Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-09-06
ELECCI0U NUIILE.


Ordinance No. IA, ordering an
election for the purpose Of deciding
whether or not Il special lcvcc tax
should he levied.
&c II ordained By IL" Police J,,rg
Of the Parish of NodjSon.
That. whereas petition signed
by parties and their representa-
tives, among more than one fourth
in value of assessed property OF the
Parish of Madison, asking for the
levee of q special tax of five mills
on the dollar OF the assessed value
of property of said Parish for
levce purposes only and to be used
only i'll said Parish, has been pre-
scented to this board, and whereas it
isgreatly to the interest Ofthc parish
that said tax be levied. It's there
fore ordered that an election be
held at the several polling places
already established i'll said parish,
except the polling place for the
seventh ward, which shall be at
the White Church and the polling
place for the entire first ward
which shall be ut the Fownc place.
Oh the 18th, day OF September 1884,
to determine 10y vote of the prop
crtvtax payers OF said parish, en-
titled 10 vote under the general
election laws Of the State, whether
or not said special tax shall be
levied. That said polling places
and The Commissioners who are
hereby appointed to conduct said
election are as fullows-to-wit:
Ward /. Towne Placc-Commis-
siGncrS, \. G. Rhea, W. +. Todd.
Ward .. observation-disclosures,
W. I. Smith, ) :. Richardson.
Ward 3. Miiiikens Bcnd-Com-
missiohcfs, Walter VI. Scott, VIM.
W. Porter.
Ward 4. Tallulah Court House
Commissioners. }. T. Mcclellan.
Chas. l.. Gilpin.
Ward D. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Walter W. Jones, \. y. Maxwell.
Ward 6. Observation-Disclosures
crs. 7. c. Flowers, VIM. Roberts.
Ward 6. a. N. Montgomery's .
Commissioners, 4. n. Montgom-
cry, Frank Andrews.
Ward T. White Church-Cpm-
missionCrs, Sanue, /. Morrow. =.
7. Bruce.
That said election shall be held,
and the polls shall he kept open at
said several polling places from six
o'clock 4. m, 10 six o clock u. m. .
on said date. That the assessor OF
said parish is hereby instructed TO
furnish lists of all the property tax
PAYERS of said parish, entitled To
vote: under the general election
laws of the State by voting pre-
cincts, one for each, TO the Clerk
of the Board who shall forward
same with suitable ballot boxes
one for cach--to the several polling
places throughout the parish-that
said property tax payers shall vote
at the several polling places for the
several voting precincts, through
out said parish as at the last State
election therein held, with the ex-
ception OF The polling place for the
9TH and 1st Wards, all as above set
forth, that said voting shall be by
ballot. For the levcc of a special
tax of five mills for lcvcc purposes.
Those favoring the lcvee of q
special tax to vote: For the lcvee
of 4 special tax of five mills for
levce purposes. Those opposing
same, to vote: Against the levy OF
special tax of five mills for levec
purposes.
That in the event, any of the
Commissioners herein appointed
should fail to serve, then such va
cancy is to be supplied by election
by and from those voters present
at the opening of the polls.
That Immediately after closing
the polls at said several precincts,
the Commissioner at each polling
place shall proceed to count and
compile the vote, and shall make
certified statement of same, which
together with the boxes containing
ballots voted shall be returned by
said Commissioners to the clerk OF
this board. That said returns
shall be examined and compiled