The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-08-31
PROCEEDINGS POLICE JURY
OF NATCHIToCHEs PARISH, LOUISIANA,
Thursday. August oath, 1916.
8-3l-30d

Thursday. August oath, 1916.
The Police Jury of the Parish of
Natchitoches met at their office in the
Court House in the Ci4y of Natchi-
toches, this day at 10 O'Clock M,
and there were present the following
members thereof, VIZ:
President, H. E. Hammett, H. A.
Cook, w. .. Harper, Pink Hart, }. L.
Hood. C. G. Sanders, J. VI. Marshall,
]. F. Salter and F. A. Charleville.
Absent, W. w. Page A quorum
present.
Hon. D. j. Hyams, Clerk of the
Eleventh District Court, did present to
the Police Jury in open session the bal
lot boxes used at the special election
held on August 22nd 1916, in Road Dis
trict No. 10, the same being duly
sealed and on motion they were duly
accepted and received from the Clerk:
The following ordinance was offered
by Mr.. Cook, seconded by Mr.. Salter
as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. Il
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE POLICE JURY
OF THE PARISH OF NATCHITocHEs,
LOUISIANA,
That in accordance with ordnance of
this body adopted on July Bird, 1917
calling special election to be held in
Road District No. 10, of the Parish of
Natchitoches, State of Louisiana, and
of the proclamation of election pub
lished in the official Journal of the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of Natchitoches,
the first insertion appearing on July
18th, 1916 and continuing weekly IN
said official Journal until the 18th of
August 1916, being more than four
weekly insertions in said official Journal
and more than thirty days prior to said
special election and according to said
proclamation of election and public
notice that the Police Jury of the Par
ish of Natchitoches would meet at its
Office in the City of Natchitoches, at 10
o'clock a. M. on the z4th day or
August 1916, and in open session would
then and there proceed to open the bal
lot boxes and examine and count the
ballots and canvass the returns of said
election, and the hour of 10 O'Clock a.
m. having arrived, that this body do
now proceed to open the ballot boxes,
count the ballots and canvass the re-
turns thereof, which ordinance was
unanimously adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes, Mr.. Cook, Mr.. Harper, Mr..
Hart, Mr.. Hammett, Mr.. Hood, Mr..
Sanders, Mr.. Marshall, Mr.. Salter and
zr. Charleville.
Absent, Mr.. Page.
Nays, None.
Carried
In accordance with the above ordi-
nance the Police Jury did proceed to
break the seals, open the ballot boxes
and did proceed to canvass the same as
follows;
1. Count the ballots in number and
amount, for and against the PROPOSE
ton
2. Examine and canvass the re-
turns. The duplicate tally sheets, the
duplicate complied statement.
8. And did declare the result.
4. Did order the PRONUNCIATION OF
same by publication in one issue OF
the official Journal.
s. To prepare the process verbal OF
the count Of the ballots and canvass
the returns as follows, towit:
PROCESS VERBAL OF CANVASS OF Re-
TUFNs oE THE SPECIAL ELECTION
HELD IN ROAD DISTRICT No. 10,
PAEIsH OF NAToHIToCHEs, LA.
Be It Known and Remembered, that
on this, the oath day of August 1916,
at 10 O'Clock a. M, in accordance with
the ordinance of the Police Jury OF the
Parish of Natchitoches enacted on the
Ord day of July 1916, notice OF which
was issued and published according 70
law. we the undersigned, K. +. Ham
NETT, President, II. A. Cook, w. u
| Harper, Pink Hart, j. T. Hood, G: G
Sanders, j. NJ. Marshall, j. F. Salter
and z. A. Charleville, members Of the
| Police Jury of the Parish of Natchi
toches being quorum thereof, met in
public session at the Court House ir
said Parish, and according to law, open.
ed all the ballot boxes used in anc
which were received from the Commits.
sionevs of the special election held or
the 22nd day of August 1916, in accord
ance with the said ordinance and there
proceed to count the ballots, both II
numher and amount. for and against
to determine the
Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds to the amount of two hundred
and City thousand dollars ($250, 000. O0l
to run for twenty years from date, anC
to bear interest at the rate of 5 pei
cent per annum, payable annually, fol
the purpose of constructing and main
tainihg gravel road from the divid
ling line between the Parishes of Match
itoches and Sabine, thence to the Vii
lage :of Marthaville; thence to thu
4 Village Of Robeline, thence to the Cit
of Nstchitoches, thence to Grand Eeor'
on Red river; thence in southern!
direction through Ward 4. via. Clar
lences to the mouth of the Saline Bayou
i the dividing line between the Parish o
Natehitoehes and Parish of Vim, AM
the construction and Tnaintainance O
i gravel r3G frem Natchitoehes Z
X the eIiIsRe Of Powhat&n in Ward 3, Y
the Village Of Allen In Ward 5. AL
! in coafornlity to an ordinance creating
Lead District No. IS, Of the Parish o
Nateai,osaes, adopted by the Pollct
ury of the Parish of Natchitoches Of
the asa dey Of July 1916.