The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-04-24
PROCLAMATION.


throughout the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, on Tuesday, June End, 1914, to
authorize the issuance of bonds for the
construction, furnishing and equipping
OF q Court House and Jail for the
Parish OF Jefferson Davis.
Pursuant to an Ordinance Of the
Police Jury Of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, adopted on April End, 1914, and
in accordance with law, |, John H.
Cooper; President OF the Police Jury of
sail Parish, do hereby give public
notice that an election will be held
throughout said Parish OH Tuesday,
tL5 2nd day OF June, A. D., 1914, to take
the sense Of tine property tax payers of
said Parish, qualified to vote at said
el3otloD, on the following propositions,
to,Wit:
A-Proposition to incur debt and
issue negotiable bonds of the Parish OF
Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana, to
t1a anount OF One Hundred Thousand
D &irs, toruD for a period of ten years
..snulng with the year 1914, Saia in.
debtedness aud said bonds to bear
iu.rta5t al The rate Of five per centum
pr aHnum, interest payable annually;
the money so obtained to be used fol
the purpose OF constructing, furnishing
i&ii at the parish seat in and for said
P ,ah, tile to which shall vest in the
pubnc
B.-A proposition to incur debt and
issue negotiable bonds Of the Parish OF
Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana, to
the amount OF twenty-five Thousand
Dollars, to run for a period of Ten 40
years, beginning with the year 1914,
said INDEBTEDNESS and said bonds to bear
interest at the rate of five per centum
per annum. interest payable annually;
the money so obtained to be used for
the purpose Of constructing, furnishing
and equippmg courthouse at the Parish
Seat in and for said parish, title to
which shall vest in the public.
Separate ballot boxes ard separate
blllots will be supplied and used on the
two foregoing propositions az said
election.
The Police Jury af the Parish of JET.
ferson Davis will convene and said
meeting is hereby called at nine o'clock
a. m. on the 9Th day of June, 1914, at
jennings, at the usual place of meet.
ing of said body, at which time and
place said Police Jury shall, in open
session, proceed to open the ballot
boxes used at said election, examine
and count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvass the
returns thereof and declare and pre-.
mitigate the result OF said election.
Said election shall be held through.
out the Parish OF Jefferson Davis at all
OF the voting precincts thereof as fol-
lows, to;wit:
Ward One, Precinct One, Lake Ar.
thur Precinct Two, Thornwell.
Ward Two, Precinct One, Jennings.
Ward Three, Precinct One, Raymond
School House.
Ward Four, Precinct One, Elton.
Ward Five, Precinct One, Arsene
LeBleu's residence; Precinct Two, Edna
Ward Six, Precinct One, Welsh, Pre-.
cinct Two, Roanoke.
Ward Seven, Precinct One, Ardoin's
School House; Precinct Two, William
To,.d 5 residence Precinct Three, VIM.
Mouton'S residence.
Ward Eight, Precinct One, Isma
Foreman's Store; Precinct Two, Wood.
lwa,
ward Nine, Precinct One, Thomp.
sons School House; Precinct Two,
Topsy; Precinct Three. A. V. PeloQuin's
residence.
The commissioners and Clerks to
ael at said election are named in the
Ordinance calling the same, TO which
reference is hereby made.
Thus done and signed by me officially
at Welsh, Louisiana, on this the eth
day Of April, A. D. 1914.
JOHN H. COOPER,
president Of Police Jury OF jefferson
Davis Parish, Louisiana.
Attest:
L. E. ROBINSON,
Clerk OF the Police Jury.