The Rice belt journal., 1912-08-30

DoTfOWS any money IN anticipation or
the revenues of 1913, it will include
this account on these warrants in its
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. 5.
AN ORDINANCE CREATING AND
DEFINING AN ADDITIONAL VOT-
ING PRECINCT IN WARD NO. l 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 %, u, 81, 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 ofrWelsh, La, to become
a candidate for the Parish seat OF Jef
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 candidate for the Parish seal
of Jefferson Davis Parish and thai
we declare them in the race. provided
however, that the bonds are attesteC
before a notary public. Motion sec
onded by Mr.. Merritt and unanimously
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 the
Parish seat of Jefferson Davis Parish
and that we declare them in the race
provided, however, that the bonds art
attested before a notary public. Mo
ton seconded by Mr.. Cooper ant
unanimously carried.
| By Mr.. Cooper: That We accept th'
bond furnished by Mr.. N. L. Miller
editor, amount $250.O0, guaranteeing
to fulfill agreement to do the officia
printing for the Parish of Jefferson
Davis. Motion seconded by Mr. Mer
ritt and carried.
By Mr.. Merritt: That the clerk o
the Police Jury be authorized and in
structed to notify both registers o
voters of the action We have takel
in regard to establishing voting pre-
cinct at Thornwell, in Ward No. /, t
be known as Precinct No. 3 Motio
seconded and carried.
BY Mr. Merritt: That the clerk
the Police Jury be authorized and ii
structed to procure the necessary ba
lots or tickets for election to be he'll
September "a, 1912. Motion seconde
by Mr.. Cooper and carried,
BY Mr.. Merritt: That ordinance
accepting the applications of tn
towns or places to become candidate
for the Parish seat election be az
cepted in order of their inspectio
and. acceptance by this body. Motto
seconded by Mr.. Langley and, upo
roll call, the following ordinance
were adopted and signed:
AN ORDINANCE, NO. 8.
| ACCEPTING THE Application
OF THE TOWN OF WELSH, LA, IT.
BECOME A CANDIDATE FOR TIL
PARISH SEAT OF JEFFERSO
} DAVIS PARISH, AND DECLARIN
t THAT THE SAID TOWN HAS CON
5 Piled WITH THE REQUIREMENT
| PRESCRIBED BY ORDINANCE NJ
: . OF THIS BODY, ADOPTED o
Y THE 25th DAY OF JULY, A. D, 191
AND AUTHORIZING THE PRINTIN
OF THE NAME OF THE TOWN o
Y WELSH ON THE OFFICIAL TlCkE
e TO BE VOTED IN THE ELECTIO
SEPTEMBER "a, A. D. 1912.
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