The Natchitoches enterprise., 1919-10-09
MONDAY OCT. ''1o

Carried unanimously
By Mr.. Charleville, seconded by Mr..
Ford:
That in accordance with petition OF
! citizens of Ward 10, that the public
road from Cane River bridge at Derry
to the Bayou Derbonne bridge at Der
ry be changed as follows:
To leave present road on Cane River
where road now turns to the South
west, to follow that to and across tha
Texas and Pacific track just north and
west of the Texas and Pacific depot,
then turn northwest at point be-
tween the railroad tracks and Mrs L.
H. Guillot's gin and parallel the Texas
and Pacific tracks to junction VITA
the present road on Bayou Derbanna
Tracers appointed: Tom Ledbetter,
Mat Chopin, A. l.. Brossett, w il.
Ledbetter and j. j. Derbanne.
/ carried unanimously
| ORDNANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN ROAD DIS.
TRICT NO. TWENTY-NINE (29) OF
THE PARISH OF NATCHITOCHES, LA
The following ordinance was Offered
by MIR. Salter, seconded by Mr.. Char
leville:
I BE 1t ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish Of Natchitoches, acting as
the governing authority of Road Dis
trlct No. Twenty-nine (2o) of the Par
ish of Natchitoches, that special
election be and the same is hereby
called and ordered to be held in SAID
Road District No. Tive. ty-nine (29)
of the Parish of Natchitoches on FRI
day, the 18th day Of the month of
November 1919, between the hours of
seven o. O'Clock a. M, and five 90
O'Clock p. m, and that at said special
election there shall be submitted to
the taxpayers resident citizens of said
Road District qualified under the Con-
stitution and Laws of the State Of
LOUISIANA to vote at said special cleo
ton proposition to authorize the 20
lice Jury of the Parish of Natchito-
chos to incur debt ON behalf OF and in
the name of Road District No. Twen-
| ty-nine (29) of the Parish of Natchito-
ches In the amonnt of Sixty Thousand
! $3.50. 00O.00) and to issue and sell serial
negotiable semi annual interest bear
ing coupon bonds evidencing the said
indie btedness (the amount Of said in
de5tedness being less than ten per
centum az per cent? of the assessed
valuation OF the property III said lo4d
District; said bonds TO bear interes. iG
| the rate Of five per centum % fer
cent? per annum. Payable SEMI AZ
nuaiiy, the principal and interesg u.
said bonds to be payable in slca
amounts ard at such time and pisess.;
as the governing authority may deter
lnine, said bonds to run twenty t1u)
years from the date thereof, and both
principal and interest of said bends to
be secured by sufficient tax to be
levied and collected each year in ac-
, cordapce with Article 281 of the Cen
stitution and the Laws of the State Of
Louisiana, the proceeds from the sale
of said bonds at not less than par to
be used in constructing, improving and
maintaining the public roads and Ii:sn-
ways within Road District No. 1wen-
ty-nine of the parish of Natchitoct cs,
Louisiana.
Be it further ordained, That Il. ere
shall be published in the official jur-
nal of the Police Jury of the Parish of
Natchitoches for thirty 1901 days a no.
tice of the said special election, said
notice to embrace substantially all
things above set forth and also notice
that the Police Jury Of the Parish of
Natchitoches, as the governing au-
thority Of. Road. District No. Twenty
nine 1921 of the Parish of Natchlto-
ches, will meet in open session at the
Court House at Natchitoches Louisiana
at ten [10]o'clock a. m, on Monday
TIE 18th day of the month of Novem-
Der 1919, and then and there proceed
to open the ballot boxes used in said !:
special election, examine and count :
t., 70 ~ En,.. nv n a
anime and canvass the returns and de-
Be it further ordained, That the
President of the Police Jury be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to
have the necessary ballots printed for
the said election, which ballots shall
contain the foregoing proposition and
be drawn up in accordance with law
and the provisions of this ordinance:
and he is also authorized TO arrange
for providing the ballot boxes, the
necessary blanks for tally sheets and
compiled statements.
Be it further ordained, That the
Clerk of Court and Ext fficio Register
of Voters shall furnish to the election
officers herein named for said special
election with list of the tax payers
in said Road District No. Twenty-Five
1921 of the Parish of Natchitoches en-
titled to vote in person or by proxy at
the said special election as shown by
the assessment roll last made and filed
prior to said special election.
Be it further ordained, that the fol-
lowing polling place within Road Dis
trict No. Twent y-nine [29] of the Par
Use of Natchitoches is hereby designa-
ted and determined upon as the polling
place to hold tie said special election,
and the following named persons are
hereby instructed and empowered to
act as officers of the said special cleo
ton, viz:
Precinct No 3, Montrose, Louisiana
J. D. Wood Sers, S. d. Lacaze, Will
mer Gong, Commissioners; j. H. Rus
sell, cleris.
The officers Of election above named
shall hold the said election to conform
with Act 256 Of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana as amended
and shall make due returns of the said
election for the meeting of the Police
Jury to be held on Monday the 18th
day Of the month Of November 1919.
and the said officers of election shall
be compensated in accordance with
law by the Police Jury.
The ordinance being submitted to
vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
Yeas: IaEZin, Joyner. Hart, Raphiei.
Furlow, Page, Phillips, Ford, Saiter
and Charleville. Nays: None.
And the ordinance was declared