The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-11-01

n january 1913 ana IN open Session tha
and there proceed to open the ballc
boxes examine and canvass the return
and declare the results of the electio
E Natchitoches, La. this 9Th day G
e Oct. 1917.
b Jas. F. Salter.
E President Police Jury Parish o
3 Natchitoches, La.
8 BY Mr.. Harper, seconded by Mr.
4 Cook:
z That the following petition of citi
zens of Ward Two be accepted;
4 To the Hon. President and members
of the Police Jury Parish of Natchito.
ches, La.
q We the undersigned taxpayers living
/ and residing within the territory to be
affected respectfully ask that you Gre
ate road district to be known as Road
District No. rs out of the following
territory to-wit:
Commencing at the South corner of
Section 25, T, Is, R, I, thence running
east along the section line to Saline Ba-
you' thence in rortherly direction to
point where Saline Bayou crosses the
ooundry line between Natchitoches and
bienville Parishes, thence west along
said boundry line to the northeast cor
ner Of Section 2, T. 10, R, Z, thence
south to the. point of beginning. And
that your Honorable body order an ele-
ction in said Road District No. 25 ac-
cordlng to law, at which special elec-
ton, there shall be submitted to the
property taxpayers residing therein
eligible and qualified to vote in such
special election the proposition of vo-
ting and levying special FIVE mill tax
upon all the taxable property situated
IN said district for a period of five
years, beginnin gwith the year 1918, and
including the year 1918, 1919, 1920 1921
ard 1922, for the purpose of building
constructing and maintaining roads
NAA HAiASCo lb odlu
Respectfully submitned.
Carried
BY Mr.. Harper, seconded by Mr..
Cook
Be it ordained by the Police jury of
the Parish of Natchitoches, La.
Sec. L that the following portion Of !.
the Parish Of Natchitoches is hereby
created into a Road District to be
known as Road District No. IS, to-wit:
Commencing at the southwest cor
ner of section 25, T, 10, r, Z. thence
running east along the section line to t
Saline Bayou, thence in northerly di-
rectlon to point where Saline Bayou t
crosses the boundry line between Nat a
and Bienville Parishes, thence C
vest along said boundry line to the '
corner of Section 2, T, l3, R, C.
!, thence south to the point of begin "
ling. Carried unanimously o
t.
BY Mr.. Harper. seconded by Mr.. Cook: p
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
he Parish of Natchitoches. d,
Sec. l. That in accordance with peti- 81
ion of citizens hereto attached and D
made part hereof and the ordinance of CT
his body this day passed creating Road gi
district No. % of the Parish of Natchi- W
oches special election is hereby or ia
cred to be held in Road District No. Is st
the Parish of Natchitoches, on the br
4th day of November 1917 at which d
hall be submitted to the property tax
ayers of said Road District No. rs ell. lie
yible and qualified to vote at such ele is
ton the following proposition. fo
To levy special five mill tax on the en-
ollar on all assessable property in Road sh
district No. rs of the Parish of Nat tic
1itoches embracing and including the or,
allowing territory;
Commencing at the south west cor
er Of Section rs, T, 13, K, Z, thence o-
inning east along the section line to an.
aline Bayou, then in a northerly d. ass
ction to point where Saline Bayou ex'
osses the boundary line between Nat
itoches and Bienville Parishes, thence wi, vii
est along said boundry line to the sal
orth east corner of Section 2, T, 13. bui
Z, thence south to the point of be- m tai
ming. eSo eNe
Said tax to exist for period of five
ars beginning with the year 1918 and Val
ding with and including the year19z2.
d to be devoted to the building, con- o's
ucting and maintaining roads and NO
dges in said District. of
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Po- in t
Jury of the Parish of Natchitoches to ,
hereby instructed to have prepared sim
use at said special election suffici- wor
number of ballots on each of which 6,
III be printed the proposition mention inst
and set forth in Section of this or Sale
ance in the following form: hoy
sess
BALLOT" -, nlia
position, to levy special five and
tax on the dollar upon all the ~ 4 6.
essable property in that por- 'ss hoIa
of the Parish of Natchito helu