Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
ELECTION PROCLAMATION


ICbLiO NOIitE W tltTcuy gwen tne
property tax payers ri Tensa= Parisi,.
Louisiana, that Al election will bc held
on the 18th day oi December, 1915, foI
tie purpose OF voting nn the Following
propositions:
For or against the ISSUANCE oi. new
bonds in the amount OF SlG, 900. 90. in iilt
Gums OF $4,000. bearing interest at the
rate Of 8 per cent per annum, payable
serni-annuaily, to be sold for not less
than par, to run for not longer than sc
years, and the proceeds thereof to be used
in re-adjustiDs and re-funding that Ger.
tain portion of the bond issue Of S24, ,0O(
OF said parish, fallih. dne on March lst
day OF March, 1897, and said portion
amounting TO Sl4, $4,000 OF the principa
and accrued interest; said bonds To ft
dated March 1st, 1917, and payable or
March lst, in each OF the years 1918 te
l947, inclusive, in the amount OF Sl00. 0t
each, all in accordance with the provis'
ions OF Sec. 6 of Art. 2sl Of the Constitu'
tion Of Louisiana for the year 1913.
SECOND
For or against the levy OF tax OF one.
half mills on the dollar OF the assessed
valuation OF all property in the Parish 81
Tensas, La, in each OF the years 1917 {;
1916, inclusive; for the purpose Gt paying
the principal and interest, as they ina
ture, of the Sic, 10000, 5 per cent bond:
OF said Parish OF Tensas, Louisiana, dated
March 1st, 1917, issued for the purpose
OF re-adjusting and re-fundiDg that cer-
tain portion Of the bond issue OF said par.
ish, issued on the LIST day OF March, 1897
said portion remaining unpaid amount
ing to Sli, 900. 90 of the principal with ac'
crued interest, all in accordance with the
provisions Of Section q of Article 2Sl o.
the Constitution OF Louisiana. for the
year 1918.
All property tax payers qualified 10 vote
under the CONSTITUTION aud laws of thi;
State are entitled to vote at this election
also all resident women tax payers have
the hight to vote without registration.
The Police Jury OF the Parish ot TeDsa:
Louisiana, will be in open session on the
10Th day of December, 1916, at l2 o'clocs
noon at the Office of said Police Jury in
Town OF st. Joseph, La, and will ther
and there proceed to open the ballot
boxes, examine and count the ballots in
number and AMOUNT, examine and can.
vass the returns, and declare the resul,
of the election.
The polling places and commissioners;
and clerks Of said election are "a follows
FIRST WARD.
Polling Place-Alarks' Storc
Commissioners :. Marks, G. V. Rat
cliff, Henry lsaacs; Clerk: Georga D.
Bland.
SECOND WARD.
(lst Precinct)
Polling Place-Newellton
Commissioners: Jno. d. Fultz. E
E. Morris, H. c. Lang; Clerk: Henr,
SECOND WARD
end Precinct)
Polling Place-New:Light Store
Commissioners: Jno. D. Lynch, r. l.
Slocumb, F. b. Hanshrongh; Clerk
Chas. Elam.
THIRD WARD.
Polling Place--Court House
Commissioners: Chas. Johnston, A. B
Bexman, A. s. Lewis; Clerk:J. p. Scott
FOURTH WARD
Polling Place-Mayflower Store
.:.Tmissiopers: s. W. Smith, Fret
~ frusk King; Clerk: J. s. Gibson
FIFTH WARD.
Polling Placc-Asbw ood Store.
Commissioners: W. II. Scott, W. P
Burns, \. B. Knowles; Clerk: d. H
O. Kelley.
SIXTH WARD.
Polling Place-Waterproof.
Commissioners: f. E. Graves, w. T
Lanius. n. H. Martien; Clerk: Hugl
| Marion.
SEVENTH WARD.
Polling Place-Higbland Store.
Commissioners: H. G. Miller, C. A
Goodrich, A. w. Smyth; Clerk. Jame
Bowman.
By Ordinance OF the Police Jury O
Teneas Parish, Louisiana, passed at ;
meeting held on the 9th day Of Novem
Der, 1915.
H.-CURRY,
President Police Jury of Tensas Parish
Louisiana.
EFF. NEWELL,
Clerk Police Jury Of Tensas Parish, Louis
lana.
SECTION FIVE: That the Clerk of tn,
Police Jury OF Tensas Parish, La, i
hereby instructed to have prepared TO
use at said election sufficient numbe
of ballots, on each of which shall b'
printed substantially the provisions men
toned in Section Of this Ordinance, ar
ranged in the following form to-wit:
PROPOSITION
Of issuing Bonds in the amount o
$16, 100000 in the sums Of $1,000
each, bearing per cent interest pc
annum. payable mi.annually, +
be sold tor not less than par, and h
run for not longer than 80 years, tn
proceeds thereof to he used in read
iusting and re-funding that portion o
the bond issue OF the Parish fallin
due March lst, 1897, of the BON
iseue of date the lst day of March
1897, said portion amounting to $l4,
10000 Of principal and accrued in
terest thereon; said bond to be date
March let, 1917, and payable oI
March 1st in each Of the years l9l
to 1847, inclusive, in the amount O
$4,000 each, in accordance with tn
provisions of Section of Article %
Of the Constitution Of 1918.
NOTICE TO VOTERS.