Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
SEVENTH WARD
Polling Place-Highland Store

SEVENTH WARD
Polling Place-Highland Store
: Commissioners: H. C. Miller, G. A.
Goodrich. A. W. Smyth; Clerk: James
! Bowman.
SECTION THREE: That on the 20th day
of December, 1915, at l2 o'clock noon,
the Police Jury of said parish shall meet
at their Office in the Town Oi st. Joseph,
La, and 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 the election.
SECTION Four: That the notice of said
election shall be published as required By
law and::shall be substantially as follows:
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
| PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given the
| property tax payers OF Tensas Parish:
! Louisiana, that an election will be held
on the 10Th day OF December, 1915, for
tie purpose Of voting ION the following
propositions:
| For or against the issuance OF new
bonds i'm the amount of SIG, 600. 90, in the
sums OF $4,000, bearing interest at the
rate of 5 per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually, to be sold for not less
than par, to run for not longer than 80
years, and the proceeds thereof to be used
in re-adjusting and re.funding that Ger.
tain portion of the bond issue OF
said parish, falling due on March LIST,
1917, of the bond issue of date the lst
| day of March. 1897, and said portion
amounting to $l4, 900. 90 OF the principal
and accrued interest; said bonds to be
dated March lst, 1917, and payable on
March lst, in each of the years 1918 to
l947, inclusive, i'm the amount OF $4,000
each, all in accordance with the provis-
ions of Sec. 6 of Art. 28l of the Constitu-
tion of Louisiana for the year 1918.
SECOND
| For or against the levy of a tax oil one
| hall mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation OF all property in the Parish OF
! Teusas, La, in each of the years 1917 to
1916, inclusive, for the purpose OF paying
the principal and interest, as they ma
tnre, OF the SIG, 900. 90, 5 per cent bonds
oi said Parish OF Tensas, Louisiana. dated
March let, 1917, issued for the purpose
oi re-a1justing and re-funding that GER
tain portion OF the bond issue OF said par
ish. issued on the Let day of March, 1897,
said portion remaining unpaid amount
ing to Sl4, 900. 90 OF the principal with &C
crued interest, all in accordance with the
provisions OF Section . of Article PSI OF
the Constitution Of Louisiana, for the
year 1918.
All property tax payers qualified to vote
under the Constitution and laws OF this
State are entitled to vote ut this election,
also all resident women tax payers have
the right to vote without registration.
The Police Jury OF the Parish OF Tensas
Louisiana, will be in open session on the
20;h day Of December. 1915, at IL O'Clock
noon ut the office of said Police Jury in
rawn al st. Joseph, La, and viii then
and there proceed to open the ballot
boxes, examine and count the ballots in
number and amount, examine and can
vasS the retiirns, and declare the result
II The election.
The polling places and commissioners
an, clerks of said election are as follows:
FIRST WARD.
Polling Place-Marks' Store
Commissioners: 3 Marks. C.. V. Rat
cliif. Henry lsaacs: Clerk: George ID.
nland
SECOND WARD.
list Precinct)
Polling Place-Newelt0n
Commissioners: Jno. d. FnltZ, +.
f. Morris, III. G. Lang; Clerk: Henry
X iuilman.
SECOND WARD
end Precinct)
Polling Plaee-New Light Store
Commissioners: Jno. d. Lynch, r. l..
S'orumb, F. r. Hansbrorgh; Clerk:
G. .,s. Elan.
THIRD WARD.
Polling Place--Court House
Commissioners: Chas. Johnston, A. b.
Bowman, A. :. Lewis; Clerk:J. p. Scott.
FOURTH WARD
Polling Place-MayAower Store
Commissioners: s. W. Smith. Fred
Smith, Frank King; Clerk: j. s. Gibson.
FIFTH WARD.
Polling Place-Ashwood Store.
Commissioners: W. II. Scott, w. p.
Burns, A. j. Knowles; Clerk: ID. H.
O'Kelley.
SIXTH WARD.
Polling Place-Waterprooi.
Commissioners: F.. F. Graves, w. I.
Lanius. y. H. Martien; Clerk: Hugh
Marion.
SEVENTH WARD.
Polling Place-Highland Store.
Commissioners: H. c. Miller, c. A.
Goodrich, A. w. Smyth; Clerk. James
Bowman.
By Ordinance OF the Police Jury OF
Tensas Parish, Louisiana, passed at a
meeting held on the Sth day of Novem-
Der, 1916.
F. Ii. CURRY,
President Police Jury OF Tensas Parish,
, Louisiana.
Eff. NEWELL,
Clerk Police Jury OF Tensas Parish, Louis
lana.
SECTION FIVE: That the Clerk OF the
Police Jury Of Tensas Parish, La, is
hereby instructed to have prepared for
use at said election sufficient number
OF ballots, on each of which shall be
printed substantially the provisions men,
toned in Section of this Ordinance, ar
ranged in the following form to-wit:
PROPOSITION