The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-25
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION
New River Drainage District of the Parish
of Ascension.
Gonzales, La, Oct. 81, 1918.
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of Ascension.
Gonzales, La, Oct. 81, 1915.
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 special
meeting held at the donaicil of said board of
commissioners, on October 8, 1915, /, Leon
Picard, president Of the board of commits
sioners of the New River Drainage District
of the parish of Ascension, state of LOUISE
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
and laws of the state of Louisiana to vote
at said election, in the New River Drainage
District of the parish of Ascension, LOUISE
ana, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1916,
between the hours Of o'clock a. m. and
o'clock p. M, 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 t$4O.0OO.0O). and
issue negotiable bonds therefor, said bonds
to bear interest at the rate of five per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually, and to
run for a period not longer than twenty
years, for the following purposes, to-wit:
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 &
Geismar's warehouse. at Geismar; at Picard
& Geismar's warehouse, at Dutchtown: at
the Lanoux shop, at Gonzales at the Misses
st. Amant carriage house. at st. Anlant.
Messrs. Louis Geismar, Leon Newman and
Isidore Triche are hereby appointed COM
missioners, and NJ. L. Geisnar clerk, to
serve at the Picard & Geismar Geismar
warehouse poll; Messrs. we Landry, Jos. Pr
card and L. B. Duplessis are hereby ap-
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 G. r.
Gautrcau clerk, to serve 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. Aaant 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
plicable thereto.
do further proclaim and give notice that
at 10 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 Con
zales, within the limits Of said drainage dis
trict, me domci 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. ard declare the result Of said
special election, which result they shall
thereafter promulgate by publishing in one
issue of the okcal journal q the parish of
ascension.
Done and agned at Gonzaits within the
limits of the New River Dr}anage District
OF o the parish y Ascension. louisiana, this
LEON PICARD.
President Board of Commissioners New River
Drainage District. Parish of Ascension,
Louisiana.
Attest:
C. c. WEBER. Secretary Treasurer.