The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-19
Ordinance No. SO.


! Tor a pefotd Of thirty go years bearing in.
tereSt at the rate of five (5) per centum PEI
annum, interest payable Semi-annnally for The
purpose OF constructing permanent public
roads and bridges III said Parish of Jefferson
DaNlS, state OF Louisiana, title to which shall
vest IN the public: providing for the notice
OF the holding of the said election: providing
Tor the expense of the holding of the said
election; naming officers tor said election;
providing tor ballots and all necessary things
lQr SAID election; and fixing the time and
pace AT which the results OF the said election
Will be canyaSSed.
Section |. Be it Resolved, by the Police
Jury of the Parish of Jefferson Davis that a
special election be held in the Parish of JET
ierSoh DAVIS, State Of Louisiana, and the
same, is hereby called for May both. 1916,
Tor the purpose of submitting to the vote of
the qualified property tax payers Of tile parish
OF Jefferson Davis, state of Louisiana, the
following proposition:
u) A proposition to incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds of the Parish of Jefferson
DAVIS, State OF Louisiana, to the amOunt Of
hVe hundred thousand $500, 100000 dollars
10 run for a period of thirty 800 years. bear
ing interest at the rate Oftive ~ per centum
per annum, interest payable semi.annualy,
Tor the purpose Of constructing permnnent
public roads and bridges in said Parish of
Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana, title to
which shall vest IN the Public.
Secclon2. Be it further resolved etc, That
on the first % day of June, in the wear 1916,
at the hour of nine l9) O'Clock the Police Jury
OF the Parish of Jefferson Davis State of
| Louisiana, shall meet in open session i'll 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
lnabove called.
| Section g. BE it further resolved etc. That
| the President of the Police Jury of the Parish
or Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana, is here
by ordered and instructed to issue his pro-
| ClamatlOn calling election. and giving notice
that the same is to be held on the date here
lna6oVe named, for the purpose of submitting
| 10 the vote OF the qualified property taxpayers
| Of the Parish of Jefferson Davis, State of
Louisiana, the proposition herein ordered to
ne suDmlttea 10 them; and that the prOcama-
ton and notice of said election shall state that
at the hour OF nine W) o'clock on the first ID
day of June in the year 1916, the Police Jury
OF the Parish of Jefferson Davis, State of
Louisiana, shall meet in open session i'm its
once III the Court House IN the Parish of JET.
terSon Davis, i'll 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, ana declare the result of said election;
and said proclamation and notice of election
shall give notice that the pOlling.paces in said
Parish for said election are fixed as follows,
to-wit; Lake Arthur, Ward | Precinct ],
Ih0rnWell Ward Precinct ., Jennings Ward
. Precinct l, Raymond Ward 3 Precinct !,
Elton Ward PRECINCT !, Arsene LeBleu Ward
Ward 6 Precinct l, Roanoke Ward g Precinct
., Ardoin Ward : Precinct l, Todd Ward !
Precinct ,, VIM. MOuton Ward Precinct 3
Foreman Ward : Precinct !, Woodlawn Ward
: Precinct >, Thompson Ward q Precinct
I9psy Ward Precinct ., A. V. Peloquln Ward
8 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 l..
ThOrnwell Ward Precinct >, Jennings Ward
: Precinct l, Raymond Ward 3 precinct |
Elton Ward Precinct l, Arsene LeBleu Ward |
?, Precinct |, Edna Ward Precinct 9, Welsh |
Ward i Precinct |. Roanoke Ward Precinct |
2, Ardoin Ward Precinct 1, Todd Ward Z |
Precinct ., VIM. Monton Ward Precinct 3, |
Foreman Ward 8 Precinct |. Woodland Ward |
8 Precinct =. Thompson Ward 8 Precinct |, |
I0psy Ward Precinct ., A. '. PelOqun Ward |
9 Precinct >.
Section ,. Be it further resolved, ETC., That
in order to hold the said election, the follow. |
ing officers are appointed, each one of whom |
is qualified to vote at said special election, be-
ing property taxpayer and qualified voter, |
and man OF good reDute, to-wit; G. H. |
Shove, j. G. Gibson. c. C. RybiSki are appoint. |
Guidry Clerk thereof, for the polling place |
fixed at Lake Arthur, Ward Precinct i, La. |
j. l.. DOirOn, Leroy Elliott, H. E. Walter, are |
appointed Commissioners of said election, and |
Oscar Aguillard. Clerk thereof, for the polling |
place fixed at IhornTell, Ward ! Precincr |
White are hereby, appointed Commissioners of |
said election, and l.. L. CroWell. Clerk thereof |
of the polling place fixed at Jennings, Ward . |
Precinct l, La: Aratt Duget, Dugar Guillory, |
Henry Precht IRE hereby appointed Commits |
sioners of said election, and VIM. Clifford, |
Clerk thereof, for tie polling place fixed at |
Raymond Ward 3 Precinct l, La, John Ga. |
barinO j. S. Doise, ID. ID. Fuselier, are hereby |
appointed Commissioners for said-election |
and Henry Iietje, Clerk thereof, for the poll
ing place place. hTed at Elton, Ward Precinct l, |
La, Willis Lang ley VIM. Fenton, Jake Cline, |
are hereby appointed Commissioners of said |
election. and J. n. Langley, Clerk thereof, for
the polling place fixed at Arsene LeB en- Ward |
; precinct |, La. II. W; Miller, J. W. Huffman,
T. A. Sconce. are hereby appointed Commits.
siOners of said election, and c. X. Miles, Clerk |
thereof. for. the polling place fixed at Edna |
Ward ) precinct La, c. L. Carr, J. ". Arm.
strong. A. i. LOngnion, are hereby appointed |
Commissioners OF said election, and M, +. |
Prentice, Clerk thereof; for the polling place
Thomas, Adam Longanecker, J. VI. DeVilibiss
are hereby appointed Commissioners of said
election, and ]. E. Lewis, Clerk thereof, for |
the polling place at Roanoke Ward 6 Precinct |
9, La, 5. j. Arceneaux, +. T. Louviere, J. b. |
of said election, and Dulva Hardy, Clerk
thereof for the polling place fixed at Ardoin,
Ward Precinct / La, Alcede Hebert Jr'
Jessner Prudhomme, II. A. Todd are hereby |
appointed Commissioners of said election, and |
}; J. Strobe. Clerk thereof, for the polling |
place fixed at Todd, Ward 7. Precinct2, La
Albert MOuton, E. A. Lyons d. J. Benoit are
hereby appointed Commissioners of said elec-
ton, and Hampton Holland Clerk thereof for
the polling place fixed at VIM Mouton, Ward
precinct p ;, AZ 49, A: N. ,Chssson, Herbert
Commissioners. of said election, and 0, \
England. Clerk therefore, for the polling place
fixed at Foreman, Ward Precinct /. la
Raymond. Hebert, Dock Witherwax, J. II,
Marcantel are. hereby appointed Commits
sioners of said election. and A. V. Peters,
Clerk thereof, for the polling place at Wood.
lawn, Ward s Precinct .. La Adam Butler,
]. H. Hazen, John Hay are hereby appointed
Commissioners of the said election, and Ar
chile Butler, Clerk thereof, for the polling
place fixed at Thompson, Ward 9 Prcc,pct j,
hereby appointed Commissioners of SAID cleo
ton, and j. J. Busby, Clerk thereof. for the
polling place fixed at Topsy, Ward 9 precinct
9, La. Alex. Miller, Colling Leger Oscar
Miller are hereby appointed Commissioners of
said election, and DOrras Hebert. Clerk there
of, for the polling place fixed at PeloQuin,
Ward Precinct 3, La.
Section 6. Be it further resolved, etc., That
the President of the Police Jury Of the Parish
Of Jefferson Davis, State of Louisiana, be and
is hereby authorized and instructed to pro.
cure for use i'll said election hereinabove call.
ed, the necessary registration list including
list of those who have paid poll taxes, To-
gether with list OF the property tax payers
qualified to vote in said election, and to pro.
vide the, necessary polling booths, pencils