The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-21
ORDINANCE NO. 80.
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Police Jury

AN ORDINANCE calling and pro-
yiding for special election to be held
taking the sense of the property tax
PAYERS of Ward Five, Parish OF Jefter-
son Davis, Louisiana, exclusive OF in
corporated towns in said ward en-
titled to vote at said election, as to
whether a special tax of five 90 mills
on the dollar shall be levied and col
lected for a period of five 60 years,
beginning with the year 1913.
Section l. Be 1T ordained by the
Police 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 OF
Ward Five, jefferson Davis PARISH
Louisiana, qualified to vote at the cleo
ton hereby called as to whether a TAX
Of five (5) mills on the dollar OF all
taxable property situated within SAID
ward, exclusive Of the incorporated
towns in said ward, shall be levied ana
collected annually for a period OF i've
50 years, beginning 1918
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. etc.
that said election shall be held at eacf
and every one of the voting preclncts
within said ward, said precincts being
as follows, to-wit:
Ward Five, Precinct l. LIE Blues
Ward Five, Precinct 2, Edna
and shall be held on the tWenty-fl1tl
(25th) day Of March, 1913, between
e legal hours, to-wlt:
From 6 o'clock a. m. to o'cioc
p. m.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc
that the Board Of Supervisors or Ele'
l. ton of the Parish of Jefferson law
1 are hereby authorized, empowered an
y. directed to name and appoint the ele
e. ton commissioners to hold and CO.
If duct said election in accordance VIII
n. law. to superintendent and deliver II
~ boxes to the election commissions
ls appointed by them, to provide for sa
n. polling precincts the ballots, al
SC sheets. booths and other election pal
phernalia necessary to hold said ele
ba ton in accordance with law.
an Sec, T. Be it further ordained, ct
&c that the ballots used at said eiecu
90 shall read substantially as follows:
10 "In favor of special five (5) m
If tax for roads and bridges In wa
sh Five, beginning with the year IL
ha and the abrogation Of all previous s.
,au c;sl taxes voted for roads and brlds
lar upon the territory now comprised
hin Ward Five.
49,. AGAINST a special tax OF five
10 mills for roads and bridges in w;
q Five. beginning with the year 1918
mo Said ballots shall also contain
the face thereof place for the sig
,.o ture of the voter and for the asses
ooh value of the property owned py
,cts in said Ward Five.
49, Sec. s. Be it further ordained,
that said election shall be held un
the general election laws OF the .
SEW of Louisiana, in so far as appllc'
aan1 70 the election herein provided for
not in conflict with this ordlnanc
,oct Sec. 6. Be it further ordained
that if a majority of the voters par
o+o Mating in said election shall vot'
No. number and assessed value in Il
,a,,i. Of leyying said tax, then all prev
and special taxes voted for road
a,oc. bridge purposes within the terri
oon now comprising said ward, or any
nth ton thereof, shall ipso facto be
Tho gated and annulled.
nre Sec. 7. Be it further ordained
I'D that the sum of one hundred
Ill, no/1OO dollars is hereby set ASIDE
~ ra appropriated out of any funds on
o,ao not otherwise appropriated o.
WV much thereof as may be necessal
cover the expense of holding the
49, ton herein provided for.
'''ioi Sec. 8. Be it further ordained
D. =, that the returns of the election h
mli nroyided for shall be made to tn
" ,o a,a lice Jury in accordance with law
100 that this body shall meet on the
, !, sp .. day of April, 1913, to canvass
laeI ~ pile and promulgate the retur
said election.
r Sec. 9. Be it further ordained
", that the President OF this Ponce
wa, mH,u =, is hereby authorized and instruc
1910. issue his proclamation calling
IN VI election, as provided by law.
slsn a Adopted February 8, aslS'
49,, IN Yeas, 9.
Noes, none.
JNO. H. COOPE
i, ETC., pra,.dont of the Police
or