The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-01-20
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
PROPOSITION.

FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
PROPOSITION. |,
Proposition to incur debt Voc
and issue bonds of Grant Par
sh Road District No. 8, State /
of Louisiana, to the amount
Of one hundred and fifty thou II
sand dollars (sl5O. OOO), to run
for thirty years, bearing inter- III
est at the rate of five per cent
per annum, payable seminar IL
nually, for the purpose of con- III
structing and graveling the II
following public roads: A grav-
eled road from Verda to Col III
fax, a distance of IL miles. at |
cost not to exceed $4,000 per III
mile; graveling of the Verda- !"
Montgomery road, a distance
of miles, at cost not to ex- NJ
coed $1,000 per mile; building No
and graveling two spurs to the
jefferson Highway in ward 6, III
a distance of miles, at a cost II
o to exceed S2000.00 per II
mile; and graveled road
from the Winn parish line, II
| 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 II
of about 33 miles, together II
with bridges and other neces- II
sarv equipment, all within the
limits of said road district, tt
tie to which shall vest in the
public.
Taxable valuation, S. .......... MINIMUM.
Signature of voter .......... ........
| NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot-place cross
(X) mark in the square after the word
Eyes. To vote against it place SINH
lar mark after the word mo"
| 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. T. Crew and D. Nj. Mcknight,
E commissioners; A. M. Goodwin, clerk;
L. o. Clinton, returning officer.
At Paramount polling place.. O..
f Logan, B. H. Randolph and j. G.
e Smith, commissioners; T. C. Bush,
8 clerk; Garland Dean, returning officer.
At Bagdad polling place.. M. An
I thony, John James and A. M. Brown,
e commissioners; M. C. Buckner, clerk
h j. w. Hadnot returning officer.
81 At o. K. school house for Bruce
d voters living in District Sd. M. Pugh
George Futrell and G. A. White, com
II missioners; R. B. Roach, clerk; c. E
- Raley, returning officeS
d At Summerfeld polling place.. w
81 O'Quinn, r. w. Richardson and j. H
J. Williams, commissioners; Amos Rich
!, ardson, clerk; J.. w. Fletcher, return
al ing officer.
I'd At Montgomery polling place..
Mccain, C. w. Payne and I. c. Dyson
~ commissioners; w. l.. Dowty, clerk
te E. w. Rodgers, returning officer.
lg At Hargis polling placer. E. Jack
+ son, John F. Fletcher and M. E. Ted
4 die, commissioners; Homer Drewett
i'll clerk; M. E. Jackson, returning officer
of At Verda polling place.. w. Che
OF lette. R. ]. Fletcher and w. T. Purvis
% commissioners; G. L. Garrett, clerk
C. ]. Hutchinson, returning officer.
The compensation of said officer
=. shall be three dollars per day each, an
~ the said election shall be conducted ur
on der the laws of this State applicabl
in thereto.
of Be it further ordained that notice {
this election containing the propositio
herein submitted to the voters shall
W. prepared and signed by the presider
and the secretary of the Board of 81