The Colfax chronicle., 1919-12-06
Proceedings of the Police Jury of the
I Parish of Grant State of louisiana,
II Taken at he Special Meeti,gOf
Said Police Jury at Colfax,
La, on Nov. rs, 1919.


La, on Nov. rs, 1919.
The Police Jury of the Parish O
Grant, acting as the Governing Auth
o.ity of Road Distrtic Number Nine g.
of the Parish of Grant met in specia
session at the Court House at Colfax
Louisiana, on the 26th day of Novem
ber 1879, at twelve 'Q2:OO o'clock
noon. pursuant to the provisions of the
ordinance of said Police Jury dated Oc
tober z, 1919, and the Proclamation OF
Election by John Randolph, president
of the Police Jury, Also of. date Octo-
ber 8, 1919.
There were present: Messrs. John
Randolph. J. M. Jones, ]. j. Dewitt,
W. P. Deem, DR.. w. B. Corley, C. w.
Calhoun, G. c. Purvis.
There were absent:-None.
The Police Jury having been duly
convened, the following ordinance was
offered by Mr.. J. M. Jones and second
ed by Mr.. w. P. Deem.
Whereas special election as called
by this Police Jury was held on Nov.
%, 1919, in Road District Number Nine
of the Parish of Grant, and
Whereas it is the duty of this Police
Jury to open the ballot boxes used at
said special election. examine and count
the ballots and canvass the result of
said election, therefore,
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Grant, that this Police
Jury do now pre- csed to open the bal
lot boxes used at the said special elec-
tion, examine and count the BALLOTS in
number and amount, examine and can
vass the returns and declare the-r
suit of the said election; and that the
President appoint two tellers to count
the votes and compile the result.
Be it further ordained, etc., that a
process verbal of the opening of the said
ballot boxes be made and that the can
vass of the returns and result thereof
be shown on the said process verbal,
and that the said process verbal be
signed by all the members of the Po-
lice Jury present. the Tellers and the
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This ordinance being submitteo %
vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
Yeas:-Messrs. Randolph, Jones, De-
witt, Deem, Corly, Calhoun, Purvis.
Nays:-None.
And the ordinance was adopted.
Wherenpon the President announced
the appointment of Messrs. j. M. Jones
and DIR. w. B. Corley as Tellers, and
in open session the said Tellers, in the
presence of all the members of the Po'
lice Jury, proceeded to open the ballot
boxes and count the votes cast at the
el action held Nov. rs, 1919. in Roat
district Number Nine (9) of the Par
ish of Grant, Louisiana, each box from
each polling place in the said Road DIS
trict being opened separately, an
thereupon proceeded to examine an
count the ballots in each box, and ex
amined and canvassed the return
made by the officers of the said speci;
election at each polling place and yer
fed the said returns with the results
which is declared as follows:-
At Bruce polling place, there wei
found z votes, representing an asses
ed valuation of S5, 546 90, cast in fav'
\of the proposition;
Proposition to incur debt and iss'
negotiable bonds thereof of Road Dl
trict No. 9, Grant parish, in the su
of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars, ss
bonds to run for aperiod of forty yea
and to bear interest at the rate ii
per centum per annum, payable sen
annually, for the purvose of constru
ing. gravelling. resurfacing (as indies
ed) for each road. the following pub
roads. together with bridges and otf
requirements necessary within
limits of said road district. title
which shall remain in the public, VII
ITO gravel the Rochelle and {
fax road from Little River to the
of Road District No. 8, distance
: thirty miles, $l2O, 600.
2-To gravel the Pollock and Col
road from Pollock to its intersec'
with the Rochelle and Colfax roa'
distance of Twelve miles. s4S, 900.
3-To gravel Jena, Georgetown
Winfield road from Georgetown
Packton, a distance of twelve mi
$4s, 900.
ITO build and gravel a road +
Rapides line along the L. & A.
way by Dry Prong and Williana, tn
north to intersect the Jena, Geo
town and WINFIELD road near Zic
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