The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-03-21
JNO, II. COOPER.
ORDINANCE NO. 80.

AN ORDINANCE calling and pro-
viding for special election to be held,
taking the sense of the property tax
payers of Ward Five, Parish of Jeffer-
son Davis, Louisiana, exclusive Of in
corp0rated towns in said ward, en-
titled to vote at said election, as to
whether a special tax of five (5) mills
on the dollar shall be levied and col
lected for a period Of five (5) 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, to take the
sense of the property taxpayers Of
Ward Five, Jefferson Davis Parish,
Louisiana, qualified to vote at the cleo
ton hereby called as to whether a tax
of five (5) mills on the dollar of all
taxable property situated within said
ward, exclusive Of the incorporated
towns in said ward, shall be levied and
collected annually for period OF five
60 years, beginning 1918.
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 Five, Precinct l, LIE Blues
Ward Five, Precinct 2, Edna
and shall be held on the twenty-fifth
(25th) day of March, 1913, between
legal hours, to-wit:
From 6 o'clock a. m. to Z o'clock
p. IN.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. etc,
that the Board of Supervisors of Elec,
ton of the Parish of Jefferson Davis
aye hereby authorized, empowered and
objected 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:
"In favor of a special five 60 mil
tax for roads and bridges inc Ward
Five, beginning with the year 1918
and the abrogation of all previous spe
cial taxes voted for roads and bridges
upon the territory now comprised in
Ward Five.
Against a special tax OF five (5)
mills for roads and bridges in Ward
Five, beginning with the year 1913"
Said ballots shall also contain on
the face thereof a place for the sigma
ture of the voter and for the assessed
value of the property owned by him
in said Ward Five.
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. g. Be it further ordained, etc.
that if majority of the voters partici
pating in said election shall vote in
number and assessed value in favor
of levying said tax, then all previous
special taxes voted for road and
bridge purposes within the territory
now comprising said ward, or any por
ton thereof shall ipso facto be abro
gated and annulled.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the sum of one hundred and
mo- 100 dollars is hereby set aside and
appropriated out of any funds on hand
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 herein
provided for shall be made to the Pc
lice Jury in accordance with law, and
that this body shall meet on the third
day of April, 1918, to canvass, com
pile and promulgate the returns Of
said election
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the President of this Police jury
is hereby authorized and instructed te
issue his proclamation calling said
election, as provided by law.
Adopted February s, 1913.
Yeas, 8.
Noes, none.
JNO. H. COOPER,
Precedent of the Police Jury.
Attest. l.. e. Robinson, Clerk OF the
| Police Jury