The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-03
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.

ing form, viz:
| FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
PROPOSITION.
Proposition to incur debt w.
and issue bonds of Grant Par N
sh Road District No. 8, State
of Louisiana. to the amount
of one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars tSl50, 000), to run
for thirty years, bearing inter-
est at the rate of five per cent
per annum, payable semi-an-
nuaiiy. for the purpose of con-
structing and graveling the
following public roads: A grav-
eled road from Verda to Col
tax, distance of IL miles, at
cost not to exceed $1,000 per
mile; crawling of the Verda- -
Montgomery road, distance
OF miles, at cost not to ex- NJ.
coed $1,000 per mile; building Nu
and crawling two spurs to the
Jefferson Highway in ward 6,
distance of a miles, at a cost
n 0 t to exceed $1,000. 90 per
mile; and a graveied road
from the VIM parish line,
near Crews, to the Rapides
parish line, by way of Mont
gomery, Colfax and Bagdad,
the same being known as the
Jefferson Highway, a distance
OF about 80 miles, together
with bridges and other neces-
sary equipment, all within the,
limits of said road district, tt
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 eros
(X) mark in the square after the wor,
Eyes. To vote against it place SINH
lar mark after the word ''No."
And that the president be and he il
hereby instructed to have prepared fol
use at said special election all necessar,
ballot boxes, tally sheets, lists of voters
assessed valuation of properties ane
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 as
below named, and the election shall
be held by the officers named as fol.
lows:
At Colfax polling place-A. B. Per.
kins, H. T. 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 j. 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. X. school house for Bruce
voters living in District Sd. M. Pugh.
George FutreII and G. A. White, COM
nissioners; R. B. Roach, clerk; C. c.
Raley, returning officer.
At Summerfield polling place.. w.
o'Quinn, R. w. Richardson and j. H.
commissioners; Amos Rich
ardson, clerk; J. w. Fletcher, return
ng officer.
At Montgomery polling place.. l.
Mccain, c. w. Payne and 1. C. Dyson,
commissioners; W. L. Dowty, clerk;
?. W. Rodgers, returning officer.
At Hargis polling placer. E. Jack
on, John F. Fletcher and M. E. Ted
lie, commissioners; Homer Drewett.
Jerk; M. E. jackson, returning officer.
At Verda polling place.. w. Che
cite. RI. Fletcher and w. T. Purvis.
commissioners; G. l.. Garrett, clerk;
). j. Hutchinson, returning officer.
The compensation of said officers
hall be three dollars per day each, and
he said election shall be conducted un-
er the laws of this State applicable
hereto.
Belt further ordained that notice of
his election containing the proposition
erein submitted to the voters shall be
repaired and signed by the president
nd the secretary Of the Board of Su-