The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-09-09

the State of Louisiana and at rolling
place, Natchez, of the Parish of Match.
itoches, La, the following are appoint.
ed commissioners and clerk to serve at
sad special election: Ado Miller, E
II. Murphy ard Nathan kranson. com
missioner; f.ul Rachal, clerk Of said
election
Section S In event said election is
carried the following are appointed
commissioners to serve for term of
5 years unless removed by ordinance
of the Police Jury. Viz: B. H. Sand
lin, ii c. Prudhcmme and Leon Fried
man.
Section 8. That the President of the
Police Jury is hereby instructed to
issue his proclamation giving notice of
this special election herein ordered and
to announce that at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Monday, tn. ! lth day of October 1920.
this police jury will meet at the court
house in the city of Natchitoches, La
and open the ballot boxes ard count
the hal'o..' both in number and amount
and declare the result Of the election.
Yeas: Sandlin. Joyner. Airey, Knott,
Page, Dowdcn, Friedman and Lacaze.
Nays, None. Absent: ConelIar ard
Phillips. Carried
By MIR. Knott, seconded by MIR. Page:
That the following petition of citi-
zens of ward be accepted:
To the Hon. Police Jury of Natchi-
toches Parish, Louisiana:
We, the undersigned tax payers OF
the fifth ward of the parish of Natchi-
toches, La, constituting and being
one-third or more Of the property tax
payers qualified to vote in said ward in
the election herein prayed FOR under
the cons titution and laws of the State
0: Louisiana. We respectfully ask ard
petition your Hon. Body to order Il
special election in and for the said
ward five (5) of Natchitoches Parish,
State of Louisiana, eligible and quail
fed to vote in such special election
under the constitution and laws of said
parish and state: The question and
proposition of levying and assessing
and collecting annually for period of
five years, commencing and including
the years 1921 1922 1924 and 1925,
a special five Elill tax upon all the tax
able property situated in said ward
five 81 subject to state and parish
taxation for the purpose of building
and constructing, repairing and main
tanning all public roads and bridges |
less the jefferson Highway Road, thlt
portion which runs through ward 5. !
That sal election lie ordered and held |
under the provision cf Article (29l) Ct !
the constitution of Of the State of |
Louisiana, aiiiendatory thereof and re-
atinG thereto. after all formalities
necessary in the premises has been !,
'ully complied with, for which we pray. !
And in the event the levy IS made
.reatcd and collected by note of the
tax payers Of said ward 81
,arish of Natchitoches, La, we ask
hat all special tax together with ali
ther road tax, including maintaining
oaus and bridges in said ward Nat
hitoche; parish be revoked and non
Respectfully submitted
y the undersigned tax payers of the
fth ward of the parish Of Natchi,o-
hes, State of Louisiana
Carried unanimously i
" MIR. Knott, seconded by Mr.. Fried
man.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
he parish of Natchitoches, La /,
Sec. l. That in accordance with pc
ton Of citizens of Ward 5, Cf the
arish Of Natchitoches La. an election
hereby ordered to be held in Ward 5
q Saturday the 9th day of Oct. 1920
,r the purpose of taking the sense of
lie property tax payers of ward as
} whether or not special tax of five
ills OH the dollar be imposed for a
eriod of years beginning with the
ear 1921 and ending with and includ-
G the year 1925 upon all property tax
ayers qualified to vote at such elec- i
on under the law the following pro- !
,sition.
To levy special mill on the dollar
all assessahIe property in said ward
Of the parish of Natchitoches. Said
x to be run for period of five ears
ginring with the year 1921 and end.
g with and including the year 1925, -
ID to be devoted to the construction
{ maintenance of roads and bridges .
ward ), less the Jefferson Highway
ad that runs through ward 5.
Sec That the Secretary of the
lice jury of the parish of Natchito-
es is hereby instructed to have pre-
red for use at the said special cleo
n sufficient number of ballots on
ch of which shall be printed the pro-
sition set forth in section ! of this
finance in the following form:
BALLOT