The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-21
ORDINANCE NO. 81.

AN ORDINANCE calling and provid-
ing for special election to be held'
taking the sense of the property tax
PAYERS of Ward Four. Parish OF Jel'
ferson Davis, Louisiana, exclusive OF
INCORPORATED towns in said ward, en-
titled to vote at said election, as TO
whether special tax of five (5) mills
IN the dollar shall be levied and col
lected for a period of five 80 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, 10 take
the sense of the property taxpayers Oh
Ward Four, Jefferson Davis Parish
Louisiana, qualified to vote at the
election hereby called as to whether
tax of five (5) mills on the dollar
Of all taxable property situated WHINE
said ward, exclusive of the lncor
norated towns in said ward, snail OF
levied and collected annually for
neriod of five (5) years, beginnlh'
1913 ~
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, etc
that said election shall be held at eac'
and every one of the voting precinct
within said ward, said precincts bein
as follows, to-wit:
Ward Four, Precinct l, Elton
and shall be held on the tWenty-tii'
# (95l day of March, 1918. between leg'
hours, to-wit:
From 6 o'clock a. m. 10 Z ocioc
p. m. 49,, -,
Sec g Be it further ordained, Ell
that the Board of Supervisors OF Ele
y +;on of the Parish of Jefferson DaV
~ are hereby authorized, empowered al
directed to name and appoint the eie
y tion commissioners to hold and CO
u dnct said election in accordance WI
=. law to superintend and denver |
y, " boxes, to the election COMMISSIONS
10 onnointed by them, to provide tor Sd
u nolling precinct the ballots, Ia
o. sheets, booths and other election pa
nhernalia necessary to holo salo 81
ne tion in accordance with law
on Sec 4. Be it further ordained e
IS that the ballots used at SAID eiect
ro- sball read substantially as follows:
to "Jn favor of special five TO- q
Ak +.x for roads and bridges in w;
Wis Four beginning with the year Il
at and the abrogation of all previous
TO cial taxes voted for roads and orla
Inc mon the territory now comprised
t ~. Ward Four. s,.o
in against a special tax OF i've
lall n,;,ls for roads and bridges IN w
for Four, beginning with the year ~
ing said ballots shall also contain
tho face thereof a place for the sl'
,tc., tura of the voter and for the asses
ach value of the property owned by hi
lcts said Ward Four.
ing Sec, s. BIT it further ordained
that said election shall be held I'll
ond the general election laws OF the :
fifth of Louisiana, in so far as appiic
egal TO the election herein PROVIDED lot
not in conflict with this ORDINANCE
lock Sec. 6. Be it further ordained
that if a majority OF the voters
etc ticipating in said election snail Vo
Elec. number and assessed value IN la'
avis leyying said tax, then all previous
and cial taxes voted for road ana D
oIec. nurposes within the territory
con. comprising said ward, or any pc
with thereof shall ipso facto be aDro'
the and annulled.
- orc Sec Z. Be it further ordained,
cold that the sum of fifty and noIlo'
tally lars is hereby set aside ana
,ra. nriated out of any funds on han