The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-01-27
CoIfax, La, Dec. II, 1916.

! 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 ju-
ror for ward one; c. W. Calhoun, police
juror for ward six; G. c. Purvis, police
juror for ward seven; j. II. McNeely,
school board member for ward one; N.
S. Roberts, school board member for
ward six; Nj. E. Jackson, school board
member for ward seven; and II. 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. 8, 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. H. McNeely, Sec
onded by M. E. Jackson, and unani-
mously carried, the ordinance passed
by this Board in session November 81,
1916, to incur debt and issue bonds, was
repealed.
On motion of j. H. McNeely. second
ed by G. c. Purvis, and unanimously
carried, the ordinance ordering an cleo
ton in Grant Parish Road District No.
on January 2, 1917, was repealed.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 8, Grant parish,
La, to call an election of the property
taxpayers of Road District No. eligi-
bic to vote In a tax election in the said
road district, for the purpose of SUBJ
uniting 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
sue negotiable bonds therefor of the
said Grant Parish Road District No. 8
in the sum of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars (S150, 000) for the
E. PURPOSE of constructing and grav-
cling the following public roads, to-
gether with bridges and other neces-
sary equipment, within the limits of
said district, title to which shall vest in
the public, viz:
~ A graveled road from Verda to
Colfax, distance of twelve miles, at a
cost not to exceed two thousand dollars
($2.OO0) per mile;
(2) The graveling of the Verda- Mont
gomery road, distance of eight miles,
at cost not to exceed one thousand
dollars Isl ,0001 per mile;
(3) The building and graveling of two
spurs to the jefferson Highway in ward
six, distance of four miles, at a cost
$4,000 per mile;
I'd A graveled road from the VIM
parish line, near Crews, to the Rapides
parish line, by way of Montgomery,
Colfax and Bagdad, the same being
known as the jefferson Highway, dis
lance of about thirty-three miles;
All of the above roads, except the
jefferson Highway, to be built by this
Board with labor and teams, home la
Dor to be given the preference.
The said bonds to run for a period of
thirty years and to bear interest at the
rate OF five per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annuaily; and
Whereas Article 281 of the Constitu-
ton of 1898, as amended by Act 1872 of
the Legislature of 1912 adopted by the
people IN November, 1912, and Act 256
OF the Legislature of 1910 as amended
by Act 2lS of 1912 and Act 1879 of 1916,
declares the Board of. Supervisors of
Grant Parish Road District No. 8 to be
the governing authority through which
said district may incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds for such purposes.
when so authorized at an election held
in said district; and
Whereas the assessed valuation of
taxable property in said Road District
No. 8 amounts to two million dollars
(s2, 900, 000), and the existing bonded
Indebtedness incurred under Article 28l
of the constitution of 1893 as amended.
amounting to $40, 800 at present, which,
when added to the proposed indebted
ness, does not exceed the constitutional
limit of ten per centum of said assessed
valuation; and
Whereas the special tax necessary to
be annually levied to extinguish the
proposed indebtedness will approximate
1--WE mills, which when added to existing
special taxes annually levied under Ar
ticle 28l of the Constitution of 1893, as
amended, to extinguish the indebted
ness incurred under said Article, will
not exceed the constitutional limit of
ten mills per annum upon the dollar of
assessed valuation of the property of
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