The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-02-10

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 Ao0
sh Road District No. 8, State
of Louisiana, to the amount
of one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars ($i50, O00), 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-
structing and crawling the
following public roads: A grav-
eled road from Verda to Col
fax, distance of IL miles, at
cost not to exceed $1,000 per
mile; graveling of the Verda-
montgomery road, a distance
OF miles, at a cost not to ex- NJ
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
0 to exceed 100000 per
mile; and a graveled road
from the VIM parish line,
near Crews, to the Rapdes
parish line, by way of Mint
gomery, Colfax and Baglad.
the same being known as the
Jefferson Highway, distance
OF about 80 miles, together
with bridges and other neces-
sarv equipment, all within the
limits of said road district, IT,
tie to which shall vest in the
public.
Taxable valuation, S..
Signature of voter
NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place cross
Ky mark in the square after the word
Yes. To vote against it place a simi-
lar mark after the word enc"
And that the president be and he is
hereby instructed to have prepared for
use at said special election all necessary
ballot boxes, tally sheets, lists of voters.
assessed valuation of properties and
compiled statements of voters in num-
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. 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 j. G.
Smith, commissioners; T. C. Bush,
clerk; Garland Dean, returning officer.
At Bagdad polling place.. M. An
Ihony, John James and A. M. Brown,
commissioners; M. C. Buckner, clerk;
J. W. Hadnot returning officer.
At 0. X. school house for Bruce
voters living in District Sd. M. Pugh.
George Futrell and G. A. White, com
nissioners; R. B. Roach, clerk; C. E.
2aley, returning officer.
At Summerfield polling place.. w.
)'Quinn, R. w. Richardson and ]. H.
commissioners; Amos Rich
lrdson, clerk; j. w. Fletcher, return
ng officer.
At Montgomery polling place.. /.
dcCain. 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. r. ]. Fletcher and W. 7. Purvis,
commissioners; G. L. Garrett, clerk;
!. ]. Hutchinson, returning officer.
The compensation of said officers
hall be three dollars per day each, and
be said election shall be conducted un-
er the laws of this State applicable
hereto.
Be it 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-