The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-25
ORDINANCE NO. IS

AN ORDINANCE calling special election
within the parish OF Jefferson DaNlS,
State of Louisiana, under the terms ana
provisions of the constitution and laws OF
Louislana, for the purpose OF suOmittLRg 20
the qualified tax payers OF the Parish OF Jet-
fersOn Davis proposition TO incur DEBT, ana
issue negotiable bonds of the Parish OF Jetfer-
son Davis, State Of Louisiana To the amount
of Four Hundred Thousand S4OO, 0OO.OOl
Dollars to run for period OF th1rty-one i3ll
years bearing interest ut ~ 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 sinai!
vest in the public, providing Tor tile notice OF
the holding of the said eiectlon: 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 nXing time anu pInce at
which the result of the said election Will be
CsnvASsed.
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 Jetfer
sou Davis, State of Louisiana, and the. same
is hereby called for the twenty-seventh 2O
day Of July, 1915, 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 propositiOn;
~ 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 ($400,000) dollars
| to run for period of thirtp-one t3Q years,
bearing interest at the rate Of five l3) per
centum per annum, interest payable annually
| Tor the purpose OF constructing permanent
public roads and bridges i'll said parish OF JEFF
| ferson Davis. State OF Louisiana. title to which
| shall vest III the public.
| SECTION TWO Be it further resolved, ETC.
that on the tifth(J| day of August, in the year
| af ia bnnr n n'plpnE IOIlpp
Jury of the Parish of Jefferson DAVIS, State of
| Louisiana, shall meet in open session IN the
Office at the Court house Of the Parish of JET
| ferson Davis, i'll 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 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 SUD-
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 90 O'Clock on the
fifth t5l day OF August, in the year 1915, the
Police Jury of the Parish of Jefferson Davis,
State Of Louisiana, shall meet in open session
in its office i'll the Court House in the Parish
OF 9eners SON D nG s ID oen,ngS H.
ns mt X eXam;ne ana connt the baIIot in
number and amount, examine and canvass the
returns and declare the rasnlt of said cleo,
tion and said proclamation and notice OF
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SECTION FOUR Be it further resolved ct
That the polling places for said election pro
yided for in section one Of this ordinance. ar
hereby fixed Mt Lake Arthnrward /. Precint
Thornwell Ward Precinct2, Jennings waf
. Precinct l. RAYMOND Ward 3 Precinct /
Elton Ward 1 Precinct /, Arsan l.eBleu war,
5 Precinct l, Edna Ward , Precinct 2, Welsl
Ward g Precinct l. Roanoke Ward = Precinc
,'Ardoln Ward Z PRECINCT !, TODD Ward
Precinct y VIM. Mouton Ward Precinct
Foreman Ward Precinct |, Woodlawn War
. 3 Precinct2 2, Thompson Ward 9 Precinct
: Topsy Ward Precinct ., A. Y. PeloQui
. Ward Precinct 3.
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rS SEtG;d 4 FIVE Be 1t furtner resolved e.
= 1IaI III Orusi 10 holu the sara electioii, I'll
Following officers are appointed, each one
: Whon Is quailhea 10 vote at SAID special elee
tlon, , being EN- property ta3 payer ana qufahnle
voter, ana man OF GOOD Tepute. bo-Wlt; 20
: LaIgt, fiaelue Landry ana u. a. hchard ar
app % eonlnlssAohers 81 sala election an
. u II, sh"ge eiefk thefeof, tor the poihnt
: place nXeq at Lake Arthur Ward Preclnct
. 81 Ia. ~ Lailgiey, Leroy Elllott anu leol
luz aIe appolIleea commissioners OF sal
elecsoll, ana ). IL boron r CLERK tlereoI, 10