The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-01-20
Colfax, La, Dec. IL, 1916.


The Board of Supervisors of Grant
Parish Road District No. met at the |
court house in Colfax. La, at IL O'Clock
noon pursuant to the above published
call The members of this board are
as follows: w. A. Brownlee, police lu-
ror for ward one; C. w. Calhoun, police
Juror for ward six; G. &. Purvis, police
Juror for ward seven; j. Z. McNeely,
school board member for ward one; N:
S. Roberts, school board member Tor
ward six; M. K. Jackson, school board
member for ward seven; and h. L..
Brian, appointed by the police jury.
All the members were present.
The president explained the object
of the meeting to be the changing of
the date of holding the election called
in Road District No. S, by the ordinance
PASSED at the previous session of this
Board from January 2, 1917, to such a
date as will permit all voters to regis
ter as required by new law on that
subject, and to make such other changes
in said ordinance as will more nearly
conform to the law and the regularity
of such ordinances.
On motion of j. Fl. McNeely, sec
onded by Nj. Z. Jackson, and unani-
mously carried, the ordinance passed
by this Board in session November Il,
1916, to incur debt and issue bonds, was
repealed.
On motion of J. H. McNeely, second
ed by c. {. PUrvis, and unanimously
carried, the ordinance ordering an cleo
ton in Grant Parish Road District No.
8 ON January 2, 1917, was repealed.
On motion of N. s. Roberts, second
ed by c. w. Calhoun, and unanimously
carried, the following ordinance was
adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
Calling a special election for the pur-
pose of submitting to the property
taxpayers of Grant Parish Road Dis
trict No. 8, Grant parish, Louisiana,
who are authorized to vote at such
election, under the constitution and
laws of the State of louisiana, the
following proposition, to-wit:
Whereas it is the voluntary will OF
the Board of Supervisors of Grant Par
ish Road District No s, Grant parish,
La, to call an election Of the property
taxpayers of Road District No. 8 eligi-
BILE to vote in tax election in the said
road district, for the purpose of sub
hitting to the property taxpayers OF
said Road District No. 8, who are au-
thorized to vote at such election under
the constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana, the
PROPOSITION to incur debt and is.
sac negotiable bonds therefor of the
said Grant Parish Road District No.
in the sum of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars $780, 00) for the
PURPOSE of constructing and grsv
eling the following public roads, to
getfler with bridges and other neces
sary equipment, within the limits o.
said district, title to which shall vest il
the public, viz:
% A graveled road from Verda t,
Colfax, distance of twelve miles, at
cost not to exceed two thousand dollar
$4,000 per mile;
(2) The crawling of the Verda- Mont
gomery road, distance of eight miles
at cost not to exceed one thousan
dollars Isl ,000) per mile;
~ The building and crawling of tw
spurs to the Jefferson Highway in war
six, distance of four miles, at cos
not to exceed two thousand dollar
$4,000 per mile;
(4) A graveled road from the Win
parish line, near Crews, to the Rapide
parish line, by way of Montgomery
Colfax and Bagdad, the same bein
known as the Jefferson Highway, di:
lance of about thirty three miles;
All of the above roads, except tn
jefferson Highway, to be built by TIL
Board with labor and teams, home Ia
Dor to be given the preference.
The said bonds to run for period {
thirty years and to bear interest at tn
rate of five per cent per annum, pa.
/, able semi-annually; and
Whereas Article 28l of the Constitl
ton of 1898, as amended by Act 1872 {
the Legislature of 1912 adopted by Il
people in November, 1912. and Act q
of the Legislature of 1910 as amendt
by Act 2l8 of 1912 and Act 1879 of l9l
declares the Board of Supervisors
Grant Parish Road District No. to
the governing authority through whi'
said district may incur debt and iss'
negotiable bonds for such purpose
when so authorized at an election he
in said district; and
Whereas the assessed valuation
taxable property in said Road Distri
No. s amounts to two million dolla
$4,000, OOO), and the existing bond
Indebtedness incurred under Article 2
of the constitution of 1898 as amende
amounting to $40, 800 at present. while
when added to the proposed indebte
ness, does not exceed the constitution
limit of ten per centum of said assess
valuation; and
Whereas the special tax necessary
be annually levied to extinguish I
proposed Indebtedness will approxims
live mills, which when added to exist
special taxes annually levied under 4
ticle PSI of the Constitution of 1898,
amended, to extinguish the indebt'
ness incurred under said Article. v
not exceed the constitutional limit
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