The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-09-14
Official Proceedings of The Police Jury
of Grant Parish.
Colfax, La, Sept. s. 1918.


The police jury met according to ad
journment with same members presen
as day before.
The committees on Finance and Claims
worked until noon.
On motion the clerk was ordered te
have printed 800 blank claims for cat.
tie killed or injured by dipping.
The officers of the electric light plant
owned by the Town of Colfax came be-
fore the police jury with q proposition
to wire the courthouse and Jail for q
lights with all necessary wire, switch
es, meters and other fixtures, at cost
not to exceed 1921, the rate for lights
t. be minimum charge of $3.50 per
month, and all over to be charged at
the rate OF zoe per 1000 watts. On
motion the proposition was accepted
and the sum of s22l. or so much there
of as may be necessary was appropriate
ed for same.
On motion of Mr.. Calhoun, seconded
by Mr.. Dewitt the following ordinance
was adopted:
An ordinance levying taxes for the
year 1918 on the assessed value Of tax
able property in Grant Parish.
Be it ordained by the police jury of
Grant Parish. in lawful session conven-
ess that tax of ten mills be and the
same Is hereby levied on the assessed
value of all taxable property in the par
ish for the year 1918, the proceeds of
the same to be used in paying the gen.
eral and usual expenses of the parish
including the parish school fund.
Be it further ordained, That special
tax of mills be and is hereby levied on
the assessed value of all the taxable
property in Road District No. of said
parish for the year 1918, the proceeds
of the same to be used in retiring the |
bonds and coupons Of said district ma
turing in the year 1919.
Be it further ordained, That special
tax Of five mills be and is hereby levied
on the assessed value of all the taxable
property in ward number two Of said
parish for the year 1918. the proceeds
Of the same to be used for the purpose
of building and maintaining public roads
in said ward.
Be it further ordained, That special
tax of FIVE mills, be and the same is
hereby levied on the assessed value of
all the taxable property in ward num-
Der three of said parish for the year.
1918. the proceeds of the same to be
used for the purpose of building and
maintaining public roads in said ward.
Be it further ordained. That Especial
tax of five mills be and the same is
hereby levied on the assessed value of ,
all the taxable property in ward num- {
Der four of said parish for the year !
1913. the proceeds to be used for the !
purpose of building and maintaining {
public roads ia said ward. q
Be it further ordained, That special Z
taxof five mills be and the same is s
lersey levied on the assessed value of I
III the taxable property in Road Dis I
RE No. S of said parish for the year
1918. the proceeds of the same to be r
lsed In retiring the bonds and coupons O
IT said District maturing in the year c
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Be 1t further ordained, That special n
AK OF five mills be and the same is
hereby levied on the assessed value of O
III the taxable property in ward num- D
'er seven OF said parish for the year q
siS. the proceeds of the same to be Il
sed for the purpose of building and t
maintaining public roads in said ward. y
Be it further ordained. That special
ak of five mill be and is hereby levied
n the assessed value of all the taxable
property in Road District No. 8 of said
arish for the year 1918, the proceeds
the same to be used in retiring the
onds and coupons of said district.
Be 1t further ordained, That the word
ssessed valuable of taxable property
e and the same are hereby defined to
lean fifty per cent of the actual value
said property as ascertained and de-
srmined by the assessor and approved
y the police jury.
On motion the following resolution
as adopted:
Resolved. That the president of the
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esi II arrange with the Bank Of Col
x fcFa iean OF $500 to meet expenses 4
the parish now due and payable. il
On motion the police jury adjourned
meet the first Monday in October Ii
l8 G. c. PURvIs. III
n. L. BRIAN, Prest. Pro Tenn. III
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