The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-28
Continued on page eight
Ordinance No. GO

lioulSlahh, uuIef the terms and provisions n
he constitution and Laws of Louisiana. fo
the purpose OF submitting to the Qualitir
TAX payers OF the Parish of Jefferson Dayi,
I a proposition to incur debt and issue nrpoti
able bonds of the Parish of Jefferson Davis
state OF Louisiana, to the amount of ty
hundred thousand (3OO.OU0 O0) dollars 10 ru
1Or per0ld Of thirty 30) wears beDllnp in
tereSt at the rate Of five (5) per centum ne
annum, interest payable semi-annually Tor In
purpose OF constructing permanent nnbli
roads ana bridges Ill said Parish of jefferson
DAVIS, State of Louisiana. title to which shal
vest III the public: providing for the uotlc
} OF the holding of the said election; proyldin.
Tor the expense Of the Holding of the sail
election; naming officers for said election
providing for ballots and all necessary thing
Tor said election; and fixing the time an,
page NJ which the results of the said election
Will be canvassed.
Section l. BE it resolved by the Polio,
jury. Of the Parish of jefferson Davis chat
special election be held i'll the Parish Of JEFF
terson Davis, State of Louisiana, ana RI,
same, Is hereby called for May 10Th, 1910
i3r the purpose of submitting to the vote OF
Ihe qnallhed property tax payers OF the parish
OF Jefferson Davis, State of LouiSiuna, the
following proposition:
I'd a proposition TO incur debt and ,ssne
negotiable bonds Of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, state OF Louisiana, to the amount OF
hVe hundred thousand 600, 600 OO) dollars
10 run for perold of thirty GiO) years, bear.
ing interest at the rate of five ~ per centum
per dhhuln' interest payable Semi.annuaily
Tor the purpose Of constructing permanent
pubic ro&ds and bridges in SAID Parish of
Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana. title to
Which shall vest IN the Public.
| SecclOn ,. Be it further resolved. etc That
on the first % day OF June, in th, wear 1915.
at me h0ur OF nine lH o'clock the Police Jury
OF the Parish OF Jefferson Davis, State of
l III a
| once at the Court House of the Parish of
JEFFERSON Davis, Jennings, and shall then and
tnere, III open session, proceed 10 OpeD the ba :
! lou boxes, examine and canvass the returns
anu declare the result OF said election here.
inabove called.
section 3 BE it further resolved. etc, That
tne PRESIDENT OF the Police Jury of the psy;SL
OF Jefferson Davis, State of LoUisIsna il Sare
by ordered aud Instructed To issue his nrN.
clamatlnn calling election, and giving nntioo
that the same Is to be held on the dat here
lnaDoVe named, for the purpose of suhmiiting
20 me FIte the qqailhed property taxpayers
OF the Parish of Jefferson Davis. Stlfe df
LOUISIANA the proposition herein ordered n
be submitted to them, and that the proclam..
tlon and notice of said election sha stata rhot
at the hour of nine 90 o'clock on the first IIS
gay OF June, III the year 1916, the Police Jurv
OF the Parish OF Jefferson Davis, State nj
Louisiana, shall meet in open session IN ,ts
once III the Court House in the Parish of LIEF.
terson Davis, in Jennings, Iouisiana. and vii
then and there proceed tn open the h Ilnt
boxes, examine and count the ballots in nm.
per ana amount, examine and canvass the re-
turns, ana declare the result of said ELECTION.
and said proclamation and notice of eIection
snail give notice that the pOliing'plaCes in said
Iaflsh Tor SAID election are fixed as follows
to-wlt; Lake Arthur, Ward | Precinct !
ih0rnWell ward Precinct ,, Jennings Ward
= Precinct |, Raymond Ward 3 Preninct l.
Elton Ward I Precinct 7 ArSeDo I nDl ~
; Precinct l, Edna Ward > Precinct ,, Welsh
Ward . Precinct l, Roanoke Ward Prrcinct
<. Ardoln ward : Precinct |, Todd Ward :
Precihct z, VIM. Monton Ward 7 Precinct 3
Foreman Ward : Precinct |, Woollawn Ward
: Precinct ,. Thompson Ward 9 Precinct
I3psy Ward Precinct ., A. V. Peoquln Ward
. Precinct 3.
Section 4. BE II further resolved etc. That
the polling places Tor said election provided
for in Section OF this Ordinance, are hereby
fixed at; Lake Arthur Ward ] Precinct i.
Ih3rnweli Ward Precinct >, jennings Ward
Z Precinct |, Raymond Ward 3 precinct |
Elton Ward Precinct 1, Arsene LeBlen Ward
> Precinct l. Edna Ward j Precinct . wish
Ward PRECINCT l, Roanoke Ward q Prccilrf |
2, Ardoln Ward Precinct ], Todd Ward
Precinct 2, VIM. Monton Ward : Precinct 2, |
Foreman Ward Precinct !. Woodland Ward |
3 Precinct =. thompson Ward Precinct l. |
Topsy Ward Precinct ,, 4. V. peloquin Wsr5 |
9 Precinct 3.
Section ). Be it further resolved. etc, That |
IN order to hold the said election, the follow. !
ing Othcers are appointed, each one of whom |
Is qualified TO vote Mt said special election, he.
ing property taxpayer and qualified voter, |
and man OF good repute, to-wit; &. H. |
ed Commissioners Of said election. and Joe !
Guldry Clerk thereof, for the polling pIaTe
fixed at Lake Arthur, Ward Prerimcf ! In |
J. l.. Doiron, Leroy Elliott H. E. Walter, are !
appointed commissioners of said election, and |
Oscar Aguillard, Clerk thereof for the polling
place fixed at ThOrnwell, Ward ! PrecinrI:
La: L. A. Toups, Guy Connolly, Barlow
White are hereby appointed Commissioner nj |
said election, and l.. L. Crowell, Clerk thereof
Of the polling place fixed at Jennings, Ward :,
IrecmGt l, Ia: Aratt Duget' Dugar Guillory,
sionerS of said election, aud Vim. Clifford,
Clerk thereof, for the polling place firai ~
Raymond, Ward 3 Precinct |, La, John Ga.
Darino, }. :. DoiSe, ID. ID. Fuselier, are Lerrbv
Commissioners for Said-elec,iUn
ng place fixed at Elton, Ward 1 Precinct Ell !
La, Willis Langley, VIM. Fenton, Jake Cline,
ire hereby appointed Commissioners OF said
election. and j. n. Langley, Clerk thereof, Ter
lie polling place fixed at ArSene IeB en- Ward |,
prec I i, La a. H. ho w. Miller W; Huffman
iOn6rs Of said election, ana c. i. Miles, GItrl +
hereof. for the polling place fixed at El0s
Ward , precinct La, G. T.. Carr. ]. ". Arm
trOng. A. Il. Longnlnn, are hereby APPOINTED
Commissioners Of said election, and NJ / I
'rentice, Clerk thereof. for the polling place
ixed at Welsh, Ward 6 Precinct |, La, Dsy,
Thomas, Adam Longanecker J. W DeyiIibtss b,
re hereby appointed Commissioners of soid
lection, and j. h. Lewis, Clerk thereof. for |
he polling place at Roanoke Ward prec,nrt .
, La, S. j. Arceneaux, +. I. Louviere, j. b, !
'Ontenot are hereby appointed commissioners =
t said election, and Dulva, Hardy, Clerk !
hereof for the polling place fixed at Artloir, !
Yard Precinct | La, Alcede Hebert Jr.'
essner PrudhoMme, Il. A. Todd are hereby I
ppointed Commissioners Of said election. and 9
J. Strobe. Clerk thereof, for the polling
lace fixed at Todd, Ward Z, Precincto, La
lbert Mouton, 7. A. Lyons. u. J. Benoit are
ereby appointed Commissioners of said elac.
ion. and Hampton Holland Clerk thereof, for |
he polling place fixed at VIM, Mouton, Ward
precinct 3, La, A. NJ. Chasson, Herbert
landry, Is. =. Tabor are hereby appointed {
Of said election, and o. N =
,ngland. Clerk therefore, for the polling place
xed at Foreman, Ward 8 Precinct /, Ia, n
raymond. Hebert, Dock Witherwax, II.
Iarcantel are. hereby appointed Commits.
Jerk thereof, for the polling place at Wood. !
lwn, Ward & Precinct >. LIZ Adam Bnller o
. H. Hazen, John Hay are hereby appointed !
Of the said election, and Ar.
lille Butler, Clerk thereof. for the polling !
lace fixed ut Thompson. Ward Precinct /,
a., NJ. Busby, d. Il. Cole, Is. A. Ball are /
ereby appointed Commissioners Of said elec-
olhng place fixed at Topsy, Ward precinct
, La, Alex. Miller, C0lling Leger, Oscar [
filler are hereby appointed Commissioners of
aid election, and Dorras Hebert. Clerk there
I, for the polling place fixed at Peloquin, Z.
Yard Precinct 3, La. F