The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-09-11
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

Donaldsonyille, La, Sept. II, 1915.
PURSUANT to ordinance adopted by
L the police jury of the parish of Ascen-
sion, state of Louisiana, as the govern
ing authority of the First Road District of
the parish of Ascension, at a regular meet
ing held at the courthouse in Donaldsonville
on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1915, ]. 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 a 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 the First Road District of
the parish of Ascension, Louisiana on TUES
DAY, OCTOBER 10, 1915, between the hours
OF o'clock a. m. and o'clock p. M, for
the purpose of obtaining the sense of the
property taxpayers entitled to vote on the
following proposition:
10 authorize the police jury of the parish
OF Ascension, state of Louisiana, for and on
behalf of the First Road District of the par
ish of Ascension, to levy a tax not to ex-
coed one and one-haf mills on the dollar on
al assessable property situated within the
limits OF the First Road District of the par
ish of Ascension, for period of twenty
years. beginning with the year 1915, for the
following purposes, to-wit: That of main
tanning repairing, constructing and improv-
ing the public highways and roads situated
within the limits of the First Road District
OF the parish of Ascension, together with the
bridges, culverts, drains and other appurte-
nanees and accessories incident thereto
For the purposes of said election. and in
accordance with said ordinance the noIIing
places are hereby designated at E. P. Doni
nique's store. in the first ward of said par
lsh at Henry Dugas' store, at Smoke Bend.
IN said first ward of said parish at Cas-
sard,s store, IN the second ward of said par
ISM; at the courthouse, in DonaIdsonville: at
EsneauIt sawmill office, in the fourth ward
Of said parish; all of said polling places be-
ing situated within the limits of the First
Road District of the parish of Ascension.
d essrs A. 4. Dugas. Rodolph Landry and
Emile Dominique have been appointed com
and Ernest Melancon clerk. to
serve at the Dominique store poll; Messrs
Z. r Melancon, Henry Dugas and S. F. Bras
set nave been appointed commissioners, and |
Emile Dueas clerk, to serve at the Dugas |
store poll; Messrs Adonis Cassard, Julian |
)iez and John Diez have been amounted
commissioners, and George Bergeron clerk |
o serve at the Cassard store POLL Messrs |
!. y. Ryblskl, Henry Casso and A " Tenn |
,let nave been appointed commissioners. and I
rank X: Sims clerk, to serve at the court |
loqse poll; Messrs. C. II. Landry, Jr., Emile I
4eBoeuf and Edgar Templet have been APP
ointed commissioners, and e. A. LawIass
lerks to serve at the Esneault sawniII Of
zee poll. All OF said commits sioners and
Jerks OF election shall Serve without corr,
ensation.
! do further proclaim and give notice
nat at II o,e.eels a. M. on Friday, Oct. %.
9io, the said police jury of the parish of
.scension, state of Louisiana, will meet at
ne courthouse in Donaldsonville. in the
arish OF Ascension, Louisiana. and in onan
essloh proceed to open the ballot boxes
samIne and count the ballots in number and
mount. examine and canvass the returns
no declare the result of said special efegi