The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-02-21
fSf 7RE JEFFERSON DAVIS POLICE JURY
proyiding for, and Proclama-
CDtes hing Special Elections i'll the
JAIL Wards of Jefferson
w Davis Parish.

evied and collected annually for a
period of five (5) years, beginning
1913.
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 |, 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 o'clock
p. N.
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
ton in accordance with law.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that the ballots used at said election
shall read substantially as follows:
I'm favor of special five (5) 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 IL
l Ward Two.
Against a special tax of five g.
, 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
9 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
h that said election shall be held unde
% the general election laws of the Stat
-s of Louisiana, in so far as appllcaoI
id to the election herein provided II
" and not in conflict with this ordinanc
D. Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, Ell
e. that if a majority of the voters pa
ticipating in said election shall vote
= number and assessed value in fav
m of levying said tax, then all preVlo
special taxes voted for road al
i'll bridge purposes within the terrific
I'd now comprising said ward or any p'
IL ton thereof shall ipso facto be adj
De- gated and annulled
res Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, et
in that the sum of fifty and no. loo q
lars is hereby set aside and app
~ priated out of any funds on mana
,rd otherwise specially appropriately or
, much thereof as may be necessary,
on cover the expense of holding the Ell
ma ton herein provided for.
sod Sec 8. Be it further ordained, e
in that the returns of the election ne
in provided for shall be made 10
tic, Police Jury in accordance with
der and that this body shall meet on
ate third day of April, 1913, to canV'
,ble compile and promulgate the retu
and of said election.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained
etc that the President of this Ponce )
par is hereby authorized and instructed
vote issued his proclamation calling
,yor election, as provided by law
ious Adopted, February 6, 1913
and Yeas, 9.
tory Noes, none.
nov JNO. H. COOPER.
,bro- President of the Ponce Jul
Attest: L. E. ROBINSON, Cler
etc. the Police Jury.