The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-01-06

mously carried, the ordinance passed
by this Board in session November Il.
1916, to incur debt and issue bonds, was
repealed.
On motion of ]. H. McNeely, second
ed by G. 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8 on January 2, 1917, was repealed.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 g. 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. 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
sue negotiable bonds therefor of the
said Grant Parish Road District No. 8
| in the sum of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars $3.50, 000) for the
/ e onA
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:
/ On A graveled road from Verda to
Colfax, a distance of twelve miles, at
cost not to exceed two thousand dollars
($2. 000) per mile;
| (2) The crawling of the Verda- Mont
gomery road, distance of eight miles,
at a cost not to exceed one thousand
dollars Isl, 000) per mile;
(3) The building and crawling of two
spurs to the Jefferson Highway in ward
six. a distance of four miles, at cost
not to exceed two thousand dollars
(S2, 0O0) per mile;
i (Q 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
r Board with labor and teams, home la
Dor to be given the preference.
l. Co. x,avsnA ,f
thirty years and to bear interest at the
l rate of five per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annually; and
!, Whereas Article 201 of the Constitu-
ton of 1898, as amended by Act 132 OF
5 the Legislature of 1912 adopted by the
people in November, 1912, and Act POT
= 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. to DC
t the governing authority through which
said district may incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds for such purposes,
e when so authorized at an election hele
n in said district; and
Whereas the assessed valuation o.
taxable property in said Road Distric
No. 8 amounts to two million dollar
It (s2. 600. OO0), and the existing blondes
Indebtedness incurred under Article 70
IS of the constitution of 1898 as amended
"a amounting to $40, 500 at present. which
y when added to the proposed indebted
'e ness. does not exceed the constitutions
Ig limit of ten per centum of said assesse
a valuation; and
R. Whereas the special tax necessary I
10 be annually levied to extIngulsh Tn
proposed Indebtedness will approxlmat
five mills, which when added to exIstin
snecial taxes annually levied under Al
u ticle PSI of the Constitution of 1893,
amended, to extinguish the indebted
ness incurred under said Article, WI
not exceed the constitutional limit
ten mills per annum upon the dollar
assessed valuation of the property
mt said Road District No. 8; now, Their
ed fore,
OF Section l.
nd Be it ordained by the Board OF Supe
M visors of Grant Parish Road Distrl
at No. 8, Grant parish, La, In lawful Sc
on sion convened, That special electlt
Ike be and is hereby ordered to be held
es- Road District No. of the parish
at Grant, State of Louisiana, on
=; TUESDAY, March 10, 1917,
at which shall be submitted the follo'
ing propositions:
lad PROPOSITION to incur debt a
issue negotiable bonds therefor of Ora
Parish Road District No. in the 81
. of one hundred and fifty thousand d
ant lars (sl5O, OCO). said bonds to run fol
Inc period of thirty years and to bear int
ned est at the rate of FIVE per cent per
are mum, payable semi-annualiy, for the
lu- PURPOSE of constructing and grs
' ';ce cling the following public roads,
sly. gether with bridges and other equ