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

For an Election to be held IN Waru rlVo
Relative to the sale of Intoxicating
Liquors in said Ward.
Ry virtue of the authority in me ves-
tad by law. and in accordance with the
ordinance passed by the police jury OF
Grant parish, La. at their regular meet
ing in January 1886, hereby make proc
lamation that an election will be held IN
ward 5, Grant parish, La, on iuesday'
the Dist day of April, 1876, to take tne
sense Of the voters OF said ward relative
to the sale of liquors, in accordance witn
the following ordinance:
Re IL ordained by the Police Jury or
Grant Parish, L., That under Act - OF
the Louisiana General Assembly OF 1854
| an election is hereby ordered to be held
in ward FIVE of Grant parish. La, on
TUESDAY, April q. 1896.
to take. the sense of the voters OF ward
upon the License, or Prohibiting the LII
cense of the sale OF aichoiic Or intoxica'-
ing liquors in said ward D..
10 h 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-
lations heretofore approved by this police
| iury. and herein stated viz: That the
president of this police jury shall be re-
furn;ng officer OF said election, and he ID
hereby authorized and instructed to
tabnlate the vote Of said election, and
make PRONUNCIATION of the same through
the columns Of the Coifax Chronicle, and
he shall be allowed until p. N. on FRI
dav. April "a. 1895, to complete said tabu-
} lation and make said pronunciation.
BE IL further ordained, That the said
, election shall be held, without extra cost
t to the parish by the regular bail fs, COM
A missioners and clerks appointed to serve
: in ward five at the general election on
n April q, 1896; and should any OF saio
q bailiffs or their deputies, or any or al OF
o the commissioners or clerks of eiecti1n'
II refuse or fail to act, the voters OF tAs
r po!ling place shall have the right u Sc
o fect the baliffs. commissioners or clerks
e necessary to hold the election.
II Be it further ordained, That persons
d in favor OF License shall have written n
Y, printed on their tickets "For License,
d and persons opposed shall have printed OF
written upon their tickets against LII
D. cense.- No person shall be allowed te
re- vote more than once at said election, ano
ly the commissioners shall only allow the
is persons to vote who are legally registered
id voters of said ward Said commissioner
a ahaIl hold and conduct said election
be count the votes and make sworn returns
ne thereof to the president of the police jury
ny and they shall have authority to impro
g wise a box, if none be furnished them
x They shall hold and close said election Il
nd the manner and form required by law 10
bo general elections and said bailllis an,
he commissioners shall be clothed with q
ay the powers and authority to keep or ,.e
Ill and conduct said election as the balm
and commissioners of general eiecIior
- for the State have.
'er BE It further ordained, That the Pu o
al LEGATION of this ordinance in the CoiIs
s's. Chronicle for thirty days shall De sun
a Gent notice Of said election.
nn- Re II further ordained That IN case :
lier. the ward giving majority Against !
sves cense there shall be no License issued !,
e1- any persons to sell any kind OF alcno'
nsn- or malt liquors therein after the tnil'
s,oIe first day of July, 1896
0o A true copy Of ordinarre.
Police jury adjourp44 20 meet w
er Ian N. 1895. n. G. QeoDwrN. Press
". Z. RzcHARDsos, Secretary.