The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-02
ORDINANCE NO. rs

AN ORDINANCE calling q special election
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.
terson Davis proposition to incur debt, and
Issue observation-disclosures of the Parish OF Jetfer.
son Davis, State Of Louisiana to the amount
OF -Four Hundred Thousand (S400,000.00)
Dollars to run for period of thirty-o ne (3l)
years bearing interest at ~ per Centum per
annum, interest payable annually for the
purpose OF constructing permanent public
roads and bridges in said Parish of Jefferson
Davis, State OF Louisiana, title tn which shall
vest in the public, providing for the notice of
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 sald election: and fixing time and place at
which the result Of the said election will bt
canvaSsed.
SECTION ONE. Be it resolved by the Police
Jury of the parish of Jefferson Davis that q
special election be held in the parish Of Jetfer
sou Davis, State of Louisiana, and the same
Is hereby called for the twenty-seventh c27)
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 proposition;
~ A proposition to iacur debt and issue
negotiable bonds of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, State Of Louisiana, to the amount of
Four Hundred Thousand (S400,000l dollars
to run for a period Of thirtp-one l31) yeiAs,
bearing interest at the rate of five ~ per
eentum per annum interest payable annually
J0r the purpose OF constructing permanent
public roads and bridges iii said parish of JEFF
ferSon Davis. State OF Louisiana, title to which
shall vest in the public.
SECTION TWO BE it further resolved, etc.
that on the tifth(5l day of August, in the year
n "a hnIr ~ hn Dali
Jury OF the Parish OF Jefferson Davis, State Of
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
shan then and there III open session, proceed
to open the ballot boxes, examine and canvass
the returns and declare the result OF SAID
election herelnabove called.
SECTION THREE Be it further resolved
etc. that the President of the Police Jury of
the Parish of Jefferson Davis, State of Louis
lana is hereby ordered and instructed to issue
proclamation calling said election, and giving
notice that the name is to be held on the date
herelnaboye 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, aud that the
proclamation and snotice OF said election
shall state the hour of nine t9) O'Clock on the
fifth (0g day OF August, in the year 1913. the
Lollce Jury Va tIle aCISn OF Jefferson Davis,
State OF Louisiana, shall meet in open session
in It's office in the Court House in the Parish
OF Jefferson Davis. in Jennings, Louisiana,
and will then and there proceed to 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
tlon, and SAID proclamation and notice of
election shall give notice that the polling
places in said parish for said election are
hXed as follows to-w1t; Lake Arthur Ward l
Precinct l. Ihornwell Ward l Precinct ., Jen-
nings Ward Precinct l, Raymond Ward 3,
Prg S. Il !. Elton Ward PRECINCT /, Arsan
LeBleu Ward Precinct l, Edna Ward 5 Pre-.
einct2 Welsh Ward Precinct l, Roanoke
Ward 6, Precinct =, Ardoin Ward Z Precinct
Todd Ward Precincts, Nm Mouton Ward T
Precinct 8, Foreman Ward 4 Precinct l,
Moodlawn Ward Precinct 2, Thompson
WARD Preclnct ], Iopsy Ward Precinct 2,
A. Y. Peloquin Ward Precinct 3.
SECTION FOUR Be it further resolved etc
That the polling places for said election pro-
ylded Tor III ST etlon one OF this ordinance, are
hereby liked at Lake Arthur ward /, Preeint
Ihornwell Ward Precinct 2, Jennings wafd
z Precinct |, Raymond Ward 3 Precinct /,
Elton Ward 1 Precinct /, ArSan LeBleu Ward
3, PRECINCT /, Edna Ward ) Precinct 2 Welsh
Ward q Precinct |, Roanoke Ward 6 Precinct
& &. A al; W MR. Z Precinct l; Todd Ward Z
foreman Ward Precinct |, Woodlawn Ward
3 Preclnct ., Thompson Ward s. Precinct /,
IIopsy Ward. Precinct 2, A. V. PeloQuin
Ward Precinct 3.
SECTION FIVE Be it further resolved arc
That III order to hold the said election. the
following officers are appointed, each one of
whom IS qualified to vote at said special eIec-
tlon, being property tax payer and qualified
Yotef, ana man Of good repute. tp-wit; Joe
Lafiur' Placlde Landry and D. A. Richard are
appointed commissioners of said election. and
=; H. Shove clerk thereof, for the polling
place liked at Lake Arthur. Ward l Precinct
La. j. }. Langley, Leroy Elliott and Leon
Pitre are appointed commissioners of said
e e ana .. Il, Dolron clerk Hereof, for
The polling place fixed at Thornwell, Ward /
Precinct 2, La. A. Z. Derouen, g. A. ConnalIy
anu y. Mahattey are hereby appointed com.
mlssloners OF said election. A. L. Toups clerk
tEhereot, at the polling place fixed at Jennings.
ware Preclnct l, La. Frank Gary, Oscar
La;niry anu Henry PTecht are hereby ap-
pSolntedIcommissioners for said election. and
mos. Hepert, clerk thereof, for the polling
place fixed ut Raymond Ward Precinct I. La
y. u tusei1er, Frank Butler qnd Nich' las
TaDorln9 are hereby appointed commissions
OF SAD election, and j. 5. BOISE clerk thereof,
lor the polling place fixed at Elton, Ward 4
precinct /, La. ". NJ. Fenton, Sidney Pitrs
ana lneOphlle Latorgue are hereby appointed
commissioners OF said election. and ID II
Cole Clerk thereof for the polling place fixed
at Arsene Lebleu, Ward ) Precinct la La. I ~ "
Huffman. L. 9. Miller and Tom Sconce are
hereby appointed commissioners Of said
ELECTION s,i and G &. Miles clerk thereof for the
boIllngn pace 4 liked at Edna, Wara Precinct
=, La; Z. II; Carr. A. [. Jones and j. w. Arm
strong arg hereby appointed commissioners of Of
sad ELECTION and ]. ] Miller clerk thereof for
the polling place fixed at Welsh. Ward 6 Pre-
eelnes La. ]. NJ Booze, Dave Thomas and
Mcmillan are hereby appointed commissioners
OF said election and T " TissVs1l,Ss,' -
thereof for the polling place fixed at Rnanei NH a
Y Precinct La; Ettienue Hardy, a, II,
BOURGEOIS and E. L Louviefe areshereby an
pointed commissioners OF said election and +
y, fontenot clerk thereof for the polling place
nxeo at Ardoln, War Precinct La. i. a.