The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-10-20
Proceedings Of The Police Jury

pursuant to ad journment with ali
members present.
Minutes of last meeting We're
read and on motion, adopted.
The Police Jury proceeded to
canvas and tabuIate the returns
of the special elections held III
wards 8, 9 and 10.
| Process Verbal Of Canvass Of Returns.
Be 1t Known and Remem-
bered that on this the 18th day
of Oct. 1916, in accordance with
Ordinances 7-W, o-W and CIV OF
the Police Jury OF the Parish OF
Caldwell enacted on the 9TH day
of Sept. 1916, notice OF which was
issued and published according
to law, the members Of the Police
Jury of the Parish Of Caldwell,
being the full membership al
this time Of the said Board, met
in public session at the Court
House in the said Parish OF CaId-
we'll and according to law pro-
ceeded to examine the talIySheets
and poll lists provided for IL
said Ordinance calling the said
elections and tabulate the re-
turns, the results being as fol-
lows:
Ward 8, for the proposition Of
Ievying a three mi! tax Tor
a period of five years Eegln-
ming with the year 1916 for tie
purpose of constructing ana
maintaining public roads IN salu
ward. Votes for 8
Property for tax So,32O.O O
No votes against tax.
Ward 8, number of votes for
the proposition Of Ievyin a five
mills tax in said ward for a period
of five years beginning with the
year 1916, for the purpose of
constructing and maintaining
public roads in said ward 80
Votes against proposition 5
Majority for %
Property for SIloO.OO
against 1920. W
majority f.. $500. w
Wardl0. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the prorosltion of levying a five
mill tax in said ward for a period
of five years beginning with the
year 1916, for the purpose of
constructing ana .Aa.I,alnlng
public roads in SAID ward 70
Votes Tor tax 10
Majority vote ao~-.5t tax 10
Property against tax Sll, APO. 10
for 3,llj. UU
llldJOIl Ivy ,OI U.OU
lA4saAin acnoaaance with law a
Yfbmulgation of the aforesaid
results was prepared and the
Clerk of the Ponce jury was Or
dered to nav u copy o1 The same
signed by tlle Iiea4ueut and pug
llSh IN one .souG UI the Official
Journal ana enc COPY to be kept
in the recoyus OF TIE POLICE Jury
OF the Parish ot Caldwell.
Thus done and signed in open
session Of the Ponce Jury on
this the I'm cay or Oct. 1916.
J.A. WARNER Pres.
R.R. REDDlIT, Clerk.
Prsress Verbal of the canvass
Of the returAs of the special
rod tax eloctlon held in road
district No. | On the 10Th DAY
ofOct. 1916.
Be it known and remembered
that on this the 18th day of Oct.
1876, Ii accordance with ordi.
nance No. low of the police Jury
oftAe PARISH of Caldwell enact.
ed Oh tie 4tn Gay Of Sept. 1916,
notice OF which was issued anC
published according to law, the
members of the said police jury,
all members being present, the
said board did meet and convene
in open and pubic session fol-
the purpose of canvassing, deter
mining and promulgating the
results of a special election hel(
in road district on the question
Of voting a special tax for the
purpose Of building, construct
ing and maintaining bubble road.
, in said district.
And all members of the sait
police jury being present a.
afore said, the session was callet
to order by the president, an(
there in the presence of tn
: members Of said police jury an;
bystanders, the said police jur,
5 proceeded to open the ballot DO,
used at SAID election, and il