The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-04-14
g Ordinance No. SO.

An ordinance calling Speclal election Will
in the Parish OF Jefferson Davis, State Of
Louisiana, under the terms and provisions OF
the Constitution aud Laws of Louisiana, for
the purpose Of submitting to the qualified
tax payers of the Parish of Jefferson Davis,
proposition to incur debt and issue negOti-
able bonds of the Parish of Jefferson Davis,
State of Louisiana, to the amount OF five
hundred thousand t500,0O0.00) dollars to run
for peroid of thirty 800 years bearing in
terest at the rate Of five t5l per centum per
annum, interest payable annually tor the
purpose of constructing permanent public
roads and bridges i'll said Parish OF Jefferson
Davis, State of Louisiana, title to which shall
vest in the public; providing for the uotlce
of the holding of the said election; providing
for the expense Of the holding of the said
election: naming officers for said election;
providing for ballots and all necessary things
for said election; and fixing the time and
place at which the results of the said election
will be canvassed.
Section l. BE it resolved by the Police
Jury of the Parish of Jefferson Davis that
special election be held i'll the Parish of JEFF
ferson Davis, State of Louisiana, and the
same is hereby called for May 10Th. 1916,
Tor the purpose of submitting to the vote of
the qualified property tax payers of the parish
of Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana, the
following proposition:
ID A proposition to incur debt and Issue
negotiable bends of the Parish of Jefferson
totO Of tp +lo nt ~
five hundred thousand (S5O0,OO0.OO) dollars
to run for peroid Of thirty t3O) years, bear
ing interest at the rate of five ~ per centum
per annum, interest payable semi-annually,
for the purpose of constructing permanent
public roads and bridges in said Parish of
Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana, title to
which shall vest IN the Public.
Seccion2. BE it further resolved, etc, That
on the first a. day of June, in the year 1916,
at the hour of nine t9) O'Clock the Police Jury
of the Parish of Jefferson Davis, State of
Louisiana, shall meet in open session in its
Office at the Court House of the Parish of
Jefferson Davis, Jennings, and shall then and
there, in open session. proceed to open the bal
lot boxes, examine and canvass the returns
and declare the result of said election here
inabove called.
Section 3. BE it further resolved, ETC., That
the President of the Police Jury of the Parish
of Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana is here
by ordered and instructed to issue his pro-
clamation calling election, and giving notice
that the same is to be held Oh the date here
inaboVe named, for the purpose of submitting
to the vote of the qualified property taxpayers
of the Parish of Jefferson Davis, State of
Louisiana, the proposition herein ordered TO
be submitted to them, and that the procama.
ton and notice of said election shall state that
at the hour Of nine ~ o'clock on the first %
day of June. in the year 1916, the Police Jury
of the Parish of Jefferson Davis, State of
Louisiana, shall meet in open session in its
Office in the Court House in the Parish of JEFF
ferson Davis, in Jennings, Louisiana, and will
then and there proceed to open the b Hot
boxes, examine and count the ballots in num-
Der and amount, examine and canvass the re-
turns, ami declare the result of said election;
and said proclamation and notice of election
shall give notice that the polling.places in said
Parish for said election are fixed as follows,
tO-wit; Lake Arthur, Ward l Precinct /,
Thornwell Ward Precinct 9, Jennings Ward
2 Precinct /, Raymond Ward 3 Precinct l,
Elton Ward Precinct l, Arsene LeBleu Ward
) Precinct l. Edna Ward Precinct ., Welsh
Ward Precinct l, Roanoke Ward g Precinct
g Ardoin Ward Precinct l, Todd Ward Z
Precinct 2, VIM. Mouton Ward Z Precinct 3
Foreman Ward s Precinct l, Woodlavn Ward
& Precinct 2, Thompson Ward Precinct l.,
Topsy Ward o Precinct 3, A. V. Peloquln Ward
Precinct 3.
Section 4. Be it further resolved, etc, That
the polling places for said election provided
for in Section Of this Ordinance, are hereby
fixed at; Lake Arthur Ward ] Precinct /:
Thornwell Ward Precinct 2, Jennings Ward
; Precinct l, Raymond Ward precinct
Elton Ward Precinct 1. Arsene LeBleu Ward