The Era-leader., 1918-08-01
Seldner, 0. J. Richard, Clerks.

Neese, Geo. Gibson, Commissioners
J. C. Mills, z. Davis, Clerks.
Ward 4, Precinct AZ. C. Seals,
R. J. Foret, Commissioners; Jno.
Strugg, Paul Levert, Clerks.
Ward 4, Precinct, Rio-B. J. Viii
liams, C. A. Mathews, J. F. Frazier,
Commissioners; L. P. Pierce, J. l.
Waller, Clerks.
Ward 5, Precinct 1, Varnado-
Chas. Williams, J. D. Pittman, J. W.
Fuller, Commissioners; J. F. Willis,
H. O. Seal, Clerks.
Ward 5, Precinct 2, Sheridan--J.
W. knight, Austin Grain, Dan Schil-
ling, Commissioners; M. T. Knight,
B. G. Smith, Clerks. .
Ward 6, Precinct 1, Enon-R. E.
Magee, E. L. Corkern, NJ. @. Syl-
vest, Commissioners; S. J. Glaze, G.
W. Knight, Clerks.
Ward 6, Precinct 2, Isabel-P. A.
Scarborough, Fred Magee, J. R.
Schilling, Commissioners; J. B. Ma
gee, Pink Parker, Clerks.
Ward 7, Precinct 1, Angie-De-
Wit Boyles, F. P. Sones, DR.. W. w.
Warner, Commissioners; J. W. Ford,
j. NJ. Grain, Clerks.
Ward 7, Precinct 2, Popeville-
Wilbur Branch, Walter Thomas, L.
L. Schilling, Commissioners; Lucious
Grain, j. N. Tynes, Clerks.
Ward 8, Precinct /, Hackley-W.
E. Bickham, c. C. Fortenberry, Louis
Mcmillan, Commissioners; D. L. Bre-
land, Billie Grain, Clerks.
Ward s, Precinct 2, Warnerton-
j. J. Warner, W. W. Jenkins, Billie
Warren, Commissioners; Clim Pearce.
Ben Smith, Clerks.
Ward 8, Precinct /, Stafford's Old
Mill-Geo. Stafford, Calvin Sylvest,
Commissioners; Jesse Magee, N. E..
McElveen, Clerks.
Notice of Special Election
|, j. r. Leslie, President of the
Police Jury of the Parish of Wash
ington, State of Louisiana, in COM
pllance with an Ordinance passed by
said Police Jury on the 5th day of
July, 1918, do hereby proclaim and
give notice that special eelction
will be held in said Parish and Road
District No. l., on the 9th day of
August, 1918, at the regular polling
places in said Parish, for the pur-
pose fvoting upon the proposition
to levy special tax of two (2> mills
on the dollar of all property in the
Parish of Washington subject to tax
alton, for period of twenty-five
years, the proceeds of said tax to
be used for the purpose of maintaing
and repairing the public roads and
bridges of said Parish; the proceeds
of such tax not to be funded into
bonds; and also the further PROPOSE
tion to incur debt and issue and sell
negotiable, semi-annual, interest
bearing, coupon bonds of said Parish
and Road District, in the sum of
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($5OO,0O0.00), the amount of said
bonds, together with all other bonded
Indebtedness, evidencing such in
debtedness, being less than ten per-
cent of the assessed valuation of the
property within said Parish and Road
District, as shown by the assessment
rolls Of said Parish last completed.
The said bonds to bear interest at the
rate of five (5) percentum per an.
mum, interest payable semi-annually,
to run for period Of twenty-five
| (25) years from the date Of the
bonds, and the priciple and interest
to be payable at such places as the
governing authorities may determine
and both principal and interest tc
be secured and paid by tax levied
and collected each year in accordance
with the provisions of Article 2S1
of the Constitution and of the laws
of Louisiana. /
The ballots to be used at sucul
election shall be in the following
| form:
For the Levying of a Tax
Proposition to levy two
mill tax on all the property YES
subject to taxation in the
!; Parish of Washington, for
the period of twenty-five
years for the purpose of No
maintaining and repairing
the public roads and bridges
Of said Parish.
Taxable valuation $--.-....- ..-..-.-..
Signature Of Voter.
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