The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-06


loan. ROBT P. HOWELL,
President of the Police Jury.
Attest: |. r. PRICE, Clerk of the
Police Jury.
Upon motion by Mr.. Cooper, second
ed by Mr.. Langley, and carried, the
president and clerk were authorized
and empowered to purchase necessary
books for recording Parish business,
they to give preference to the class
OF books ordered by the other Par
ishes, Allen and Beauregard.
By Mr.. Cooper: That we adopt Or
dinanCe No. s as read creating and
defining an additional voting precinct
in Ward No. of Jefferson Davis Par
ish. Motion seconded by Mr. Lang
ley and upon roll call was unanimously
adopted and signed.
ORDINANCE NO. 8.
AN ORDINANCE CREATING AND
DEFINING AN ADDITIONAL VOT-
ING PRECINCT IN WARD NO. 1 OF
JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
Jefferson Davis Parish that an addi-
tiOnal voting precinct be created in
Ward One of said Parish to be known
as Precinct No. 2 of Ward One Of
Jefferson Davis Parish, with the fol
lowing boundaries: All that portion
of Ward One lying north of the
Thornwell Drainage Ditch and south
of Bayou Chene and west of the east
line Of sections %, q, "a, in TIP. 10,
R. 4, and sections 3, 10, Is and %,
TIP. II, R. 4, and further, that the poll
ing place is hereby established at
Thornwell.
| ROBT. P. HOWELL,
President of Police Jury.
Attest: |. R. PRICE, Clerk of Police
Jury.
By Mr.. Merritt: That we adopt the
bonds, titles and other papers offered
by the town of Welsh, La, to become
a candidate for the Parish seat of JET
ferson Davis Parish, and that We de
clare them in the race. Motion second
ed by Mr. Langley and unanimously
carried.
By Mr.. Cooper: That we accept the
bonds, titles and other papers Offered
by the town of Jennings, La, to be
come a candidate for the Parish sea-
of Jefferson Davis Parish and tina
we declare them in the race, provided
however, that the bonds are attestet
before a notary public Motion sec
onded by Mr.. Merritt and unanimousl!
carried.
By Mr.. Merritt: That we accep
the bonds, titles and other papers OF
fered by the town of Lake Arthur
La, to become candidate for tn
Parish seat Of Jefferson Davis Parish
and that we declare them in the race
provided, however, that the bonds ar
attested before notary public. Nc
| ton seconded by Mr.. Cooper ant
unanimously carried.
, BY Mr.. Cooper: That we accept tn
. bond furnished by Mr.. N l.. Miller
Z editor, amount $250OO, guaranteein
to fulfill agreement to do the officia
printing for thea Parish of Jefferso
, Davis. Motion seconded by Mr.. Mel
rift and carried.
BY Mr.. Merritt: That the clerk Q
) the Police Jury be authorized and il
: structed to notify both registers c
. voters of the action we have take
, in regard to establishing a voting pre-
!. cinct at Thornwell, in Ward No. l, t
be known as Precinct No. 2. Motto
seconded and carried.
| By Mr.. Merritt: That the clerk
{ the Police Jury be authorized and IL
: structed to procure the necessary ba
3 lots or tickets for election to be hel
y September "a, 1912. Motion seconde
by Mr.. Cooper and carried.
By Mr.. Merritt: That ordinance
accepting the applications of tn
I'd. towns or places to become candidate
). for the Parish seat election be a.
n cepted in order of their inspectio
i and acceptance by this body. Motto
\. seconded by Mr.. Langley and, upo
N roll call, the following ordinance
h were adopted and signed:
i AN ORDINANCE, NO. g.
n ACCEPTING THE APPLICATIO
|. OF THE TOWN OF WELSH, LA, T
}. BECOME A CANDIDATE FOR TIL
It PARISH SEAT OF JEPFERSO
o DAVIS PARISH, AND DECLARIN
t THAT THE SAID TOWN HAS con
$ LIED WITH THE REQUIREMENT
d PRESCRIBED BY ORDINANCE M
l. 2 OF THIS BODY, ADOPTED 0
y THE 25th DAY OF JULY, A. D. 191
AND AUTHORIZING THE PRINTIN
OF THE NAME OF THE TOWN O
" WELSH ON THE OFFICIAL TICKLE
e TO BE VOTED IN THE ELECTIO
SEPTEMBER "a, AID. 1912.
t Section /. Be it ordained by II
d Police Jury of Jefferson Davis Paris
r. in regular session convened, that Il
g town of Welsh has complied with Il
9 provisions of Ordinance No. of tn
. hody odonted .July %. A. d. 1912, b