The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-16
ORDINANCE NO. rs

AN ORDINANCE calling a 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 JEFF
tersOn Davis proposition TO incur debt, ana
issue negotiable. bonds OF the Parish OF Jetter-
son Davis, State OF Louisiana to the amount
of Four Hundred Thousand ($400, 000.O0)
Dollars to run for period of thirty-one l3D
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 said election; and fixing time and place at
which the result OF the said election will be
Canvassed.
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 Jeffer
sou Davis, State OF Louisiana, and the same
is hereby called for the twenty-seventh 60
day of July, 1913, 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 (S400,000) dollars
to run for a period of thirtp-one !3D years,
bearing interest at the rate of five (5) per
centum per annum, interest payable annually
Ior tile purpose OF constructing permanent
public roads and bridges i'll said parish Of JEFF
terson Davis. State of Louisiana, title to which
shall vest i'll the public.
SECTION TWO Be it further resolved, etc.
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1915, at the hour OF nine 90 clock the Police
Jury of the Parish of Jefferson DAVIS, State of
Louisiana, shall meet Ill open session III the
Office at the Court house Of the Parish of JEFF
ferson Davis, in Jennings, Louisiana. and
shall then and there ia open session, proceed
to open the ballot boxes, examine and canvass
the returns and declare the result OF said
election hereinab0ye 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, is hereby ordered and Instructed to issue
proclamation calling said election, and giving
notice that the name is to be held on the date
| hereinabOye 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 E9) O'Clock on the
| Police Jury of the Parish of Jefferson Davis,
| State OF Louisiana, shall meet i'll open session
| in Its Office i'll the Court House in the Parish
| Of Jefferson Davis. in Jennings, Louisiana,
ane 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
ton, and said proclamation and notice of
election shall give notice that the polling
places in said parish for ,sNid election are
| fixed as follows to-wit; Lake Arthur Ward l
PRECINCT l, Tholnwell Ward Precinct 2, Jen-
nings Ward 2 Precinct l, Raymond Ward 3.
! Precinct l. Elton Ward Precinct 1, Arsan
| LeBleu Ward D Precinct l, Edna Ward Pre-
cinCt 2, Welsh Ward q Precinct /, Roanoke
Ward s, Precinct ., Ardoin Ward Precinct
Precinct 3, Foreman Ward Precinct l,
Moodlawn Ward 3 Precinct 2, Thompson
Ward . Precinct !, Topsy Ward Precinct 2,
A.V. PeloQuin Ward . Precinct 3.
SECTION FOUR Be it further resolved etc
That the polling places for said election pre-
vided for in section one of this ordinance, are
hereby fixed at Lake Arthur ward /, Precint |
Ihornwell Ward Precinct =, Jennings wafi
S Freel Wstd J. B Baymond Ward Preeinet i
5 Precinct L, Edna Ward Precinct :, Welsh
Ward 8 Precinct |, Roanoke Ward 6 Precinct
=, Ardnin Ward Z Precinct /, Todd Ward z
Precinct =, VIM. Mouton Ward Precinct 3.
Foreman Ward Precinct l. Woodlawn Ward
: Precinct2. Thompson Ward 8 Precinct l.
lopsy Ward 9 Precinct ,, A. Y. Peloquin
Ward Precinct 3.
SECTION FIVE Be it further resolved etc
That i'll order to hold the said election, the
following officers are appointed, each one of
whom is qualified to yoteat said special elec-
ton, being property tax payer and qualified
voter, and man of good repute, to-wit; Joe
Latiur' Placide Landry and D. A. Richard are
appointed commissioners OF said election. and
q. ii. Shove clerk thereof, for the polling
place fixed at Lake Arthur, Ward Precinct
LII. }. }. Langley, Leroy Elliott and Leon
Pltre are appointed commissioners OF said
election, and }. L.. Doiron clerk Hereof, for
the polling place fixed at Thornwell, Ward l
Precinct 2, La. A. &. Derouen. &. A. Connally
and |. z. Mahatfey are hereby appointed COM
mlssioners OF said election. A. L. Toups clerk
| thereof, at the polling place fixed at Jennings,
Ward = Precinct l, La. Frank Gary, Oscar
Landry and Henry Precht are hereby APP
polntedlcommlssloners for said election, and
mos Hepert' clerk thereof, for the polling
place liked at Raymond Ward 3 Precinct |, La
y. D. ,Fuseller, Frank Butler snd Nicholas
Gaborlno are hereby ointedcommissioner
OF said election, and J. S. boise, clerk thereof.
for the polling place fixed at Elton, Ward 4
precinct /, La. ". NJ. Fenton, Sidney Pitre
ana lheophlle Laforgue are hereby appointed
commissioners OF said election, and D. E.
Cole, Clerk thereof for the polling place fixed
At Arsene Lebleu Ward ) Precinct l La. ]. W.
Huffman. L. G. Miller and Tom Sconce are
hereby appointed commissioners of said
election and G. K. Miles, clerk thereof for the
polling place fixed at Edna Ward 5 Precinct
2, La; G. &; Carr, A. 7. Jones and J. w. Arm.
strong are hereby appointed commissioners oil
said election and J. J. Miller clerk thereon fol
the polling place fixed at Welsh, Ward 6 Pre-
eInck La. j. nj. Booze, Dave Thomas and 4
McAli llan are hereby appointed commissioner,
Of sale. election. and ]. ". Deyilbiss, cleri
Ward 6 Precinct 2 La: Ettienne Hardy. 4. h
Bourgeois and e. T Louyiere are hereby an
pointed commissioners Of said election and i
=. Fontenot clerk thereof for the polling pIae,
liked at Ardoln, War Precinct La. K, a