The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-10-26

ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION IN
ROAD DISTRICT NUMBER TWENTY
TWO OF THE PARISH OF NATCHITo-
CHES.
Be it ordained by the Board of Su-
pervisors of Road District No. % of
the Parish of Natchitoches. The said
Road District having been created by
the Police Jury of the Parish of Match
itoches, in accordance with Sec. l of
Act 1873 of 1914, by ordinance of the
Police Jury of date October 4th 1916
and the Board of Road Supervisors COM
pleted, by ordinance of the same date.
BY the appointment of w. M. Dowden
a duly qualified elector and tax payer
of the Parish of Natchitoches
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained by
the Board of Supervisors of Road Di
trict No. 22 of the Parish of NatchitO
ches, in regular session convened, act
ing nnder and by authority of Sec of
Act No. 1879 of 1916, That there shall
be an election held by the duly quail
fed electors and taxpayers of road dis
trict No, % Of the Parish of Natchi-
toches, at the regular polling places in
the said road district No. % of the
Parish of n atchitoches; namely Proven
cal Shady Grove and Vowells Mil in
the said road district, the said election
to be held for the. purpose of determin-
ing, whether there shall be mill tax
annually assessed and collected, the
proceeds to be used in the maintenance
of roads in road district No. q of the
Parish of Natchitoches,
End. To determine whether, there
shall be a debt of Forty Thousand Dol
lars contracted, and negotiable bonds
issued therefor, to be sold for cash, the
said bonds to run for period of Fiji
teen years from 1877 to 1881 inclusive,
to be issued in serial numbers and made
payable 50 that in paying the annual
interest on the entire issue, and one
fifteenth of the principal the same
amount shall be paid annually and the
entire issue in principal and interest
9xtinguished in fifteen years 1917 and
1881 inclusive and to that end to an
nuaily assess and collect the necessary
mills on the dollar to pay the principal
and interest, the same not to exceed
ten mills on the dollar in any year, for
both construction and maintenance.
Sec. 8. That the said election be
held on the Is day of November 1916,
at the polling places named above.
That at precinct No. 2 Provincial the
following officers of the election are
hereby appointed.
Commissioners of Election
w. NJ. Jones, W.. F. Key, Louis
- Doh r%1
Sanders, Deputy Sheriff.
Shady Grove, Precinct One--Commis-
sioners James Montgomery, j. A.
Gibbs, Dudley Jones; Clerk Walter
Moss; Deputy Sheriff, George Lee.
Vowells Mill, Precinct Three--Com-
missioners A. G. Etheride, j. M. Par
ker, 7. j. BYRD; Clerk George Cobb;
Deputy Sheriff, Asa Singletary.
Sec. 4. That the officers of the cleo
ton shall be paid the following COM
pensation. Clerks and Commissioners
$500 per day. The Deputy Sheriff, the
sum of $500 per day. =
Sec, S. Be it ordained that in case
the election for the incuring of debt
and issuing negotiable bonds, the same
shall be sold according to law, and the
bonds to bear interest of five per cent,
payable annually, the bonds to be sold
for not less than par.
Sec. 5. Be it ordained that if the
proposition to issue bonds shall carry,
at the said election, the proceeds of the
bond issue shall be used for the con.
struction of roads, and not otherwise
The two mill tax to be used for the
maintenance of the roads in the said
distSict 70. Y Of tie Pariah q. Natehi-
toches
Sec: s. Be it enacted, that by virtue
Of Sec 8 of Act 1893 of 1916, That in
case the proposition to be voted on
shall be decided in favor of assessing
and collecting annually two mills on
the dollar to. be used to maintain the
roads in the said road district, and the
bond issue approved, no other road
taxes shall be paid or collected in the
said road district No. q of the Parish
Of Natchitoches, these heretofore voted
being by operation of law abrogated.
Sec. z. Be it ordained that the Pres
ident of the Board of Commissioners of
road district No, % of the Parish Of
Natchitoches be and hes.is hereby Inc
structed to issue, his proclamation of
the said election, according. to. law.
The same to, be published for thirty
days priCr to the day of election as re-
quired by law,
Sec. g.. The voters are hereby in
structed that in order, to vote for the
proposition to annually levy and collect
two mills on the dollar to be used to
maintain public roads in road district
No. % of thei Parish of Natchitoches,
place a cross mark in the column under
the word YES. - ,A
That to vote against the proposition
to annually levy and collect two mills
| tax to be used in the maintenance . of
roads in road district. No. % of the
Parish Of Natchitoches, place cross
mark in the column under the word
NO -.
That to vote for the proposition to
incur debt and issue negotiable bonds
for Forty Thousand Dollars to run FOR
fifteen years from 1917. to 1881 inclu-
sive,. to bear s per cent interest, one
fifteenth of the principal and all inter
est'to be annually paid and to annually
assess; and collect the, necessary mills
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