The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-14
ORDINANCE NO. 81.

AN ORDINANCE calling and proVid-
ing for a special election to be heio'
taking the sense of the property TAX
PAYERS of Ward Four, Parish OF Jel.
ferson Davis, Louisiana, exclusive OF
incorporated towns in said ward, en-
titled to vote at said election as 10
whether a special tax of five (5) mills
IN the dollar shall be levied and col
lected for a period OF five 60 years,
beginning with the year 1913.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
po,ice Jury of the Parish OF Jefferson
Davis. Louisiana, that an election Is
hereby called to be held in accordance
with the laws of Louisiana, to take
the sense of the property taxpayers OIL
Ward Four, Jefferson Davis PARISH
louisiana, qualified to vote at tne
election hereby called as to whetner
a tax of five (5) mills on the doilar
Of all taxable property situated wlthih
said ward, exclusive OF the moor
norated towns in said ward, shall Dc
levied and collected annually for
neriod of five (5) years, beginning
1918. o.o
Sec 2. Be it further ordained etc:
that said election shall. be held at eaci
and every one of the voting preclhct
within said ward, said precincts peih'
as follows, to-wit:
Ward Four, Precinct l, Elton
and shall be held on the twenty.fltt
f Io5, dav of March, 1918. between lSga
hours, to-wit: 49,
From 6 o'clock a. m. TO Z o'cloc
Sec 8. Be it further ordained etc
that the Board of Supervisors OF Eie
= tion of the Parish of Jefferson DaV
u are hereby authorized, empowered al
4 diracted to name and appoint the eie
i. ton commissioners to hold and co
u duct said election in accordance WI
II law to superintend and denver u
" hovas to the election commissions
is snnoipted by them, to provide for sa
u nolling precinct the ballots TAI
D. sheets booths and other election Pal
nhernalia necessary to hold Salu CIV
he tion in accordance with law
on Sec 4. Be it further ordained 81 e.
Is thot the ballots used at said eiecti
rd- shall read substantially as fellows:
TO .1n favor of a special five to) Il
Ak +ox for roads and bridges in wa
Wis Four, beginning with the year -
at and the abrogation of all previous S
to oial taxes voted for roads and brid
he U mon the territory now comprised
in AGAINST a special tax of five
lall nils for roads and bridges ins w
for Fonr beginning with the year 10
ing Said ballots shall also contain
tho face thereof place for the Sig
'tc., ture of the voter and for the asses
ach , ,a Of the property owned by hin
lcts said Ward Four.
ing Sec. S. BIT it further oroaineu'
that said election shall be helo I'll
ond tho general election laws OF the .
fifth If T ,ouisiana, in so far as appiic
egal 70 the election herein provided TOT
NOT in conflict with this ordinance
lock Sec. 6. Be it further ordained
that if majority of the voters
otc ticipating in said election shall 'o
Ilec. number and assessed value IN iaV'
% vic Lowing said tax, then all previous
and ciaI taxes voted for road and d
oIoc. nnrnoses within the territory
oon. comprising said ward, or any pc
n,itb, thereof shall ipso facto be aDro'
the and annulled
,ners Sec. Z. Be it further ordained
ssid that the sum of fifty and noIlo'
tallv lars is hereby set aside anu
,..r 70. nriated out OF any funds on nan