Lower coast gazette., 1913-11-08

the lower line of Cedar Grove Planta.
Cedar Grove Plantation to the rear
of said plantation, thence on a straight
line to the intersection of Bayous La
Barrier and Barataria, 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 Jefferson
and Plaquemines to the intersection
Of said line with the line dividing the
Parishes of Orleans and PlaQuemines,
thence along said line to the Missis.
sippi River, thence along the Missis-
ippi 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 real line of Fort st. Leon
Plantation to the line of Belle Chase
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-
sippi 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
was 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
to vote on the propositions herein
after stated on the 21st day of Novem-
Der, 1918.
Therefore, public notice is hereby
given by the Police Jury of Plaque
mines Parish, that a special election,
under the provisions of Art. 2S1 Of
the Constitution of Louisiana, as
amended, and Act 256 of 1910, as
amended, and all laws on the same
subject, will be held on Friday, the 21st
day of November, 1913, from Z A. M.
to S 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,
to decide upon the following PROPOSE
tons:
First Proposition-Shall the Police
Jury of Plaquemines Parish be author
lied to levy and assess an ad valorem
tax Of five mills on the dollar upon all
property situated within the limits Of
the ~Plaquemines Parish Road Dist. 2,
for 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 and
to issue negotiable bonds to the
100000 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 yaiorem tax, and
the proceeds Of said bond issue, or as
much thereof as may be necessary, to
be used to build a shell road or high
way along the Woods or East Side of
the Track of the New Orleans, South.
ern & 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 &C.
cordance with plans and specifications
to be furnished by the State Board Of
Engineers.
The qualifications of property tax
payers of said Plaquemines Parish
Road District No. 2 to vote at said
special election are those of age, resi-.
dence and registration az voters, but
women tax payers have a right to vote
at said election, without registration,
, in person, or by their agents, author.
lied in writing.
The polling place shall be at the res.
idence on Belle Chase Plantation In
said Plaquemines Parish Road District
No. 2.
The Police Jury Of %Plaquemines Par.
ish will, in open session, to be held In
the Police Jury Room of the Court
house at Pointe.a-laHache, Plaque
mines Parish, Louisiana, on the 26th
day of November, 1913, at IL o'clock
NJ, proceed to open the ballot boxes
examine and count the ballots, exam.
inc and canvass the returns and de-
clare the result of said election.
POLICE JURY OF PLAQUEM1NES
PARISH.
j. B. FASTERLING,
LUCIEN CARO-, President.
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