Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-07-21
The Police Jury Of the Parish off
st. John the Baptist.

st. John the Baptist,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ADJOURN
MENT, MET ON THE 9TH DAY of
JUNE 1917, at EDGARD, LOUISIANA
FOR THE PURPOSE OF COUNTING
! THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPEC.
IAL Ell 1CEION HELD on, THE 4th
DAY OF JUNE 1877 IN THE PARISH
OF ST. JOIN the BAPTIST.
There were present on roll call
Messrs. F. Reynaud, P. Barre,
P. G. SonRy, P. A. Casseigne,
CyriIle Babin and A. Lasseigne,
Absent; None.
The following resolution was
offered by Mr.. Cassagne second
ed by Mr.. Songy.
Whereas a special election as
called by ordinance of the Police
Jury of date April 19, 1917 was
held in accordance with terms Of
said ordinance in the Parish of
st. John the baptist: and
Whereas it is the duty of this
Police Jury as the governing
authority ordering the aforesaid
special election to examine and
count the ballots cast at said
special election and can-ass the
result thereof.
Therefore, be 1t Ordained
That this Police Jury as the gov
erning authority of the Parish
of st John the Baptist and as
the authority under whose orders
the aforesaid election was held,
do forthwith proceed to open the
ballot boxes used at the said cleo
ton, examine and count the bal
lots in number and amount, ex-
anime and canvass the returns
and declare the results of the
said election, and that the Presi-
dent appoint two tellers to count
the votes and compile the results.
Be It Further Ordained, That
a process verbal of the opening of
said ballot boxes be made and a
canvass of the returns and the
result thereof be shown on SAID
process verbal and that said pro-
ces verbal be signed by all the
members of the Police ] Jury,
the tellers and the officers
thereof.
This motion being put to a
vote, the vote thereon was as
follows:
Yeas; Reynaud, acrs, Songy,
Cassagne, babin, Lasseigne.
Nays: None.
And the ordinance was de-
clared adopted.
Whereupon the president an
nounced the appointment of
Messrs. P. A. Cassagpe and
P. G. Songy as tellers and in op-
en- session the tellers in the pre-
sence of all the members of the
Police Jury proceeded to open
the ballot boxes and count the
votes G. ST. at fhe election held
on the : th day of June, 1917 In
the Pal sh of st. John the
Bar list, each box from each
ward icing opened separately
and there proceeded with the ex-
animation of the canvass of the
returns made by the officers OF
the special election in each poll
ing piase and a verification of
their returns by a counting of
the ballots, with the follow
ing results, to-wit;
First Ward, j. L. Pancaire' S
Bldg, there were found twelve
votes, representing an assessed
valuation of $91, 10000 cast in
favor of proposition No. /, as
follows;
Proposition No. l To author
ize the Police Jury of the Parish
of st. John the Baptist. as the go
verning authority fsaid Parish,
to incur debt and issue negotiable
bonds of said parish to the
amount of One hundred and
Eighty Thousand Dollars $3.50,
OO0. OO) in accordance with article
28I of the Constitution and the
laws of the State of Louisiana,
said bonds to bear interest at the
rate of 5 per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, and the
interest and principal to be pay
able in such places and at such
times as the governing authorl-
ty may determine, within the
period of forty years from date
thereof, both the principal and
interest to be secured and paid
by sufficient tax levied and
collected each year on all OF the
nroperty ia the Parish OF st.
John the Baptist II accordance
with the provisions Of Article 28l
Of the Constitution and Laws Of
the state Of Louisiana the pro-