The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-09-28

Eagain be taken into possession by tn
Secretary of the Police Jury and b.
him held until negotiated.
T Sec vi. That when said bonds have
kbeen so signed, issued, registered anC
Ereturned to the Secretary of the 20
lice Jury they shall be ready for nego
ltiation and the President of the Police
Jury is hereby authorized fully for thai
purpose.
Sec. VII. Be it further ordained etc.
THAT the Police Jury of the Parish OF
I.Natchitoches shall annually, at the
I,same time Of other tax levies, in &C.
eordance with law, in addition to all
other taxes now authorized by the Con,
stitution and laws, including any spe-
cial tax, levy a tax above all said taxes
sufficient to pay the principal and in
terest Of the bonds herein directed tC
be issued as they may mature; which
tax may be levied, if not already levied
and extended on the assessment rolls,
at any time prior to the final collection
Of taxes for that particular year; and
when collected shall be used for nc
ether purpose than retiring maturing
bonds.
Sec. VIII. Be it further ordained
!
hereby levied on all taxable property
! within the territorial limits Of load
| District No. 10 of the Parish of Match
rtoches, a special tax of Eight mills on
the dollar thereof, for the purpose OF
meeting and paying the principal OF
the bond herein directed to be issued,
hich is due and payable on March l,
II. and all interest coupons maturing
IS aid date, and the Assessor Of the
Parish of Natchitoches is hereby in
, sbructed and directed to extend said
Eight mills special tax on the assess
ment rolls for the year 1916, on all pro
perty embraced in Road District No.
- liable to taxation.
Sec. TX. Be it further ordained etc,
That the Secretary of the Police Jury
Of the Parish of Natchitoches is hereby
Instructed to cause the original OF this
ordinance to be recorded in the Mort
gage Records of the Parish of Natchl-
toches, and also published in the official
journal of the Parish of NatohItOches
according to law and Act 256 of the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana for the year 1910 ard amend
n,ents thereto.
The roll being called resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas. Messrs. Cook, Harper, Hart,
Hammett, Hood, Sanders, Marshall,
Salter and Charleville. Nays; None.
Absent: M. Page.
Carried.
By Mr.. Charleville seconded by Mr..
aammett'
That the following petition of citizens
Of ward ten be accepted.
To the Honorable Police Jury Of the
Parish Of Natchitochas, La:
We the undersigned owners and tax
payers of ward ten, of the Parish ..
y atchitoches, La, In order to construct
ard maintain dirt or gravel roads with
the limits Of the territory hereafter
described and set forth, respectfully
petition your honorable body TO Great
a road district embracing the following
territory in Ward Ten, Natchitoche.
Parish, Louisiana, and described a.
fotows:
All that portion Of Ward Ten 0.
Natchitoches Parish, La, not includes
in Road District No. 3, and Road Dis
trict No. IA.
Ne further petition that same o,
designated as Road District No. 20 Ill
Ward Ten, Parish of Natehitoches, La.
And we agree to vote special tax
OF five mills on the dollar on all assess
able property situated in said Roa.
District No. 20, above described, at "a
special election to be called and ordered
by your honorable body and to be sub
mltted to vote, to vote said five miiiA
special tax to be used exclusively To
build, construct and maintain dirt 0.
gravel public roads within said district,
said road not to be over thirty feel
wide. Said tax to be collected tor said
purposes tor a period of five years
commencing with the year 1917.
The said FIVE mills special tax when
so levied and collected to be used eX-
clusively for said five years for the
purpose of constructing and maintain
Ing dirt or gravel public roads within
the said Road District No, 20. now III
existence, or which may be hereafter
created. and established running
through said Road District, above
named and designated, we further pray
that your Honorable Body call ana
ortier a special election for the purpose
of voting on and having submitted to
the voters and tax payers OF said Road
District, at date to be fixed by your
Honorable Body, on the proposition OF
voting on said matter, voting said five
mill tax for said five years on ali
assessable property within limits OF
said Road District No. 20, above desig-
mated,
Further that said election be called
and ordered as early as possible and al
Cloutierville, Marco and Chopin as pol
ling places.
Respectfully submitted.
(Signed.l
Chas. Bertrand, C. E. Soncrat,
E. Caspari, w. +. Robertson,
Setine Gallon, c. ]. Starks,
j G. DeLouch, F. B, Dean,