The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-09-15
Signature of Voter.
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot, place cross
(X) mark in the sqnare after the ward
"Yes;' to vote against it, place sim
liar mark after the word Nc"
Sec. 8. 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 it further ordained, that this or
dinrnce take effect from and after it's
adoption.
Adopted this Sept. 4th, 1916.
J A Warner, Pres.
R Redditt, Clerk protein.
A petition from citizens and resident
property taxpayers of ward one and
that portion of wards 2and 8 contained
in road district No. | was presented
and on motion carried, ordinance No.
low was unanimously adopted.
ORDINANCE No. low.
Where as a committee representing
the citizens of ward Jne and that por
ton of wards two and eight contained
in road district No. | of the Parish of
Caldwell, which said district was Great
at this meeting of the Police Jury, 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 Ouachita 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
highway from the mouth of the lane
on the Ouachita river at Belle: Vue
plantation and extending a distance OF
about two miles to point on the Co.
lumbia and Monroe Public Highway
near the residence Of E. B. Erskins,
and to issue bonds for said purpose to
the value of S45, 900. 90. at five per cent
ner annum interest, said bonds to be
issued in serial form and maturing ove'
a period of forty years.
Whereas, it is the voluntary will OF
this body to call the said election here
| matter provided for and, whereas arti
Gle 281 of the Constitution of 1913 am
Act 256 of the Legislature of 1910 a:
amended by Act 2lS of 1912 declare the
Police Jury of the various parishes
shall be the governing authority
through which parish may incur deb
and issue negotiable bonds for the pur
nose of constructing and maintaining
roads when.so authorized by an election
held in the parish, and
Where, the assessed valuation OF th'
said road district No. amount to mor'
than $3.50, COO 90, and there is no bond
cd Indebtedness incurred under article
2S1 of the Constitution of 1913, and
Whereas the special tax necessary t.
he levied in order to extinguish tn
nroposed Indebtedness will approXimat
| five mills and will not exceed the Con
stitution limit of ten mills per anaun
on one dollar of the assessed valuation
Of the road district No. l.
Sec. /. Now, therefore, be It ordalr
cd by the Police Jury of the Parish o
Caldwell that an election is hereby cal
ed to be held in road district No. G
the Parish of Caldwell, La, on Tuesda
the 10th day of Oct. 1916, at who
electionia majority of the property tai
payers of said road district, in uumbe
and amount, eligible to vote and votln
: shall determine whether the debt sha
: be incurred to the extent OF $40, Ooo.'
for the said purpose of constructing
public highway from the Ouachita ira
hc bridge at Columbia to the Onachl
parish line to be hereinafter known
. the Columbia and Monroe Public hlg
cav: also to construct apubllc hlghW;
! from the mouth of the lane On t
O,ocbita rivar at Belle Vue plantatl