The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-28
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PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION
by the
New River Drainage District Of the Parish
of Ascension.

New River Drainage District of the Parish
of Ascension.
Gonzales, La, Oct. 81. 1916.
| PURSUANT TO a resolution adopted by
| 4 the board of commissioners of the New
River Drainage District of the parish OF
| Ascension, state of Louisiana, at specia
meeting held at the domicil of said board OF
| commissioners. on October 9, 1915, l, Leon
| Picard president of the board of commits
| soners of the New River Drainage District
| of the parish of Ascension, state OF Louisi-
| ana, by virtue of the authority vested in
| me and in obedience and compliance with
| said resolution do hereby proclaim that a
| special election will be held of the property
| taxpayers qualified under the constitution
1 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,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2s, 1916.
between the hours of o'clock a. IN. and 5
| o'clock p. NJ, 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
parish of Ascension, state of Louisiana, to
create an additional Indebtedness of FORTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($40,000.OO), and
issue negotiable bonds therefor, said bonds
to bear interest at the rate of Ave per cent
per annum, payable sem-annually, and to
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 board
of commissioners of said drainage district
may be deemed necessary and proper to
drain the property included within the limits
thereof.
For the purposes of said election and in
accordance with said ordinance, the polling
places are hereby designated at Picard &
Gelsmars warehouse, at Gelsmar; at Picard
& Geismar's warehouse, at Dutchtown; at
the Lanoux shop, at Gonzales; at the Misses
St. Amant carriage house, at st. Amant.
Messrs Louis Geismar, Leon Newman and
lsldore Iriehe are hereby appointed COM
missioners, and M. L. Geismar clerk, to
serve at the Picard Geismar Geismar
warehouse poll; Messrs. we Landry, JOS Pi-
card and L. B. Duplessis hereby APP
pointed commissioners, and Cledament Mire
clerk, to serve at the Picard & Geismar
Dutchtown poll; Messrs. L. A. Ambeau,
Vincent Gautreau and Adam Braud, Jr., are
hereby appointed commissioners, and C. R.
Gautreau clerk. to at the Gonzales
poll; Messrs. R. A. Gonzales E. e. Fergu-
son and w. D. Martin are hereby appointed
commissioners. and A. M. Marchand clerk,
to serve at the st. sAmant POLL All of said
commissioners and clerks of election shall
serve without compensation. And said cleo
ton shall be conducted under and by virtue
of the laws of the state of Louisiana APP
plcable thereto
do further proclaim and give notice that
at l0 o'clock a. m. on Friday, December /,
1915, the board of commissioners of the
New River Drainage District of the parish
of Ascension, Louisiana, will meet at Com
zales, within the limits of said drainage dis
trict, the domicil Of said board of commits
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 result of said
special election, which result they shall
thereafter promulgate by publishing in one
issue of the o "a cial 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 |
2lst day of October, 1915,
LEON PICARD,
President Board of Commissioners New River
Drainage District, Parish of Ascension,
Louisiana.
Attest:
C. C. WEBER. Secretary Treasurer.