The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-03-03
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION

Notice 10 hereby given that at special
meeting of the Board of Supervisors of
Road District No. of the Parish of St.
Charles, held on Wednesday, February
14th, 1917, the following ordinance was
unanimously adopted:
Be it ordained by the Board of Super
visors of Roard District No. 2 of the
Parish of St. Charles that special cleo
ton is hereby called and ordered to be
held In Road District No. of the Parish
of St. Charles on Tuesday, the 9th day
of March, 1917, between the hours of
seven O'Clock a. m. and five O'Clock D. IN
Be it further ordained, etc., That at
the said special election there shall be
submitted to the tax paying electors
qualified to vote under the constitution
and laws of this State a proposition to
determine whether or not it is the sense
of the said electors to authorize the Board
of Supervisors of Road District No. of
the Parish of st. Charles to incur an in
debtedness of Seventy Thousand (H0,-
OOO) Dollars, and to issue and sell nego-
table semi-annual interest bearing cou-
pom bonds svidencinE he said indebted
ness, the said amount being less than
ten per cent. of the assessed valuation of
the property within the said Road Dis
trict No. 2 of the Parish of St. Charles;
the said bonds to bear interest at the
rate of five per cent. per annum, payable
semi-annualy, and the interest and prin-
cipal to be payable in such amount and
at such time as the Board of Supervisors
may determine, the whole issue to be
paid within the space of forty years
from the date of the bonds, and both
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paid by sufficient tax levied and collected
sions of Article 28l of the Constitutional
the State of Louisiana
The said indebtedness and the pro-
ceeds of the sale of said bonds at not less
than par to be issued n constructing,
improving and maintaining the public |
roads and highways in Road District No. |
2 of the Parish of St. Charles
Be it further ordained, ETC., That a |
notice of this special election be duly adj |
vertised for thirty days in the st. Charles |
Herald, the official journal of the Parish |
of St. Charles, the said notice of election |
to embrace substantially all things above |
set forth, and further that this Board of |
of Road District No. 2 meet |
in open session at the District Court J
House at Hahnyille, Louisina, at twelve
o'clock, noon, on Wednesday, the 18th
day of March, 1917, and then and there
proceed to open the ballot box and ex-
anime and count the ballots in humber
and amount, and to make returns as to
he result of the election
Be it further ordained, ETC., That the
President of the Board of Supervisors be
md he 10 hereby authorized and empow-
red to have the necessary ballots print
ID for the said election, which said bal
OTIS shall oontsin the foregoing PROPOSE
ion, and shall be drawn up IN accordance
With law and the provisions of this ordi-
lance. He shall provide ballot boxes and
md the necessary blanks for teilers,
heets, etc. |,
Be it further ordained. etc. That the
Jerk Of Court and Ex-O6icio Registrar
4 voters shall furnish the election Off
ers hereinafter named with a list of the
AK payers entitled to vote in person or ,
y proxy at the said election, together
nth the valuation of each of the tax pay
rs property as shown by the assess
aent roll last made
Be il furtiser ordained, ekc., That the |
district Court House located within Road !
,istnct No. Is hereby designated and
eterniaed upon a. the polling place for
aid election, and the following persons
re hereby instructed and empowered to
q AZ the said election: U. ]. Keller, HI.
!. Dickinson, r. ]. Vial, as commission
rs and Stanislaus Hymcl and p. ].
ORC as clerks
The officers of election above named
hall make due returns OF the election at
ne meeting to be held Oh the 18th day
{ March 1917, and in full compensation
,r the services in acting as said officers
elections, they shall be paid each the
am of Three Dollars
Felicien Lorio, President. {
NJ. L. Guidry, Secretary.