The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-08-26
AN ORDINANCE.

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Whereas more than one-fourth of the
property tax payers of ward number
three of Grant parish, Louisiana, have
petitioned the police jury to order an
election in said ward to determine
whether or not a special five mills tax
for five years. beginning with the year
1916 and ending with the year 1920,
both years inclusive, shall be levied and
collected on all the property in said
ward subject to taxation, for the pur-
pose of building and maintaining public
roads in said ward number three, and
Whereas, it is the opinion of this
body that the contemplated building and
maintaining of public roads is for the
public Welt fare, and
Whereas, aside from said petition it
is the voluntary will of this body TO call
the election herein provided for, and
Whereas, article 232 of the constitu-
ton of 1913 authorizes the levying and
collection of such tax on the property
of ward number three when authorized
by an election held for that purpose,
and
Whereas, act 256 of 1910 and amend
ments, provides the method of holding
such election,
Section one
Now, therefore be it ordained by the
police jury of Grant parish in lawful
session convened, That an election is
hereby ordered to be held in ward num-
Der three of Grant parish, on Tuesday,
the 18th day of August, 1916, at which
election a majority of the property tax
payers in said ward number three in
number and amount. eligible to vote
and voting, shall determine the
PROPOSITION to levy five mills
tax on all the taxable property in said
ward number three for period of five
years, beginning with the year 1916
and ending with the year 1920, both
years inclusive, for the purpose of
building and maintaining public roads
in said ward number three.
Section two
Be it further ordained that the clerk
of the police jury is instructed to pre-
pare for use at said election, a sufficient
number of ballots on each of which
shall be printed substantially the pro-
visions mentioned in section one of this
ordinance towit:
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to levy five
mills tax on all the taxable Voc
property in ward number three
of Grant parish, Louisiana,
for a period of five years be-
ginning with the year 1916 and -
ending with the year 1920, NJ
both years inclusive, for the NO
purpose of building and main
tanning public roads in said
ward number three.
Taxable valuation.
Signature of voter ........................
NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place a cross
(X) mark in the square after the word
Eyes" To vote against the PROPOSE
ton place similar mark in the square
after the word mo.
Section three
Be it further ordained that the clerk
of the police jury is instructed to have
prepared for use at said election all
necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets,
registrars lists of property tax payers
eligible to vote in said election and the
valuation of their property, blank lists
for entering the names of those who
actually vote in said election, and COM
piled statement blanks for compiling
the votes in number and amount.
Section four
Be it further ordained that the COM
pensation of the election commissioners
Of said election shall be three dollars
ger day for one day; for the clerk three
dollars per day for one day; and for the
returning officer three dollars per day
for three days; and the said election
shall be held at the following polling
places by the officers here named, each
being registered voter:
At Greed precinct-C. F. BLACKWELL,
r. l.. johnson and F. Thames, COM
nissioners; w. o. Hutchinson, clerk;
Hillery Newton, returning officer.
At Dry Prong precinct. C. C. Fra
lick, j. w. Smith and John Dees, COM
missioners; A. H. Watson, clerk; ]. C.
Brunson, returning officer.
At Antonio precinct-J. w. Coleman,
J. |. Smith and I. c. Coleman, Jr.,
commissioners; A. R. Foster, clerk; J.
F. johnson, returning officer.
Section five
Be it further ordained that notice of
this election containing the proposition
herein submitted to the voters shall be
prepared and signed by the president
and secretary of the police jury, and
shall be publis,. ed in the official journal
four weekly insertions, the date of the
first insertion to be not less than thirty
lays before the election. The said
notice shall further recite that on the
3lst day of August, 1916, at IL o'clock
noon, the police jury will meet at the
court house in Colfax in said parish,
and there in public session open the
ballot boxes, examine and count the
ballots, both as to number and amount,
and examine and count the returns and
declare the result of said election and