The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-18
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 negotiable bonds of the Parish of Jetfer-
son Davis, State Of Louisiana to the amount
OF -Four Hundred Thousand $500, O00.00)
Dollars to run for period of thirty-One {3l)
years bearing interest at (5) per Centum per
annum, interest payable annually for the
roads and bridges in said Parish of Jefferson
Davis, State OF Louisiana, title to which shall
vest in the public providing Tor the notice OF
the Holding OF the said election: 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 fixing time and place at
which the ultof the said election will be
canvaSsed.
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
son Davis, State of Louisiana, and the same
is hereby called for the twenty-seventh (27)
guy OF July, !9l5' Tor 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;
ID 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,O00) dollars
to run for period Of thirtp-one l31) years.
bearing interest at the rate of five (5) per
centum per annum, interest payable annually
1or 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 i'll the public.
SECTION TWO BE it further resolved, etc.
IN % n NF A,,rv, ,,,x H.
1918, at the hour of nine (9l O'Clock the Police
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, in Jennings, Louisiana. and
snail then and there III open session. proceed
TO open the ballot boxes, examine and canvass
the returns and, declare the result of said
election hereinaboye called.
SECTION THREE Be 1t further resolved,
etc. that the President of the Police Jury of
the Parish Of Jefferson Dayis State of Louis
lana, is hereby ordered and instructed to issue
Droclamatlon calling said election and giving
notice that the name is to be held on the date
herelnabove named, for the purpose of sub
uniting 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 (9) o'clock on the
fifth 10 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 III 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
tion,. and said proclamation and notice of
election shall give notice that the polling
places in said parish for said election are
liked as follows to-wlt; Lake Arthur Ward l
PRECINCT l, Thornwell Ward Precinct 2, Jen.
nlngs Ward2 Precinct l, Raymond Ward 3,
Precinct |, Elton Ward A Precinct /, ArsanI
LeBleu Ward 5 Precinct l, Edna Ward 5 Pre-
einct2 Welsh Ward 6 Precinct l, Roanoke
Ward 8, Precinct 2, Ardoin Ward Precinct ]
Todd Ward Precinct 2. Vim Mouton Ward
Precinct 3, Foreman Ward Precinct /,
Woodla%n Ward s, Precinct 2, Thompson
A. Y. Peloauin Ward Precinct 8.
SECTION FOUR Be it further resolved etc
That the polling places for said election pro-
hereby fixed at Lake Arthur ward i, precint
ihornYell Ward Precinct =, Jennings wafd
Preclnct |, Raymond Ward Precinct l,
Elton Ward Precinct ], Arsan LeBeu Ward
Q, Precinct l, Edna Ward ) Precinct 2, Welsh
Ward q Precinct l, Roanoke Ward Precinct
2Ss,'Ardoin Ward I Precinct /. Todd Ward !
Precinct =, VIM. Mouton Ward Precinct 3.
Foreman Ward Precinct /, Woodlawn Ward
8 Precinct 2, Thompson Ward 9 Precinct /.
II1opsy Ward 8 Precinct 2, A. Y. Peloouin
Ward Precinct 3.
SECTION FIVE Be it further resolved etc
That in order to hold the said election. the
following ot1cers are appointed, each one of
whom Is qualified TO vote at said special cleo
non, peing property tax payer and qualified
voter, and a man of good repute, to-wit: Joe
Latiur, Placide Landry and b. A. Richard are
appointed commissioners Of said election. and
Y; ID. SHOVE clerk thereof, for the polling
place nXed at Lake Arthur, Ward Precinct
Ia. j. .. Langley, Leroy Elliott and Leon
Fltre are appointed commissioners of said
eiectlon, and D. l.. Dolron clerk thereof for
fhe polling place fixed at Thornwell, Ward /
Preelnet 2 La. A. E. Derouen, e. A. Connally
and L. &. Mahatfey are hereby appointed com.
missloners OF said election, A. L. Toups clerk
Mlereof, at the polling place fixed at Jennings
ward Precinct /, La. Frank Gary, Oscar
Landry. and Henry Preeht are hereby ap-
ointed!commissioner for said election. and md
mos. Hebert, clerk thereof, for the polling
place fixed at Raymond Ward 3 Precinct i La
y. D. Fuseller, Frank Butler and Nicholas
Gapoflno are hereby appointed commissioner
OF sald election, and j. ). Doise, clerk thereof,
iar elie polling place liked at Elton, Ward
precinct /, La. ". NJ. Fenton. Sidney Pitre
and Theophlle I4aforgue are hereby appointed
commissioners of said election. and d. q.
Cole, Clerk thereof for the polling place ixed
At Arsene lLebIeq, Ward Precinct i La. j. VI.
Huffman, /. g. Miller and Tom Sconce are
hereby appointed commissioners of said
election and G. e. Miles, clerk thereof for the
polling place fixed at Edna, Ward 5 Precinct
z, La; q. b; Carr, A. 7. Jones and ]. W. Arm
strong are hereby appointed commissioners Of
SAID ELECTION and J. J. Miller clerk thereof For
the polling place fixed at Welsh. Ward O Pre-
elncS La. j. nj. Booze Dave Thomas and 4
Mcmillan are hereby appointed commissioners
q said election. and ]. w. DeVilbiss. clerk
thereof for the polling place fixed at Roanoke
Ward q Precinct 2 La Ettienne HARDY. A.. II.
bourgeois and E. i Louyiere are hereby an.
pointed commissioners OF said election and J. |
B. Fontenot clerk thereof for the polling mace
liked at Ardoin, Ward Precinct 1 La, +. Al. |