The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-02-17

s, State of Louisiana, be and he is il
structed to have prepared for use {
said special election sufficient numbt
of ballots, on each of which shall b
printed the proposition in section on
of this ordipance arranged in such
manner as to enable the voter to vot
on said proposition, and in the follow
ing form, viz:
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to incur debt w.,
and issue bonds of Grant Par A''
sh Road District No. 8, State
of Louisiana, to the amount
of one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars (Si50, 000), to run
for thirty years, bearing inter-
est at the rate of five per cent
per annum, payable semi-an-
nually, for the purpose of con-
strueting ard graveling the
following public roads: A grav-
eled road from Verda to Col
fax, distance of IL miles, at
cost not to exceed $4,000 per
| mile; graveling of the Verda- -
montgomery road, distance
] OF miles, at cost not to ex- N.
coed $1,000 per mile; building No
| and crawling two spurs to the
Jefferson Highway in ward 6,
a distance of miles, at a cost
| n to exceed 100000 per
mile; and graveled road
from the Winn parish line,
| near Crews, to the Rapides
parish line, by way of Mont
gomery, Colfax and Bagdad,
che same being known as the
Jefferson Highway, distance
If about 80 miles, together
with bridges and other neces-
Sarv equipment, all within the
limits of said road district, IL
tie to which shall vest in the
public.
Taxable valuation, $...............
Signature of voter
NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place a eros
tX) mark in the square after the wor,
Yes. To vote against it place SINH
lar mark after the word 'No."
And that the president be and he i
hereby instructed to have prepared fo
use at said special election all necessar,
ballot boxes, tally sheets, lists of voters
assessed valuation of properties anc
compiled statements of voters in mum
Der and amount.
Section 81
Be it further ordained that the poll
ing places for said election shall be a.
below named, and the election shall
be held by the officers named as fol
lows:
At Colfax polling place-A. B. Per.
Sins, H. I. Crew and D. M. Mcknight,
commissioners; A. M. Goodwin, clerk;
L. o. Clinton. returning officer.
AT Paramount polling place.. o.
Logan, B. H. Randolph and ]. G.
Smith, commissioners; T. C. Bush,
clerk; Garland Dean. returning officer.
At Bagdad polling place.. M. An
thony, John James and A. M. Brown.
commissioners; M. c. Buckner, clerk
J. w. Hadnot returning officer.
At o. K. school house for Bruce
voters living in District Sd. NJ. Pugh.
George Futrell and G. A. White. CON-
missioners; R. B. Roach, clerk; C. E..
Raley, returning officer.
At Summerfield polling place.. w.
O'Quinn, R. w. Richardson and ]. H..
Williams, commissioners; Amos Rich,
ardson, clerk; j. w. Fletcher, return
ing officer.
At Montgomery polling place.. I.
Mccain. c. w. Payne and /. C. Dyson,
commissioners; w. L. Dowty, clerk:
E. w. Rodgers. returning officer.
At Hargis polling placer. E. Jack
son, John F. Fletcher and M. E. Ted
ilie, commissioners; Homer Drewett.
clerk; NJ. E. Jackson, returning officer.
At Verda polling place.. w. Che
ette. r. ]. Fletcher and w. T. Purvis.
commissioners; G. l.. Garrett, clerk:
j. Hutchinson, returning officer.
The compensation of said officers
shall be three dollars per day each, and
he said election shall be conducted I'M
Ter the laws of this State applicable
.hereto