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

| police jury of the parish of Ascension, as thf
| governing authority of said First Road Dis
trict of the parish of Ascension, on May %
1914 in accordance with the vote of the
property taxpayers of the First Road DIS.
/ trict of the parish Of Ascension, at specla
| election held on March rs, 1913
| Be it further ordained. etc, that the as.
| SCISSOR of the parish Of Ascension. state OF
| Louisiana, be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to extend SAID tax upon the as
sessment rolls of the parish OF ascension
! louisiana for the year 1915, according to
| Act No. 256 of 1910, and in accordance with
| the laws amendatory thereof
| Mr.. Reuss moved that the ordinance be
| adopted. which motion was seconded by Mr.
Newman and foll-call adopted by the 1oi-
lowing vote Yeas-Reuss, Landry, Armitage,
| Newman Gautreau, Causey: nays-0; alb
| sent-Netter, Curse.
| The following ordinance was read:
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas, the police jury of the parish OF
Ascension state of Louisiana, as the govern
| ing authority of the First Road District of
the parish of Ascension, Louisiana, did, by
virtue of an ordinance OF the police jury OF
the parish of Ascension, LOUISIANA, as the
governing authority of said First Road Dis
trjct of the parish OF Ascension, adopted on
the twenty ninth day of May, 1914, incur an
Indebtedness and issue negotiable bonds
therefor in an amount aggregatIng the sum
of thirty five thousand dollars tS35, 0O0),
under and by virtue of the authority con-
ferred said police jury at an election
held by the property taxpayers of said road
district on March %, 1913. winch SAID
bonds are now outstanding; and
Whereas, it is now found necessary to ex-
tend the construction of the roads within
said First Road District, and in order to
accomplish said work an additional sum OF
fifteen thousand dollars tS15,0001 will be
required, to the amount of indebtedness al
ready created; therefore,
Section l. Be it ordained by the police
jury of the parish Of Ascension, state Of
ntnu anti nf
the First Road District of. the parish of
Ascension, that special election be and the
same is hereby ordered and called to be held
within - limits of the Flfs load District
of the parish of Ascension, between the
hours of a. m. and p. M, on Tuesday,
October 10, 1915, under the laws of the
state of Louisiana, at which said election
shall be submitted the following PROPOSE
ton:
To 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 incur an Indebtedness OF
fifteen thousand dollars tS15,000), and is
sue negotiable bonds therefor, said bonds
to bear interest at the rate of five per cent
per annum payable semI-annualiy, and to
run for period not longer than twenty t20)
years, for the following purposes, to-wlt:
That of extending. constructing, improving
and maintaining the public highways and
roads situated within the limits of the First
Road District of the parish Of Ascension, to-
other appurtenanees and accessories incl
dent thereto.
Section 2. Be it further lained, etr.,
that the secretary of the police jury be and
he is hereby authorised and instructed to
have prepared for at said So 4cial cleo
ton sufficient number of ballots, on each
of which shall be printed all of the PROPOSE
ton hereinbefore mentioned and enumerated,
arranged in such a manner to enable the
voters to vote properly; that the secretary
of this police jury be and he is hereby au-
thorized to have prepared for use at said
election all necessary ballot boxes, tally
sheets, lists of voters, assessed valuation of
property and compiled statements of votes
in number and amount.
Section 8. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the polling places for said special cleo
ton shall be at E. P. Dominique's store, in
the first ward of said parish at Henry Du-
gas store. at Smoke Bend. in said first ward
Of said parish at Cassard's store. in the
house. in Donaldsonviile at Esneaalt saw
mill office, in the fourth ward of sal parish:
all of said polling places being situated with
in the limits of the First Road District of
the parish of Ascension. Messrs. A. r. Du-
gas, Rudolph Landry and Emile Dominique
are hereby appointed commissioners, and
Ernest Melancon clerk, to serve at the
Dominique store poll; Messrs. E. P. Mel
ancon Henry Dugas and S. +. Brasset are
hereby appointed commissioners, and Emile
Dugas clerk, to serve at the Dugas store
poll: Messrs. Adonis Cassard Julian Dez
and John Diez are hereby appointed COM
missoners, and George Bergeron clerk, to
serve at the Cassard store poll; Messrs. F.
j. Rybisk, Henry Casso and A. V. Templet
are hereby appointed commissioners, and
Frank X. Sims clerk, to serve at the court
house poll; Messrs. G. H. Landry, Jr Emile
Boeuf and Edgar Templet are hereby APP
pointed commissioners, and E. A. Lawless
clerk, to serve at the Esneault sawmill Of
fee poll. All of said commissioners and
clerks of election shall serve without COM
pensation. And said election shall be con-
Quoted under and by virtue of the laws of
the state of Louisiana applicable thereto.
Section A. Be it further ordained, etc,
that the president Of the police jury is here
by instructed to give notice of this special
election herein ordered, by his proclamation
to be published according to law; and in
said proclamation he shall announce that at
II so a. m. on Friday, October %, 1915,
this police jury, as the governing authority
of said First Road District of the parish of
Ascension. shall meet at the courthouse in
Donaldsonville. 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 re-
suit of said election, which result they shall
promulgate thereafter by one publication in
the officlJr'ournal of the paric In
Mr.. Reuss moved that the ordinance be
adopted. which motion was seconded by Mr..
Newman and on roll -call adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Yeas--Reuss, Landry, Armt-
age. Newman, Gautreau, Causey; nays-o:
The following ordinance read:
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas, this police jury as the govern
ing authority of the First Road District of
the parish of Ascension, louisiana has con-
structed gravel roads throughout said road
and
Whereas. it is necessary to maintain the
repair of said roads, and to continue the
construction of the same, and in order to
accomplish the same it is necessary that a |
special tax be levied on all the taxable prop
arty within the limits of said road district
therefore:
Section l. Be it ordained by the police |
Jury of the parish of Ascension as the gov
srning authority of the First Road District /
If the parish of Ascension, that special |
election be and the same is hereby ordered |
md called to be held within the limits of
he First Road District of the parish Of AS
ension, between the hours of a. M and S
}. M, on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1915,
lnder the laws of the state of Louisiana, at |
which said election shall be submitted the
GLOWING proposition:
To authorize the police jury of the parish
Ascension, state of Louisiana, for and on
ehaif of the First Road District of the par
Sn OF Ascension, to levy a tax not to en-
eed one and one-half mills on the dollar on
II assessable property situated within the
mits of the First Road District of the par
IN of Ascension, for a period of twenty
ears. beginning with the year 1916 for the
blowing purposes. to-wit: That of main
aiming, repairing, constructing and improv-
lg the public highways and roads situated
ithin the limits of the First Road District
the parish OF Ascension, together with the
ridges, culverts. drains and other appurte-
ances and accessories incident thereto
Section 2, Be it further ordained etc.
lat the secretary of the police jury be and
: is hereby authorized and instructed to
ave prepared for use at said special cleo
on sufficient number of ballots on each of
hieh shall be printed all of the proposition
mentioned and enumerated, ar
nged in such manner as to enable the
tiers to vote properly; that the said secre-