The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-02-07
$1,000.

4 $1,000.
+ 9Th. To build dirt road from lat
creek at line on Road District No. 8
to Dry Prong, distance of nine miles
: So, 0O0.O 90.
: 9Th. To build dirt road from oil,
Claiborne road near Williana to inter
sect Rochelle and Coltax road at Win
burn Futreli's store, distance of abou
ten miles, $4,000.
10th. To build dirt road from Sane
Spur. to WiIliana. distance of twelve
and half miles, SIP, 500
18th. To build dirt road from 3
point near 0. C. Nugent's place to in.
tersect the Rochelle and Colfax road a,
point near Dry Prong, a distance Of
six miles, 5000.
i 18th. To build dirt road from the
north edge Of the. BuckeIew field along
the Claiborne road to VIM parish line.
a distance of seven and a half miles.
$4,000.
18th. To build dirt road from Will
Llama by George Ober's place to the
old George Friday place, distance OF
three miles. 81, 500.
l4th. To build dirt road from w.
P. Eyre's place along the old public
road to Simms, thence north to the g.
notch road. distance of eight miles,
$4,000.
10Th. Any surplus thereafter left to
be used on the roads in said district in
accordance with the judgment of the
governing authority of such roads.
All of the above roads, except those
onwhich state aid may be furnished to
build by the governing authority with
labor and teams, home labor to be CIV
en- the preference.
Whereas Art: 281 OF the Con-
stitution of 1893 as amended by
Act 1872 of the Legislature OF
1912 adopted by the people in
November 1912 and Act 256 of
the Legislature of 1910, as amend
ed, and Act 80 Of the Acts of the
Extra Session of the Legislature
Of 1917 and Art. 281 OF the Con-
stituti0n of 1913 declare the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of Grant
to be the governing authority
through which said road district
may incur debt and issue negoti-
able bonds therefor when so au-
-horized at an election held in
said district, and
Whereas the assessed valuation
OF the taxable property in said |
road district No. 9 of Grant par |
ish, amounts as per certificate of |
the Assessor of the Parish of
Grant this day filed with this |
body to nearly six millions of /
dollars and whereas said road |
district has no existing bonded
Indebtedness and hence the bond
issue does not exceed the consti-
tutional limit of ten per centumf
OF said assessed valuation, and
Whereas the special tax to BE-
levied to extinguish the
proposed Indebtedness, when ad.
ded to existing special taxes, an
ndally levied under Art. 281 of
the constitution named as amend
ed to extinguish the indebted.
ness incurred under said article
Will not exceed the constitution
of ten mills per annum
lpon the dollar of assessed valu-
lhon of the property of said road
district No. 9, now, therefore.
Section /: Be it ordained by K
he Police Jury of the Parish of Ii
itant, in regular session conven.
d:
That special election be and ,
shereby ordered held in Road !
district No. 9 of the Parish of
rant. State of Louisiana, onl
'oesday. the 10th day of March /.
$40 at which election there shall !
e submitted to the property tax /
ayers in said district qualified :
D vote at such election the fol- =
wing proposition: :
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ITO be continued next week. Lea
&cial Proceedings Of the Board of G,
Aldermen of the Town of Colfax. ],
Colfax, La, Jan. 6. 1920. .,
The mayor and board Of alder 81
LOT the Town of Colfax, La,
et this day in regular session.
Present.. @. Long, mayor, h
I'd aldermen w. C. Carnahan, !.
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