The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-07
EIsf The JEFFERSON DAVIS POLICE Jury
proyiding for, and Proclama-
Dnces Ming Special Elections in the
b , tine Wards Of Jefferson
Davis Parish.

levied and collected annually for a
period of five 90 years, beginning
1918.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc,
that said election shall be held at
each and every one of the voting pre-
cincts within said ward, said pre-
cincts being as follows, to-wit:
Ward Two, Precinct l, Jennings
and shall be held on the twenty-fifth |
(25) day of March, 1913, between legal
hours, to-wit:
From 6 o'clock a. m. to 7 o'clock
p. m.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the Board of Supervisors of Elec-
ton of the Parish OF Jefferson Davis
are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to name and appoint the cleo
ton commissioners to hold and con-
duct said election in accordance with
! law, to superintendent and deliver the
boxes to the election commissioners
appointed by them, to provide for said
polling precincts the ballots, tally
sheets, booths and other election para
phernalia necessary to hold said cleo
ton in accordance with law.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the ballots used at said election
shall read substantially as follows:
in favor of special five (5) mill
tax for roads and bridges in Ward
Two, beginning with the year 1913
and the abrogation of all previous spe
cial taxes voted for roads and bridges
upon the territory now comprised in
Ward Two.
Against a special tax of five o.
, mills for roads and bridges in Ware
Two, beginning with the year 1913.
Said ballots shall also contain OF
: the face thereof place for the sig
s nature of the voter and for the as
d sessed value of the property owned b.
= him in said Ward Two.
!. Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc
q that Salu eleCLloh ohaii u0 h0io N
q the general election laws of the Stat
g of Louisiana, in so far as applicabl
d to the election herein provided fo
" and not in conflict with this ordinance
g. Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc
c. that if a majority of the voters pa
ticipating in said election shall vote
:. number and assessed value IN rave
IN of leyying said tax, then all prevlo,
special taxes voted for road an
III bridge purposes within the territol
I'd now comprising said ward or any pc
2 ton thereof shall ipso facto be abr
'e- gated and annulled.
es Sec. Z. Be it further ordained Ell
in that the sum of fifty and no/1OO d.
lars is hereby set aside and apr
81 priated out of any funds on hand n
I'd otherwise specially appropriated or
much thereof as may be necessary,
nm cover the expense of holding the eli
Ia. ton herein provided for.
ed Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, Ell
in that the returns of the election he
in provided for shall be made to
tc., Police Jury in accordance with Ia
Ter and that this body shall meet on
ate third day of April, 1913, to canVa
BILE compile and promulgate the retui
nd of said election.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained e
to-, that the President of this Ponce J'
ar is hereby authorized and instructed
ote issued his proclamation calling s
vor election, as provided by law
ous Adopted, February 6, 1918.
md Yeas, 9.
DRY Noes, none.
NOR. JNO. H. COOPER,
,ro. President of the Police jury
Attest: l.. E. ROBINSON, Clerk
,tc., the Police Jury