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

Section 2
Be it further ordained, etc., Ths
the president of the Board of Supervi
ors of Grant Parish Road District NJ
s, State of Louisiana, be and he is il
struc,ed to have prepared for use {
said special election sufficient numbe
of ballots, on each of which shall b
printed the proposition in section or
of this ordinance arranged in such
manner as to enable the voter to vol
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 ~
| sh Road District No. 8, State
of Louisiana, to the amount
of one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars (Sl50, 000), to run
for thirty years, bearing inter-
est at the rate of five per cent
per annum, payable seminar
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
a cost not to exceed $4,000 per
mile; crawling of the Verda- -
Montgomery road, a distance
of miles, at cost not to cx- NJ
coed $1,000 per mile; building No
and graveling two spurs to the
jefferson Highway in ward 6,
a distance of miles, at a cost
n o to exceed 100000 per
mile; and graveled road
from the VIM parish line,
near Crews, to the Rapides
parish line, by way of Mont
gomery, Colfax and Bagdad,
the same being known as the
Jefferson Highway, distance
of about SO miles, together
with bridges and other neces-
sarv equipment, all within the
limits of said road district, tt
tie to which shall vest in the
public.
Taxable valuation, S.. ............ ..........
Signature of voter ......
NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the propositic
submitted on this ballot place a GRO
OK mark in the square after the VOL
F"Yes. To vote against it place sim
lar mark after the word mo"
And that the president be and he
hereby instructed to have prepared fl
use at said special election all necessar
ballot boxes, tally sheets, lists of voter
assessed valuation of properties ar
compiled statements of voters in nun
Der and amount.
Section g.
Be it further ordained that the POI
ing places for said election shall be s
below named, and the election sha
be held by the officers named as TO
lows:
At Colfax polling place-A. B. Pc
kins, H. T. Crew and d. M. McKnigh
commissioners; A. M. Goodwin, cler.
L. o. Clinton. returning officer.
At Paramount polling place..
Logan, B. H. Randolph and ].
Smith, commissioners; T. C. Busl
clerk; Garland Dean, returning office
At Bagdad polling place.. M. A,
thony, John James and A. M. Brown
commissioners; M. C. Buckner, cler.
j. w. Hadnot returning officer.
At o. K. school house for Bruc
voters living in District Sd. M. Pugl
George Futrell and G. A. White, con
missioners; R. B. Roach, clerk; C.
Raley, returning officer.
At Summerfeld polling place.. "
lO'Quinn, R. w. Richardson and ].
Williams, commissioners; Amos Ricf
ardson, clerk; j. w. Fletcher, return
ing officer.
AT Montgomery polling place..
Mccain, c. w. Payne and l. C. Dysor
commissioners; w. L. Dowty, clerl
E. W. Rodgers, returning officer.
At Hargis polling placer. E. jack
son, John F. Fletcher and M. E. Tee
die, commissioners; Homer Drewett
clerk; M. E. Jackson, returning officel
AT Verda polling place.. w. Che
lette. R. j. Fletcher and w. T. Purvi.
commissioners; G. L. Garrett, clers
c. J. Hutchinson, returning officer.
The compensation of said office,
shall be three dollars per day each, an
the said electionsshall be conducted ur
der the laws of this State applicabl
thereto.
Be it further ordained that notice q