The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-05-31
Proceedings Police Jury
Parish of Naochitoches
Saturday May 26th 1917

| dFlSH Oh INdOCAlLOcH6S
Saturday May 26th 1917
The Hon. Police Jury met in speci
session convened las per special cal
with President Hammett presiding ar
all members present.
| BY Mr.. Hammett, seconded by M
Cook:
That in accordance with the reques
of the Black Lake Lumber and Shir
gle Mill, that the privilege be granite
said company to construct dam a
Black Lake, said dam to be twelv
inches above its present low waite
mark, and to be placed these suhjec
to removal by the Police Jury.
Yeas: Messrs. Cook, Harper, Hart
Hammett, Hood, Page, Sanders, Mar
shall, Salter, and Charleville. Nays
] Nooe.
r. Carried
By, Mr.. Hammett, seconded by MI
Cook:
Be iterdained by the Police Jury O
the PariSss of Natchitoches, La, Tha
r. E. HamNett, President of the Polio,
Jury of the Parish of Natchitoches
and also membar of the Police Jury
from Ward Four sf the Parish of Nat
chitoches is hereby appointed a Com
mittee to borrow from. the four fisca
agent Bank, viz: The Exchange Bank
The Peoples Bank, and tire Merchant
and Farmers Bank of Natchitoches La,
ano the Citizens Bank of Campti, La,
the sum of Two Thousand Dollars,
Five Hundred Dollars from each Bank.
Said sum to be used for the construc-
ton and maintenance of roads ard
bridges in said Ward Four.
The same to be payable on the 18th
day of February 1918, as evidenced by
notes of the said President, for the
sum so borrowed with per cent inter-
est from date thereof. Be and the
same is hereby approved and ratified
and made the action of this body.
That in order to secure the full and
final payment of said notes with inter-
est and 10 per cent attorneys fees In
event of suit to collect same the spe-
cial tax voted in aid of the roads of
Ward Four is hereby specially dedica-
ted and set aside.
1t is also understood that all funds
derived from the Ward Bridge Fund is
hereby set aside for the purpose of Sc
curing said loan. The same to remain
so set aside and dedicated and appropri-
ated until the full and final payment of
said debt with interest, cost and attor-
ney's fees aforesaid.
The good faith of the Police Jury of
the Parish of Natchitoches is hereby
pledged to the holders of the said notes
antill the fab a4id fiaal payE 1t.
Yeas: Messrs. Cook, Harper. Ham
NETT, Hood. Page, Sanders, Marshall,
Salter and Charleville. Nays; None.
Carried
By MIR. Hood, seconded by Mr.. Ham
nett:
Whereas, the Special Election called
for Road District No. %, Ward S, hav-
ing been declared in error, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Natchitoches that same
is hereby ordered to be recalled.
Carried
By Mr.. Hood, seconded by Mr.. Ham
nett:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Natchitoches,
Section |. That in accordance with
petition of Citizens and the ordinance
Of this body creating Road District No.
% of the Parish of Natchitoches, a spe-
cial election is hereby ordered to be
neld in Road District No. % ward Five
IN the Parish of Natchitoches on the
md day of July 1917, at which shall be
submitted to the property tax payers
If said Road District No. % eligible
md qualified ito vote at such election
he following proposition:
To levy a special tax of Five mills
,or five years, for the construction and
of roads and bridges in
aid District No. %, said district en-
'racing and comprising the following |
erritory;
All that portion of Ward Five known |
IS the Union Grove and Three Pines
school District except that portion of |
soad District No. 2, which might be in |
aid District. Said Tax to exist for a
Ieriod of Five years beginning with
he year 1917, and ending with and in
luding the year 1921.
Sec. II. That the Secretary of the
'olice Jury is hereby instructed to
ave prepared for use at said election
sufficient number of ballots on each
f which shall be printed the PROPOSE
ion mention and set forth in section
)ne OF this Ordinance, in the following
orm to-wit:
BALLOT
Proposition to levy five
ill Special tax for FIVE years
n all the assessable property HI
in Road District III,
10. %. Said District enlhrac. EYES /