The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-07-11

BE IT THERESORE ORDAINED. By
the Police Jury of the Parish of Nath-
itoches,-
That in addition TO the regular three
mills on the dollar of the regular 10
mill assessment provided by law for the
public schools, the sum of $I4, 10000 is
hereby specially appropriated out of
the revenues of the Parish of NStchi-
toches for the year 1918 not otherwise
specially pledged and appropriated.
SECTION 2.
That said sum is hereby specially ap-
propriated for the purpose solely of
paying the salaries of teachers in the
public schools throughout this Parish in
such proportions as may be fixed by the
School Board ofthe Parish.
SECTION 8.
That in order to meet such apprIa-
ton as herein above made, the said
sum shall oe added to the budgeted ex-
penses of the Parish aspublished in the
official journals for the year, 1918, thus
requiring the sum of $14, 440.OO to be
raised and provided by taxation for the
year 1918 in excess of the said budget
ed sum; and to that end the assess
ment for the Parish of Natchitoches
for the year 1918 shall be fixed by spec
ial and appropriate ordinance at such
per centage of it's actual valGe as will
meet such total expenses of the Parish,
including the appropriation herein
made. It's estimated that the actual
value of all property in the Parish will
be twenty four million dollars, subject
to taxation; upon which basis an as
sessnent of IS per cent of said twenty
four million dollars will net to the Par
ish the amount sufficient to cover the
budget heretofore prepared and adopt
ed by the Police Jury, and the sum of
SI4, $4,000 herein additionally appropri-
ated.
SECTION a.
That the special pledges of certain
portions of the regular levy of taxes as
outlined and provided in the budget
aforesaid, shall in no manner be aft &C.
ted, interfered with, medifed or chang
ed by this appropriation.
SECTION 5.
Should it become necessary, addition
al and appropriate ordinances supple
mental hereto shall be adopted by this
body at the proper time.
SECTION 6.
It being the object. purposes andsin-
tention Of this ordinance to authorize
the School Board of the Parish to make
such contracts with its teachers in the
public schools as may be necessary pre-
dicated upon the appropriation of said
$l4, 10000 herein provided for. |
SECTION Z.
That as the taxes for the year 1918
are collected and paid over into the
treasury, it ii, hereby made the duty Of
the Treasurer, after taking care of the
special pledged appropriations as pro-
vided by the budget, to transfer to the
credit of the School Board the sum of
said $14, 400. 90 as received from the tax
collector.
The roll being called, resulted as toll
lows: Yeas-Tauzin, Joiner, Hart, Ra-
phiel, Furlow, Page, Sanders, Mar.
shall, Salter, Charleyille. Nays-None.
The President declared the ordinance
unanimously carried.
By Mr.. Raphiel, Seconded by Mr..
That the following public road in
Ward Four be established. Leaving
the model road running from Campti to
Black Lake IN front of w. L. Baten
place and running west along land line |
between r. E. Hammett and w. L.
Baten and Emile Warren to Section line
between Sections 20 and 2I. then rum
ming north along said line to South
west corner of Section 16, intersecting
Old Cloud Bridge road, then following
said old road to Black Lake. r.
Said road to be cut out without cost
TO the Parish. Carried unanimously
Moved and Seconded the Hon. Police
Jury adjourned until Tuesday morning
1t 10 o'clock.
TUESDAY MORNING. JULY 2, 1918.
The Hon. Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment with President Salter pre- i
iding and all members present. y
BY MIR. Page, Seconded by Mr.. Char y
eville:- lii
Be it resolved that W. w. Page, 1. It
saphiel, and F. A, Charleville, with s
'ames F. Salter, President of the Po- r
ice Jury, as Chairman, be and they '
re hereby appointed Special Com n
nittee, and as such invested with all
overs and authority of this Body in
he premises, and authorized and direct "
d to borrow for the use of the Good
loads Fund of the Parish from the 5
tanks of the Parish of Natchitoches
onstituting the fiscal agents of that
'arish, the sum of Two Thousand Dol "
lrs at 8 per cent per annum, interest m
ayable February lst, 1919, out of that :
art OF the ten mill levy for the year ii
9lS. set apart for Good Roads by this b
ody. and to pledge "a security for the