The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-14
ORDINANCE NO. 81.
Police Jury.

AN ORDINANCE calling anu pfo-
viding for special election to De helo' I
taking the sense of the property tax a
PAYERS of Ward Five, Parish OF Jetfer-
son Davis, Louisiana, exclusive OF III
towns in said ward, en-
titled to vote at said election, as 10
whether q special tax of five (5) mills
or the dollar shall be levied and col
lected for a period Of five (5) years.
beginning with the year 1913
section |. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish OF JEFFERSON
Davis Louisiana, that an electon IS
hereby called to be held IN ACCORDANCE
with the laws of Louisiana, to take lhe
sense Of the property taxpayers ol
Ward Five, jefferson Davis PARISH
Louisiana, qualified to vote at the eiec-
ton hereby called as to whether a 'an
~ five (5) mills on the dollar or all
taxable property situated "l'hih saiu
ward exclusive of the incorporated
towns in said ward, shall be levied ana
collected annually for period oil i've
f5) wears, beginning 1913.
Sec 2, Be it further ordained. etc.
that said election shall be held al eacn
and every one of the voting precincts
within said ward, said preeihces Deihe
as follows, to-wit:
Ward Five, Precinct l, LIE Blues
yv,rd Five Precinct 2, Edna
and shall be held on the twenty-flftn
l25th, day of March, 1913, between
e legal hours, to-wit:
From 6 o'clock a. m. to ocioch
p. m. , ..o
Sec 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.
that the Board of Supervisors OF Elec
j., ton of the Parish of Jefferson DAVE
\ are hereby authorized, empowered AM
~ directed to name and appoint the eie'
g tion commissioners to hold and col
- dnct said election in accordance VII
N. law. to superintendent and denver I'll
~ hoxes tn the election commissioner
W. amounted by them, to provide for sal
a. nolling precincts the ballots Tall
~ sheets booths and other election par
." nhernalia necessary to hold SAID eie
no ton in accordance with law.
~ Sec, 4, Be it further ordained, Ell
~ that the ballots used at SAID electle
,oa shall read substantially as follows:
~ ~ "1n favor of a special five (5) m
- tax for roads and bridges IN wa
~ Five. beginning with the year III
.ho and the abrogation of all previous 81
w. w. cial taxes voted for roads and Drlos
ller upon the territory now COMPRISED
hin Ward Five.
1nr Against special tax OF i've
~ mills for roads and bridges IN wa
a Five, beginning with the year lSio'
Said ballots shall also contain
'Ae tho face thereof a place for the sig
80 tnre of the voter and for the assess
49, ~ value of the property owned by
ncts in said Ward Five,
n.ss Sec s. Be it further ordained
e that said election shall be held un
the general election laws OF the d
s;s.h of Louisiana, in so far as appilc'
ills Nv, IN the election herein provided lot
'e not in conflict with this ordinahe
H. Sec 6. Be it further ordained
''o'A tbat If a majority of the voters par
o.o mating in said election snail WOW
e'o'' numhar and assessed value IN Ii
~ Iies Of leyving said tax, then all prev
az onocial taxes voted for ROAD
o a bridge purposes within the terri
e NV now comprising said ward, or any
oo tion thereof shall ipso facto be
tho gated and annulled.
tne Ser T. Be it further ordained,
onei that the sum of one hundred
ea,u o/1Oo dollars is hereby set ASIDE
para appfopi i"'o nronr;atad q,
e'e' much thereof as may be necessal
cover the expense of holding the
y ..e.' ton herein provided for. :,
ectiol Sec 8. Be it further ordained
vs.. :, that the returns of the election
MI, provided for shall be made TO III
wa" s.o lice Jury in accordance with Ia"
1870 that this body shall meet on the
is spe dav of April, 1913, to canvass
'rlaees nile and promulgate the retur
'0u said election. .s
r., Sec. 9. Be it further ordained
We tol that the President of this Ponce
wary is hereby authorized and instruc
lslo' issue his proclamation caiihs
AIN oh election, as provided by law
sisha Adopted February D. lslo'
Yeas, 9.
No''' JNo. H. ,CooPE
3D. etc. Precedent of the Ponce
i unuer Attest: L. E. Robinson, CleiA
10 49, Police Jury.
for and .a,,MnMcE NO. 80.
ance.
ed, ETC., >r|.u calling and