Lower coast gazette., 1913-10-25
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Whereas, under and in pursuance
of an ordinance adopted by the .Police'
Jury of the Parish of Plaquemines,
State of Louisiana, on the 10th day
OF October, 1913, vas created the
Plaquemines Parish Road District No.
2, of Plaquemines Parish, State OF
composed of all that por-
ton of the Parish of Plaquemines in.
within. the boundaries as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Commencing at the intersection Of
the lower line of CEDAR Grove Planta-
ton, thence along the lower line OF
Cedar Grove Plantation to the rear
said plantation, thence on a straight
line to the intersection OF Bayous La
barrier and Baratarla, thence along
Bayou Barataria to the point where
the line dividing the Parishes OF
Plaquemines and jefferson leaves SAID
Bayou Barataria, thence along the
line dividing the Parishes OF Jeuerson
and Plaquemlnes to the intersection
OF said line with the line dividing the
Parishes of Orleans aud Plaquemlnes,
thence along sac line to the Missis-
sippi River, thence along the Missis-
lppi River to the line dividing Upper
Magnolia and Fort. st. Leon Planta-
tons, thence along the line dividing
said plantations to the rear line OF
Fort st. Leon Plantation, thence
along the rear line of Fort st. Leon
plantation to the line of Belle Chasse
Plantation, as formerly constituted,
thence along the line dividing Fort
st. Leon and Belle Chase Plantations,
as formerly constituted, to the Mis-.
sissippi River, thence along the Mis-
slppi. River to the point of beginning.
Whereas, in order to carry out the
purpose for which said Road District
has been created, a special election
vas ordered to be held by ordinance
OF the Police Jury OF PlaQuemines
Parish, State of Louisiana, on the 10th
day OF October, 1913, to enable the
property owners in said Road District
% vote on the propositions herein
after stated on the 21st day of Novem-
yer, 1913.
Therefore, public notice is hereby
given by the Police Jury of Plaque
mines Parish, that a special election,
under the provisions of Art. 281 OF
.he Constitution of Louisiana, as
amended, and Act 256 of 1910, as
amended, and all laws on the same
subject, viii be held on Friday, the 2lst
day OF November, 1913, from Z A. M.
20 5 P. NJ, to take the sense Of all
the property holders OF the Plaque
mines Parish Road District No. 2 who
are qualified as electors, under the
constitution and Laws of this State.
20 decide upon the following PROPOSE
ions:
First Proposition-Shall the Police
jury Of Plaquemines Parish be author
lzed to levy and assess an ad valorem
tax Of five mills on the dollar upon all
property situated within the limits OF
che Plaquemines Parish Road Dist. 2,
Tor a period Of forty years, beginning
with the year 1914, to construct and
maintain a shell road or highway along
the Woods or East Side Of the Track
Of the New Orleans, Southern & Grand
isle Railroad, to extend from the line
dividing Plaquemines and Jefferson
Parishes to the Belle Chase Switch
of said New Orleans, Southern &
Grand Isle Railroad, In accordance
with plans and specifications to be fur
nished by the State Board of Engi
neers.
Second Proposition-Shall the Police
Jury of PlaQuemines Parish be au
thorized to incur an Indebtedness ano
10 issue negotiable bonds to the
amount OF eight thousand dollars ($8,
O0O.00) bearing interest at the rate
Of five per cent. per annum, payable
semi.annually, said bonds to be pay
able in forty years, from the proceeds
of said fve-mill ad valorem tax, anG
the proceeds Of said bond issue, or as
much thereof as may be necessary, t
be. used to build a shell road or high
'Way along the Woods or East Side o
the Track of the New Orleans, South
ern & Grand Isle Railroad, to ,exten,
IRON the line dividing Plaquemine'
and Jefferson Parishes to the Belle
Chase Switch of said New Orleans
Southern & Grand Isle Railroad, in &C
cordance with plans and specification
to be furnished by the State Board Q
Engineers.
The qualifications Of property tax
payers of said P%laquemines Parish
Road District No. 2 to vote at sait
special election are those of age, resi-
dence and registration as voters, bu
women tax payers have a right to vot'
at said election, without registration
in person, or by their agents, author
lied in writing.
The polling place shall be at the REF
ide1ce on. Belle Chase Plantation i
said Plaquemines Parish Road Distrlc
No. 2.
The Police Jury of Plaquemines Par
ish will, in open session, to be held II
the Police Jury Room of the Cour'
house at Pointe-a-laHache, Plaque
mines Parish, Louisiana, on the 26t
day of November, 1913, at IL o'cloc
NJ, proceed to open the ballot boxe
examine and count the ballots, exam
inc and canvass the returns and d
clare the result Of said election.
POLICE JURY OF .PLAQUEMINE'
PARISH.
]. B. FASTERLING
LUCIEN CARO-, President.