The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-04-07
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION
Geismar, La, March 23, 1917.
PURSUANT to resolution adopted by the

Geismar, La, March 23, 1917.
PURSUANT to resolution adopted by the
n board of supervisors of Road District
No. of the parish of Ascension. state
of Louisiana, as the governing authority of
said Road District No. of the parish of
Ascension. at a meeting pursuant to due
notice held in the office of said board at
Geismar. La, on Wednesday, March 81, 1917.
|, LEON NEWMAN, president of the board
of supervisors of Road District No. of the
parish of Ascension, state of Louisiana, by
virtue of the authority in me vested and in
obedience to and compliance with said reso-
luton, do hereby proclaim that special
election will be held Of the property tax
payers. qualified under the constitution and
laws Of the state of Louisiana to vote at
said election, in Road District No. of the
parish Of Ascension, Louisiana, on TUES
DAY, MAY /, 1917, between the hours of
I o'clock a. m. and @a&sck p. M, for the
purpose of obtaining the sshse of the prop
erty taxpayers entitled to vote on the fol-
lowing proposition, to-wit:
To authorize the board of supervisors of
Road District No. 2 of the parish of Assem-
son state of Louisiana, for and on behalf
of said Road District No. 2 of the parish of
Ascension to incur indebtedness of thr-
ty thousand dollars t$30,000) 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 period of twenty t20) years, for the
following purposes, to-wit: That of con-
strueting, improving and maintaining the
public highways and roads situated within
the limits of said Road District No. 2 of the
parish of Ascension, together with bridges,
culverts, drains and other appurtenances and
accessories incident thereto
For the purpose of said election and in
accordance with said resolution, the polling
places are hereby designated follows !:
Houmas Store, in the fifth ward of the par
the fifth ward of said parish; j. c. Klos'
store, in the sixth ward of said parish; Pr
card & Geismar's store. in the sixth ward OF
said parish: j. N. Delaune's store, in the
eighth ward of said parish; and H. A. Webb's
store, in the eighth ward of said parish all
Of said polling places being situated within
the limits of said Road District No. of
the parish of Ascension. Messrs. H. c..
Braud, DR.. w. P. Miles and DR.. J. T. Brin-
gier are hereby appointed commissioners,
and J. F. Saxon clerk. to serve at said Hou-
mas store poll; DIR. d. c. Brumfeld, Euclid
Landry and Lawrence Marchand are hereby
appointed commissioners, and L. w. Ar
mitage clerk, to serve at said Armitage's
warehouse poll; Rosemond Braud, ST., j. I.
Many and w. B. Stuart Sr., are hereby APP
pointed commissioners, and j. c. Klos clerk
to serve at said j. G. Klos' store poll; l..
Geismar, Isidore Triche and A. C. Menuette
are hereby appointed commissioners. and M.
L. Gesmar clerk, to serve at said Picard &
Geismar's store poll; J. N. Delaune, j. P.
White and DR.. NJ. R. Cushman are hereby
appointed commissioners, and l.. r. Ken
needy clerk, to serve at said J. N. Delaane's
store poll; H. A. Webb, L. S. Easterly and
E. D. Dixon are hereby appointed commits
sioners, and F. Edward Rain clerk. to serve
at said H. A. Webbs &sas 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
plirable thereto.
do further proclaim and give notice that
at IL o'clock a. on Friday, May A. 1917,
the said board Of supervisors of Road Dis
trict No. 2 of the parish of Ascension. state
of Louisiana, will meet at the office of said
board of supervisors, in Picard & Geismar's
store at Geisnar, Louisiana, and in open SEES
sion proceed to open the ballot boxes, ex-
anime and count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvass the returns,
and declare the result of said special cleo
ton, which result they shall thereafter pro-
mulgate by publication in one issue of the
official journal of the parish.
Done and signed at Geismar, in the parish
of Ascension, state of Louisiana, on this 23rd
day of March, in the year of Our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and seventeen.
LEON NEWMAN,
Presidet Board of Supervisors, Road District
No. 2, Parish Of Ascension.
Attest: w. B. STUART,
Secretary, Board of Supervisors Road
District No 2, Parish of Ascension.