Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1917-06-16


JUNE 1917, at EDGARD, LOUISIAN
FOR THE PURPOSE OF COUNTING
THE VOTES CAST AT THE SPEC
IAL ELECTION HELD on THE At
DAY OF JUNE 1917 IN THE PARISI
OF ST. JOHN the BAPTIST.
There were present on roll cal
Messrs. F. Reynaud, P. Barre
P. G. Songy, P. A. Casseigne
Cyrille Babin and A. Lasseigne,
Absent; None.
The following resolution was
offered by Mr.. Cassagne second
ed by Mr.. Songy.
Whereas a special election az
called by ordinance of the Police
Jury of date April 10, 1917 was
held in accordance with terms ci
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 elec-
tion, 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
q 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, Barres Songy,
Cassagne, Babin, Lasseigne.
Nays: None.
And the ordinance was de.
clared adopted.
Whereupon the president all-
nounced the appointment of
Messrs. P. A. Cassagne 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 cast at fhe election held
on the 4th day of June. 1917 in
the Parish of st. John the
Baptist, each box from each
ward being 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 Elace and a verification of
their returns by a counting of
the ballots, with the follow
ing results, to-wit;
First Ward, ]. l. Pancaire's
Bldg, there were found twelve
votes, representing an assessed
valuation of $91, 10000 cast in
favor of proposition No. l, as
follows;
Proposition No. / : To author
ize the Police Jury of the Parish
of St. John the Baptist, as the go
verning authority ofsaid Parish,
to incur debt and issue negotiable
bonds Of said parish to the
amount of One hundred and
Eighty Thousand Dollars $3.50,
O0O. .OO) in accordance with article
281 of the Constitution and the
laws of the State of Louisiana.
said bonds to bear interest at the
rateof 5 per cent per annun,
payable semi-annually, and the
interest and principal to be pay
able in such places and at such
times as the governing authori-
ty may determine. within the
period of forty years from date
thereof, both the principal and
interest to be secured and paid
BY a sufficient tax levied and
collected each year on all of the
property in the Parish of st.
John the Baptist. in accordance
with the provisions of Article 2S1
DO the Constitution and Laws Of