The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
ORDINANCE NO. rs

within the parish OF Jefferson DAVIS!
State OF Louisiana, under. the terms and
provisions OF the constitution and laws OF
Louisiana, for the purpose of submitting to
the qualified tax payers of the Parish OF JET.
ferson Davis q proposition to incur debt, and
issue negotiable bonds of the Parish OF Jetter-
son Davis, State of Louisiana to- the amount
of Four Hundred Thousand tS400,0O0.OOl
Dollars to run for period Of thirty-one (3E)
years bearing interest at ~ per Centum PEI
annum, interest payable annually for the
purpose OF constructing permanent public
| roads and bridges in said Parish Of Jefferson
Davis, state OF Loulsiana, title to which shall
vest in the public, providing for the notice oil
the holding of the said election: providing
| for the expense of the holding of the SAID
election; naming officers for said election
providing for ballots and all necessary things
for said election; and fixing time and place al
which the result OF the said election will be
canYaSsed.
SECTION ONE. Be it resolved by the Police
Jury OF the parish OF Jefferson Davis that Q
special election be held i'll the parish of JeffeI
son Davis, State of Louisiana, and the same
is hereby called for the ntp-seventh (21)
day of July, 1915, for the purpose of submit
ing to the vote of the qualified property tax
payers of the Parish Of Jefferson Davis, State
Of Louisiana, the following propositions;
~ A proposition to Incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds of the Parish of jefferson
Davis, State of Louisiana, to the amount of
Four hundred Thousand ts40O,00Ol dollars
to run for period Of thirtp-one l31l years,
bearing interest at the rate of five 5l per
centum per annum, interest payable annually
9or the purpose of constructing permanent
public roads and bridges i'll said parish OF JEFF
terson Davis, State of Louisiana, title to which
shall vest in the public.
SECTION TWO Be it further resolved, etc.
that on che tiftht51 day of august i'll the year
1915. at the hour OF nine (9) O'Clock the Police
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Louisiana. shall meet In open session in the
Office at the Court house of the Parish OF JEFF
ferson Davis, i'll Jennings, Louisiana. and
shall then and there III open session, proceed
TO open the ballot boxes, examine and canvass
the returns and declare the reSulE Of SAID
election hereinabove called.
SECTION THREE Be 1t further resolved,
etc. that the President OF the Police Jury of
the Parish Of Jefferson Davis, State of Louis
lana, ls hereby ordered and instructed to issue
proclamation calling said election, and giving
notice that the name is to be held on the date
herrinaboVe named, for the purpose of sub,
hitting to the vote of the qualified property
tax payers of the Parish of Jefferson Davis,
State Of Louisiana, the proposition herein
ordered to be submitted to them, and that the
proclamation and ,notice Of said election
shall state the hour of nine l9) o'clock on the
fifth ~ day OF August, in the year 1915, tue
Police Jury of the Parish of Jefferson Davis,
State Of Louisiana, shall meet in open session
ill It's office iii the Court House in the Parish
of Jefferson Davis. in Jennings, Louisiana,
and will then and there proceed 10 open the
ballot boxes, examine and count the ballots in
number and amount examine and canvass the
returns, and declare the result of said cleo
ton, and said proclamation and notice of
election shall give notice that the polling
places in said parish for said election are
fixed as follows to-wlt;, Lake Arthur Ward l
Precinct l, Tholnwell Ward Precinct 2, Jen-
ningS Ward 2 Precinct |, Raymond Ward 3,
Precinct 1, Elton Ward. Precinct l, Arsan
LeBleu Ward ) Precinct l, Edna Ward ) Pre-
cinct 2, Welsh Ward 9 Precinct l., Roanoke
Todd Ward Precinct 2, VIM Mouton Ward :
Precinct 5, Foreman Ward 6 Precinct /,
Woodlawn Ward $ Precinct 2, Thompson
Ward Precinct J., Topsy Ward 8 Precinct 2,
A. Y. Peloquin Ward Precinct 3.
SECTION FOUR Be it further resolved etc
That the polling places for said election pro-
vlded for iii st ctlOn one Of this ordinance, are
hereby fixed at Lake Arthur ward l, Precint l
ThornWell Ward Precinct 2, Jennings wafd
Elton Ward Precinct |, Arsan LeBleu Ward
5 Precinct l, Edna Ward 5 Precinct 2, Welsh
Ward Precinct |, Roanoke Ward Precinct
2, Ardoin Ward Z Precinct /. Todd Ward E
Precinct =, VIM. Mouton Ward Precinct 3.
Foreman Ward Precinct |. Woodlawn Ward
o iTSCluCL ~ 1HOupStu W Hru ~ IfPclncG l.,
Topsy Ward 8 Precinct 9, A, V. PeloQuin
Ward Precinct 8.
SECTION FIVE Be it further resolved ere
That in order to hold the said. election, the
following officers are appointed, each one of
whom is qualified to vote at said special cleo
ton, being property tax payer and qualified
voter, and q man of good repute, tu-wit; Joe
Latlur, Plaeide Landry and d. A. Richard are
appointed commissioners OF said election. and
G. II. Shove clerk thereof, for the polling
place fixed at Lake Arthur Ward Precinct /
La. J. j. Langley, Leroy Elliott and Leon
Pitre are appointed commissioners of said
election, and j. l.. Dolron clerk thereof, for
the polling place fixed at Thornwell, Ward /
Precinct 2, La. A. +. Derouen. q. A. Connally
and I. G. Mahatfey are hereby appointed COM
mlssioners Of said election, A. L. Toups clerk
thereof, at che polling place fixed at Jennings,
Ward Precinct !, La. Frank Gary, Oscar
Landry and Henry Precht are hereby ap-
polntedicommlssloners for said election, and
Thos. Hebert clerk thereof, for the polling
place fixed at Raymond Ward Precinct |, La
y. D. FuStller, Frank Butler md Mich, las
Gaborlno are hereby Observation-Disclosures
Of said election, and J. s. boise, clerk thereof,
for the polling place fixed at Elton. Ward 4
precinct l, La. W. M. Fenton, Sidney Pitre
and lneophlle Laforgue are hereby appointed
commissioners Of said election, and d. r.
Cole, Clerk thereof for the. polling place fixed
At Arseie Lebleu, Ward ) Precinct La. ]. w,
Huffman. 4. @. Miller and Tom Sconce are
hereby appointed commissioners of said
electlon and @ &. Miles, clerk thereof for the
polling place fixed at Edna, Ward ) Precinct
2, La; G. i; Carr. A. T. joins and W. Arm
STRONG are hereby appointed commissioners of
SAID ELECTION and J. j. Miller clerk thereof for
the polling place fixed at Welsh. Ward {; Pre-.
eIneS / / La. ]. Al. Booze, Dave Thomas and A
McAll Han are hereby appointed commissioners
OF said election and j. W. DeVilbiss. clerk