The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-14
The JEFFERSON DAVIS POLICE Jury
providing for, and Proclama-
Gppc rs,ling Special Elections in the
p1s 0 .a.nn wards of Jefferson
Davis Parish.

leVl6Q anu COll6CIeu duuudlly lOI
period of five (5) years, beginning
1918.
Sec. .. 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 /, Jennings
and shall be held on the twenty-fifth
(25l day of March, 1913, between legal
hours, to-wit:
/ From 6 o'clock a. IN. to 7 o'clock
p. m.
Sec. 8. 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
2 ton in accordance with law.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the ballots used at said election
h shall read substantially as follows:
6 In favor of a special five (0) mil
=. tax for roads and bridges in Ware
Two, beginning with the year 1913
II and the abrogation of all previous spe
cial taxes voted for roads and bridge
h upon the territory now comprised L
N Ward Two.
Against special tax of five %
* mills for roads and bridges in War
Two, beginning with the year 1913
p Said ballots shall also contain Q
,c. the face thereof place for the 81
is nature of the voter and for the a
nd sessed value of the property owned
&c. him in said Ward Two.
IN. Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, Ell
m that said election shall be held und
no the general election laws of the Sta
,rs of Louisiana, in so far as appncao
lid IN the election herein provided 1
uv and not in conflict with this ordlnant
ra- Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, CT
90. that if a majority of the voters p'
ticipating in said election shall vote
r. number and assessed value in faV
ion Of leyying said tax, then all preVio
snecial taxes voted for road
Mill bridge purposes within the terrific
ard now comprising said ward or any p
IA ton thereof shall ipso facto be az
,pe gated and annulled.
ges Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, g
in that the sum of fifty and noIloo
lars is hereby set aside and app
Ky nriated out of any funds on hano
ard otherwise specially appropriated Oh
y much thereof as may be necessary
m cover the expense of holding the e
gna- ton herein provided for.
,sed Sec, g. Be it further ordained
n in that the returns of the election II
in nrovided for shall be made 10
etc Police Jury in accordance with
nder and that tnls pouy 100 - oonv
state third day OF Apiii' ~ ~ rot,
able compile ana pFonuie"'0
and of said electloh' soinad
g. Sec. 9. Be it further ordained
ETC., that the Pfesioen' VI 10 ;nstrrcte
par is hereby authorized anu ao,line
vote issued his proclaha',
'avor election, as provided by law
Vious Adopted, Feofuais "
and Yeas, 9.
'itory Noes, none r. COOPER
por- JIM - no,;oo In
ahro. President of the Ponce Ju
Attest: l.. E. ROBINSON ole'