The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-21

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 Six, Jefferson Davis Parish,
Louisiana, qualified to vote at the
election hereby called as to whether a
tax of five t5t mills Ion the dollar of
all taxable property situated within
said ward, exclusive OF the incor-
pOrated towns in said ward, shall be
levied and collected annually for a
period of five 60 years, beginning
| 1913.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc,
that said election shall be held at each
and every one Of the voting precincts
within said ward. said precincts being
as follows, tO-wit:
| Ward Six, Precinct |, Welsh
Ward Six, Precinct 2, Roanoke
and shall be held on the twenty-fifth
(25th) day of March, 1919, between
legal hours, to-wit:
From 6 o'clock a. m. 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 superintend 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 50 mill
tax for roads and bridges in Ward
Six, 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
Ward Six.
Against a special tax Of five 81
mills for roads and bridges in Ward
Six. beginning with the year 1913"
Said ballots shall also. contain on
the face thereof a place for the sigma
ture of said voter and for the assessed
value of the property owned by him in
said Ward Six.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, ETC.
that said election shall be held under
the general election laws of the State
of Louisiana, in SO far as applicable
to the election herein provided for and
not in conflict with this ordinance.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, etc.
that if a majority of the voters par
ticipating in said election shall vote in
number and assessed value in favor Of
| leyying said tax, then all previous spe
cial taxes voted for road and bridge
purposes within the territory now com
prising said ward, or any portion
, thereof, shall ipso facto be abrogatet
and annulled.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, etc.
: that the sum of one hundred anC
noil00 dollars is hereby set aside ant
appropriated out of any funds on hant
not otherwise appropriated, or sc
much thereof as may be necessary, tt
cover the expense of holding the cleo
ton herein provided for.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the returns of the election hereiI
provided for shall be made to the
Police Jury in accordance with law
; and that this body shall meet on TIT
third day of April, 1913, to canvass
compile and promulgate the returns O.
said election
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the President of this Police Jur!
/ is hereby authorized and instructed tt
: issue his proclamation calling sale
election, as provided by law.
Adopted February 6, 1913.
Yeas, 9.
Noes, none.
, JNO. H. COOPER,
, President of the Police Jury.
, Attest: L. E. Robinson, Clerk of TIT
Police Jury.