The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-09
ORDINANCE NO. rs

AN ORDINANCE calling 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, and
| Issue negotlable,bonds of the Parish of Jetfer-
son Davis, State of Louisiana tn the amount
| of Four Hundred Thousand ($40O, 000.00)
| Dollars to run for period of thirty.oue (3D
years bearing interest Mt 90 per Centum per
annum, interest payable annually for the
| purpose OF constructing permanent public
roads and bridges in said Parish of Jefferson
Davis, State or Loulsiana, 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
rejection: naming officers for said election:
providing for ballots and all necessary things
for sald election; and fixing time and place at
which the resulto of the said election will be
| CanyasSed.
SECTION ONE. Be it resolved by the Police
Jury OF the parish OF Jefferson Davis that q
special election be held in the parish Of Jetfer
| sou Davis, State OF Louisiana and the same
Is hereby y,1 called for the twenty.seyenth C2D
gay ot July 1919, for the purpose of submit.
| ing to the vote Of the qualified property tux
payers of the Parish Of Jefferson Davis, State
OF Louisiana, the following propositions;
ID A proposition to Incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds of the Parish of Jefferson
HeNAot SVato w dloulSldAdt tO tle amount OF
Four Hundred Thousand (S40O,0O0) dollars
to run for a period of thirtp-one (31) years,
bearing interest at the rate of five 81 per
centum per ahnum, interest payable annually
4Or the purpose of constructing permanent
public roads and bridges i'll said parish of JEFF
terson Davis State of Louisiana, title to which
shall vest III the public.
SECTION Two Be it further resolved etc
that on the titth(5) day of August in the wear
10l0' at the hour OF nine ~ O'Clock the Police
jury OF the Parish of Jefferson DAVIS, State of
Louisiana shall meet in open session in the
once At the Court house OF the Parish of JET
terson Davis, in Jennings, Louisiana and
shall then and there Ill open session. proceed
to open the ballot boxes, examine and canvass
the returns and declare the result of SAID
election hereinabove called.
SECTION THREE Be 1t further resolved,
etc. that the President OF the Police Jnry of
the Parish of Jefferson Davis, State of Louis.
lana, is hereby ordered and instructed to issue
| proclamation calling said election, and giving
notice tnat the name Is to be held on the date
herelnaboye named, for the purpose of SUBJ
hitting to the vote OF the qualified property
tax payers OF the Parish of Jefferson Davis,
ordered to be submltted to them, and that the
proclamation and :notice of said election
shall state the hour of nine (9) O'Clock on the
NTH (ol day OF August, III the year 1915, the
Ponce Jury OF the Parish OF Jefferson Davis,
in It's office Ill the Court House in the Parish
OF Jefferson Davis, in Jennings, Louisiana,
and 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 said election are
fixed as follows to-wit; Lake Arthur Ward /
preclnGt l, Iholnwell Ward Precinct ., Jen-
\
PRECINCT !, Elton Ward Precinct l, Arsan |
LeBleu Ward Precinct l, Edna Ward ) Pre- |
cinct = Welsh Ward d Precinct 1, Roanoke
", Ward T. Precinct 2, Ardoin Ward Precinct ] |
Todd Ward Z Precinct 2, VIM Mouton Ward : |
Moodla%n Ward : Precinct g. Thompson
Ward 8 Precinct ] Topsy Ward $ Precinct 2,
A. V. Peloquin Ward 8 Precinct 3.
SECTION FOUR Be it further resolved etc
1hat the polling places for said election pro-
ylded for IN section one of this ordinance, are
hereby bXed at Lake Arthur ward l, Precint /
dh 4 Ward Precinct :, Jennings wafd |
z, Precinct |, RAYMOND Ward 3 Precinct /,
Elton Ward Precinct l, Arsan l.eBleu Ward |
Precinct L, Edna Ward Precinct 2, Welsh |
Ward q Precinct |, Roanoke Ward 6 Precinct
z, Ardoln Ward { Precinct l. Todd Ward Z |
PPreclnct :, VIM, Mouton Ward Precinct 3,
FOREMAN Ward Precinct l, Woodlawn Ward |
Topsy Ward 8 Precinct 2, A. Y, Peioonin
Ward Precinct 3.
SECTION FIVE Be it further reso1ved orc
That i'll order to hold the said election, the |
following officers are appointed, each one of |
whom Is Qualified to vote at said special cleo |
tlon, being property tax payer aud qualified |
voter and a man Of good repute, to-wit; Joe |
Latiur, Placide Landry and D, A, Richard ara |
appointed commissioners of said election, and |
=, ii. Shove clerk thereof, for the polling |
place hXed Mt Lake Arthur. Ward Precinct |
La. ). ). Langley, Leroy Elliott and Leon |
Pltre are appointed commissioners of said |
t tb ana >. l.; Doiron CLERK tl.ereof for
ne polling place fixed at Thornwell, Ward |
Precinct 2 La. A. L. Derauen, &. A. Connally ,
ana !. T., Mahatfey are hereby appointed com.
mInlssloners OF said election, A. E. Toups clerk
tM9e were a the polling PLACE fixed at Jennings,
MS1a a nrec n l. La. Frank Gary, Oscar
RHolntedlcommlssioners for said election. and
mos Hebert, clerk thereof. for the noliinG
place fixed at Raymond Ward Precinct /. La
y. =. Fuseller, Frank Butler md Mich las
ms s"id ate hereby appoIntedcommssioners
Tor the polling place fixed at Elton Ward 4
precinct l, La. W. NJ. Fenton Sidney Pitre
anu Ileophlle Latorgue are hereby appointed
G0Ilm1ssl0nefs OF said election, and ID. 4
Cole CLERK thereof for the polling place fixed
az y, Arsene me9leq Ward Precinct La. J. w,
HUFFMAN. L. 9. Miller and Tom Sconce are
hereby appointed commissioners of said
election and C. X. Miles clerk thereoY for thu thu
polling place fixed at Edna. Warl 5 Precinct
2. La; Q. 3, Carr, A. T. Jones and ]. W, Arm
strong are hereby appointed commissioners Of
ssld ELECTION and J. J. Miller clerk thereof for
the polling place fixed at Welsh, Ward {; Pre-.
elncS La. j, NJ. Booze, Dave Thomas and 4
Mcmillan are hereby appointed commissioners
OF said election. and ]. W. DeVilbiss. clerE
thereof for the polling place fixed at Roanoke
y y i ara Precl9ct La; Ettienne HARDY, A. f.
Bonrgeols and b. L LouYiere are hereby an.
pointed commissioners of said election and r
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