The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-23
AN ORDINANCE, NO. z.

THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON
DAVIS MAY COMPETE AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD THERE
FOR, FOR THE LOCATION OF THE
PERMANENT PARISH SEAT OF
SAID PARISH OF JEFFERSON
DAVIS, AND FIXING THE DATE
FOR SAID ELECTION
Section /. Be it ordained by tue
Police ,Iury of the Parish of Jefferson
| Davis. that an election to seiect the
permanent parish seat for the PARISH
| of Jefferson Davis is hereby fixed ana
called for the oath day of September,
A. D. 1912. Said election to be helu
according to ActsNo y OF the Acts OF
the General Assembly OF the State OF
Louisiana relating TO such elections
Sec, 9. Be it further ordained, etc,
that any place or town desiring 10
compete at the election herein called
for the location OF the permanent
| parish seat of the Parish OF Jefferson
Davis shall agree to provide, free OF
cost. rooms, furniture, etc. (accept-
able to the Police jury for the ac-
commodation OF the public Officers OF
| said Parish of jefferson Davis until
such time as said Parish shall have
constructed the necessary puOnc
buildings to accommodate said public
officers; provided that no town or
place shall BE required TO furnish Oh
fees, etc, for longer period than
three years from January l, 1918.
Any place or town competing for
the location of the permanent Parish
seat as aforesaid shall also agree to
donate to the Parish OF Jefferson
Davis, free of cost, not less than for
ty-seven thousand (47,OOO) square
feet of ground, located not to exceed
fifteen hundred feet (1,50O) from the
postoffice or principal railroad depot
at said place or town, for the election
and construction of court house. Jal
and other necessary public buildings
for the Parish of Jefferson Davis, anC
said land shall be clear Of all build
ings or other incumberances, anC
shall be satisfactory to the Police
Jury.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
that any and all places and towns de
: string to compete for the location o
2 the permanent Parish seat for TIL
: Parish of Jefferson Davis shall signif.
: such intention by filing declaration
: to that effect with the clerk of tn
d Police Jury on or before August 10
+ 1912, such notification to be accom-
L panied by deed containing the usua
l. clauses of warranty, conveying to tn
0 president Of the Police Jury Of tn
S Parish of Jefferson Davis and to hi
l. successors in said office, the grount
: which said place or town proposes t
s donate to said Parish for the purpos
9 hereinaboye indicated.
q The title to the land to be donate
g for the public buildings OF said Paris
of Jefferson Davis, as herein provide
: for, shall be free and clear of all il
\ cumbrances and shall be so shown b
an acceptable abstract of title file
| with each notification, profided Thu
any piece of ground offered as pr
| vided In this ordinance, that is othe
wise acceptable to this Police Jur
| wherein the abstract required do
| not show complete title, then Il
party offering said land shall be I
Quired to furnish to the president
the Police Jury a good and solve
bond in the amount of twenty tho
sand ($20,00000) dollars, signed !
individuals as principals guaranteed
that the said abstract shall be fl
nished and title perfected within. TO
months from date Of the tender
said land, or furnish clear title
herein provided to other lands tn
shall be acceptable within the lin
Sec. 4. Be 1t ordained, ETC., tn
all places or towns competing at So
election shall furnished a good a
solvent bond, acceptable to this,
lice Jury, or its successors, in
sum of ten THOUSAND ($1e,OOoOO) d
lars, signed by individuals as prin
pals guaranteeing to furnish the9j
commodations for. public offices he
In provided for, and on failure, so,
do to pay the Police Jury of Jeffen
Davis Parish said sum of $4,000.
or such portion thereof as may
necessary to pay as purchase price
furniture for the use of public
ficers and as rental for the offic
for their accommodation until 81
time as permanent public buildil
shall have been erected for the Z
ish, provided that no town or pl'
shall be required to furnish offic
etc, for a longer period than tn
years from January /, 1913.
ROBT. P. HOWELL,
President OF Police Jury
Attest: ]. R. PRICE. Clerk of Pol
Jury.