The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-09-25
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

Donaldsonvile La. Sept. IL, 1915.
PURSUANT to ordinance adopted by
4 the police jury. of the parish of Ascen-
sion, state of Louisiana, as the govern
ing authority of Road District No. OF
the parish of Ascension, at regular meet
ing held at the courthouse in Donaldsonville
on Wednesday, Sept 8, 1915, J., ADOLPHE
METER, president of the police jury OF
by virtue of the authority in me vested
and in obedience and compliance with said
ordinance, do Hereby proclaim that special
election will be held of the property tax
payers. qualified under the constitution and
laws of the state of Louisiana to vote at
said election, in Road District No. of
the parish of Ascension, Louisiana, on TUES
DAY, OCTOBER 10, 1915, between the hours
of o'clock a. m. and 5 o'clock p. M, for
the purpose of obtaining the sense of the
property taxpayers entitled to vote the
following proposition:
To authorize the police jury of the par
ish of Ascension, state of Louisiana, for
and on behalf of Road District No 2 of the
parish of Ascension, to incur an indebted
ness of fifty thousand dollars t$50,000, and
issue negotiable bonds therefor, said bonds
to bear interest at the rate of five per cent
per annum payable semi-annually, and to
run for period not longer than twenty
five t251 years. for the following purposes,
to-wit: That of constructing. improving and
maintaining the public highways and roads
situated within the limits of Road District
No. 2 of the parish of Ascension. together
with the bridges, culverts, drains, and other
appurtenances and accessories incident there
to.
For the purposes of said election, and in
accordance with said ordinance. the polling
places are hereby designated at II. G. Braud' S
store, IN the fifth ward of the parish of AS
cension; at Hart & Armitage's old store, in
the fifth ward of said parish; at T. C. Klos'
store, in the sixth ward of said parish; at
Picard Geismar's warehouse, in the sixth
ward OF said parish; at j. N. Delaune's
store. in the eighth ward of said parish
at H. A. Webbs store, in the eighth ward
of said parish; all of said polling precincts
being situated within the limits of said Road
District No. 2. Messrs. Louis Rome, A. E.
Hickson and Sam. Boote have been APP
pointed commissioners, and J. F. Saxon
clerk, to serve at said Burnside poll: Messrs.
E. A. Landry, Leo Melancon and Lawrence
Marchand have been appointed commission
ers, and S. V. Coriell clerk, to serve at said
Hart Armitage's old store poll, Messrs.
]. c. kios. Rossmond Braud and w. B..
Stuart have been appointed commissioners
and John I. Many clerk, to serve at said J..
G. Klos store poll; Messrs. Louis Geismar,
J. V. Leblanc and Joseph Picard have been
appointed commissioners. and Isaac Schuster
clerk, to serve at said Picard & Gesmar's
warehouse poll: Messrs. J. N. Deiaune, John
P White and Alexis Landry have been APP
pointed commissioners, and Jos. R. Picard
clerk, to serve at said ]. N. Delaune's store
poll; Messrs. Frye Webb, A. " Osterberger
and Edward Babin have been appointed COM
HiissloIeFs, ana L. A. BaDln Clerk, to serve
at said II. A Webb's store poll. All of said
commissioners and clerks of election shall
serve without compensation.
do further proclaim and give notice
that at IL o'clock a. m. on Friday, Oct 90
1915, the said police jury of the parish Of
Asce nsion, state of Louisiana, will meet at
the courthouse in DonaldsonvilIe, in the
parish of Ascension, Louisiana, and in open
session 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 special cleo
ton, which result they shall thereafter pro-
lnulgate by publication in one issue of the
official journal of the parish
Done and signed at Donaldsonville, in the
parish oASAscension, state of Louisiana. ON
this 18th day of September. in the year OF
Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
fifteen
ADoLPHE METER.
President Police Jury, Parish of Ascension.
Attest: G. C. WEBER
Clerk Police Jury, Parish of Ascension.