The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-02-03


of ballots, on each of which shall
printed the proposition in section {
of this ordinance arranged in sue
manner as to enable the voter to W
on said proposition, and in the folio
ing form, viz:
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BOND!
PROPOSITION.
| Proposition to incur debt ".
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 (Sl5O, OOO), to run
for thirty years, bearing inter-
est at the rate of five per cent
per annum, payable semi-an-
nually, for the purpose of con-
structing and graveiing the
following public roads: A g-av-
eled road from Verda to Col
fax, a distance of IL miles, at
a cost not to exceed $4,000 per
mile; crawling of the Verda- -
Montgomery road, a distance
LOT 3 miles, at cost not to ex- NJ.
coed $1,000 per mile; building NO
and crawling two spurs to the
Jefferson Highway in ward s,
distance of miles, at a cost
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, a distance
of about 80 miles, together
with bridges and other neces-
sary equipment, all within the
limits of said road district, til
tie to which shall vest in the
public.
Taxable valuation. s.. .....
Signature of voter .....
NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the propositit
submitted on this ballot place a GRO
(X) mark in the square after the wol
Yes. To vote against it place a sim
lar mark after the word ''No."
And that the president be and he
hereby instructed to have prepared fl
use at said special election all necessa,
ballot boxes, tally sheets, lists of voter
assessed valuation of properties ar
compiled statements of voters in nun
Der and amount.
Section 81
Be it further ordained that the pol
ing places for said election shall be q
below named, and the election sha
be held by the officers named as fo
lows:
At Colfax polling place-A. B. PEI
kins, H. T. Crew and D. M. Mcknight
commissioners; A. M. Goodwin, clerk
L. 0. Clinton. returning officer.
At Paramount polling place.. O
Logan, B. H. Randolph and j. G
Smith, commissioners; T. C. Bush
clerk; Garland Dean, returning officer
At Bagdad polling place.. M. An
thony, John James and A. M. Brown
commissioners; M. C. Buckner, clerk
J. W. Hadnot returning officer.
At 0. X. school house for Bruc,
voters living in District Sd. M. Pugh
George Futrell and G. A. White, com
nissioners; R. B. Roach, clerk; C. E
Raley, returning officer.
At Summerfield polling place.. w
)Quinn, R. w. Richardson and j. H
commissioners; Amos Rich
lrdson, clerk; J. w. Fletcher, return
ng officer.
AT Montgomery polling place.. |.
Mccain, c. W. Payne and 1. c. Dyson,
commissioners; w. L. Dowty, clerk;
?. w. Rodgers, returning officer.
AT Hargis polling placer. E. Jack
on, John F. Fletcher and M. E. Ted
lie, commissioners; Homer Drewett.
Jerk; M. E. Jackson, returning officer.
At Verda polling place.. w. Che
cite. K. j. Fletcher and w. T. Purvis.
commissioners; G. L. Garrett, clerk:
;. ]. Hutchinson, returning officer.
The compensation of said officers
hall be three dollars per day each, and
he said election shall be conducted un-
er the laws of this State applicable
hereto.
BE 1T further ordained that notice of