The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-11
PROCLAMATION or ELECTION
by the
New River Drainage District of the Parish
of Ascension.

New River drainage AIafFact OF the ariel
OF Ascension.
Gonzales, La. Oct. 81, 1915
/ PURSUANT TO 9 resolution adopted b.
III the board OF commissioners of the New
River Drainage District OF the parish O.
| Ascension, state Of Louisiana, at speeia
meeting held at the denaicil of said board Of
commissioners, on October Q. 1915. /. Leor
Picard. president of the board of commits
sioners of the New River Drainage Distriet
| of the parish of Ascension. state of Louisi
| ana, by virtue of the authority vested ir
me and in obedience and compliance with
| said resolution, do hereby proclaim that i
special election will be held of the property
| taxpayers qualified under the constitution
and laws of the state of Louisiana TO vote
at said election, in the New River Drainage
District of the parish of Ascension, Louisi.
ana, on
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 2s, 1916.
between the hours of o'clock g. M and 6
o'clock p. m, for the purpose of obtaining
the sense, Of the property taxpayers entitled
to vote on the following proposition:
To authorize the board Of commissioners
of the New River Drainage District of the
| create an additional indebtedness of FORTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS {s400000e1. and
issue 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
years, for the following purposes. to-wit :
OF operating drainage canals, bitches or
machinery owned or controlled by said
drainage district; to extend, open, enlarge,
cut such additional canals and streams.
situated within the limits Of said drainage
district, as in the judgment of said beard
of commissioners Of said drainage district
may be deemed necessary and proper to
drain the property included within the limits
thereof n
For the purposes of said election and in
accordance with said ordinance, the polling
places are hereby designated at Picard &
Geismas's warehouse. at Geismar: at Picard
q Gelsmar'a warehouse. Mt Datchtown: at
the Lanoux shop, at Gonzales; at the Misses
st. Amant carriage house, at ST. Amant.
Messfs. Louis Geismar. Leon Newman and
1sidore Triche are hereby appointed con-
missioners. and N. /. Geisnar clerk. to
serve at the Picard & Geismar Geisnaar
warehouse poll; Messrs. we Landry, JOS Pr
card and l.. B. Dupiessis are hereby ap-
pointed commissioners and Cledament Mire
clerk, to serve at the Picard q Geismar
Dutchtown poll; Messrs. t. A. Ambaau.
hereby appointed commissioners, and c. r.
Gautreau clerk. to serve at the Gonzales
poll: Mesgrs- r. A. Gonzales, e. E. Fergu-
son and w. D. Martin are hereby appointed
commissioners, and A. NJ. Marchand clerk
to serve at the ST. hmant poll All OF said
commissioners and clerks OF election shall
serve without compensation. And said elec-
ton shal be conducted under and by virtue
ai LIE laws OF the state OF Louisiana ap-
plieabie thereto.
do further proclaim and give notice that
at | 0 o'clock a. m. on Friday, December i,
1915. the board Of commissioners of the
New River Drainage District OF the parish
OF Ascension, Louisiana, win meet at Con
Ea,es, within The limits of said drainage dis
triet. the domicii of said board Of comm;s-
sioners Of said drainage district. 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 res&t of said
special Haleetion, which result aNey shall
thereafter promulgate by publishing in one
issue Of the 0 Vi ciai journal of the parish Of
Ascension.
Done and signed at Gonzales. within the
limits Of the New River Drainage District |
Of the parish of Ascension, Louisiana, this |
21st day of October. 1915.
LEON PICARD,
President Board of Commissioners New River
Drainage District, Parish of Ascension, |
Louisiana.
Attest:
C. C. WEBER. Secretary Treasurer.