The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-09-11
MEETING AS GOVERNING AUTHORITY
OLE ROAD DISTRICT No. 2.
Donaldsonville, La, Sept. s. 1915

courthouse, as the governing authority OF
Road District Number of the parish of AS
cen SION and was called to order at / 80 p.
M Present: Geo. B. Reuss, first ward; c.
H. Landry. fourth ward; L. w. Armitage.
fifth ward Leon Newman. sixth ward; G.
N. Gautreau, seventh ward; u. j. Causey,
eighth ward. Absent: Adolphe Meter, pres
ident, third ward; j. NJ. Oursos Jr., second
ward. Due notice of this meeting served
on all members of the jury.
In the absence of President Meter, pfesi-
dent pro tenn c. HI. Landry presided
The following ordinance was read:
AN ORDINANCE.
Section l. Be it ordained by the police
jury. Of the parish of Ascension. state Of
Louisiana, as the governing authority of
Road District No. 2 of the parish of Assem-
SION that a speciaE election be and the
same is hereby ordered and called to be
held within the limits of Road District No.
2 of the parish of Ascension Louisiana, be-
tween the hours of Z a. m. and S p. M, on
Tuesday, October 10, 1915, under the laws
of the state of Louisiana, at which said cleo
ton shall be submitted the following prop
osition
To authorize the police jury of the par
ish of Ascension, state of Louisiana, for and
on behalf of Road District No. of the par
ish of Ascension, to incur an Indebtedness of
fifty thousand dollars {S5O,0O0) and issue
negotiable bonds therefor, said bonds to bear
interest at the rate of five per cent per an
mum payable semi-annually, and to run for
period not longer than twenty -five t25)
years. for the following purposes, to-wit:
That of constructing, improving and main
tanning the public highways and roads stu
ated within the limits OF Road DlstrF -. z
of the parish of Ascension, together, edith
the bridges, culverts, drains, and otheI1 tp-
purtenances and accessories incident thereto.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, etc.
that the secretary of the police jury be and
he is hereby authorized and instructed to
have prepared for use at said special cleo
ton sufficient number of ballots, on each of
which shall be printed all of the proposition
hereinhefore mentioned and enumerated,
arranged in such a manner as to enable the
voters to vote properly that the said sec
rotary of this police jury be and he is here
by authorized to have prepared for use at
said special election all necessary ballot
boxes, tally sheets, lists of voters, assessed
valuation of property and complied state
ments of votes in number and amount.
Section 3. Be it further ordained, etc,
ton shall be at H. C. Braud's store. in the
fifth ward of the parish of Ascension; at
Hart Armitages old store, in the fifth
ward of said parish; at J. G. klos' store. in
the sixth ward of said parish at Picard &
Geismars warehouse, in the sixth ward of
said parish; at j. N. Delaune's store, in the
eighth ward of said parish at H. A. Webb's
store. in the eighth ward of said parish; all
of said polling places being situated within
the limits of said Road District No. 2.
Messrs. Louis Rome, A. E. Hicksen and Sam.
Boote are hereby appointed commissioners,
and J. F. Saxon clerk, to serve at said Burn
ancon and Lawrence Marchand are hereby
appointed commissioners, and S. v. Coriell
clerk, to serve at said Hart & Armitage's
old store poll; Messrs. j. G. Klos. Rosemond
Braud and w. B. Stuart are hereby APP
pointed commissioners, and John t. Many
clerk, to serve at said J. c. Klos store poll;
Messrs. Louis Gesmar, j. V. Leblanc and
Joseph Picard are hereby appointed COM
serve at said Picard & Geismar's warehouse
poll; Messrs. j. N. Delaune, John P. White
and Alexis R. Landry are hereby appointed
commissioners, and Jos. R. Picard clerk to
serve at said J. N. Deaunes store poll !;
Messrs. Frye Webb, A. V. Osterberger and
Edward Babin are hereby appointed COM
missioners, and U. A. Babin clerk, to serve
at said H. A. Webbs store poll All of said
commissioners and clerks of election shall
serve without compensation. And said cleo
tion shall be conducted under and by virtue
OF the laws of the state of Louisiana applica-
bic 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 proclamasspn
to be published according to law; arc In
said proclamation he shall announce ~ 81 at
IL: 80 a. M on Friday, October %, 1915,
this police jury. the governing authority
of said Road District No. 2, shall meet at
the courthouse, in DonaldsonviiIe, 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
hecidte tHe result OF SAID eIecClon which re-
suit they shall promulgate thereafter by one
publication in the official journal of the par
ish
Mr. Newman moved that the ordinance be
adopted. which motion seconded by MIR.
Causey and on roll-call adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Yeas-Reuss, Landry, Ar
mtage, Newman. Gautreau Causey; nays
o; Absent-Netter, Curse
The jury, as the governing authority of
said Road District No. 2, now adjourned
c. C. WEBER, Clerk.