The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-28
1NsIF THE JEFFERSON DAVIS POLICE Jury
: Providing for, and PrOclama-
D'pt ro,ling Special Elections in the
pp' Nine Wards OF Jefferson
Davis Parish.

levied and collected annually for a
period of five (5) years, beginning
1918.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that said election shall be held at
each and every one of the voting pre-
cincts within said ward, said pre-
cincts being as follows, to-wit:
Ward Two, Precinct l, Jennings
and shall be held on the twenty-fifth
(25) day of March, 1913, between legal
hours, to-Wit:
From 6 o'clock a. m. to 7 O'Clock
p. m.
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 and
directed to name and appoint the cleo
ton commissioners to hold and con-
duct said election in accordance with
law, to superintendent and deliver the
boxes to the election commissioners
appointed by them, to provide for said
polling precincts the ballots, tally
sheets, booths and other election para,
phernalia necessary to hold said cleo.
ton in accordance with law.
Sec. T. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the ballots used at said election
shall read substantially as follows:
IN favor of special five 81 mill
tax for roads and bridges in Ward
Two, beginning with the year 1913
and the abrogation of all previous spe
cial taxes voted for roads and bridges
upon the territory now comprised in
l Ward Two.
Against a special tax of five (5)
( mills for roads and bridges in Ware
Two, beginning with the year 1913
-. Said ballots shall also contain OF
: the face thereof a place for the sig
s nature of the voter and for the as
d sessed value of the property owned b!
: him in said Ward Two.
+ Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, etc
b that said election shall be held unde
e the general election laws of the Stat
s of louisiana in so far as applicabl
d to the election herein provided TO
Y and not in conflict with this ordinance
l. Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc
= that if a majority of the voters pal
ticipating in said election shall vote i
. number and assessed value in fayo
n of levying said tax, then all preyiou
special taxes voted for road an
Il bridge purposes within the territor
d now comprising said ward or any pc
3, ton thereof shall ipso facto be abr'
e. gated and annulled.
IS Sec. z. Be it further ordained, etc
in that the sum of fifty and no/1OO do
lars is hereby set aside and Apr
y priated out of any funds on hand NJ
d otherwise specially appropriated, or
much thereof as may be necessary,
m cover the expense of holding the ele
a. ton herein provided for.
ID Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, ett
in that the returns of the election her
in provided for shall be made to u
c., Police Jury in accordance with la
err and that this body shall meet on u
tie third day of April, 1913, to canvas
lie compile and promulgate the return
nd of said election.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, Ell
c., that the President of this Police Ju
IT. is hereby authorized and instructed
tie issued his proclamation calling sa
or election, as provided by law.
US Adopted, February 6, 1913.
nd Yeas, 8.
ry Noes, none.
w. JNO. H. COOPER,
ro- President of the Police jury.
Attest: L. E. ROBINSON, CLERK
c., the Police Jury.