The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-14
ORDINANCE NO. SO.
AtteSt. =.
Police Jury.

AN ORDINANCE calling and pro-
vidjng for a special election to be held,
taking the sense of the property tax
PAYERS of Ward Five, Parish OF Jeffer-
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 (o) mills
m the dollar shall be levied and col
lected for a period of five (o) years.
beginning with the year 1913.
Section /. Be it 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 elec-
ton hereby called as to whether LAX
Of five 60 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 period OF I'VE
(5) years, beginning 1913.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. etc.'
, that said election shall be held at each
and every one of the voting precincts
within said ward, said precincts being
as follows, to-wit:
Ward Five. Precinct I, LIE Blues
Ward Five, Precinct 2, Edna
and shall be held on the twenty-five
(95tb) day of March, 1913, between
e legal hours, to-wit:
From 6 o'clock a. m. to ociocl
p. m. o.o
Sec g Be it further ordained, etc
that the Board of Supervisors Oh hie'
i, tion of the Parish of Jefferson DaVi
4 are hereby authorized, empowered an
v directed to name and appoint the eie'
9 tion commissioners to hold and col
,f duct said election in accordance VIII
n. law. to superintendent and deliver IL
- boyes to the election commissioner
10 appointed by them, to provide Tor sa
n, polling precincts the ballots, tai
&c sheets. booths and other election par
nbernalia necessary to hold SAID ele
ho tion in accordance with law
~ Sec. T. Be it further ordained e.
&c that the ballots used at said eiecti'
no shall read substantially as follows:
10 "In favor of special five TO- III
80 tax for roads and bridges IN wa
81 Five, beginning with the year IL
No. and the abrogation of all previous 81
~ rial taxes voted for roads and brlde
lor upon the territory now comprised
hin Ward Five.
49, against a special tax OF five
w. mills for roads and bridges in wa
Five beginning with the year 1910
inc Said ballots shall also contain
the face thereof place for the sis
80 ture of the voter and for the asses
w. volue of the property owned by
,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 81
sftn of Louisiana, in so far as apphcs
aanl 70 the election herein provided LOT
Se not in conflict with this ordlnanc
,oo,, Sec. 6. Be it further ordained
'''A that if a majority of the voters par
80 Mating in said election shall Vote
49, 49, number and assessed value IN Il
,o,,is of leyying said tax, then all prev
a ana special taxes voted for road
oIoo bridge purposes within the terri
e aon now comprising said ward, or any
'o I'm tion thereof, shall ipso facto be-
tho gated and annulled.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained
aoid that the sum of one hundred
. a no/10O dollars is hereby set aslae
20 ' ara appropriated out of any funds on
POI ",aa not otherwise appropriated, OF
eie0 much thereof as may be necessar
cover the expense of holding the
e .' ton herein provided for. !,
c'ioi Sec. 8. Be it further ordained
8 - that the returns of the election n
MI, nrovided for shall be, made TO III
W war; lice Jury in accordance with law
l9lo' that this body shall meet on the
. spe dav of April, 1913, to canvass
'iuse .. nile and promulgate the retuf'
~ said election.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained
w. that the President OF TINS folice
wary is hereby authorized and lnstruc
1910. issue his proclamation caihns
IN On election, as provided by law
sigma eio. Eohrnary 6. 1913.
sessed nuop'
him in o'o'
JNo. H. CoOPE
d, etc, president of the Police
unoef Attest; L. E. Robinson, Clerk
, State n''0o''