The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-04-19
BY Mr.. Hood, Seconded by Mr.. Cook;

be 1t ordained by the Ponce jury OF
the Parish of Natchitoches.
Sec. 7. That in accordance with pc.
tition of the Citizens hereto attached
and made part hereof and the ordi-
nance of this Body passed this day
creating Road District No. %, of the
Parish Of Natchitoches, special elec.
tion is hereby ordered to be held in
Road District No. % Ward Five in the
Parish Of Natchitoches on the 18th. day
of May 1917, at which shall be submit,
ted to the property tax payers of sale
Road District No. % eiigable and quail,
fed to vote at such election the follow
ing proposition;
TO levy srecial tax Of 10 niilsi 70
I'VE years, for the. construction Hns
maintenance of roads and bridges il
said District No. "a, said District em
bracing and comprising the following
territory;
All that portion of Ward Five knowr
as the Union Grove and Three Pine!
School District except that portion o,
Road District No. 2, which might be il
said District. Said tax to exist for g
period of five years beginning with the
year 1917, and ending with and 'inclu6
ing the year 1921.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the
Police Jury is hereby instructed tt
have prepared for use at said election 9
sufficient number of ballots on each OF
which shall be printed the proposition
mention and set forth in section l Of
this ordinance, in the following form
towit;
"Ballot."
Proposition to levy a Ten
Mill Special tax for five years
on all the assessable property
embraced in Road District No. 1ES
%, said District embracing all
that territory of Ward 5
known as the Union Grove
and Three Pines School Dis
trict except that portion of
Road Dist. No. 2, which might
be in said District, Said tax of
10 Mills to exist for a period
of FIVE years beginning with
the year 1917 and ending with NO
the year 1921, for the purpose
of building and maintaining
roads and bridges in said Dis
trict No. 23, Of the Parish of
Natchitoches, La.
Valuation Of Property s----..-----.
Signature Of Voter er--.-=4---.----.-.
Notice to Voters: To vote in fsvoi
Of said proposition place a cross (X
mark in the square below the wore
YES" to vote against said PROPOSE
tion place q similar mark In the square
below the word mo"
Sec 3. The Secretary is hereby in
structed to have prepared for use p
said election all the necessary ,al,o
boxes, tally sheets, list of xoters as
sessed valuation on pr,,perty and com
piled statements uf voters in numbe
and amount,
Sec. 3. That said special election b
held In accordance with the laws Of tn
State of Louisiana, and at polling plac
Ajax in Ward Five of the Parish o
Natchitoches, La, and the following
are appointed to serve as Commission
ers and Clerk of said election, Viz
Chester Walker, B. l. Teer and Jas
Blue Commissioners of Election and B
r. Place, Clerk of said Election.
Sec. 5. That the President of tn
Police Jury is hereby instructed to issu
his proclamation giving notice of tn
special electioa herein ordained and t
announce that at the hour of 10 o'cloc
q. m. Monday, End day of July 1917 thi
| Police Jury will meet at the Couy
House in the City of Natchitoches, La
and open the ballot boxes and count tn
/, ballots in number and amount and d.
| clare the result of the election.
Yeas, Mr.. Cook, Mr.. Harper, Mi
Hammett, Mr.. Hood, Mr.. Sanderr. MI
! Marshall, Mr.. Salter and Mr.. Charls
vile.
Mays, None.
| Carried