The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-02
AN ORDINANCE, NO. 2

AN DREiiSHlSS~ - ~ ~
!, ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING
,a ~ CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH
.l ,,y PLACE OR TOWN WITHIN \ =,
an. az PARISH or JEFFERSON
.o l MAY COMPETE AT AN
% prTIoN TO BE HELD THERE
s soe FOR Or THE LOCATION OF THE
6 aVVpuANENT PARISH SEAT OF
TEN PARISH or JEFFERSON
sal AND FlNING THE DATE
ri SAID ELECTION.
Ca csction |. Be it ordained by the
o'gee Jury of the Parish Of Jefferson
n,vi, that an election to select the
..,manent parish seat for the Parish
! Iafferson Davis is hereby fixed and
allied for the oath day Of September,
n 1912 Said election to De held
...ording to Act No, y Of the Acts OF
~ General Assembly of the State Of
louisiana relating to such elections,
Ssc @ Be it further ordained, etc,
nj any place or town desiring to
,npete at the election herein called
i, the location OF the permanent
arsh seat of the Parish OF Jefferson
syis shall agree to provide, free OF
na rooms, furniture, etc {accept-
.ha 10 the Police jury for the aG-
,ammodation OF the public officers Of
aid Parish of Jefferson Davis until
arh time as said Parish shall nave
mpstructed the necessary public
hIldiDgs to accommodate said public
officers provided that no town or
mace shall be required to furnish Of
fees ETC.. for a longer period than
three years from January l, 1913.
ANY place or town competing tor
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
tyseyen thousand (47,0O0) square
feet Of ground, located not to exceed
fifteen hundred feet 1,5001 from the
gostOffice or principal railroad depot
q At said place or town, for the election
and construction of court house, jail
4 and other necessary public buildings
4 for the Parish of Jefferson Davis, and
4 aid land shall be clear of all build
hgs or other incumberanCes, and
i shall be satisfactory to the Police
iary
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc,
8 that any and all places and towns de
siing to compete for the location OF
q the permanent Parish seat for the
Perish Of Jefferson Davis shall signify
such Intention by filing a declaration
4 o that effect with the clerk OF the
Il Police Jury on or before August 10
VIZ such notification to be accom-
q panied by deed containing the usual
e2aSes OF warranty, conveying to the
President Of the Police Jury of the
4 Parish Of Jefferson Davis and to his
successors In said office, the ground
Halch said place or town proposes tC
00nste to said Parish for the purpose
asfeinabove indicated.
The title to the land to be donated
lo The public buildings of said Parish
jefferson Davis, as herein provided
w snail be free and clear of all In
sanOrances and shall be so shown by
Y acceptable abstract of title fite(
ala each notification, profided tha
Ny piece OF ground offered as pro
Aaea IN this ordinance, that is other
we acceptable to this Police Jury
sssseOn the abstract required does
" saeW complete title, then the
NV Offering said land shall be re
s4asu 70 furnish to the president o
y rolice Jury a good and solyen
ssaa "a the amount of twenty thou
aaa lszO,OOO,0O) dollars, signed b,
as,sluuals as principals guaranteeing
~ Tue said abstract shall be fur
@sasd ana title perfected within foul
ssls from date of the tender o
land, Or furnish a clear title a.
s'sa provided to other lands tina
- % acceptable within the limit
w + Be 1t ordained, ETC., tina
~. \ p,aees or towns competing at sait
,s''0n snail furnished good ant
LEU bond, acceptable to this Pc
afH or its successors, in tn,
=, = Ten thousand ($10,OOO.O0) dol
~, asled by individuals as princi
saAianteeing to furnish the &C
Vua!lons for public offices here
i s0slaed for, and on failure so t,
~, pas the Police Jury of jefferson
laflsh said sum of $4,000 90
"a, WA portion thereof as may b.
'als 10 pay as purchase price O
ule Tor the use OF public OF
sao as rental for the officer
n. -sf accommodation until sucl
81 8 permanent public building
Il ease been erected for the Pan
,0slded that no town or plac
:, required to furnish offices
~ ~. y longer period than thre
a0n January /, 1918.
R0BT. ?. HOWELL.
t4 President of Police jury.
J, r. PRICE, Clerk Of polio