc highway
ON the mouth of the lane en- the s
uach:ta river at Belle Vue plantation n
a point on the Columbia and Monroe