The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-04-18
PROCLAMATION
For an Election to be held in Ward Five
Relative to the sale of Intoxicating
T,iouora in said Ward

For an Election to be held in Ward Five
Relative to the sale of Intoxicating
Liquors in said Ward.
BY virtue of the authority in me ves-
ted by law, and in accordance with the
ordinance passed by the police jury of
Grant parish. La. at their regular meet
ing in January 1896, hereby make proc
lamaticn that an election will be held in
ward 5. Grant parish, La, on Tuesday,
the 21st day of April, 1896, to take the
sense Of the voters of said ward relative
to the sale of liquors, in accordance with
the following ordinance:
Be 1t ordained BY the Police jury of
Grant Parish, L., That under Act rs of
the Louisiana General Assembly of 1884
an election is hereby ordered to be held
IN ward i've OF Grant parish, La, on
TUESDAY, April 81, 1896.
to take the sense of the voters of ward 5
upon the License, or Prohibiting the Lii
cense of the sale of alcoholic or intoxicat-
ing liquors in said ward 5.
Be 1t further ordained, That the presi
dent of this police jury is hereby author
lied and empowered to order the holding
OF said election under the rules and regu-
!ations heretofore approved by this police
jury, and herein stated viz: That the
president of this police jury shall be re-
turning officer OF said election, and he is
hereby authorized and instructed to
tabniate the vote of said election, and
make PRONUNCIATION of the same through
the columns of the Colfax Chronicle, and
he shall be allowed until D. m. on Fri
day, April "a, 1895, to complete said tabu
lation and make said promulgation.
BE 1t further ordained, That the said
election shall be held, without extra cost
to the parish by the regular bailiffs, COM
missioners and clerks appointed to serve
In ward five at the general election on
April H.. 1896; and should any of said
Dailiffs or their deputies, or any or all OF
the commissioners or clerks OF election.
refuse or fail to act, the voters of the
polling place shall have the right to Sc
lect the baliffs, commissioners or clerks
necessary to hold the election.
Be 1T further ordained, That persons
in favor OF License shall have written or
printed on their tickets "For License"
and persons opposed shall have printed or
written upon their tickets Against Lii
cense." No person shall be allowed to
vote more than once at said election, and
the commissioners shall only allow the
persons to vote who are legally registered
voters OF said ward. Said commissioners
shall hold and conduct said election.
count the votes and make sworn returns
thereof to the president OF the police Jury,
and they shall have authority to impro
vlse box, if none be furnished them.
They shall hold and close said election in
he manner and form required by law for
general elections, and sal bailiffs and
shall be clothed with all
he powers and authority to keep order
md conduct said election as the bailiffs
md commissioners of general elections
or the State have.
Be 1t further ordained, That the pub
lcation OF this ordinance in the Colfax
chronicle for thirty days shall be suffi-
lent notice of said election.
Bert further ordained, That in case of
no ward giving a majority Against Lii
ense there shall be no License issued to
ny persons to sell any kind of alcoholic
+ malt liquors therein after the thirty
rst day of July, 1896.
A true copy OF ordinance.
Police jury adjourned to meet again
an. q. 1896. H. g. GoopwYN, Prest.
w. l.. RIcHARDsoN. Secretary.