The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10

Police jury Of the parish of Jefferson
Davis, in lawful session convened, that
an election shall be, and is hereby, call.
ed to be held in Road District No. of
OF the parish of Jefferson Davis,
Jefferson Davis on the 18th day of Oct.
ober 1915, at which election majority
of the property taxpayers of Road Dis.
trlct No. 2 of the parish of Jefferson
Davis in number and amount, eligible
to vote and voting, shall determine the
proposition to incur dett and issue
bonds of said Road District No. of the
parish of Jefferson DaviSin the amount
of one hundred twenty-five thousand
dollars ($l25,O 100000 to run for a period
OF Is years, bearing interest at the
rate OF five per Centum IS per annum,
payable Semi-annually, the funds thus
derived to be used for the purpose of
building and improving the highways
system in said Road District, as fol
lows: To build, construct and surface,
with some approved road material, a
system of good roads or modern high
ways within said District, according to
the map, plans and platS attached here.
to and filed herewith.
Section 2, Be it further ordained, |
ETC., That the ballot boxes, necessary
blanks, and other necessary parapher-
MALTA shall be provided by the Clerk of |
the Police Jury, and he shall cause to
be printed ballots for use IN said cleo
ton, in the following FORM to-Wit
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS"
proposition to incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds of Road District No. 2 |
of the parish of Jefferson Davis to the
amount of one hundred twenty-five
thousand ($125,000O0) dollars, to run
for twenty five years, bearing interest |
at the rate Of five per centum per an.
mum, payable Semi-annually, for the
purpose of building and improving the
highway system in said Road District !
as follows: To build, T.
construct and surface, i
with some approved I'D
road amterial. system T--'--aA
of good roads or modern NO II
highways within said dis
strict according to the map, plans and
platS attached to this petition and filed
of record.
Taxable valuation
signature of voter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Notice to voters: To vote In favor
of proposition submitted upon this bal
lot, the voter will place a cross (x)
mark in the square after the word
YES" to vote against it place SINH.
lar mark after the word NO"
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the compensation of cleo
ton commissioners of said election
shall be three dollars 5000 per day for
one day; and the said election shall be
held at the following place and by the
officials here named, each being a re-
g stored voter:
At Jennings, at the Mayors office,
Election. Commissioners: Chas. Daug.
henEaughf E. A. ToupS, Guy Connolly,
Clerk of election l.. L. CroWl.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That notice Of this election, con
tanning the proposition herein SUBMIT
ed to the voters. shall be prepared and
signed by the President and Clerk of
the Police Jury, and shall be published
by the clerk in official journal by four
weekly insertions to be thirty 900 days
before the date of the election.
The said notice shall recite that !
ION the 10th day of October, 1915, the
first day following such election at 900
O'Clock A. NJ, the Police Jury will meet
at the court house of Jennings, in the
parish of jefferson Davis, LoUi siana,
and there in public sees on open the |
ballot boxes, examine and count the
ballots, both as to number and amount,
and examine and canvass the returns,
and declare the result of said election,
and promulgate the same"
Section S. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the plan and map hereto at.
tached showing the rods proposed to
be constructed and built in ward 2, ur,
Road District No. 2, are defined to be
as follow: LIST, two lines of road rum.
ing north aud south thru the entire
length of the ward from the south
boundary line to the north boundary
line thereof. and known at present re-
spectiyely as the Lake Arthur and Cut.
ting Avenue roads.
End. A road from Mermentau thru
jennings where what is now known as
the Mermentau road is located up to
Railroad Avenue; Railroad Avenue to
the intersect on of North Main Street;
thence up North Main. Street to Davies
avenue and on Davies ave-