Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-12-15
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

f, NOTICE OF ELECTION,


PUBLIC NOTICE liz hereby given the /
tax payers OF Tensas Parish. !
Louisiana. that an election will he held
on the 18th day OF December, 1916, iOr
tie purpose of voting. on the following
FIRST
For or against the issuance OF new
bonds in the amount of SIG, 000.00, in the
sums OF $1,000 bearing interest at the
rate of 5 per cent per annum, payable
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 S24, goo
OF said parish, falling due on March lst,
1917, OF the bond issue of1date the let
day OF March, 1897, and said portion
to Sl4, 10000 of the principal
and accrued interest; said bonds to he
dated March lst, 1917, and payable on
March LIST, in each OF the years 1918 to
l947, inclusive, in the amount OF $4,000
each, all in accordance with the provis-
ions of Sec. 6 of Art. 2S1 of the COnstitu-
ton of Louisiana for the year 1918.
For or against the levy of'a tax of onc-
half mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of all property in the Parish OF
Tensas, La, in each 6f the years 1917 to
1915, inclusive, for the purpose Of payin.
the principal and interest, as they ma
ture, of the SIC, 10000. 5 per cent bomb
OF said Parish of Tensas, ouisiana, dated
March lst, 1917, issued for the purpos'
Of re-adjusting and re-funding that Ger
tain portion OF the bond i.sue OF said par
ish, issued Oh the !st day of March, 1883.
said portion remaining unpaid amouL
ing to Sl4, 200. 90 oi the principal with ac-
crued interest, all in acc lrdance with tn
provisions of Section 8 of Article PSI g.
the Constitution vi Louisiana, Tor IL"
year 1918.
All property tax payers qualified to vo''
under the Constitution aud laws VI tn
state are entitled to vote at this ei"c'i"
also all resident women lax payer ta>'
ne right to vote without egistrati ~.
The Police Jury of tn Parish Of Tens.
Louisiana, will he IN open session "n Il
10Th day ri Drcember, 1916, at IL ,'cIock
non at the office OF said Police jury IL
own Of st. Joseph, la. and will tl".
r,xeS, examine ami count the balls l.
iumn.r and smouut, tx mine ami car
ass the returns, and d., lare the resu
i the election.
The polling places II Il commisS'
md clerks OF said r','cti.'n are as fol "
FIRST WARD.
Polling Plac,.-I rks' Store
Commission :. Marks, c. V. RAJ
lift, Henry lsaacs; Ct'rk: Georg' j..
Bland.
SECOND WARD.
list rr,cia y
| Polling Plac,-Newellton
Commissioners: Jnn. ID. Fultz,
y. Morris, II. q. Ian Clerk: H-nr'
SECOND WARD
(2ni Prpci..'
| Polling Pii,t---N Light Store
Comm e.: H.. Lynch, r. D.
-.....H-, rough; Clerl
THIRD WARD.
1T House
| ohnston, A. B
| ERIK: J. P. Scott
FOURTH WARD
ny ,r--N May flower Store
mis- innrrs: :. w. Smith, Ere,
,,... rank Kline; Cle,k: ]. S. Gibson
FIFTH WARD.
t.nI;ing Place-Ashwood Store.
commissioners: W. H. Scott, w.
Burns, A. y. Knowles; Clerk: D. H
lO Kelley.
SIXTH WARD.
| Polling Place-Waterproof.
Commissioners: E. +. Graves, w. I
Lanius. y. H. Martien; Clerk: Hug
Marion.
SEVENTH WARD.
Polling Place-Highland Store.
Commissioners: H. C. Miller, C. A
Goodrich, A. w. Smyth; Clerk: JAIME
Bowman.
, By Ordinance OF the Police Jury {
, Tensas Parish, Louisiana, passed at
meeting held on the Sth day of Noven
Der, 1916.
President Police: Jury of Tensas Parish
Louisiana.
EFF. NEWELL,
Clerk Police Jury of Tensas Parish, Loui
lana.
SECTION FIVE: That the Clerk Of Il
Police Jury of Tensas Parish, La,
hereby instructed to have prepared II
use at said election a sufficient numb.
of ballots, on each of which shall
printed substantially the provisions mel
toned in Section OF this Ordinance, q
ranged in the following form to-wit:
PROPOSITION
OF issuing Bonds in the amount
$l6,OOO.OO in the Gums OF $780,
each, bearing 5 per cent interest p
Fl annum, payable semi-annually,
be sold tor not less than par, and
run for not longer than 30 years, Il
proceeds thereof to he used in re.a
justing and re-funding that portion
4 the bond issue OF the Parish fallil
due March LIST, 1917, of the boz
issue of date the let day Of Marc
1897, said portion amounting to 81
e 10000 of principal and accrued
Ell terest thereon; said bond to be dat
March let, 1917, and payable {
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