The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-07
ORDINANCE NO. 81.

AN ORDINANCE calling and provid-
ing for a special election to- be held,
taking the sense of the property TAX
payers of Ward Four, Parish OF JET
ferson Davis, Louisiana, exclusive or
incorporated 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 90 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 Four, Jefferson Davis PARISH
Louisiana, qualified to vote at tne
election hereby called as to whether
tax of five 60 mills on the dollar
of all taxable property situated Witnih
said ward, exclusive of the moor
porated towns in said ward, shall De
levied and collected annually for
period of five 81 years, beginning
1913.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc.
+hat said election shall. be held at each
and every one of the voting precincts
within said ward, said precincts beng
| or folIouc tO-Wit.
Ward Four, Precinct l, Elton
and shall be held on the twenty-flfth
(95l day of March, 1913. between legal
hours, to-wit: 49,,
From 6 o'clock a. m. 10 O'CLOCK
p. m. 49,
Sec, 3. Be it further ordained etc.
that the Board of Supervisors OF Elec
ton of the Parish of Jefferson DAVIS
are hereby authorized, empowered ahe
directed to name and appoint the cleo
: tion commissioners to hold and con
duct said election in accordance VIII
law to superintend and deliver I'M
hoxes to the election commissioner
amounted by them, to provide for san
polling precinct the ballots tail'
. sheets. booths and other election para
nhernalia necessary to hold SAID cleo
e tion in accordance with law
Il Sec q. Be it further ordained, etc
5 that the ballots used at said electio
/ shall read substantially as fellows:
0 I'm favor of special five To- mi
& tax for roads and bridges IN war
5 Four beginning with the year ISL
II and the abrogation of all previous sp'
o cial taxes voted for roads and bridge
e unon the territory now comprised
Ward Four. ., t=
a. AGAINST a special tax of five u
II mills for roads and bridges IN wal
u -Four beginning with the year 1913
g said ballots shall also contain 9
tho face thereof a place for the sign
:, ture Of the voter and for the assesse
n value Of the property owned by MIN
IS said Ward Four.
lg Sec 5. BIT it further ordained Ell
that said election shall be held una
Id the general election laws OF the Sta
tn of Louisiana, in so far as apphcao
al TO the election herein provided LOT al
not in conflict with this ordinance
~ Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, ct
that if a majority of the voters pf
c.. ticipating in said election shall vote
-. number and assessed value in favor
isl leyying said tax, then all previous 81
nd cial taxes voted for road and Drid
&C. purposes within the territory NJ
N. comprising said ward, or any porti
III thereof, shall ipso facto be abrogat
he and annulled.
,rs Sec. Z. Be it further ordained, e.
lid that the sum of fifty and no/loo q
lly lars is hereby set aside and app
ra- priated out of any funds on hand